PaintAudio releases MIDI Captain firmware 3.04

April 17, 2023 · 1 sources

PaintAudio released firmware 3.04 for its MIDI Captain foot controller on April 17, according to the maker's product page¹. The update improves Normal Mode and Geek Mode, expands Geek Mode to 16 pages, and adds LED color assignment, a Tap function and a Scene LED action in Normal mode¹.

The MIDI Captain is a foot controller that sends Program Change (PC), Continuous Change (CC) and Note commands, with fully customizable footswitches, a TIME Engine sequencer for recording and playback of footswitch actions, and an optional wireless MIDI MATE adapter¹. It has 10 preset modes, all customizable, and can be powered by 9V, USB or battery, or a combination¹. PaintAudio says a standard 9V pedal supply works if it provides at least 300mA, and that polarity need not be a concern¹.

In Normal Mode, one command can be set for pressing a button and another for releasing it, two in total; in Geek Mode, up to six commands can be set for pressing and releasing, 12 in total¹. PaintAudio describes each Geek Mode page as a group of all 10 keys with its own setup, similar to a preset in Normal mode but changeable in use without a restart¹. The page states that in firmware 3.04 LED colors can be assigned in both Normal and Geek modes¹.

The MIDI Captain is listed at a regular price of $179.99¹. The page also lists later firmware: version 3.5, dated March 5, 2024, which it says mainly optimizes support for the Kemper KPP and resolves USB-MIDI control delay, and a SuperMode 4.0 package dated April 2024 that is compatible with the blue, gold and black versions¹.