How to Add Soundfonts to a Proffie Lightsaber

[@LostCompositions]

I already feel better knowing Lando's fried a saber just like all of us.

[@LandoSabers]

I wanted to be able to feel the pain. It was very felt.

[@seaslicks]

How do you know if the board is fried? Are there any indicators?

[@LostCompositions]

@@seaslicks You'll smell it, haha

[@zaowinslow487]

My first 2 lightsabers fried as soon as I plugged them in

[@blake_1146]

@@zaowinslow487 is it because you used a power cable not a “data” cable

[@wolfybuilder]

This needs more views! Until this video, I hadn't even considered the possibility of frying my board with a charging cable! This is very important information that is rarely discussed, and needs to be more widely spread

[@sublimechimp]

Crazy to me proffie prides themselves on “everything is possible” meanwhile you have to risk destroying the electronics just to get the sd card out

[@xaikken]

Holy hell seriously

[@froggythrottle]

Can I use any saber that has a SD card like from imperial workshop

[@andredantin15]

I can’t overstate how invaluable this was for me being a Proffie noob. You make it seem 1,000% less daunting in a clear, concise fashion. Hats off to you, sir!

[@kolbynope3911]

I have one ordered, I was going to get a cfx for obvious reasons, but they were sold out for the hilt/saber/whatever you call it. I went with a proffie just to be safe and finally get my hands on one. Do certain fonts not work on proffie boards?

[@llollercakes]

This should be the #1 Proffie set up video everybody watches first. Best one I've watched and super easy to follow. Great job man.

[@aarenhogan8932]

My CrimsonDawn Saber literally just came in today and this vid just came on my feed.

[@jmk3149]

Lando, you made this so easy. I thought this was something I couldnt do ever, but following your video, I was able to get it done on first try. Especially easy on Mac. Thx man

[@Alextw14]

I’m on mac as well, which method did you do? the first one or second? because i’m doing the second one but I’m stuck at a part that i need some help with

[@htv_frexxy6333]

I’m on a Mac but my brain did not understand anyone able to help

[@Solo_Sabers]

Excellent video. I watched the whole thing and found it to be very informative form A to Z man. I’ll be referencing customers to this. Thank you

[@LandoSabers]

Thank you brother!!! Means a lot coming from you. Good luck on those upcoming installs, don’t forget to take a little break/vacation every once in a while 😂

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

Read that thumbnail as “how to add profanity soundfonts to a lightsaber.” Now I want a font where the clash noise is Sebulba yelling “Poodoo!” 😂

[@pdamasco]

This was the easiest video to follow on this subject so far. It's weird that they designed it in a way that the standard micro USB cable could possible cause damage but I'm really glad you mentioned that. I have a ton of them hanging around but most are probably from phones and Bluetooth headphones for charging so again I'm super glad you mentioned this! I hope you make more like this in the near future.

[@LandoSabers]

Thank you Paul! And yeah, it’s kinda sad that the current board does not support micro USB cable charging, but the Proffie V3 board (pending release hopefully this year) should support it, so mess ups with the wrong cable may actually be eliminated and go unpunished there. It makes it very convenient, and eliminates a bit of the risk, so that’s really nice in my opinion. But until then, we all have to be very careful with our cable management around the Proffie 2.2, I keep all of my data cables far away from all of my charging cables.

[@thunt02]

Was very disappointed by the quality of some of the sound fonts on the crimson proffie core, I decided to replace those sound fonts with better ones. Thank you so much for this helpful video!

[@orangethesaberguy7638]

thank you for making it easier to understand. As a person who had to go off of 4-hour youtube videos and just reading the manual over the course of 16 hours, this helps others avoid the pain I went through. Also I never had an issue with cables, if it wasn't a data cable nothing happened for me. Would avoid using a non-data cable though. Better safe than sorry.

[@rpmrunner]

Simply the best, always covering every detail, always unbiased, always a little longer than most people would probably prefer, but that's a small price to pay to have most every question answered.

