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For the first time ever, Bome is having a Black Friday promotion 🙂
This Friday until Monday, we’ll have an amazing deal for all of our software. Stay tuned for our newsletter on Friday!
Today, we have two special BomeBox deals — only available via this newsletter.
We exclusively offer a few BomeBox B-stock units that we’ve used at a trade show for display:
Only €179.00 instead of €225.00.
They have small scratches and signs of use, but are fully functional and come with full warranty.
BomeBox B-Stock
This is a custom built 1U rack, containing two individual BomeBoxes. All buttons and LED’s are on the front (except network activity LEDs). All connectors — 2x USB host, 2x MIDI IN/OUT, 2×2 Ethernet, power — can be found at the back. It also features two times WiFi. The rack is powered via a single power supply (external). We only have two of these exclusive racks available.
BomeBox Rack x2
First come, first serve!
Florian and the Bome team
Hello,
today, we are happy to present some long-awaited updates!
The main focus is stability, robustness, and compatibility.
New Perform action, ELSE rule, zoomable user interface, improved logging, and many small bug fixes [full version history]
(licensed users: download your update in your account)
Linux and Raspberry Pi support, new integrated log area, improved user interface, fix specific connection problems, bug fixes [full version history]
Improved Allen&Heath mixer support, improved logging, fixed connection issues, bug fixes [full version history]
Please tell us what you think in our forum.
Let your MIDI flow!
Florian and the Bome Team
Happy Summer! And happy winter to folks in the Southern hemnisphere!
We’ve just released version 1.5.2 of the BomeBox firmware. It features initial MIDI 2.0 support: MIDI-CI Discovery and MIDI-CI Property Exchange. See the updated user’s manual for more information.
Please find the firmware download and upgrade instructions here:
https://www.bome.com/products/bomebox#downloads
What’s New?
Enjoy!
Florian and the Bome Team
Our popular MIDI networking and routing tool is now available in the Apple App Store!
Connect your iPad or iPhone to the BomeBox’ built-in WiFi: now all MIDI gear plugged into the BomeBox can be used with and from your mobile device.
Or access the BomeBox(es) via an existing WiFi hub using WiFi or Ethernet.
From the ground up, we’ve designed Bome Network to be very simple to use. BomeBoxes and devices running Bome Network are auto-discovered and listed on the main screen in Bome Network. To create a MIDI pairing, simply click on Connect (simple!), then confirm the pairing on the other device (secure!).
Enable Background Mode in the app, and now you can freely switch to other MIDI apps on your iPhone/iPad and use all your virtual MIDI ports set up in Bome Network.
Note: Background Mode uses more battery, so it’s recommended to turn off background mode when you’re done using network MIDI.
With Bome Network, you only need to set up pairings once and then they will stay! Re-establishing your stage setup is as simple as powering up all involved devices and you’re done.
Note: on iPhone and iPad, you need to manually start the Bome network app after a restart, because there is no auto-start functionality…
Use any USB-MIDI and MIDI-DIN devices connected to the BomeBox on your mobile device. Each selected device appears as an own virtual MIDI IN/MIDI OUT pair which you can use in any MIDI-enabled iOS app.
The iOS/iPadOS app has the same additional features as the desktop application for MacOS and Windows. The Bome Network Pro add-on (for purchase) allows for direct MIDI connections to other iPhones/iPads/computers running Bome Network. And the Unlimited Named MIDI Ports add-on lets you create additional virtual MIDI ports on the mobile device for use in the integrated MIDI router.
That’s all for today. Stay safe and healthy!
Florian and the Bome crew
Hey everyone,
to celebrate the last day of May is MIDI Month, we’re doing a triple update! Oh, and regarding May is MIDI Month: this year’s fund raiser for the Children’s Music Fund raised more than $30,000! We are very very happy to have been a part of this as silver sponsor.
This new version allows for even more dynamic control on desktop (Windows and macOS) and in the BomeBox:
This update is free for owners​ of a Bome MIDI Translator Pro license. Please download the new version in your account:
Bome Account
(if you don’t have an account, just create one)
A free trial version and more information is available here:
Download Trial
Organize all your network MIDI devices! The all new user interface for Bome Network gives you much better control over your Bome MIDI network, including BomeBoxes and other computers. Plus these new features:
This is a free download for BomeBox owners and adds a number of new features:
We love to hear from you! If you have any questions or suggestions, please post in our modern forum:
Florian and the Bome team
PS: still more updates to come soon!
Howdy!
We hope that you’ve had a nice, safe, and healthy start into 2021!
Here at Bome we’ve been safe and healthy… and very busy! We’re currently finalizing updates to Bome Network, MIDI Translator Pro, and the BomeBox firmware… (sorry no release yet!). Here are some related news.
