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  • Page 1 DrumIt Five User Manual OS Version 0.36...
  • Page 2 Copyright 2box AB 2009. 2box and DrumIt Five are trademarks of 2box AB Sweden Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. PAGE 2...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction 2. Getting Started 3. Rear Panel 4. Top Panel 5. Editing 6. Pages and Parameters 7. Boot and OS 8. Signal Routing 9. Specifications 10. Glossary PAGE 3...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction DrumIt Five is an open sound drum unit featuring upto 15 independent trigger inputs, 8 audio outputs and 4 GB Flash memory for sound storage. Together with the DrumIt Five pads and rack stand, it becomes a complete electronic drum system giving the user an experience which is very close to playing an acoustic drum set.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    2. Getting Started Depending on the pads being connected, the trigger settings might have to be changed, this is done on the Unit-Trig page. The factory trigger settings are configured for usage with DrumIt pads. How to set up and connect these is explained in a separate manual. Most importantly, the hihat has to be calibrated.

  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    The USB version is 1.1 full-speed (12 Mbits / sec), compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0 hosts. The DrumIt Five is implemented as a standard USB Mass Storage Device, so no device drivers are needed for the major operating systems. When connected to a host computer, the DrumIt Five will appear as an external storage device.
  • Page 7 3. Rear Panel The SNARE and TOM inputs can be used to connect 5 additional triggers for a total of 15 independent trigger inputs. Use a split cable (Y cable) with a stereo TRS jack on one end, to the trigger input, and 2 mono TS jacks on the other end, to 2 separate pads.

  • Page 8: Top Panel

    4. Top Panel Drum Channels On the left side of the panel there are 10 drum channel buttons: KICK, SNARE, HIHAT, TOM1 to TOM4 and CYMB1 to CYMB3 (collectively called the CHANNEL buttons). They each correspond to the trigger input with the same name on the rear of the unit. The names refer to the suggested function, however the drum channel can hold any kind of sound.
  • Page 9 4. Top Panel Page Display The page LCD, with the PAGE-UP and PAGE-DOWN buttons to the right, shows the current page name in a vertically way. Since its size is restricted to 4 characters, some page names are abbreviated. Miscellaneous On the top-left there is a MIDI-USB indicator.

  • Page 10: Editing

    Editing any settings in the DrumIt Five is very straightforward. Select a mode and page, then press a DATA button or turn a DATA dial to set the parameter value. All DrumIt Five parameters are organized this way and can therefore easily be referenced by their mode, page and parameter.

