Pitik
Pitik changes the teal footswitch light of the Hotone Ampero Mini (the colour the footswitches show in preset mode, and on a looper footswitch set to the drum machine while the drums play) to off or white.
- Custom firmware
- Stable
- Medium brick risk
- Reversible
Source codeWebsite: pitik-ampero-mini.raki-rarufu-dev.workers.dev
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First release. Changes the teal footswitch light of the Hotone Ampero Mini to off or white. For Ampero Mini firmware V2.2 only. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Hotone.
Use it: open https://pitik-ampero-mini.raki-rarufu-dev.workers.dev, drop Hotone's V2.2 file (or its zip) on the page, choose off or white, then install the patched file in FS1 update mode from the Ampero Editor. Everything happens in your browser: nothing is uploaded. Full steps and recovery are in the README.
This release ships no firmware. You get Hotone's file from Hotone, and the patch is applied on your own device.
| Option | About shows | Output sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| off | V2.2 + Pitik 1.0.0 08dd891c | d78cfe47c8acf35ff7e15a3e56b844ae1ebfe4cd8d42d43f112a0438ebf3fae6 |
| white | V2.2 + Pitik 1.0.0 4f2770aa | 60bd65ac01a432b2c2d1777d840aae28f26c03d82ad7c33ed24b2d4e37022bf2 |
Input: Ampero Mini_firmware_V2.2.bin, sha256 2928e3ca297cce1759944418cb91ce73a936a6b35032219086b652c3708c6f7c.
Before you start
- How hard is it?
- EasyCopy a file or use a web page. No extra software.
- What you need
- A USB or MIDI cable
- Comfort with the command line
- A computer
- Can it break my device?
- Small chance of trouble, with a way to recover. It may void your warranty.
- Can I undo it?
- Yes. You can go back to the official software.
Did it work for you?
Did Pitik v1.0.0 work on your Hotone Ampero Mini?
No reports yet for v1.0.0.
One-tap reports from owners. Bricked reports are checked before they count.
Compatibility
Devices: Hotone Ampero Mini.
No compatibility information yet.
Getting started
From the project's README ("How to use it"):
- Back up your presets in the Ampero Editor. The editor cannot download Sound Clones or user IRs from the unit, so keep the original files of any you uploaded.
- Download the Ampero Mini V2.2 firmware from Hotone's support page (hotone.com/support). Keep the zip as it is, or unzip it and use Ampero MinifirmwareV2.2.bin. Keep a copy of Hotone's file: it is what you install to go back to stock, even if Hotone's download page changes.
- Open the Pitik page (https://pitik-ampero-mini.raki-rarufu-dev.workers.dev, or index.html from this repository), drop the zip from Hotone (or the .bin inside it) on it, choose off or white, and download the patched file. The page runs entirely in your browser: nothing is uploaded, there is no tracking, and it works offline (download this repository as a zip, unzip it, open index.html). It only accepts the official V2.2 file, or Hotone's zip holding it (checked by the .bin's sha256) and shows the sha256 of the file it makes.
- Install: power the Ampero Mini off, hold footswitch 1 (FS1) and power it on (update mode), connect USB, and install the patched file from the Ampero Editor. Do not unplug during the install. Wait for the editor to finish. If the screen stays black after the restart, power-cycle the Mini; this is expected.
- GLOBAL > About shows V2.2 + Pitik 1.0.0 ....
Command line instead of the page (same code, same output): node patcher.js "Ampero MinifirmwareV2.2.bin" out.bin --teal off …
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Medium
- Reversible
- Yes
- Voids the warranty
- Yes
- Requires opening the device
- No
From the project's README ("Going back to stock (recovery)"):
Power off, hold FS1, power on (update mode), and install Hotone's original Ampero MinifirmwareV2.2.bin from the Ampero Editor. Update mode runs before the firmware, so this works even if the unit does not start normally. Restore your presets from the backup, and upload your Sound Clone and IR files again, if anything is missing.
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| v1.0.0 | Pitik 1.0.0Latest | 17 October 2026 |
Credits, license and support
- License
- MIT