[@dano579]

Can you do an updated video for ProffieOS 6.7 pleaseeeee

[@jacobharmon519]

This is a great resource for Proffie beginners! Hopefully proffie doesn’t seem so scary to newbies after this. wish this was available when i started lmao

[@mojavetrooper8547]

Thanks so much dude, this really helped. Small addition though for anyone having the same issue with the Port in Arduino. In a lot of cases too, The first time you do it, it doesn’t have to say ‘Proffieboard’, it most likely just says ‘COM3’ or ‘COM(X)’. Once you upload it to that the first time, the next time you plug in your board, it will start to say ‘Proffieboard’

[@jo5dsmanrising50]

Don't own a proffie, but was generally curious. Very informative video.

[@thejediguy3362]

HI Lando Sabers! I got a Luke Skywalker Proffie lightsaber! I tried the easiest method that you showed us, now it plays the music and sound from The Mandalorian rescue! Thanks again!!!

[@JediPhoenix1976]

Here's where the fun begins...my Heirloom neopixel from Rebel Sabers is a Proffie; I'm not looking to adjust the blade styles for now, I just want to be able to add sound fonts. Glad I saw this to learn how easy it is; found the SD card, just gotta get a reader, and I'll be good to go.

[@AverageNerdGuy]

This is going to be SOOOO helpful!!! The driver and flashing of the board is almost EXACTLY the same thing I had to learn to flash my iFlight controllers for the FPV drones I build. I was so worried about having to learn all this and had been told how horrible Proffie was but from the dfu comm connection, to the config flash, to the driver issues; this is all stuff I had to troubleshoot and learn with Betaflight and BLHeli for Flight controller and ESC flashing when I tune my quad!!! The coding part reminds me a lot of the stuff I had to code in Marlin for my 3Dprinter when I built it (All the way down to having a config.h file; which is no shock because my printer's mainboard uses an STM32 processor chipset as well). Its amazing how these hobbies follow so many similar pathways!!! Thank you SOOOO much!!! I cant wait to get my final parts in (Waiting for my TGS Hilt to come in and my Shapeways crystal for my Crystal Chamber) then i can finish up my ANH Graflex.

[@LandoSabers]

Just make sure when you go to flash the board, there’s a chance it won’t compile as I had drivers on my computer that tried to use my Proffie, so I had to go in and remove them, select the STM32Bootloader in Zadig and use WinUSB drivers so that my board would be recognized. Stuff like external controllers, racing sim software and hardware, etc. can mess with Proffie boards.

[@xdom3641]

I've been looking forward to this. My proffie sabers have doubled since the last soundboard tutorial. Spelled doubled wrong, had to fix because ocd

[@RobtsaTV]

Thank you for this video I've just purchased my first Lightsaber I have gone balls deep and gone straight for a Graflex proffie neopixel, After watching all your and others videos I just had to have one. It's crazy I've been Star Wars mad since 1982 but never really thought about purchasing one until now I can see what they can do. I've done hours of research in to Proffie etc and found this probably the best one yet. Also thank you for all the other videos steering me clear of Ultrasabers and so on. MTFBWY

[@TheBigChuckles]

Dude I just got my very first proffie saber early this month and your video has helped me tremendously. I haven't tried anything yet cuz I probably should buy a micro sd card first just to avoid any potential complications and then Imma search the web for some fonts. Cheers!

[@markgallie7899]

The dirty way seems so fast and easy, just need to take note what you've switched with what. Got my first proffie baylan skoll saber, looking forward to switching up some fonts!

[@jimmy2thymes916]

So glad I found this video. Just purchased a saber with Proffie and would have had no idea about the USB cable. Picked up the usb you recommended.

[@UncleFromAnotherWorld]

i plugged the usb he recomended in and the lightsaber made a weird noise did that happen with you?

[@jimmy2thymes916]

@@UncleFromAnotherWorld I never ended up messing with the sound files. I was told by the manufacturer of my saber that it could possibly screw things up.

[@OnBrandRP]

I just bought my crimson dawn proffie board, this video definitely helped broaden my knowledge a bit more.

[@desertfarecosplay]

Bruh, you saved my cosplay Thank you so much for this detailed tutorial!

[@DriftTrio]

Bought myself a Proffie from Sabertrio two weeks ago (since they actually have something in stock) and realized I had no idea how to actually add sound effects. thanks for this video

[@culp22]

I also have a new proffie from sabertrio and still feel a bit overwhelmed. I cannot find a killswitch on mine anywhere. You?

