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2Box DrumIt Five Manual

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  • Page 1 DrumIt Five User Manual OS version 1.22...
  • Page 2 Manual revision 2 2box and DrumIt Five are trademarks of 2box AB Sweden...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Rear Panel Top Panel Getting Started Connecting Files Editing Page Reference Utility Functions Addendum...
  • Page 4 18 VAC at 500 mA (9 VA) output. It is intended for indoors use only, avoid humid conditions. The DrumIt Five unit has only a low voltage power input, so no dangerous conditions can arise from its use. However, please use common sense using it.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    DrumIt Five unit is connected by USB to a host computer it appears as an external storage device (no driver install needed). Sounds can then be copied to the DrumIt Five unit just as easy as one would copy files to an external hard disk.
  • Page 6 PC / Mac Editor The DrumIt Five Editor allows one to edit kits and make custom sounds or loops on a PC or Mac. In Kit view, one can select a sound file and drag-n-drop it on any of the drum pads. One can also tune the sound and set its balance and volume.

  • Page 7: Rear Panel

    Input for the 18 V AC power adapter. Warning! Connecting a power adapter with a voltage higher than 18 V AC or any DC voltage can damage the DrumIt Five. Data Ports USB device port for connecting to a USB host.
  • Page 8 Trigger Inputs KICK Trigger on tip, current source for LED array on ring. SNARE Trigger on tip, trigger on ring. HIHAT Trigger on tip, sense amplifier for pedal on ring. TOM1-4 Trigger on tip, trigger on ring. CYMB1-3 Trigger on tip, switch detect for zone and choke on ring. All trigger inputs have TRS input jacks.

  • Page 9: Top Panel

    Top Panel Layout Drum Channels KICK Triggers the head. SNARE, TOM1-4 Trigger the head, hold MORE to trigger the rim. HIHAT, CYMB1-3 Trigger the bow. MORE Used with other buttons for extended functions. Each button corresponds to the trigger input with the same name on the rear of the unit.
  • Page 10 Mode / Page UNIT Selects unit mode. Selects kit mode. PAGE UP Moves to the previous page. PAGE DOWN Moves to the next page. Unit mode and kit mode each have their own set of pages. The current page name is shown vertically on the right side of the LCD. Since the size is restricted to 4 characters, some page names are abbreviated.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    1 and 2, this can be changed on the UNIT-OUT page. Please note that the output of the DrumIt Five can be quite strong and that the sounds are often very rich in transients. A normal HiFi system might easily get damaged by this.

  • Page 12: Kit Select

    Bank Select When holding down the KIT button at startup, one can choose which kit bank file to open. Press PREV or NEXT to select a dkit file, then press OPEN. By default the DrumIt.dkit file is opened. Kit Select The kit program can be changed on the KIT-PROG page.

  • Page 13: Connecting

    Connecting Block Diagram The DrumIt Five internal architecture is best described by the organization of all pages and their function as shown in the block diagram here below. It shows the signal flow from trigger input to audio output (MIDI and other data signals are shown with dotted lines).
  • Page 14 Connection Example The picture below shows one possible way of connecting the DrumIt Five. Of course many other configurations are possible. Some of the inputs or outputs can be reconfigured to match other types of connection (see the UNIT-TRIG and UNIT-OUT pages). The snare and tom inputs can be split to connect 2 pads to each input for a total of 15 independent triggers.

  • Page 15: Files

    Kit Bank The DrumIt.dkit file holds the unit data, a bank of 100 kits and the kit program table. The unit data are for the whole DrumIt Five (common to all kits) including a reference to the metronome drum file. The data for each kit consist of 15 drum channels and common data like the equaliser, effect and accompaniment.
  • Page 16 Single Kit Each dkit file of 1536 bytes, holds the data for one kit. They appear alphabetically ordered after kit program 100. They function exactly as a kit in the kit bank except that the kit name is taken from the file name.

  • Page 17: Editing

    Modes The mode is selected with the UNIT or KIT button. Unit mode holds all parameters relating to the whole DrumIt Five unit (common to all kits) and kit mode holds parameters specific to each of the 100 kits. Pages Each mode has several pages selected with the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons.