  • Page 11: Pages And Parameters

    6. Pages and Parameters Here follows a description of all pages and parameters in the DrumIt Five unit. Note that some pages have parameters with individual settings for each drum channel. A plus sign after a parameter name in the description is actualy an arrow on the LCD. Please note, not all parameters are fully functional, this will be fixed in release version 1.00.
  • Page 12 6. Pages and Parameters Kit-Program (Load) The left DATA dial selects the drum kit program. When it is turned, Load? will appear below the left DATA button. When auto load is selected (see Unit-Pref-Load), the kit is loaded after half a second timeout.Otherwise one can press the DATA button to load, or press the KIT button to return to the previous program.
  • Page 13 6. Pages and Parameters Kit-Program (Save) The left DATA dial selects the destination for the program to be saved. Save saves the program at the selected destination and returns to program load. Press the KIT button to return without saving. Pos sets the cursor position.
  • Page 14 6. Pages and Parameters Kit-Drum (Channel) Drum 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. If the name includes spaces, they are displayed as underscores to keep the name together.
  • Page 15 6. Pages and Parameters Kit-envelope (Channel) Attack sets the time it takes to reach the default sound level. Decay sets the time it takes to fade away. Bal sets the balance for stereo sounds. Pressing the DATA button resets the balance to center, click and turn the DATA dial to adjust the balance between left and right.
  • Page 16 6. Pages and Parameters Kit-Song Song selects an audio track to play along with. Time shows the total playing time (min:sec). Vol sets the channel volume. Note that the channel volume to the mix is affected by the mix fader as well. Once or Loop is not implemented yet.
  • Page 17 6. Pages and Parameters Unit-Mixer K-S-H, T-C-P and I-F-S select the 3 volume faders to be controlled by the DATA dials. The faders are represented by the first letter of their name. Plus signs between the letters indicate the selected faders, their full names are shown above the 3 DATA dials. The FxRet fader is not functional yet.
  • Page 18 6. Pages and Parameters Unit-Trigger (Channel) Type should be set to match the connected trigger source. Gain should be set so the hardest hit just lights up the top trigger indicator. The maximum gain is 24 dB. From 12 dB and upwards, the threshold is automatically increased to avoid stray triggering.
  • Page 19 6. Pages and Parameters Unit-Configuration (Channel) Chan selects the MIDI channel on which to receive and transmit note on and off messages. The last selection is the common MIDI channel (see Unit-MIDI-Chan) indicated with an asterisk. Note selects the MIDI note for the note on and off messages. If the associated trigger type has more than one zone (like cup, bow and edge), the additional zones are mapped onto consecutive higher notes.
  • Page 20 6. Pages and Parameters Unit-VU The VU meters show the actual peak signal level on the audio inputs and outputs. To maintain optimum signal quality, it is recommended to keep these signals reasonably high, however, to avoid clipping make sure the top VU segment isn’t lit too often. Each segment on the VU meter represents 6dB.
  • Page 21 6. Pages and Parameters Unit-Output Fader selects the mixer fader to be edited. Name allows the fader name to be edited. Turn the DATA dial to change the character at the cursor. Click the DATA dial to increment the cursor position. Input can be mono, stereo or balanced.
  • Page 22 6. Pages and Parameters Unit-Preferences Load selects the options for loading a kit program. When automatic, the kit will load after half a second timeout. When manual, one has to press Load on the Kit-Program page to load a different kit. Save is always on regardless of which option is selected.
  • Page 23 6. Pages and Parameters Unit-Pads The pad bar graphs show the input signal on the trigger inputs. The snare and toms have 2 input signals, one from the tip and one from the ring. The input signals are shown before gain adjustement.
  • Page 24 6. Pages and Parameters Unit-MIDI PrChg (Program Change) can be on or off. This is valid for both receive and transmit. Thru is not functional. Local can be on or off. When off it disables the triggers to the internal sounds to avoid double triggering when an external sequencer echos note on / off data.
  • Page 25 6. Pages and Parameters Unit-Memory Folder shows the amount of folders. 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 not recognized as DrumIt sound or song files. Total is the Flash memory size.
  • Page 26 6. Pages and Parameters 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 26...

  • Page 27: Boot And Os

    If attached properly the status will be USB Connected. One can now copy files between the host computer and the DrumIt Five. The letters R and W indicate read and write activity, do not disconnect during this time, as this will result in data corruption. To update the operating system, simply copy the new DrumItXYZ.bin file (XYZ being the version number)

  • Page 28: Signal Routing

    8. Signal Routing Inputs There are 17 stereo sound sources: - 15 drum channels (kick, snare, hihat, 4 toms, 3 cymbals plus 5 rim / percussion channels), - 1 song track, - 1 line input. All 15 trigger input signals can be monitored on the Unit-Pads page. The line input level can be monitored on the Unit-VU page.
  • Page 29 8. Signal Routing Schematic Here below is a schematic of the signal routing. The main parameters are described with a letter and the page on which to find them. The assignment of a channel to a particular output (or output pair) and mix fader is programmable, the illustration below just shows one possible setup.

  • Page 30: Specifications

    9. 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 - MIDI in and out - 20 x 4 character LCD - 18 push buttons - 3 rotary dials...

  • Page 31: Glossary

    10. Glossary deciBell Volume Unit Alternating Current Direct Current Ligth Emitting Diode Liquid Crystal Display Tip Sleeve connector (tip = signal, sleeve = ground) Tip Ring Sleeve con. (tip = left/hot, ring = right/cold, sleeve = gnd) Balanced audio connector (1 = ground, 2 = hot, 3 = cold) Universal Serial Bus MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface...
  • Page 32 Copyright 2box AB 2009. 2box and DrumIt Five are trademarks of 2box AB Sweden Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. PAGE 32...

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