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1. Selecting the desired track from several takes d Remove the unwanted sound tracks 32 HL a gel Take2 Take3 select the sound clips to eliminate i e Take 2 and Take 3 Cut using EDIT menu then CUT Section 18 How to apply labels to pushbuttons How to apply labels Tools needed pointed tweezers Note There is at least one empty label supplied in your label kit It can be used as a practice label if desired 1 Hold label with left fingers on the left side of label writing facing you 2 Use tweezers to partially separate the backing paper 3 Prevent the backing from adhering to the label by bending the backing slightly 4 Use the tweezers to hold the front part of the label The tweezers will touch the sticky surface this is OK just keep your fingers from touching the sticky surface 5 Completely remove the backing with your left fingers 6 Align the label above the pushbutton When satisfied apply the label to the pushbutton and rub your finger over the label to remove any air bubbles Note If you have to remove the label it will unfortunately be destroyed 33 Section 19 Troubleshooting No sound is heard when a console pushbutton is pressed 1 Are you in the Main Menu screen If not in the Main Menu then the console pushbuttons do not operate Change screens using the up or v down arrows 2 Is a sound file assigned to that pushbutton i See Section 9 sub s2. There are 16 pushbuttons on the console Four of them have black caps In the BASIC version of the PDTC these pushbuttons will activate a sound clip just like the white cap pushbuttons They have no special function other than giving the user a benchmark so that a sound effect can be quickly found during performance In the ENHANCED version these black capped pushbuttons activate sound clips just like the white pushbuttons OR they can be used to activate certain functions These functions are as follows Pushbutton 1 CANCEL Pushbutton 6 Fadeout Pushbutton 11 Manual Control Pushbutton 16 PRESET change These functions are explained in Section 2 5 The user selects whether or not these functions are active by going to the ENHANCED Functions Menu and activating or deactivating the function See Section 8 The Enhanced Function Menu and Photo 18 Mounting hints There are 2 through holes for mounting the Pushbutton Console to the underside of a music rack Velcro is also supplied for mounting to a vertical surface Section 7 Activating the Sound Clips Any of the 99 available sound clips on the SD memory card can be assigned to any of the 16 pushbuttons Along with assigning the sound clip the pushbutton number the user also assigns a volume level 1 to 9 maximum to that individual sound clip 13 Section 8 Additional function screens The LCD Settings Sub Menus The LCD Settings Menu is available in the BASIC and ENHANCED
3. and then attached two mating strips with the adhesive exposed I then pushed the plate against the wall of the organ o GOOO LILO The 16 pushbutton strip was mounted using the tabs at either end and 2 Flat Head wood screws As can be seen the flat cable runs under the stop board 36 Here is the LCD Programming Console mounted to a board and 10 double drawer slides The L blocks are for mounting under the keyboard Slides can be ordered on Ebay 2 Pcs 10 3 fold Full Extension Ball Bearing Drawer Slides Free Shipping New 10 29 xa electronics 37 When the drawer is pulled out the LCD Programming Console can be lifted to give access to the list of sound clips Here is the LCD Control Panel mounted under the organ keyboard 38 LOS OS 0 0 0 SOO GOO0G al TT wa biii wpn O OO a 4 ee00 60000 MEI oe A _ s eo 66 666666660606 The Allen MDS317 Theater Organ with all my additions 1 Programmable Toy Counter 2 39 Stop Classic Organ addition Content Expander 440 3 LED Music Rack and Stop Tablet lighting 4 Addition of 8 Toy Counter toe studs 5 Addition of 8 Toy Counter left cheek push buttons 6 Headphone Mixer Amplifier not seen with pilot led 7 Addition of pilot LED to indicate when the amplifiers are active above power switch PDTC User Manual Rev 4 9 11 15 39
4. Section 17 How to add a sound clip using Audacity Section 18 How to apply labels to pushbuttons Section 19 Troubleshooting Section 20 Mounting Photos Introduction Overall view The Cinnamon Hill Art Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter enables the user to have immediate access to up to 99 sound clips without removing the SD memory card It consists of three units 1 The 16 Pushbutton Console This can be mounted anywhere the user likes on the organ console It is very narrow less than 1 high and 1 deep and can be mounted in confined areas such as under the stop tablets or under the music rack Photo 2 The PDTC 16 Pushbutton Console 2 The Liquid Crystal Display Controller This Controller is used to program the pushbuttons on the 16 Pushbutton Console This unit can be mounted anywhere on the organ console using velcro or anywhere the user likes as long as it is accessible for any changes that the user may want to make Photo 3 Close up of the Liquid Crystal Display Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter Controller Panel This screen is displayed for a few seconds at power on 3 The Circuit Board Photo 4 This is mounted inside the console or any other place where it may be hidden from view Mini SD Memory Card Power Input Mounting holes Volume Control Audio Outputs amp J12 Optional 16 remote pushbutton inputs for sound clips 001 to 016 not installed Photo 4 The PDTC printed cir
