Chapter 1 - Introduction; About This Manual - Peavey DPM V3 Owner's Manual

Chapter 1 — Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the DPM® V3. Peavey's engineers have taken the
award-winning technology of their DPM® 3 synthesizer, shrunk it into a single rack
space, and added some new features, too.
The DPM V3 will give you many years of enjoyment, not just because of the features it
offers today, but because it uses general purpose Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
chips to perform all sound generation and modification. Because the DPM V3 doesn't
take the traditional approach of using custom chips dedicated to a particular type of
sound generation, it can be reprogrammed via software updates to provide alternate
types of sound generation. Furthermore, new sound programs and wavesamples can
be loaded in to increase the DPM V3's existing capabilities.
Highlights of the current configuration include:
e 300 programs available at all times: two on-board banks of 100 fully editable pro-
grams, and 100 programs from an optional RAM (user-editable) or ROM (preset,
non-editable) cartridge.
e Multi-timbral MIDI operation so that a single DPM V3 can provide up to 16 different
sounds simultaneously.
e 16 voice, dual oscillator operation — play up to 32 notes simultaneously on 16 keys.
e Three individual stereo outputs.
e Optional non-volatile memory for storing new wavesamples (expandable up to 1
Megabyte).
* Four Megabytes of 16-bit PCM wavesamples, including both acoustic and electronic
instrument sounds (same as the DPM 3).
e Two on-board programmable digital signal processors (reverb, EQ, chorus, delay,
etc.) means you may not need to bring outboard signal processors with you to the
gig.
* Alternate tuning tables.
. . . and much more, which you'll find out about as you read this manual.
Before doing anything else, send in your warranty registration. This will allow Peavey
to advise you of any future updates that enhance the unit's operation.
1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual is divided into seven main chapters:
* Introduction. This section shows you how to make some great sounds right out of
the box.
* Modifying existing setups and sounds. After you become familiar with the
DPM V3, you may want to change some of the most-used parameters such as pitch
wheel bend range or various MIDI parameters. This section covers the most
1.1