[@DriftTrio]

@@culp22 its the little black toggle switch next to the charging port. sorry i took so long to reply

[@shaunm2691]

I had a feeling that file replacement was possible, glad to know I wasn't wrong. That's the method I'll be using until autoconfig update is a thing.

[@sandcrawlerrelics3610]

Sweet! I just got my first proffie saber from Korbanth, this is useful. Thanks Lando! Gonna give you props on my unboxing and review!

[@cynical9325]

I cannot express my gratidute, It took me sitting down and truley trying to learn proffie, and you made it so much easier man. Thank you so so much!

[@dmilesls]

This was incredibly helpful. I hadn't ever messed with the sabers before but after following this I had no issues. i spent the whole night last night removing some of the fonts i didnt like, and added some that i did. thanks for posting this, it was very helpful

[@imstrz]

where can you download new fonts?

[@balljoint5853]

Dag it actually worked. Mad props 💯 thanks bro mad respect

[@jeffrey9750]

You sir, are an absolute legend. Thanks to your great video I was able to install new fonts and styles on my weathered Starkiller. Thanks again man!

[@eazyonewiththeforce]

Great video. Just got my first proffie 2.2 and this is a life saver. Thanks brother

[@imranmadison1562]

Thank you so much I was completely lost without this video as I just bought my first proffie neopixel. I really appreciate it!

[@snowbiwan-kenobi5594]

thank you thankyou thankyou thankyou!!!!!!!!! took me just iver an hour to sort issues out but had my first 100% upload to my saber today and it all works :D extremely happy

[@OGDarthPerilous]

Another great video Lando. I'm really digging proffie and I can't wait until OS6 drops.

[@KSithSaberFonts]

Legend. Thank you kind sir.

[@Flajnut]

This helped me get started so much. This video was an invaluable tool. And should be the go to video for anyone just starting to learn how to customize saber fonts and styles.

[@deadmemer2480]

I’ve just ordered my first proffie lightsaber and I want to put some sound fonts/blade effects on it. This video was very informative but I’m still nervous of screwing the coding and breaking it

[@blake_1146]

Same

[@jc.offthewall1503]

If you don’t mind sharing, where exactly did you get your proffie saber? I’m interested in getting my first one but the sound I found for one needs to be a proffie saber.

[@oscaranderson6035]

To the people watching this video and wondering if the usb cable sabertrio provides works for proffie. IT DOESNT!!!! it will fry your board. I learned the hard way.

[@DANGRMAN57]

the video we have all been waiting for, LEGENDARY

[@enricopallazzo19]

Nice video. I hold onto a basic text file with my blade profiles by font. If I get a new saber or want to change one up, it’s just a matter of copy/pasting them to the config. Personally, I always have to use Zadig. Not a big deal, but it does make it a build requirement that I have access to the board. Must have access to the boot/reset buttons.

[@LandoSabers]

Yeah that’s a bit unfortunate, but it’s always nice to have full access to the board even if you don’t have to use the boot/reset buttons.

[@ahmedsamih]

thanks for the proffie board version tip .

[@LandoSabers]

PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO AND READ THE DESCRIPTION BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS!

[@AbsoluteSabers]

Great vid bro! First method (the easy method) is the exact same method I used when I got my first proffie saber and done the same vid also because there were so many people asking on the r/lightsabers Reddit, it also works on the mew Xenopixel boards by the way which is awesome! Have you used the new Webusb interface yet? It’s sweet! At least until OS6 is available! 🤘

[@gregormartin5145]

Just wanted to let you know that your a legend. I just got a saber and can’t wait to get started. You helped me 1000% on understanding the software 👌🏻🤘 May the force be with you

[@driftdot]

My cable says it's a "Charge and sync cable." It's USB C to USB C. Is it safe? Is the charger that came WITH the lightsaber safe?

[@banthatracks_gaffisticks]

Is it possible to quick swap music 🎼 tracks?