5. an Audacity sound clip folder so that you will be able to tweak it again if necessary 6 Save it also as a wav file so you can convert it to a mp3 Audacity does NOT save as a mp3 at least in the version that I have 7 Convert it to a mp3 file using a program called Daniusoft You can find this free software at www daniusoft com 8 After the conversion double click on the file and listen to it Check for startup time distortion and premature cutoff a If it takes a moment for the sound file to start up then you need to cut out the silence at the beginning of the sound file NOTE Whenever one converts to MP3 a 025 second of silence must be added to the beginning of the sound file This can cause a short delay before the sound begins From my experience there is always a short delay before the sound begins If you find a way to eliminate it then please let me know how to do it b If you have distortion then you might have amplified the sound too much To fix this you must go back to the source of the sound file and record it again this time being careful that you do not exceed the recording limits 27 c Whatever sound clip you use you will find that the PDTC cuts off about 2 second of the sound clip This is inherent in the design of the MP3 player Therefore the solution is to add about 2 to 1 second of silence to your sound clip to eliminate this problem This is particularly noticeable with sounds that end abruptly l
6. cursor DOWN to line 2 the PUSHBUTTON number line f Move the cursor to the LEFT until it is in the tens position of the PUSHBUTTON number g Press the UP or DOWN pushbuttons until 0 is reached we want to set pushbutton number 09 h Now move the cursor to the RIGHT to the units position and use the UP or DOWN buttons until 9 is reached i Move the cursor LEFT to the Travel Track j Move the cursor DOWN You will notice that the Sound Clip number and Volume Level appear for that pushbutton The data shown comes from memory This is the data presently programmed for this pushbutton k Change the Sound Clip number to 41 then move the cursor into the Travel Track and go DOWN to the Volume line and change the Volume Level to 8 1 It is now time to store the data in memory Press the S key The data is now stored in permanent memory If after you pressed pushbutton 9 on the Pushbutton Console and the sound clip is not at the volume level desired go to the VOLUME line on the display and change the volume level and then press STORE again This enables the 16 pushbuttons to be programmed 17 Section 10 Adding Remote Pushbuttons If you ordered the16 remote pushbutton option 1 Plug in the ribbon cable connector into either J11 for sound clips assigned to pushbuttons 1 to 8 or J12 for sound clips assigned to pushbuttons 9 16 2 Connect the pigtail end of the cable to your remote push
7. from popping out of its holder and getting lost b Move the clip out of the way c With your finger press the card in slightly and then letting it release from the holder 26 Replacing the SD memory card a Hold the card with gold contacts down and insert into the holder until a click is felt b Remove your finger from the card It should remain in place c Swing the clip against the card and tighten the mounting screw Section 14 Tricks of the trade How to add your own sound files to the SD memory card The internet is full of sound clips that you might want to use When you find one you like do the following 1 Open Audacity Audacity is a very fine free software for doing audio editing http audacity sourceforge net 2 Press the RECORD button in Audacity 3 Play the sound clip while Audacity records it Now that you have the sound clip recorded in Audacity you can make adjustments such as 1 Eliminating the silence at the beginning of the sound clip in order to have the clip begin without delay 2 Adjust the volume level by highlighting the sound clip and amplifying until the waveform almost touches the top or bottom limits 3 Use the Audacity fade out or fade in function if necessary at the beginning or end of the sound clip 4 Add about second of silence to the end of the sound clip especially if it has no fade out and is a sound that ends abruptly such as a drum 5 Save the sound clip in
8. memory check to see that the numbers are sequential To make the numbers sequential just back out of the folder once and then go back into it Your computer will automatically organize the sound files number sequentially and the rest of the files without numbers will be organized alphabetically 5 Make a backup copy of the SD memory contents before you do anything to it and place it in a folder in your computer or on a jump drive 6 When power is applied to the Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter the unit will scan all the sound files and get them ready to play With over 90 stored sound clips this takes about 10 seconds If you add more sound clips then it will take longer for the PDTC to warm up Section 13 How to remove the SD memory card If you desire to add or to reorganize the sound files that are activated by the pushbuttons you must remove the SD card from the red printed circuit board Note Before removing or inserting the SD memory card do the following 1 Shut off any power to the Programmable Digital Toy Counter 2 Ground yourself by momentarily touching the mounting screw holding the outlet plate on your 120 volt outlet in order to discharge any static electricity 3 Avoid wearing a wool or poly sweater when working with the SD memory card Steps in removing the SD memory card a Loosen the circuit board mounting screw that is holding the metal clip The purpose of the clip is to prevent the tiny SD memory card
9. units Photo 13 Photo 13 The LCD Settings menu How to get to the LCD Settings Sub Menu In the Main Menu notice the up arrow at the extreme right side of the PRESET line in the Travel Track Photo 19 UP arrow to LCD Settings Menu DOWN v arrow to Enhanced Function Photo 14 The Main Menu showing UP and DOWN v arrows This symbol indicates that there is a sub menu screen available ENHANCED users will also notice a down arrow v at the bottom right of the screen which accesses the Enhanced Functions sub menu To get to the LCD Settings sub menu just position the cursor at the extreme right top side in the Travel Track and press the UP arrow This is the LCD Settings Sub Menu The user can set the brightness level and contrast using this sub menu The method used is the same as the Main Menu Increasing the Brightness number increases the brightness Increasing the Contrast number increases the contrast Normal settings are 2 or 3 for Brightness and 3 for contrast To return to the Main Menu just position the cursor at the bottom right of the screen in the Travel Track under the v and press the DOWN arrow 14 The Enhanced Functions Menu This sub menu is only available for those users who ordered the ENHANCED version While in the Main Menu bring the cursor down to the bottom right of the screen under the v Press the DOWN pushbutton t
