DPC-5 Manual Rev 115c - Disaster Area Designs
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1. has two available pages Tap B6 to change pages Expression Tap Setup indicated by RGB LED red Tap the select buttons to assign Expression destinations and tap controls B1 Enable Disable Tap Tempo for External MIDI A amp B B2 Expression Roller Assign Aux Red Expression for External MIDI A amp B Aux Blue Expression for External MIDI C amp D Select 2 LED Looper Level B3 Expression Jack Assign Aux Yellow Expression for External MIDI A amp B Aux Green Expression for External MIDI C amp D Select 3 Looper Level All 3 on Tap Tempo or R2R dual remote switch B4 TRS Setting LED Off Latching TRS amp control LED On TRS Tap sends taps to TRS jack LED Blinking Momentary TRS amp control for devices that require pulse momentary control such as TC Electronics Stereo Chorus Flanger or Bogner Ecstasy pedals B5 Enable Disable Tap Tempo for External MIDI C amp D Mode Cycle Setup indicated by AUX LED green Tap the select buttons to enable disable the modes available to cycle during normal use B1 Enable Disable Red Preset Mode B2 Enable Disable Green Preset Mode B3 Enable Disable Blue Preset Mode B4 Enable Disable Looper and MIDI Modes Select 4 LED Looper Mode status RGB Green 2 Channel MIDI Mode RGB Red 4 Channel MIDI Mode RGB off no MIDI mode B5 Enable Disable Manual Mode Press and hold B6 to save the configuration The DPC 5 will remember the saved settings even when power2. Disaster Area Designs www disasterareadesigns com DPC 5 Operation Manual Firmware revision 1 15c December 2013 Thank you for purchasing the Disaster Area DPC 5 Pedal Controller The DPC 5 is a compact effects switching system with built in MIDI control It is designed to switch up to five separate effects loops and to change presets on several external MIDI devices simultaneously to simplify tone changes in a live or studio setting CONNECTIONS Connect your guitar using a 1 4 shielded instrument cable to the Buffered Input or Unbuffered Input jack If the Buffered Input jack is used the Unbuffered Input may be used as an insert to connect an additional always on device The buffer signal is sent through the ring terminal and the bypass relay matrix is fed by a signal on the tip terminal Volume pedals and compressors are popular choices for the insert The next five pairs of 1 4 jacks are the sends and returns for the effects loops The top black jacks are the send channels and the lower red jacks are the returns The send jacks may be used to feed additional amplifiers and are muted when their associated relays are off The final two jacks in the main section are the outputs The main output is on the top black and the tuner output is on the bottom red When the pedal is set to tuner mute the main output is shorted to ground through a relay and its output is muted The tuner output is always active and is fe
3. IDICT MIDIPA MIDITH BUFBYP 4 OFF OFF ON H9 Space Timefactor MIDITH Pressing the currently selected preset sends Program Change 0 on channel 1 and recalls the bypass preset As described earlier the bypass preset may be edited and used as an additional preset or favorite When the DPC 5 receives a program change message the bypass loops will change state to match the preset saved in that location and the DPC 5 will send MIDI program change commands on channels 2 5 to control your external devices This feature allows you to map presets on several devices to a single MIDI program on your external controller The DPC 5 MIDI mode and at least one preset mode must be enabled in order to edit and save MIDI programs to a preset If the MIDI mode is disabled any previously edited MIDI programs will be transmitted when a preset is selected If no programs are edited the DPC 5 will send MIDI programs 1 60 on all four MIDI channels if presets are recalled The button functions in MIDI mode are as follows B6 Next Mode Hold for PRESET 00 on current device B5 Program Down on current device B4 Program Up on current device B3 Bypass Engage current device hold for don t care on current device B2 Tap Tempo taps to all enabled devices Hold for Performance Feature on current device B1 Next Device indicated by Folder LEDs Hold for MIDI Save To edit the MIDI programs on your connected devices and save th
4. d from the output of the buffer matrix It will not be active if the unbuffered input is used for the guitar input The MIDI input and Output are described in the MIDI section below The USB Mini B jack is used for firmware update and customization The MIDI jacks will not be functional if the USB is connected Additionally the USB connection can cause noise or interference with the guitar signal when connected The TRS Amp Pedal control and Expression pedal jacks are next TRS AC is the top black jack an the Expression pedal is the lower jack red The TRS AC jack may be set to control an amplifier or pedal It may switch the Tip and Ring contacts to the Sleeve contact This jack may also be used for controlling a momentary type switch for tap tempo or for toggling the favorite setting on certain Strymon pedals with the DSC adapter cable The power jack is 2 1mmID center negative 9V DC 200mA minimum The DPC 5 may be powered by one of the high current outputs on the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power series power supplies or with an optional DC power supply M I D I Em MLD DELAY MIDI CHANNEL 2 Typical DPC 5 Connection Diagram Revision 1b and higher boards have a group of DIP switches inside accessible by removing the rear panel screws SW1 routes the tune