[@banthatracks_gaffisticks]

@@driftdot USB to Micro USB

[@lukebusler2296]

Yo mad props to this guy I was watching a different video a while back and told me the charging part at the end of the video luckily the charger was broken and couldn't fry my saber

[@lidenkatarn]

I’m going to have to watch this video 10 times over again

[@xanderselick]

Very concise and clear. There weren't any points were I was confused. Solid tutorial man 👍

[@fatmonkey46]

My Anakin saber is IMPOSSIBLE to remove the SD card

[@sublimechimp]

Ridiculous. Reminds me of the phrase “grant us one miracle, and we’ll give you all the rest”… want the miracle of proffie? Perform the miracle of getting the sd card out without destroying something 😂

[@fatmonkey46]

@@sublimechimp It was an LGT they like glued over the SD card , I refunded it never buying from LGT or TXQ ever again

[@MACA-md8bx]

You are the best mate, I had trouble for hours and your video saved me, I can't thank you enough dude. Thanks Sooo Much

[@Evadious-2022]

ABSOLUTLEY BEST TUTORIAL. THANK YOU!!!!!

[@blake_1146]

Once you’ve downloaded the latest version at the start, how do you get that to the board, how do you update to the latest version and get it from your computer to saber

[@lordofsarcasm460]

I'm excited I ordered from the pachstore for my first saber(proffie)

[@AndrewTanielian]

This is incredible! I learned a lot and have since looked up Profile 6 because you said it was coming out. Thank you!

[@towerbunga]

Me, not owning a Proffie saber or a sound font: Ah yes, what a video to watch at midnight.

[@thecrimsonghost2654]

Thanks so much for this video and adding a level of anxiety with my cable I never knew existed.

[@jeremydeihl]

Took me a few times to iron out all the kinks, but thank you so much for this video!

[@Gasmonkey1134]

really wish there was a stream this week

[@BubblyBK]

Can you make an updated video on how to add sound fonts to proffie

[@franciscoendi9150]

Yes

[@willeveleigh5633]

Cyberpunk and JFO. My mans got taste, and good advice! Thanks!

[@gamma105]

Amazing vid. I read a whole bunch of scary jibberish online, and your vid cleared everything up! Ty !

[@blake_1146]

Once you’ve downloaded the latest version at the start, how do you get that to the board, how do you update to the latest version and get it from your computer to saber

[@kschantz]

I don't know where you got your information about USB cables, and you may have found this out since then, but here it is: All data transfer cables are charging cables, but all charging cables are not data transfer cables. There is no such thing as a USB Transfer cable that doesn't also have the positive and negative charging wires. All USB cables have the positive and negative wires used to charge the device. Not all USB cables have the data exchange wires, so charging only cables are typically more narrow than charging/transfer cables. Devices that aren't supposed to be charged through the USB port don't have the positive and negative contacts in the port. If you fried your sound board, it wasn't from the proper use of a USB cable. If you plugged a charging only cable into your Sound Board, it shouldn't have done any damage because if the Sound Board isn't meant to be charged through that port, it won't have the positive and negative wires in the port. Either something else fried your Sound Board, you managed to somehow force the USB cable into the port the wrong way, which still shouldn't allow the positive and negative wires to make contact with the port, or someone wired the port onto the Sound Board incorrectly and you got voltage through a data transfer circuit. It is next to impossible to harm a device by plugging a USB cable into it. The only negative affect of using a charging only cable would be that you can't transfer data. In case you are skeptical, just google it.

[@elpd7673]

Not sure if you are able to answer this question but I’m going to throw it out there since it’s confusing me a lot. I have two proffie sabers installed by a reputable Etsy saber installer, and they are well installed from what I can tell. I have the skills to add fonts, blade styles, gestures, etc. to the board and I have done so with both sabers. Everything is working fairly flawlessly except for one strange issue. On both sabers, wherever there is white in a blade style on the config (main blade color or other effects) , the blade will display a light orange-white color instead of true white. What’s even odder Is that when the sabers are fully charged, the programmed white looks like white as it should, but as the battery drains, the more orange it gets. I’ve tried three blades on both sabers, (and every sensible physical fix and adjustment) and no difference. I appreciate you taking the time to read this and if you’re unable to help if you could point in the direction of someone that could that would be great.

[@LandoSabers]

That’s the nature of white and Neopixel sabers. It drains the battery super fast, and eventually it turns orange or pinkish.

[@elpd7673]

​@@LandoSabers wow that's totally not what I expected (which I guess is a good thing), and I'm glad nothing's wrong with the sabers. Thanks for the info.