10. 06 from the remaining sound clips TaDaah and Boing Assign numbers 005 to the FactoryWhistle and 006 to WoodyWoodpecker 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003 AcmeSiren mp3 Dog Bark mp3 TaDaah mp3 Boing mp3 007 SteamWhistle mp3 008 Horn mp3 099 Zymbelstern mp3 004 AirRaidSiren mp3 005 Factory Whistle mp3 006 Woody Woodpecker mp3 Step 4 Now when you exit the file and then click on it again the list will be put in numerical and alphabetical order by your computer 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003 AcmeSiren mp3 004 AirRaidSiren mp3 005 Factory Whistle mp3 006 Woody Woodpecker mp3 007 Steam Whistle mp3 008 Horn mp3 099 Zymbelstern mp3 Boing mp3 Dog Bark mp3 TaDaah mp3 Notice that the Boing Dog Bark and TaDaah are now in alphabetical order 25 Section 12 Important considerations when adding sound files using your computer l A three digit number is required so a leading zero is necessary Example 001 to 099 2 If you add a sound clip make sure it is a mp3 file be sure the mp3 is at the end of the file 3 It is advisable to add about 5 to 1 0 seconds to the end of your new sound clip to prevent clipping of the sound when the PDTC plays it This can be done in a program such as Audacity free it can be found on the internet at http audacity sourceforge net 4 Do not have two different sound clips with the same number Before transferring the sound clips to the flash
11. 32 Cymbal Hit 33 Cymbal Roll and Hit 34 Driveby and Crash 35 Factory Whistle 36 Fanfare 37 Fart 38 Fire Bell 39 Fog Horn1 40 Fog Horn2 41 Fog Horn3Low 42 Fog Horn4Low 43 Footsteps 44 Glass Bell 45 Gong1 46 Gong BIG 12 sec 47 Gong Roll 48 Gong 2 29 Harp Glissando Up Dn Horse Whinny Klaxon Horn1 Laughing Man Lion Roar Long Gong1 Mallet Cymbal Old Car Bulb Horn Open Triangle 1 Open Triangle 2 Party Noisemaker Police Whistle RainWindThunder 33 sec Rooster Crow Schoolbell Short Gong 1 SkiddyDo SleighBellsShake Sleigh JingleBells entire song Slide Whistle DOWN UP Small Train Whistle Snare Drum Hit Snare Drum Roll 1 Snare Drum Roll 2 Steam Train and Whistle 7 sec Strong Cymbal Tambourine Hit Tambourine Shake Telephone Bell old Thunder 1 Thunder 2 Thunderbolt Train Bell 1x Train Bell 4x Train Whistle 1 Train Whistle 2 Aluminum Triangle Dinner Call Tubular Chime Large C Tubular Chime Small C Up Scale Whistle Wind 5 sec Wind 6 sec Wind 20 sec Wolf Call Whistle Wolf Whistle Zimbelstern 1min 30 seconds Zimbelstern 15 sec Hey Stella That s All Folks Woody Woodpecker Frankly My Dear Section 17 How to add a sound clip using Audacity Software needed Audacity Digital Audio Editor 1 2 6 Download it free at http audacity sourceforge net You will also need Daniusoft MP3 WAV Converter You can find this free software at www daniusoft com Recording device D
12. Cinnamonhillart com User Manual Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter PDTC Rev 4 9 11 15 Photo 1 The 16 Pushbutton Console Main Circuit Board and the LCD Control Panel Manual Contents Introduction Overall view Section 1 Features of the Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter BASIC unit ENHANCED unit Technical Specs Section 2 Additional Info on the Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter PDTC features Section 3 The Liquid Crystal Control Panel Section 4 Location of various parts inside the PDTC SD Memory Card Power In Jack Stereo Outputs Output Volume Control J7 LCD Control Panel connector J8 16 Pushbutton Console J13 Remote Trigger non programmable for Sound Clips 1 16 Section 5 How to connect the Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter Section 6 The Pushbutton Console Section 7 Activating the Sound Clips Section 8 Additional function screens The LCD Settings Sub Menu The Enhanced Functions Menu Section 9 Programming the Cinnamon Hill Art PDTC Section 10 Adding Remote Pushbuttons Section 11 11a Sound Clip Naming 11b Working with the reserve sound clips 11 c How to make room in the numbered list for the Reserved Sound Clips Section 12 Important considerations when adding sound files Section 13 How to remove the SD memory card Section 14 Tricks of the trade How to insert your own sound file Section 15 Notes on the operation of the PDTC Section 16 Sound Clip List
13. ated then the black cap pushbuttons become a sound clip activation pushbutton just like the whitecap pushbuttons 6 Optional 16 additional inputs to control sound clips 1 to 16 In addition an option is available where the user has an additional 16 non programmable inputs These inputs are wired to remote pushbuttons for accessing only sound clip numbers 001 to 016 These can be your frequently used special effects All inputs are electronically isolated to allow wire lengths of over ten feet without affecting the operation of the unit With user supplied remote pushbuttons at J11 sound Clip 1 8 and at J12 sound clip 9 16 the sound clips can be remotely actuated Additional instructions on the wiring of these pushbuttons are in Section 10 Note Notice that 001 016 are not pushbuttons 1 16 They are the sound effect clips numbered in the Mini SD memory card Therefore the 16 remote pushbuttons can give the user an ADDITIONAL 16 pushbutton sound effects if desired The astute reader will begin to calculate the total number of sound effects available if this option is purchased Yes it adds up to 48 available pushbutton controlled sound effects 7 Stereo output RCA jacks with volume control The outputs of the PDTC are stereo line level RCA jacks A single master volume control at the rear of the printed circuit board controls both channel volume levels Remember the sound effects assigned to each pushbutton also have their