5. ed down Hold B6 at boot to enter Config Mode Tap B6 to move between Config 1 and Config 2 modes HOLD B6 to save the config and enter play mode LED Indicators GRN _ EXP A amp B EXP C amp D Tap A amp B Looper ee GRN YEL BTN3 Tap ETE R2R RED 4 channel ON in this Red Preset MIDI Mode mode Mode GRN 2 channel MIDI Mode MIDI Channels A 2 B 3 C 4 2 channel MIDI Mode accesses only channels A amp B PRESET MODES The DPC 5 has the ability to engage multiple bypass loops and MIDI programs with a single tap This collection of settings is called a preset If you prefer to control your loops manually the preset modes may be disabled The DPC 5 has five presets per bank and each folder contains three banks for a total of sixty 60 presets accessible from the DPC 5 itself 127 presets may be saved and accessed by using an external MIDI controller The current preset bank may be selected by tapping button B6 to cycle through the red green or blue modes The folder may be selected by pressing buttons B1 B2 then tapping buttons B1 B4 to choose a folder Tap button B5 to save the folder and return to the play mode To select a preset press any select button B1 B5 while the DPC 5 is in the red green or blue preset mode Pressing the currently selected preset puts the DPC 5 into its bypass state The bypass state may be set up as an additional preset or favorite sound The bypass lo
6. em to a preset follow the procedure below DPC 5 MIDI Preset Save Start from MIDI Mode RGB Violet Tap button B1 to select each MIDI device in turn Folder LEDs light to show MIDI Device Tap buttons B5 B4 to change presets on the current MIDI device Tap button B3 to bypass the current device If MIDI Don t Care is set the selected device will not change when this preset is recalled Press hold button B1 to enter MIDI Save Mode RGB starts flashing Tap button B6 to select bank RED GREEN BLUE WHITE If RGB is flashing white the current state will be saved in the BYPASS location Tap buttons B1 B4 to select the desired folder FOLDER GRN FOLDER YEL FOLDER RED FOLDER BLU Press hold any button B1 B5 to SAVE PRESET to that location OR Send a MIDI Program Change message from an external MIDI controller to save to that program number OR Press hold B6 to exit without saving DPC 5 Function Chart Firmware v1 15c Mode RGB LED Button 6 Button5 Button4 Button3 Button2 Button 1 Folder GRN Folder YEL M Folder BLU Next Mode Preset E Preset D Preset C Preset B PresetA Blinks for mute Preset2 Green HOLD FOR LOOP EDIT FOR HOLD FOR FOLDER SEL Blinks for mute HOLD FOR MUTE White Next Mode Record Reverse Half Speed Undo Overdub Redo HOLD Pre Post
7. ops and MIDI programs for each preset are edited separately To edit the bypass loops and save them to a preset follow the procedure below Start from any preset mode RED GREEN BLUE Press hold B6 to enter Loop Edit Mode RGB turns Yellow Tap button B6 to cycle through the TRS relays if enabled Press hold any button B1 B5 to enter Loop Save Mode RGB starts flashing Tap button B6 to select bank RED GREEN BLUE WHITE If RGB is flashing white the current state will be saved in the BYPASS location Tap buttons B1 B4 to select the desired folder FOLDER GRN FOLDER YEL FOLDER RED FOLDER BLU Tap button B5 to set preset to Loop Don t Care If Loop Don t Care is set no loops will change when this preset is recalled Press hold any button B1 B5 to SAVE PRESET to that location OR Send a MIDI Program Change message from an external MIDI controller to save to that program number OR Press hold B6 to exit without saving MIDI The DPC 5 has its own MIDI channel channel 1 and can send commands on four additional channels 2 3 4 and 5 The DPC 5 sends MIDI program change in red green and blue mode In order to correctly control your MIDI devices each device must be configured correctly For Strymon devices set the Globals as listed below The Eventide H9 Space and Factor series pedals or the Line 6 M9 may be controlled using MIDI channel 5 BYPASS LPEXIT MIDICH MIDICT MIDIPA BUFBYP PLAY 2 OFF BYPASS MIDICH M
8. r buffer to the Unbuffered input jack and SW2 takes the tuner signal from the Buffered input If using the Unbuffered input jack the user can choose to set SW1 to ON and enabling the tuner or setting it to OFF to disable the tuner send and maintain a pure straight wire path for the input signal Regardless of the chosen switch setting only one of these switches should be ON at any time Having both set to ON can cause crosstalk or excessive noise and should be avoided SW2 UP IF USING BUFFERED INPUT SW1 UP IF USING UNBUFFERED INPUT DIP Switch Settings SETUP AND USE The upper switch button 6 is the mode config switch The lower five switches are the preset select switches Throughout this document they may be referred to as B1 B 6 The button mapping is as follows TOP BLACKS TOP BLACK a te ee AUX TRS MAIN QUT SEND 5 SEND 4 SEND 3 SEND 2 SEND 1 BUFFERED INPUT pc gv EXP PEDAL TUNER OUT RETURN 5 RETURN RETURN 3 RETURN 2 RETURN 1 INPUT INSERT 248mA BOTTOM RED ee aa BOTTOM RED USB MIDI OUT MIDI IN ell om A a EE a a le a a l FOLDER LED GREEN YELLOW RED The DPC 5 features a configuration menu that allows changing some of the parameters of the controller To enter Config Mode press and hold B6 at power up To perform a factory reset press and hold B1 B5 at power up WARNING A factory reset will erase all presets and custom configurations saved in the DPC 5 memory CONFIG MODE Config Mode
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