[@nocturninferna2739]

I feel like you should do an updated video for the newest proffie version and go more in depth on how exactly to make a config file because I'm absolutely confused even while trying to follow along..

[@jaysexploration2862]

exactly where im at

[@TyDyeGaming]

You should make another one of these for Proffie OS 6.7! Love watching your vids and would love to follow along with you

[@jacksonmills9074]

Thank you I was going to try a tutorial just to try it and see if I can do it because I definitely would have fried it

[@jonsalo5327]

dont even have a proffie board yet but gonna keep re watching and practicing until i do thats for sure

[@TheWildRacco]

This may be a stupid question, but do you need to still take out your micro SD card and use the card reader if the saber has a micro usb slot (eg. LGT sabers have accessible micro usb port for charging). Can fonts etc be transferred that way with a data cable or is it solely for charging and you still need to change things via the reader and card itself?

[@oscaranderson6035]

YESSS thank you!

[@cnttwatchula]

Perfect timing

[@philydelphia8646]

I couldn’t agree more!! Amazing video!

[@Tofu6969]

THIS IS SO HELPFUL OMFG

[@_eternalabyss_]

Could you please make a new tutorial on proffie os 6? That would be great. Just a video on how to update the os and how to add soundfonts/saber styles.

[@niclasskywalker]

Good Video, very nice explanation. But as a tip i would recommend "notepad ++" to edit the config. Because it will show you if you forget a comma or something Like that. It shows you also in which line you are which is helpful if you have made a mistake because arduino tells you in which line the error is.

[@LandoSabers]

There are settings you can configure in Arduino that does the same thing :) I didn’t recommend Notepad ++ because I have tried downloading it NINE times on my PC and it has never worked once. Have no clue what’s going on there.

[@niclasskywalker]

@@LandoSabers ohh i didn't have any problems with Notepad++. But where are those settings in arduino so that i can use it?

[@brianconner1389]

Hey buddy. How would you feel about redacting the "charging only" cable part? It's constantly a battle when trying to support new users now a year later. Also, 8 character limit is for Teensysabers only.

[@wombatfour372]

Hey lando! Just want to thank you for the amazing and informative content. Your info led me to purchase a shade v2, and I'm pumped to get started in the saber community! (And a bit nervous about editing the profiles😅)

[@blake_1146]

Nice I got the proffie neopixel shade aswell, amazing saber. I wanted to add more fonts to it but realised that adding fonts on proffies are not very user friendly for people, especially newbies like me.

[@wombatfour372]

@@blake_1146 I'm not going to lie, I was so happy when I got it. But only a week after, the audio started to crackle, pop, and cut out after a few seconds. I will credit them, their customer support got to me very quick and suggested I ship it back. So we will see how it goes.

[@wombatfour372]

@@blake_1146 just a heads up as to a possible difficulty

[@blake_1146]

@@wombatfour372 for me the audio is only slightly crackly on some of the fonts when you swing it hard, do you have the proffie neopixel version? If you do the one we have is like literally the cheapest proffie neopixel you can buy anywhere, so I wouldn’t expect top notch sound from it. Where are you based by the way?

[@wombatfour372]

@@blake_1146 Hey, sorry I diddnt notice this reply until now. I do have a neopixel, and what I mean by crackle is it actually had decent audio for the price, but when I turn on my saber it crackles and literally POPS for a few seconds, then turns off. Finally getting around to getting it handles though.

[@rethoric3923]

Is there a way to adjust the clash sensitivity? my saber keeps clashing just by swinging the gently twirling the blade around.

[@in_the_bin_with_my_dine4572]

I have the same problem, hoping someone sees, and replies with a solution

[@Da5thSith]

Can u do an update video for 2023 on how to upload sound fonts? My Sabertrio is Skylar hilt with a 2.2 version proffie board. Has it gotten easier or difficult to add changed sound your Sabertrio light saber?

[@FabioJackson]

what if you dont have a config file?

[@kylemc2290]

Exactly this. Artsabers doesn't include the config H file with their sabers for some asinine reason 💀

[@priyonjoni]

I clicked the Amazon link for the data cable. They appear to be described as “high speed data and charging”. How can I be sure it won’t try to charge and leave me with a fried board?