14. ber is optional The mp3 is necessary Here is another way to name sound clips 001 mp3 002 mp3 003 mp3 Naming a sound clip like this will work fine but may cause some confusion since it is non descriptive The list must be contiguous with no missing numbers up to the last sound clip number used For example if you only have 20 sound clips available then the first sound clip will be 001 and the last sound clip number will be 020 The PDTC can control up to 99 sound clips The last sound clip will be numbered as 099 if there are 99 sound clips in the memory card For example there may only be let us say 20 sound clips available as in the above example This is fine However do not have any missing sound clip numbers as in the example below 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 004 Dog Bark mp3 005 mp3 006 mp3 Note that we are missing sound clip 003 A list of the included sound clips is supplied by Cinnamon Hill Art See an example at the end of this manual 21 11b Working with the Reserved Sound Clips Here is an example of a sound file list with numbered and unnumbered sound clips The unnumbered clips are for future use by the user These are called Reserved Sound Clips 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003 AcmeSiren mp3 004 Dog Bark mp3 005 TaDaah mp3 006 Boing mp3 007 SteamWhistle mp3 008 Horn mp3 Factory Whistle mp3 AirRaidSiren mp3 Zymbelstern mp3 Woo
15. buttons according to the wiring diagram under Photo 4 a larger version is at the end of the manual Note The user must supply pushbuttons for remote operation J11 Remote Pushbuttons 1 8 Connector 12 Remote Pushbuttons 9 16 Connector a 2a s 44 b ti Photo 18 Connecting the Remote Pushbuttons 18 Cinnamon Hill Art Programmable Sound Effects Controller How to wire Remote Pushbuttons cannes wig Wire P B Color Brown J11 or J12 Rea Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Grey n c White com Black 10 conductor ribbon cable Remote Pushbutton or Toe Studs 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 common Pushbutton Wiring Key LL LL connection no connection Rev O 11 1 12 19 sound Clip Concepts Cinnamon Hill Art Programmable Sound Effects Engine Front Panel Pushbuttons Pushbuttons are Programmable for Sound Clip and Volume Any of the numbered sound clips can be assigned to any of the pushbuttons i PSEE Sound Clips RO AC 100 inch Blower Acme Siren Ahooga Horn short Ahooga Applause 21sec Applause short Barge Horn Bass Drum Screaming Woman Bell Glissando long2 Bell Glissando Short Bicycle Bell Bicycle Horn Bird singing Birds Boing Boing2 BottleBlow Bubbles 7 sec Bubbles 22 sec Bugle Charge 1 Bugle Charge 2 Bundt Bell aluminum Car Horn Church Chimes down Coffee Perk CowMoo Crash Cymbal Roll 1 Curly Joe Cymbal Crash Roll 2 Cymbal Crash Cymbal Hit Cymbal Roll a
16. by switching off the power wait 10 seconds then apply power Watch for the green STATUS light on the red MP3 player board It should blink 3 times after a few seconds it may look like two times because they are fast blinks If the 34 il ii iv led blinks several times 3 times difficult to count it looks like two then the MP3 files on the mini SD card are present Check the audio output jack Make sure the plug is fully inserted Always support the jack on the circuit board when you insert the plug the hardware on this board is delicate If the led blinks continuously then there is a hardware problem with the MP3 player board If the led blinks one long blink then there are no formatted MP3 files present on the mini SD card Check the mini SD card by using your computer to observe the files One customer took all the files and put them into a folder on the mini SD card The MP3 player can not open a file folder If the led blinks one long blink followed by one short blink then media has been found but there are no MP3 files on the media See iv above 9 Check the audio cables from the PDTC main board Is your amplifier operational Section 20 Mounting Photos The following photos shows how I mounted the PDTC on my Allen MDS 317 LS 35 I used the plate mounting assembly Two strips of Velcro were attached to the rear of the plate be sure to use alcohol to remove any oil residue on the plate
17. clip 002 etc up to sound clip 016 The volume level will be the level recorded on the sound clip Sound clips 001 to 016 can be useful for sound effects that are frequently used and do not have to be programmed for volume level etc These can be your favorite sound clips The resulting volume level will be the volume level of the sound clip stored in the SD memory It is not adjustable Section 5 How to connect the Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter Note Be sure your amplifier is switched OFF or at minimum volume 1 Connect the stereo amplifier input cables to the RCA jacks at the rear of the PDTC printed circuit board Be sure your amplifier is switched off 2 Plug the wall wart power supply into a 120 volt outlet 3 Insert the wall wart power supply connector into the Power In jack located at the rear of the Controller 4 Do not push any buttons until the blue LED lights The time delay of about 12 seconds is due to the electronics having to warm up It takes that amount of time for the processor to catalog and check all 99 of the sound clips which are loaded in the memory 6 Press one of the 16 pushbuttons on the console panel to listen to the sound clips which were previously loaded by Cinnamon Hill Art 7 Now you can experiment and change the sound clips assigned to the pushbuttons See Section 9 on programming the PDTC 12 Section 6 The Pushbutton Console Photo 12 The 16 Pushbutton Console
18. clips you will have to make room in the numbered sound clips list Here is how this is done This is a list of 99 sound clips plus 3 un numbered Reserved Sound Clips 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003 AcmeSiren mp3 004 Dog Bark mp3 005 TaDaah mp3 006 Boing mp3 007 SteamWhistle mp3 008 Horn mp3 the remaining sound clips 009 to 098 are not shown to save page space 099 Zymbelstern mp3 AirRaidSiren mp3 Factory Whistle mp3 WoodyWoodpecker mp3 All of the numbered slots are taken If you want to add the Air Raid Siren Factory Whistle and Woody Woodpecker sound clips you must make room for these in the numbered list So decide upon which sound clips you can do without Let us assume you do not want the Dog Bark the TaDaah and the Boing Let us start with removing the Dog Bark 004 Step 1 Remove the number 004 in front of the DogBark mp3 sound clip 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003 AcmeSiren mp3 Dog Bark mp3 005 TaDaah mp3 006 Boing mp3 007 SteamWhistle mp3 008 Horn mp3 099 Zymbelstern mp3 AirRaidSiren mp3 Factory Whistle mp3 WoodyWoodpecker mp3 24 Step 2 Transfer that number 004 to one of the new sound clips AirRaidSiren mp3 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003 AcmeSiren mp3 Dog Bark mp3 005 TaDaah mp3 006 Boing mp3 007 SteamWhistle mp3 008 Horn mp3 099 Zymbelstern mp3 004 AirRaidSiren mp3 Factory Whistle mp3 WoodyWoodpecker mp3 Step 3 Remove the 005 and 0