Next week is this year’s NAMM show — an all-virtual event: Believe In Music Week. Organizations and manufacturers present their products on the Believe In Music’s Swapcard site, and you can schedule virtual meetings. There are also a lot of streamed video sessions, performances, and concerts.
The best part: it’s free to attend for everyone!
There is also a virtual Bome booth, we’d love to see you come by 😉 … or schedule a meeting!
Follow this link to register now:
https://attend.believeinmusic.tv
This is a new award for innovative MIDI products. Of the many very interesting contestants, 10 finalists were selected by a panel of industry reviewers (which included yours truly). Now, public voting has started, so you can vote, too!
The grand finale will be streamed next Thursday in an awards show, including a high profile jury, MCs, and live performances.
Check out the finalists, vote, and attend the live stream here:
https://musichackspace.org/mia2021/
Organized by the MIDI Association, there are 4 interesting sessions on January 18 as part of the Believe In Music week:
Session 1: 9am: MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE)
Session 2: 10am: MIDI 2.0 Profiles and Property Exchange
Session 3: 11am: Bluetooth LE (Wireless MIDI)
Session 4: 1pm: MIDI 2.0 Protocol
All times are in the Pacific time zone. See the midi.org web site for more information:
https://www.midi.org/midi-articles/the-midi-association-at-namm-s-believe-in-music-week-2021
Now I’m going back to implementing (some) MIDI 2.0 features in the BomeBox firmware…
Florian and the Bome team
Hey there!
We hope that you are safe and healthy during these troubling times in many parts of the world.
How about some nicer news?
This version of the BomeBox is widely available now. While functionality and connectors are the same as for the normal BomeBox, the mounting bracket allows affixing the BomeBox with screws:
We usually don’t have Black Friday sales, but we want to celebrate this additional BomeBox form factor with an introductory offer: for a limited time, it’s on sale for the same price as the normal BomeBox:
www.bome.com/shop/bomebox-with-flange
And while we ship world-wide from our web shop, we continue to expand our global network of distributors:
www.bome.com/distributors
When we retired our traditional forum in 2017, we hoped to provide a modern solution for improved user support and community discussions. Unfortunately, that Q&A-style forum continued to have technical deficiencies and seemed more confusing than our own products 😉
Joking aside, this new forum is powered by Discourse, and for me, it’s pure joy to see the community feel coming back — in just 5 days already! Check it out:
Exciting new features for Bome Network, MIDI Translator Pro, and BomeBox firmware… coming soon!
These are great times for MIDI! In the MIDI Association, I am participating in the development of new standards for the MIDI 2.0 ecosystem. And at Bome, we’re also working on first MIDI 2.0 implementations in our products.
Here is a new introductory MIDI 2.0 video by the MIDI Association (maybe you can spot a Bome signature product?):
Now back to translating some MIDI…
Florian and the Bome team
Hey there!
It’s still May, and May is MIDI Month!
We have just released a new BomeBox firmware version 1.4.2:
Download and Upgrade Guide
This is a maintenance release with small enhancements and some stability improvements. Major new features will come later this year as a firmware upgrade.
Stay safe and healthy!
Florian and the Bome team
PS: Have you wondered what MIDI 2.0 will bring for you, the musicians, artists, creatives? Then don’t miss today’s MIDI Association webinar, Saturday May 30, at 10am PDT (1pm EDT / 19:00 CEST). Sign up here: https://www.midi.org/live
I (Florian) will be on the experts panel, too 🙂
Hello Everyone,
we, the Bome team, hope that you are keeping your spirits up despite the COVID-19 situation. How about some Bome news?
May is MIDI Month is the MIDI Association’s yearly fund raiser. Because many MIDI users are severely affected by COVID-19, this year’s proceeds go to the Grammy/MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.
The fund provides help for musicians and other creatives affected by the pandemic. Maybe you are lucky enough to be able to donate? All donations via the MIDI Association are matched by factor 10 by MIDI Manufacturers Association sponsor companies. As a silver sponsor, we are happy to have pledged $500 in matched donations.
Furthermore, the MIDI month brings you tips and weekly MIDI webinars on Saturdays. Check out midi.org for more information.
An update to our Bome Network tool is overdue! Because the next version will feature many new features, we decided to open up a pre-release version (beta). If you’d like to check out Catalina support, a flexible MIDI Router, full control over virtual MIDI ports (including an add-on for purchase to create arbitrary virtual MIDI ports), and a new GUI, download it here:
https://www.bome.com/products/bomenet#downloads
We’d be happy to hear your experiences with this beta version!
And you may have been intrigued by the last connection entry in the screenshot above… yes, we’re currently evaluating if we want to publish Bome Network as an app for iOS devices. If you’d like to check it out, please ask us.