[@FabioJackson]

dude I messed up after I flashed it now I get static noise when i put in the battery and have light but no sound is there a way I can reset or even send it to someone trust worthy so they can do the fonts?

[@swishslightsabers8420]

Yes there is.

[@nitthegrit7544]

Great Vid Lando, thank you! I use the same data cables. They are very reliable - work perfectly.

[@swishgaming8495]

Hey Lando! I'm a little confused. So for your AniFlex config file, did you make that, or did the profile already give you the file?

[@LandoSabers]

I made it. As stated in the video, you either need to get your config from who installed your saber and adjust that, or make a new one tailored to your set up.

[@DarthVader2017]

I just purchased a proffie 2.2 lightsaber & I am struggling even after watching your video, I followed all the steps but I get stuck & can't find the config.h file at all.

[@TheHereticSpot]

Your USB Cable link goes to "Rankie Micro Charging" is that stil lthe same cable? I have the issue that all the cables i see are data-charging cables, so i am screwed?

[@colmanscapers7498]

cant see the text you are typing in as your picture is over the important bit at around 23mins.... ok, so i'll watch the rest of it now,,, great video so far,,, apart form the bit i just mentioned ... Thanks

[@kylemc2290]

Dumb question: what if our original saber provider didn't include a Config H File in the SD card? I bought one off of Artsabers and I'm currently SOL as far as changing the blade styles for each of the included presets even if I swap out the sounds the easy way.

[@masonjohnson2756]

Hey Lando, I bought the sound font “chosen one” from Ksith, and bought it so I could use the villain font and have the younglings scream when I deflect blasters. It comes automatically with the normal blaster sound, and I checked the extras file on the font I bought and it does include the screaming sound. When I copy those, and paste it into the blaster file (on the SD card) I have to delete the previous sound (normal blaster sound) after doing that and pasting the scream sound in, it doesn’t make any noise on my saber when I try to deflect blasters. It just hums like the saber is just on, resting. Can you please help me? Thank you

[@masonjohnson2756]

Nevermind Lando, I’m so stupid, I forgot to rename them when I put it in!🤪😂🤣 thanks for all you do bro

[@DarthRalston]

I did all the steps it doesn’t work I have vader but not right colour and my other vader doesn’t work and my kylo one I replaced with vader says font directory Not found help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DarthRalston]

Hi quick question with Darth vader V2 Soundfont how do i replace Kylo with that?

[@Huskypaddy]

I don’t have this aniflex config file on my sd card. What should I do now?

[@WTPFIF]

Would you consider making a video for xenopixel fonts and or removing rainbow blade

[@LaneCopeland42]

Good timing!

[@playthefoolboise]

After following the tutorial, my font worked, however my profile is a 2.2 single button. After changing the font, my button only controls on and off and blaster. Almost as if its a completely different button configuration somehow. I don't know how I messed it up, and I have no idea how to fix it. Any ideas out there of what I can do?

[@hunterquate9436]

This doesn't work for me, and idk why. I've tried like 5 times, following step by step through the video. And because it successfully worked, I feel like I've been ripped with the lightsaber I bought and the Saber sounds/effects too from the website for downloading new effects and sounds.

[@NoahsArt93]

Hi there I am watching your tutorial and it helped me in the past. I just want to know the step process for volume control and how easy it is. I just want to lower my volume on my skinny flex korbanth proffie.

[@s0n0fs1th1s]

I supose you can add a new folder and just add a new line in your roots config file without deleting other folders right? Or do you have a limited number of entries?

[@yard.monster]

is there an updated version of this tutorial?

[@DemonSlayer-pr4rt]

Took me like hours to figure out what it as doing wrong. Had to go to Reddit. Just tells me “no directory found” (oh and through my anger and many many tutorials I went though I broke the hilt) I somehow managed to break a wire.

[@nickfitch915]

can you direct connect just the data cable to the saber hilt and get the SD card loaded in? I'm having trouble being able to access the SD card on Crimson Dawn's Defiant model (Cal Kestis)

[@LandoSabers]

The saber had to have been flashed as Serial, and then next time it’s flashed, it needs to be changed to Serial + Mass Storage, or Serial + WebUSB + Mass Storage