19. cuit board J7 to LCD Control Panel Note The user has the option to purchase the Circuit Board mounted in a plastic enclosure as shown below in Photo 5 Photo 5 The PDTC printed circuit board mounted in an enclosure Section 1 Two versions of the Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter are available with several options Version 1 Basic Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter Version 2 Enhanced Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter Options available Option 1 Optional 16 additional inputs to control sound clips 1 to 16 See Section 2 6 for further explanation Option 2 The Main Printed Circuit Board is mounted in a small plastic enclosure measuring 8 wide x 6 deep x 3 high see Photo 5 Note Programmable means that any of the 16 pushbuttons can be assigned to any of the numbered sound clips In addition when programming the pushbutton the user can assign a volume level for the sound clip being programmed This means that each programmed sound clip will have its own volume level Features for the BASIC unit 1 Up to 99 numbered sound effects sound clips are included and can be accessed 2 Room for 156 additional sound effects storage on the Mini SD User can add additional sound effects taken from the internet acoustical recordings electronic synthesizer or other sources These sound effects are not numbered and are only accessed if a number is assigned to them This is done by removing the Mini SD card and using
20. dyWoodpecker mp3 The SD memory card allows the user to load a maximum of 256 sound clips with the Reserved Sound Clips included in that number The Reserved Sound Clips are the sound clips that are NOT numbered Therefore the PDTC does not recognize them nor does it play them The only ones that the PDTC will control are the numbered sound clips from 001 to 099 It will ignore the unnumbered sound clips To activate any of the unnumbered sound clips the user must remove the SD card plug it into a USB mini SD reader if your computer does not have a mini SD reader and then plug it into a computer Using your computer open the sound clip file The un numbered sound clips are given a number They are now available to the user by the PDTC The user must be careful that there are no duplicate sound clip numbers Here is an example of adding the Zimbelstern to the list The original list 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003 AcmeSiren mp3 004 Dog Bark mp3 Numbered Sound Clips 005 TaDaah mp3 006 Boing mp3 007 SteamWhistle mp3 008 Horn mp3 009 Birds mp3 AirRaidSiren mp3 Factory Whistle mp3 WoodyWoodpecker mp3 Un numbered Sound Clips in Reserve Zymbelstern mp3 22 Assign a number to the Zimbelstern and remove the 009 from the Birds mp3 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003 AcmeSiren mp3 004 Dog Bark mp3 005 TaDaah mp3 006 Boing mp3 007 SteamWhistle mp3 008 Horn mp3 Birds mp3 AirRaidSi
21. ection 2 3 Is the volume level control too low 1 See photo 4 4 Is the volume level of the sound file too low i See Section 9 sub section 2 5 Is the main circuit board receiving power i Check the two power leds to the left of the large black heatsink The should be lighted If not then check the power plug on the main circuit board Is it loose unsoldered not there 6 Does the MP3 player board the red board on top of the main printed circuit board have power i The Power led should be lit ii Ifthe Power led is not lit then check that the power connector is fully pushed into the power jack at the bottom left of the MP3 player board Always support the jack when you insert the plug the hardware on this board is delicate iii There is a power select mini mini slide switch to the right of the power jack on the MP3 player board It should be in the EXT external power source position It may have been moved into the USB position in error If so then the MP3 player will receive no power Also if it is in the EXT position and the board still does not have power then try sliding the switch to USB position and then back to EXT Then re apply power to the unit 7 Is the Mini SD card plugged into the MP3 player board i Release the mini SD card and reinsert it Again this is a delicate mechanism Use care 8 Are there MP3 sound files on the mini SD card i Test this
22. ed on a 1 GB mini SD card There is more than enough room on the SD card to contain the sound clips Refer to the enclosed sound clip list at the end of this manual for the sound clip names and numbers Note During the process of programming the user should have a list of the numbered sound files available Travel Track Photo 17 The programming section of the Programmable Sound Effects Controller The Travel Track is shown 2 How to program a pushbutton to actuate a selected sound clip on the LCD Control Panel BASIC and ENHANCED units Note In order to move up a level or down a level the cursor must be in the extreme right side of the display called the Travel Track See Photo 17 The UP and DOWN arrows will control the movement of the cursor These arrows when the cursor is in the Travel Track do not change any of the numerical values Here is how to program pushbutton 9 to sound clip 41 at a volume of 8 in memory Preset 1 With the cursor in the Travel Track a Move the cursor to the PRESET line b Move the cursor left so that is under the preset number c Press the UP or DOWN arrow to select the preset number desired 1 d After selecting the preset number the cursor automatically moves into the Travel Track When in the Travel Track the cursor can be moved DOWN to the next 16 line if desired If the cursor is moved UP then a sub menu will appear for the LCD Settings see Section 8 e Move the