We’re currently preparing an interim firmware update with minor improvements. Later this year, we expect a major update with multi-stream support and MIDI 2.0 features. Stay tuned!
Wishing you all the best,
Florian and the Bome team
The Bome team is wishing you a happy New Year!
We look forward to an exciting year 2020.
We have actively participated in creating the MIDI 2.0 specifications in the MIDI Manufacturers Association for many years. This year, some specifications will be finalized, and the Bome products will learn new MIDI 2.0 features along that path. The main focus will be on bridging MIDI 1.0 gear with the MIDI 2.0 world: proxying and translation. Existing BomeBox owners will also benefit from these new features by way of free firmware upgrades.
We continue to produce video tutorials for beginners, and also for advanced users. Check them out and subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay in the loop:
https://www.youtube.com/bomesoftware
If you’re at the NAMM Show this week, please come by our booth #9701 and say hello. Florian and Steve will show you the latest and greatest and will love to talk shop with you.
Moreover, together with MIDI Manufacturers Association colleagues, Bome CEO Florian Bomers will present a technical overview of MIDI 2.0 in the frame of the A3E “Future of Audio” Educational Sessions:
A3E WORKSHOP: MIDI 2.0 for Developers, a Technical Deep Dive
See here for an overview of MIDI activities at the NAMM Show:
MIDI at the 2020 NAMM Show
We’re excited to announce that our hardware and software will be distributed from now on in the USA by Eleven Dimension Media. Purchasing the BomeBox in the USA will be easier than ever!
But now… back to translating MIDI!
All the best from
Florian and the entire Bome team
We have just released version 1.8.1 of Bome MIDI Translator Pro — with long-awaited new features and numerous bugs fixes *)
Moreover, our first hardware product, the BomeBox, is shipping! It is a versatile MIDI router, with USB, MIDI DIN, Ethernet, and WiFi connections. And the icing on the cake: you can load your MIDI Translator Pro projects into the box and it’ll run them with all your MIDI mappings, routes, timers,… without the need of a computer: MIDI Translator Pro in a box! Check it out.
If you own a license of MIDI Translator Pro, please register or log in to download the latest version. Otherwise, download the trial version for Windows and macOS now!
Enjoy!
Florian and the Bome Team
*) improvements:
Hi! We’re happy to announce a new firmware for the BomeBox.
The firmware fixes a few critical bugs regarding MIDI Routes, so we recommend to upgrade all your BomeBoxes.
Download and Upgrade Guide
Changes:
PS: it’s still May is MIDI Month! Next Saturday, May 25 at 10 AM PDT, there will be the MIDI 2.0 webinar with Bome founder Florian Bomers on the panel. More info on midi.org.
May is MIDI Month! It’s the MIDI Association’s yearly fund raiser where we’re happy to be a Gold Sponsor.
You can enjoy daily tips and weekly MIDI webinars on Saturdays.
Tomorrow’s webinar is about Controllerism. And the topic of the webinar on May 25 is MIDI 2.0, with Bome founder Florian Bomers on the experts panel. If interested, mark your calendars!
Find out more about May is MIDI Month:
→The MIDI Association
You’ll be able to donate, too 🙂
Cheers from the Bome team!
The Bome team is wishing you a happy New Year!
And we thank you for a successful and exciting year 2018!
We’re happy to announce a new BomeBox firmware 1.3.2. It allows switching translation project files using the Execute File outgoing action. Check it out in BomeBox Downloads.
We’ve also just released two new video tutorials:
1) A remote controllable MIDI Switchboard using the BomeBox
2) Using BomeBox as a Host MIDI Switcher (leveraging the new firmware 1.3.2)
Also this year, we have a small but exquisite booth at the NAMM show in Anaheim, CA, USA, January 25-28, 2019. Please come by and say hello, or schedule a meeting. We’re located at the entrance between halls A and B.
We do have a few free NAMM tickets reserved for our customers, just drop us a line (first come, first serve).
And now back to translating MIDI!
All the best from
Florian and the entire Bome team
Check out our new BomeBox tutorials: Use a QWERTY keyboard as a MIDI controller, and Create MIDI Translator Mapping for the BomeBox.
And we’ve posted a minor new BomeBox firmware 1.3.1 with updated QWERTY mapping files.
We are a proud gold sponsor of the May is MIDI Month campaign by the MIDI Manufacturers Association. Please check it out! For MIDI enthusiasts, we also recommend to sign up to The MIDI Association (it’s free).
In MIDI Month, we have prepared numerous updates for you:
Highlights:
See full version history
Download Trial
Download Full Version in Your Account
Highlights:
Highlights:
Highlights:
BMIDI drivers are included with our MIDI software. If you are a developer and want to use virtual MIDI ports in your own application, please see the BMIDI SDK page:
BMIDI SDK (for developers)
Today, the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, aka EU-DSGVO) becomes effective. Already before, we’ve taken your privacy rights very seriously… but now it’s the law! As before, you can view the data we store about you and change your newsletter preferences in your account. Moreover, at any time, you can ask us to change or delete your personal data (where legally possible). Please review our updated Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy
That’s all for MIDI Month!
