Midi Fighter Utility 2.91 dropped this morning, and it’s a massive launch, no easy bug patches right here. New firmware for the Tornado, 64, Spectra, and 3D shipped alongside it, which makes this in all probability the largest simultaneous replace throughout the entire Midi Fighter lineup we’ve ever completed.
The quick model: in the event you personal any Midi Fighter, you need to replace right this moment and share some suggestions with our group!
What’s new within the Utility app
The Midi Fighter Utility itself bought a critical overhaul. Just a few issues value calling out:
- macOS nag screens are gone. The app is now correctly signed and notarized with an Apple Developer account. No extra dismissing safety warnings on first launch.
- Third-party gadget detection fastened. Beforehand, having one thing like a Focusrite audio interface linked may confuse the utility. That’s fastened. No extra disconnecting your entire setup simply to configure a controller.
- Multi-device assist. Now you can run a couple of Midi Fighter on the identical time. Join two Twisters, a Tornado and a 64, no matter you want. If each items are working 2026 firmware you’ll be able to assign every a nickname to inform them aside within the UI. (Full multi-device is getting a much bigger revamp in an eventual 3.0 launch)
- MIDI logging bought smarter. The log now reveals MIDI instructions in readable type as a substitute of uncooked bytes, reviews firmware date, and has a Clear button. Troubleshooting simply bought so much much less annoying.
- Undo/Redo. Nonetheless marked experimental, but it surely’s there through the usual keyboard shortcuts or Edit menu. Works for all settings besides colours.
- Financial institution sync is now bidirectional. Biking banks on the unit updates the MFU show, however now it really works the opposite means too. Change banks within the utility and the unit follows.
- UI cleanup all through. Gentle/Darkish themes on each platforms, vectorized icons, keyboard shortcuts for frequent actions, settings that increase routinely, and edits that truly save whenever you hit Ship even when the edit field remains to be open.
One be aware for Home windows customers: you may even see a warning on set up as a result of the app is signed with a brand new certificates. Click on “Extra data” on the installer dialog and also you’ll see it’s correctly signed. That warning will fade as our certificates builds popularity.
Tornado will get a ton of firmware updates
Right this moment’s new Tornado firmware (20260601) has the longest change log. The complete listing is on the DJTT boards, however a couple of highlights:
- 8 Banks firmware choice. Out there beneath Instruments > Different Firmware. The step sequencer is disabled on this construct, however in the event you’ve been wanting extra banks, it’s there.
- Expanded coloration palette. RGB coloration recalibration throughout the board, plus white is now out there as an LED coloration. You may as well change between the present palette and the MF64 palette from the MFU.
- Unfold indicator sort. New visible: begins at middle and expands symmetrically outward. Price being clear on what it’s really for: it reveals how far from middle one thing is, not which path, so it’s not the correct decide for EQ or pitch. The place it shines is controls like stereo width, the place the worth is inherently non-directional and a centered, increasing show is extra intuitive. It’s additionally groundwork for an upcoming native mode that might want to talk with DAWs utilizing Mackie-style controls.
- Configurable Shift encoder channel per encoder. Extra exact MIDI routing with out workarounds.
- Financial institution Choose facet button motion. Navigate all 4 or 8 banks instantly from the facet buttons.
- Sleep timer and animations. RGB wave or full off. Helpful in case your Tornado sits seen on stage between units.
- Multi-encoder choice by drag or Shift+click on. Earlier than this you needed to activate the MULTIPLE button first. Small change, a lot quicker workflow.
The MFU now additionally reveals when an encoder has a detent enabled, together with the colour it’s assigned. Earlier than this, you needed to choose the encoder and test the setting manually. There was no visible indicator on the grid itself. The roadmap is to replicate indicator sort visually too, however that’s coming in a later replace. And the MFU not strikes a detented encoder to 0 on load, which was a longstanding annoyance for anybody utilizing them for something the place 0 wasn’t the correct default.
64, Spectra, and 3D
Many of the replace for these items are a bit smaller, however all three get new firmware. The 64 picks up a rotation choice so the connector can face towards you (helpful for filming your fingers), elevated LED brightness, and two new sleep animations. Spectra and 3D each get a novel serial quantity, a brand new sleep animation, and code prep for future updates.
All 4 gadgets now report a novel serial quantity, which is groundwork for issues coming later this 12 months.
Find out how to replace
First, obtain the brand new Utility. Obtain for macOS and Home windows is dwell now.
Plug your Midi Fighter instantly into your laptop through USB. Do not use a USB hub. Open the utility and comply with the onscreen prompts. In case your unit is working 2026 firmware, you’ll want MFU 2.91 or increased to entry the brand new options.
Full changelog and dialogue over on the discussion board thread.
Yet another factor: thanks!
A giant congratulations and due to the onerous work of DJTT’s Matías (padi_04, the self-declared Administrator del Ritmo on our boards) for pushing onerous on this replace over the previous few months. At the same time as he’s added a brand new member to his household, he’s discovered the time to completely crush this new replace and launch it. Present him some love!
Additionally due to our many beta testers, and the oldsters who contributed to this launch, together with however not restricted to: Stewe, Brotatochip1121, SteveC, DBLU2000, and Imaginus.