23. ght extinguishes after 1 minute Press any button to activate backlight Once the backlight is activated then the pushbuttons become active also Section 4 Location of various parts inside the PDTC Refer to Photo 5 SD Memory Card 1 GB Push in to release loosen screw to move safety clip out of the way This is a very delicate SD connector and must be handled with care It is not replaceable The safety clip keeps the SD card from flying out and getting lost Power In Jack 12v 200mA linear wall adapter supply Connector female center positive 2 1mm ID x 5 5mm OD Stereo Outputs RCA type left and right Output Volume Control The left and right channels are controlled simultaneously using the single volume control at the RCA jack outputs J7 The 10 conductor ribbon cable for the Liquid Crystal Display Control Panel connects here J8 The 14 conductor ribbon cable for the Pushbutton Console connects here J13 This is an option allowing the user to have 16 remote pushbutton inputs for sound clips 001 to 016 non programmable It uses connectors J11 and J12 as the input switching for these sound clips These connectors and associated parts will be missing from units ordered without the option If the user ordered this option then the remote pushbuttons supplied by the user are wired to these inputs They are not programmable In other words the first remote pushbutton will control sound clip 001 the second will control sound
24. iE Te Too Low Volume Too High Volume Volume is aoceptable wave is clipped To increase the volume Select the sound clip go to EFFECT menu then AMPLIFY and click on OK To decrease the volume Select the sound clip go to EFFECT menu set a number then click OK If it does not reduce it enough then go to EDIT menu and UNDO are repeat the above with a larger number Reducing the startup delay b The sound clip should start immediately Too much Minimum start delay start dday Highlight the start delay and then CUT Prevent the sound clip from ending too abruptly during playback c Add at least 1 second of silence after the sound track ends 31 silence Click on the end of the sound clip Go menu item Generate then Silence pop up appears for you to insert the number of seconds of silence then click on Generate How to Export and Save your sound file While in Audacity copy the sound file by right clicking at the end of the sound file and then drag the mouse to the beginning Release the button Now the entire sound file is selected highlighted Selected clip To export as a WAV file Go to FILE menu click on EXPORT SELECTION as WAV FILE In order to use this sound clip on the DTC or PDTC it must be converted to a MP3 file This is done by using the free program called Daniusoft MP3 WAV Converter If you Google Daniusoft you will find it or go to www daniusoft com
25. igiTal Toy Counter PDTC features 1 Up to 99 stored sound effects sound clips can be accessed The Cinnamon Hill Art Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter comes with at least 99 sound clips The user can access up to 99 sound clips from a memory containing up to a total of 256 sound clips These sound clips can be as short as one second or over several minutes long The SD Memory Card has the capacity to hold many long sound clips if required by the user Only the sound clips that are numbered are the ones that the DigiTal Toy Counter can access The numbers run from 01 to 99 The others are held in reserve Any one of the 16 pushbuttons can be assigned programmed to any one of these designated 01 99 sound clips See Sound Clip Concepts chart Section 10 Sound clips that do not have numbers assigned to Reserve Sound Clips are in the same memory area as the numbered sound clips The user can add to this list up to 256 total sound clips In order to use these reserved sound clips the user must assign a number 001 to 099 to the desired sound clip with the use of a computer and a USB mini SD card reader so that it becomes part of the 99 PDTC accessible sound clips At the organ console the user has full access to the 99 assigned sound clips using the Liquid Crystal Display Control Panel see photo 3 2 Store up to a total of 255 sound effects The first 99 sound effects are programmable for Pushbutton number and vo
26. igital recorder with microphone Acoustical sound device such as a drum klaxon horn etc Note Audacity can also be setup to record from your sound card This means that any sound that you can hear on your computer speakers can be sent to Audacity for editing The procedure to do this will be apparent as you get experience using Audacity Steps 1 Use a digital recorder to record the sound you want It would be best to record several variations of the sound on the same file 2 Connect your digital recorder to your computer and set it up to download the audio file in WAV format most likely from your digital recorder to your computer 3 Place the sound clip in a new folder on your computer and label it according to the sound it produced 4 Start Audacity Go to the FILE menu and then OPEN the sound clip 5 Audacity will look approximately like this Aan Mh al Maal Ih e _ My ly ha Takel Take2 Takes These are the raw sound clips They will need some work such as removing unwanted clips increasing or decreasing the volume removing the silence at the beginning of the clip adding silence to the end of the clip converting clip to MP3 etc 30 Changing the Volume of an Audacity sound clip a It has been my experience that the sound clip should be about 34 of the way up from the zero line for best results Here are some examples of too soft too high and acceptable volume levels w