Florian with the Bome Team
We wish you happy holidays and a great start into 2018!
If you’re attending the NAMM Show in January 2018 (Anaheim, CA, USA), come by and say hello! This year, our booth is conveniently located at the entrance between halls A and B: booth #9701.
Florian with the Bome Team
Now up on YouTube: the BomeBox tutorials series. Watch the first tutorial: BomeBox Unpacking and Initial Setup. Recommended for everyone to get started with the BomeBox!
Introducing Allen & Heath professional mixer support!
We’re happy to announce that the BomeBox now provides MIDI connectivity to Allen & Heath digital mixers of the dLive, GLD, and Qu series. Now, connecting the mixer to a BomeBox via Ethernet will let you use the BomeBox’es MIDI ports to access the mixer. All advanced MIDI routing capabilities of the BomeBox are available, too, and you can even connect multiple mixers to one BomeBox.
Just upgrade the BomeBox to firmware version 1.2 (or later). The firmware is available in the BomeBox Downloads section. Every BomeBox can be upgraded using the new firmware.
Questions? Discuss in our Q&A forum or contact us directly!
Hey gals and guys, we’ve just released the Bome Network tool for connecting to the BomeBox (mainly), and demonstrated some nice new MT Pro features at the NAMM Show two weeks ago.
With the Bome Network tool you connect your favorite DAW or other MIDI software to the BomeBox from a Windows or macOS computer. It works with Bome MIDI Translator Pro, too! It’s free for connecting to a BomeBox. Bome Network Pro costs EUR 29 and lets you connect from computer to computer, too (much like Apple’s network MIDI/RTP-MIDI).
At the NAMM Show in Anaheim, we’ve shown early versions of a couple of new features for MIDI Translator Pro:
The best thing is: all these new features will also come to the BomeBox with a firmware upgrade! At NAMM, we’ve shown a smartphone running TouchOSC directly connected to the BomeBox via its built-in WiFi, where we’ve been running an MT Pro project translating the OSC messages to MIDI, and playing a synthesizer connected via 5-pin DIN. No computer necessary for your performance!
Also, we will post an interim update of MT Pro to fix a few compatibility issues with macOS “Sierra” 10.12.
Cheers!
Florian and the Bome team
PS: check out some impressions of our NAMM booth on our Facebook page.
We’re extremely happy to announce availability of the BomeBox™ in our web shop. It has come a long way, but this is just the start!
Our introductory offer for the first production batch is €199 (approx. US$225) plus shipping, so get it while supplies last!
Now we’re thrilled to watch the BomeBox ecosystem grow in studios, stages, theaters… Let us know your experiences and questions in the web forum or via email. We also have an extensive FAQ.
Think inside the box!
The Bome team — Florian, Georg, Magnus, Jared, Andi, Whit, Lioba, Linda
We’re very happy to report that the BomeBox has finally received EMI certification (FCC, etc.). We had to slightly modify the circuitry, but we were able to keep the full functionality.
Right now we’re sorting out the last bits for the first production run scheduled for July/August, with public availability afterwards.
We’ll keep you posted!
Florian and the Bome team
Hi!
For many months we’re ready to start production, and I wish we’d be able to tell you better news. But we’re having continued problems passing FCC/ce certification. Our main headache is that the test results are inconsistent. On the other hand, I’ve been told that many manufacturers have gone through such problems…”welcome to the club” 🙂
I have a very experienced electronics engineer working on it and we’re optimistic to eventually pass the tests!
On the photo you can see the test lab. Barely visible is a BomeBox on the table.
All the best,
Florian
Hey there!
At our booth at the NAMM Show 2015, we showed a few prototypes of the BomeBox in action.
See them here!
The production plan is on schedule (summer 2015), we’ll notify you when the BomeBox is available for purchase.
And we’re working very hard on finalizing the next version 1.8 of MIDI Translator Pro!
All the best,
Florian
Contact us now to meet Florian Bomers, founder, at Musikmesse, Frankfurt, Germany from April 15 to 18. See the final BomeBox prototype and the upcoming MIDI Translator Pro version 1.8!
We’re happy to present the BomeBox, a small friendly box to connect devices via MIDI, USB, Ethernet, and WiFi, using the full mapping and processing power of Bome MIDI Translator Pro. Check it out at the NAMM Show 2015 in booth #1086 (hall E)!
Product Page:
http://www.bomebox.com
Press Release:
http://www.bome.com/press/2015-01-22-bome-reveils-bomebox
Florian and the Bome team!