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- Page 1 DMC-6 Gen3 DMC-8 Gen3 User Manual v1.01 ...
- Page 2 Revision History: v1.01 - 10/21/16 * Added USB Mode configuration - user may now select USB MIDI or HOST in setup menu. v1.00 Initial Release Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
- Page 3 1. Introduction Thanks for purchasing a Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3 controller. We’ve worked hard for the last two years developing and refining our MIDI controller technology, and we’ve incorporated suggestions from players all over the world. The Gen3 controllers have more features, more functions, and more connectivity than any of our previous controllers.
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Page 4: Controls And Connections
CONTROL PANEL The DMC-6 Gen3 and DMC-8 Gen3 have the same basic controls: Buttons A, B, C, and D are located on the left side of the device, and the SAVE / UP and TAP / DOWN buttons are on the right side. The DMC-8 Gen3 has additional TAP and FAVE buttons at the far right side of the control panel. - Page 5 MIDI outputs or a hardware MIDI Thru box to split your MIDI signal to two or more short chains. Please note that the order that you plug your MIDI devices in does not have to be the same as the order you plug their audio cables! Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
- Page 6 There are a lot more setup options in the menu, but for now we will leave them set to defaults. Hold the SAVE button to store the configuration. Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
- Page 7 PREFS menu, the MIDI settings are found on the second page. Additionally, ensure that the MNL SAVE / AUTOSAVE is set to MNL SAVE. This will prevent the DMC Gen3 from messing up the bypass states of your scenes. Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
- Page 8 If you are connecting to a Disaster Area SMARTClock, set the SMARTClock CHAN to 16 in its setup menu and disable the Preset and Global Clock modes on the DMC Gen3. If the Tap Tempo mode is enabled, you can tap tempos to the SMARTClock from the DMC Gen3. Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
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Page 9: Device Mode
When you’ve got all of your devices set where you like, you can save all of those programs to a combined preset for instant access later. Please consult the Preset Mode section for details on saving presets. Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3... -
Page 10: Preset Mode
(optionally if T FS is set to BANK in Setup) Tap to decrease bank, hold to enter Clock Mode SAVE / UP: Tap to increase bank. Hold to save the current settings to a preset. Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3... - Page 11 P00 if you are in bank 0.) If you save the preset with only the bank number showing, the DMC Gen3 will save the current programs and bypass state to the zero preset. Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
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Page 12: Looper Mode
D: Half Speed / Octave. Tap this button to toggle the loop playback speed between half speed and full speed. SAVE / UP: Exit looper mode. TAP TO REVERSE TAP FOR TAP TO EXIT LOOPER HALF-SPEED TAP REC / DUB TAP PLAY TAP TO STOP HOLD TO UNDO / REDO Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3... -
Page 13: Tap Tempo
/ increase BPM) t TC Clock mode is set to Tap the controller in TAP MIDI Clock GLOBAL MIDI CLOCK mode. Tap out from MULTI* Tap tempo inputs (EXP, MULTI, TAP / DOWN) Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3... - Page 14 The Setup Menu FAVE and F CH options cover the assignment of the FAVE Switch. As with the Expression input and MultiJacks, the FAVE Switch will only send messages to the channel(s) configured in the F CH option. Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
- Page 15 DIP switches, MJ2 and MJ3 use four. The far-right switch for MJ2 and MJ3 should always be opposite the other three - ON-ON-ON-OFF or OFF-OFF-OFF-ON. MultiJack 1 DIP Switch MultiJack 2 / 3 DIP Switch Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
- Page 16 If you would like to use the MultiJack to connect a tap tempo footswitch or expression pedal, the configuration is the same as the standard Expression input jack. Be sure to set the DIP switches to ON-ON-ON (MJ1) or ON-ON-ON-OFF (MJ2 / MJ3). Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
- Page 17 DMC Gen3 will show up as a USB MIDI device. Any data your computer sends to the DMC Gen3 will be retransmitted out through its 5-pin MIDI port to your pedalboard, and any commands you execute on the DMC will transmit back to the computer / tablet. Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
- Page 18 firmware, you may connect the Gen3 directly to the computer using a USB cable. If you have installed the USBHOST version, you should connect using the Disaster Area Designs MIDI-Y Cable and to your MIDI interface. 2. Start the SysEx software on your computer and select the correct MIDI interface in its preferences or setup menu. If you have connected the USBMIDI version of the Gen3 to your computer, it should show up here as “DISASTER G3 MIDI.”...
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Page 19: Setup Mode
Digitech Whammy V Classic, Chords OFF - FAVE is disabled, this should be selected if Zoom MultiStomp MS-50G, MS-60B, MS-70CDR using a DMC-6 Gen3 MIDI Notes - Used for controlling Ableton Live or DAW TAP - FAVE functions as tap tempo footswitch... - Page 20 PRST - presets are reset. Names and setup values are not affected. NAME - preset names are reset. Presets and setup values are not affected. ALL - all values are reset. Disaster Area Designs DMC-6 / DMC-8 Gen3...
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