27. ike the Klaxon Horn etc Sounds that fade out like the Chime usually do not give this problem Note See Section 17 How to add a sound clip using Audacity for additional information Section 15 Notes on the operation of the PDTC 1 Always have your amplifier either off or at minimum volume when plugging in or unplugging the audio cables 2 If you hear no sound after pressing a pushbutton check the following 1 Does the sound clip name have the mp3 at the end of its name 2 Did you program a suitable volume level when you pressed the STORE NOTE Cinnamon Hill Art reserves the right to change design or function in order to improve this product This includes the addition or removal of sound files to the library and the initial arrangement and selection of the numbered sound files 28 Section 16 Example of a Typical Sound Clip List Yours may be slightly different 49 PDTC Sound Clips RO 01 AC 100 inch Blower 02 Acme Siren 03 Ahooga Horn short 04 Ahooga 05 Applause 21sec 06 Applause short 07 Barge Horn 08 Bass Drum1 09 Screaming Woman 10 Bell Glissando long2 11 Bell Glissando Short 12 Bicycle Bell 13 Bicycle Horn 14 Bird singing 15 Birds 16 Boing 17 Boing2 18 BottleBlow 19 Bubbles 7 sec 20 Bubbles 22 sec 21 Bugle Chargel 22 Bugle Charge 2 23 Bundt Bell aluminum 24 Car Horn 25 Church Chimes down 26 Coffee Perk 27 CowMoo 28 Crash Cymbal Roll 1 29 Curly Joe 30 Cymbal Crash Roll 2 31 Cymbal Crash
28. lume level The rest of the sound clips stored in Mini SD memory do not have a number but are in reserve More information is in Section 2 1 above 3 Individual control of volume for each sound effect The volume level of each programmed sound clip can be individually assigned The user can easily change the volume level of a sound clip if the first attempt was not what was expected This is performed in the Liquid Crystal Display Control Panel The volume level choices are from 1 low to 9 max 4 Two memory levels are available These memory levels are called Preset 1 and Preset 2 In the BASIC and ENHANCED units the LCD Control Panel is used to change from one level to the next The ENHANCED version of the PDTC gives the user a choice to have pushbutton 16 on the pushbutton console be the Preset Change pushbutton if so desired It acts similar to a lock and cancel button Push and release to change preset from 1 to 2 or 2 to 1 If this function is not desired then pushbutton 16 becomes a normal sound effect pushbutton If the user then desires to change the Preset number it must be performed on the LCD Control Panel 5 Four special effects Enhanced unit see Photo 6 below Photo 6 In the ENHANCED unit the black pushbuttons can be assigned to special effects a Cancel function ENHANCED version If the user wants a fast cut off cancel for some special application then the PDTC ENHANCED version can accommoda
29. nd Hit Driveby and Crash Factory Whistle Fanfare Fart Fire Bell Fog Hornl Fog Horn2 Fog Horn3Low Fog Horn4Low Footsteps Glass Bell Gongl Gong BIG 12 sec Gong Roll Gong 2 Harp Glissando Up Dn Horse Whinny Klaxon Horn1 Laughing Man Lion Roar 20 OPTIONAL User supplied pushbuttons 9 ao 65 E 43 44 amp G CG ME Pushbutton 1 plays sound clip 01 at full volume No programming is possible Pushbutton 2 plays sound clip 02 etc Sound Clip Concepts 1 26 14 R1 Section 11 11 a Sound Clip Naming Note Before working with the sound clips it is strongly suggested that you copy the entire SD memory card to a back up folder on your computer The supplied SD card holds the 99 numbered MP3 sound clips These sound clips can be of any reasonable length of time ie Zimbelstern sound clip is over 1 minute long Some sound clips can be as short as one second From these 99 numbered sound clips the user selects which ones will be assigned to the 16 lever switches on the front panel This is called programming The sound clips need to be named as shown below 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003Dog Bark mp3 Notice that there are always three digits for the sound clip number Leading zeros are required For example Sound clip 4 must be labeled as 004 The sound clip number must always come first before the name of the sound A space after the sound clip num
30. o activate the sub menu BASIC users will not have the v showing Note If the PDTC is in Preset 1 the Enhanced Functions will relate to Preset 1 pushbuttons If the PDTC is in Preset 2 the Enhanced Functions will relate to Preset 2 pushbuttons Just before the Enhanced Functions Sub Menu is displayed an instruction screen will appear It will read Enhanced Functions Select y yes to activate n no to deactivate Photo 15 Enhanced Functions menu instruction screen After a few seconds the Enhanced Functions Sub Menu will appear P B 1 CANCEL y P B 6 Fadeout y P B 11 Manual Control y P B 16 PRESET Chg y The in the Travel Track indicates to the user how to return to the Main Menu In the example below Photo 16 all of the black capped pushbuttons will perform the enhanced functions Photo 16 Enhanced Functions sub menu 66 99 If the user would like pushbutton 1 to act as a Sound Clip button then just set the y to a n by moving the cursor under the y and pressing the UP or DOWN pushbutton to change the letter Pushbutton 1 will become the normally operated sound clip activation pushbutton Note The 16 pushbuttons on the Pushbutton Console will not be active whenever the unit is in a sub menu Section 9 Programming the Cinnamon Hill Art Programmable DigiTal Toy Counter Programming Steps 1 The SD sound card The PDTC comes supplied with many sound clips stor
31. own volume level assigned to each pushbutton 8 A Sound effects library is included on the SD card with over 90 sounds At the end of this manual is a list of sound effects included with the purchase of the PDTC Each of the sound clips has a number from 001 to 099 The user may if desired add additional sound clips to library on the SD card using a Computer see Section 6 The Pushbutton Console and 7 Activating the Sound Clips Section 3 The Liquid Crystal Control Panel see Photo 7 The five pushbuttons on the LCD Control program the sound clips The underline cursor shows the user where and what is to be programmed Photo 7 The pushbuttons on the LCD Control Panel The pushbuttons are labeled as follows LEFT arrow RIGHT arrow UP arrow DOWN arrow and S for STORE Photo 8 After power is applied this screen will appear for a few seconds 10 Photo 9 This information screen will appear for a few seconds Photo 10 This is the third screen called the Main Menu After a delay of about 6 seconds the blue pilot light upper right will light up indicating that the unit is ready to operate Note There are two levels for the blue pilot light Dim for Preset 1 and bright for Preset 2 In order to conserve power the LCD backlight will extinguish after one minute of non use At the push of any of the five buttons the backlight will activate and then the user may proceed Photo 11 The backli