  • Page 18: Page Reference

    Introduction This chapter contains a complete description of all pages and parameters in the DrumIt Five unit. Note that pages marked with a * have parameters with individual settings for each drum channel. Some parameters have an arrow after their name. It indicates that...
  • Page 19 Kit-Program (select) PROGRAM (lower left parameter) selects the kit program. Single kits appear alphabetically ordered after program 100. Click and turn to select by initial letter, click again to select kit by kit. SAVE enables to edit the kit name and select the program location before saving (please make sure save is enabled on the UNIT-PREF page).
  • Page 20 Kit-Program (save) PROGRAM (lower left parameter) selects the program location for the kit to be saved, copied, moved or swapped (see below). SAVE (same program location) saves the kit and returns to program select. KEY changes the character at the cursor position. Click to insert a space.
  • Page 21 Kit-Drum (per channel) FILE / FOLD selects the drum sound to be triggered on this channel. The folder name is shown on the 1st line and the file name on the 2nd line. Click to change between file or folder browsing. The parameter value shows the ordinal number of each.
  • Page 22 Kit-Envelope (per channel) SOUND selects between different types of sound within a drum file. After selecting a new file (KIT-DRUM-FILE) all sound types are active with a default zone mapping. Selecting another combination will divide the sound types evenly over all zones. It allows for example to assign any of the bell, ride or crash sounds of a cymbal to the rim of a pad.
  • Page 23 Kit-Volume (per channel) EQ selects if the drum channel passes through the equaliser or not. It is only available when the KIT-EQ-BUS parameter is set to Drum. (Note: the channel direct out does not pass through the equaliser.) FX sets the effect send volume. This is taken after the main volume (so called post-fader).
  • Page 24 Kit-Equaliser CURVE shows the frequency response of the equaliser. Press to reset the eq to a flat curve, press again to restore the previous settings (convenient for comparing sounds with and without eq). FREQ sets the mid band frequency from 125 Hz to 8 kHz in 1 octave steps or for more precise control, click the MID dial and turn to sweep the frequency from 100 Hz to 10 kHz in 1/3 octave steps.
  • Page 25 Kit-Effect (echo) TYPE selects the effect type. LEFT sets the left delay time as a fraction of the total delay time. RIGHT sets the right delay time as a fraction of the total delay time. TIME sets the total delay time upto 1 sec. The Syn setting synchronizes the delay time with the tempo of the metronome.
  • Page 26 Kit-Effect (flanger) TYPE selects the effect type. RATE sets the modulation speed, it can be between 0.1 and 10 Hz. DEPTH controls the flanger intensity, it can be from 0 to 10. VOL sets the effect volume. Note that the volume in the mix is affected by the effect mix volume as well (UNIT-MIX page).
  • Page 27 Kit-Accompaniment (wave file) TYPE selects between a wave file or a metronome. PLAY / STOP starts or stops the wave file. FILE selects a wave file. All files are shown irrespective of the folder they are in. If the referenced wave file doesn't exist, there will be a ? mark instead of a file number.
  • Page 28 Kit-Accompaniment (metronome) TYPE selects between a wave file or a metronome. The metronome sound is common for all kits and can be selected on the UNIT-METR page. REP sets the repeat count. Either + (continuously), 1 or 2 bars. PLAY / STOP starts or stops the metronome. BAR sets the time signature.
  • Page 29 Unit-Mixer SAVE saves the unit settings including the mixer volumes (please make sure save is enabled on the UNIT-PREF page). A question mark next to SAVE indicates that settings have been changed. If one wants to reload the original settings, hold the MORE button and press UNDO.
  • Page 30 Unit-Trigger (per channel) TYPE should be set to match the connected trigger source. - Kick1 or 2: DrumIt kick pad with faster or slower response. - Pad8, 10 or 12: DrumIt snare and tom pads. - Rim: rim of the DrumIt pads. - Cym12 or 14: DrumIt cymbal pads with choke.
  • Page 31 Unit-HiHat Pedal CALIB calibrates the hihat. If a dash is shown, the hihat is not connected. A closed hihat symbol will blink if the hihat is not calibrated yet, otherwise press CALIB to start the calibration. Now loosen the hihat and let it rest on the hihat receiver. Press CALIB to store the closed position, now an open hihat symbol will blink.
  • Page 32 Unit-Interface (per channel) ZONES shows the amount of zones for each channel. It depends on the trigger type (see UNIT-TRIG) and corresponds to the amount of MIDI notes used. So if NOTE is E4 and ZONES is 4, the MIDI notes actually used are E4, F4, F#4 and G4.
  • Page 33 Unit-Output LINE can be Mono or Stereo. When mono, only the tip signal on the line input is used for both left and right. When stereo, the tip signal is left and the ring signal is right. VOL shows the volume of the LEVEL knob. SUB selects a combination of the mix channels for the submix bus.
  • Page 34 Unit-VU LINE IN shows the line input level. As the input does not have an analog volume control, the output level of the connected device must be set so the line input signal keeps below maximum. The mode of the input (mono or stereo) can be set on the UNIT-OUT page.
  • Page 35 Unit-Metronome FILE / FOLD selects the sound which is played by the metronome (see KIT-ACMP). The folder name is shown on the 1st line and the file name on the 2nd line. Click to change between file or folder browsing. The parameter value shows the ordinal number of each. If the referenced sound file doesn't exist, there will be no folder name and there will be a ? mark instead of a number.
  • Page 36 / off data. THRU can be On or Off. It selects if MIDI in data is passed on to MIDI out. This allows a MIDI master to control the DrumIt Five plus additional MIDI instruments connected to DrumIt Five. (Note: sysex messages will be passed on empty.)
  • Page 37 Unit-Preferences SAVE can be On or Off. This is valid in both unit and kit mode. VOL can be Bar showing the volume parameters with a bar graph or Num showing them with a numerical dB value as well. MIXER selects the way the faders are displayed on the UNIT-MIX page.
  • Page 38 Unit-Memory FOLDS shows the amount of folders (excl the root folder). FILES shows the amount of files in all folders. This is not the same as the amount of sound files, as it also includes the OS files plus any other files.
  • Page 39 Unit-Information SERNR is the DrumIt Five serial number. BOOT is the version of the boot program. OS is the version of the operating system.

  • Page 40: Utility Functions

    Utility Functions Boot Mode When DrumIt Five is powered on, the LCD will show the DrumIt signature, the serial number, the boot version and the Flash size. Directly after power up, one can select between USB mass storage mode, OS select mode or TEST mode. If no choice is made, the default DrumIt operating system will be loaded and normal operation begins.
  • Page 41 OS Update To update the operating system, download the latest OS file from the 2box web site. Connect the DrumIt Five with an USB cable to the host computer and start in USB mode. Then copy the new DrumItxyz.bin file (xyz being the version number) to the DrumIt Five root folder and restart (power off, power on).

  • Page 42: Addendum

    Addendum Specifications 10 dual-function trigger inputs (1/4" TRS) 1 stereo audio line input (1/4" TRS) 6 mono audio line outputs (1/4" TS) 1 stereo headphones output (1/4" TRS) USB 1.1 full-speed device MIDI in and out 20 x 4 character LCD 18 push buttons 3 rotary dials 1 volume knob...

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