32. ren mp3 Factory Whistle mp3 WoodyWoodpecker mp3 009 Zymbelstern mp3 Exiting the file and then re entering by clicking on the file gives this list 001 CrashCymbal mp3 002 Thunder mp3 003 AcmeSiren mp3 004 Dog Bark mp3 005 TaDaah mp3 006 Boing mp3 007 Steam Whistle 008 Horn mp3 009 Zymbelstern mp3 AirRaidSiren mp3 Birds mp3 Factory Whistle mp3 WoodyWoodpecker mp3 Notice that the numbers are listed in numerical order Your computer will automatically perform this operation when you re open the file Also notice that there are no missing numbers in the list There is an error in the above list Can you find it Answer ok oi 2k 2k ok of of of of K K K K K 2k ok of of of K K of K K K 2k ok of of of of K of K K K 2k ok of of of of K K K K K ok ok of of of K K K K K K ok ok ok ok of K K K K K K ok ok K During the process of moving the Zimbelstern the Steam Whistle 007 lost the mp3 KKK K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K 23 11 c How to make room in the numbered list for the Reserved Sound Clips Note Before working with the sound clips it is strongly suggested that you copy the entire SD memory card to a back up folder on your computer If your SD card contains 99 numbered sound clips and several un numbered Reserved Sound Clips and you want to add some of the Reserved Sound Clips to the numbered sound
33. te this function Pushbutton 1 black cap can be assigned to be a Cancel function If this function is not desired then pushbutton 1 becomes a normal sound effect pushbutton If the user has a Basic version the Cancel function can be had by simply not attaching a sound clip to 99 and using your computer to assign a pushbutton to 99 b Fadeout function ENHANCED version only Pushbutton 6 black cap can be assigned to perform a Fadeout function If this function is not desired then pushbutton 6 becomes a normal sound effect pushbutton Here is how it works If the Fadeout Cancel pushbutton is pressed as the sound clip is being played the sound clip will fade out in volume The fadeout time is about 6 seconds depending upon the programmed volume level This feature can be useful for sound clips like the Zimblestern or the clickity clack of a train or a thunderstorm where the sound clip may be too long for the effect desired When the fadeout function is activated there will be no abrupt volume changes The volume will fade slowly c Manual Control Mode ENHANCED version only Pushbutton 11 black cap can be assigned to be in Manual Control mode If this function is not desired then pushbutton 11 becomes a normal sound effect pushbutton This mode allows the user to have full control over the playing length of the sound clip assigned to this pushbutton 11 The user presses the pushbutton to start a sound clip and holds the pushbut
34. ton down as long as desired to keep it playing The sound clip will play until it ends naturally However if the user wants to end the sound clip prematurely the user then releases the pushbutton This mode is useful for certain looped sounds like a drum roll tambourine shake zimbelstern etc d Preset Change ENHANCED version only Pushbutton 16 black cap can be assigned to change the memory level The user can have two memory levels or presets Preset 1 for home use for example and Preset 2 for a special event use Pressing pushbutton 16 if the user activates this function will change the Preset number For example if the user is at Preset 1 then pressing the Preset Change pushbutton 16 will change the preset to Preset 2 Pressing the button again will change it back to 1 If this function is not desired then pushbutton 16 becomes a normal sound effect pushbutton To disable this function go to the Special Effects menu and insert a n on the line P B 16 PRESET Chg The Basic and Enhanced version users have the ability to change presets using the LCD Controller panel Simply move the cursor into the Preset column under the Preset 1 or 2 Then use the UP or DOWN arrows to change the Preset number For any of these above functions the user decides which one will be active by simply activating or deactivating this function this is explained in Section 8 The Enhanced Function Menu If the function is deactiv
35. your computer to assign a number to them See Sound Clip Concepts chart Section 10 3 Sixteen programmable pushbutton switches to activate the sound effect 4 Two memory levels called Preset 1 and Preset 2 giving a total of 32 programmable sound effects 5 The volume level of each of the 16 pushbuttons can be individually set 6 Optional additional inputs for remote pushbuttons for access to sound effect clips 001 to 016 See section 2 6 for information concerning the remote pushbuttons 7 Stereo output with individual channel volume control 8 All user programmed data is retained even when the unit is powered down 9 LCD Display Settings sub menu to control brightness and contrast 10 Ability to assign any one pushbutton to a CANCEL function 11 LCD Display screen saver Backlight extinguishes after about 1 minute of non operation Pressing any LCD Control Panel pushbutton will reactivate the backlight Features for the ENHANCED unit All 11 features of the BASIC unit plus the following Additional sub menu screen enabling user to activate special effects with the four black pushbuttons These are Fadeout Cancel Manual Control and Preset Change Technical Specifications Media SDSC and SDHC micro SD card 1GB 1000 MB Number of MB used for the 90 sound clips 10 MB Remaining capacity 990 MB File System FAT16 and FAT32 Playback 192 kbps stereo Section 2 Additional Information on the Programmable D
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