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Disaster!Area!Designs!
DMC.6D!Quick!Start!Guide!
Universal!Firmware!
Rev!1.6!
August!2014!
Firmware!v2.05!(DMC.6D!/!DMC.7D)!
Firmware!v2.06!(DMC.8D)!
!
Thank!you!for!purchasing!a!DMC.6D!controller!!!The!DMC.6D!is!a!compact!MIDI!controller!designed!to!help!you!
get!the!most!out!of!your!live!rig.!!The!DMC.6D!comes!factory.programmed!with!firmware!designed!to!send!MIDI!
messages!that!control!a!variety!of!MIDI!devices,!and!is!pre.programmed!to!control!the!Strymon!Timeline,!
Mobius,!and!BigSky.!!A!fourth!configurable!MIDI!channel!is!available!for!sending!commands!to!another!device.!
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Please&Note&that&the&DMC.7D&controller&is&identical&to&the&DMC.6D&in&all&respects&save&the&physical&
dimensions&and&the&extra&button&on&the&DMC.7D.&&The&extra&button&fulfills&the&function&of&the&Expander&
Switch&Button&G&(see&Expander&Switch&Details&below.)&
The&DMC.8D&incorporates&the&Expander&Switch&buttons&on&the&far&right&of&the&controller.&&Like&the&DMC.
7D,&it&is&otherwise&identical&to&the&DMC.6D.&
Device&Setup&
!
To!configure!your!devices!to!work!you!may!need!to!adjust!their!MIDI!settings.!
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On!Strymon!devices,!enter!the!Globals!menu!by!holding!the!PARAMS!encoder.!!On!Eventide!devices,!access!the!
MIDI!menu.!!The!menu!access!varies!by!device;!consult!your!device!manual!for!details.!
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Timeline&
BYPASS&
&&
LPEXIT&
&&
MIDICH&
&&
MIDICT&
&&
MIDIPA&
&&
MIDITH&
Mobius&
BYPASS&
&&
MIDICH&
&&
MIDICT&
&&
MIDIPA&
&&
MIDITH&
DMCP6D&Buttons&and&Connections&
BUFBYP&
BigSky&
PLAY&
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1&
&&
OFF&
&&
OFF&
&&
ON&
H9&/&Space& RECV&CH&
TRUEBYP&
Timefactor& RECV&CTL&
2&
&&
OFF&
&&
OFF&
&&
ON&
&&
QUICK&START&
BYPASS&
BUFBYP&
MIDICH&
3&
MIDICT&
OFF&
MIDIPA&
OFF&
MIDITH&
ON&
&&
PEDAL&
C42&
TAP&
C64&
RECV&MAP& &&
BYPASS&
!
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DMC$6D&
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  • Page 1 DMC$6D& Disaster!Area!Designs! DMC.6D!Quick!Start!Guide! QUICK&START& Universal!Firmware! Rev!1.6! August!2014! Firmware!v2.05!(DMC.6D!/!DMC.7D)! Firmware!v2.06!(DMC.8D)! Thank!you!for!purchasing!a!DMC.6D!controller!!!The!DMC.6D!is!a!compact!MIDI!controller!designed!to!help!you! get!the!most!out!of!your!live!rig.!!The!DMC.6D!comes!factory.programmed!with!firmware!designed!to!send!MIDI! messages!that!control!a!variety!of!MIDI!devices,!and!is!pre.programmed!to!control!the!Strymon!Timeline,! Mobius,!and!BigSky.!!A!fourth!configurable!MIDI!channel!is!available!for!sending!commands!to!another!device.! Please&Note&that&the&DMC.7D&controller&is&identical&to&the&DMC.6D&in&all&respects&save&the&physical& dimensions&and&the&extra&button&on&the&DMC.7D.&&The&extra&button&fulfills&the&function&of&the&Expander& Switch&Button&G&(see&Expander&Switch&Details&below.)& The&DMC.8D&incorporates&the&Expander&Switch&buttons&on&the&far&right&of&the&controller.&&Like&the&DMC. 7D,&it&is&otherwise&identical&to&the&DMC.6D.& Device&Setup& To!configure!your!devices!to!work!you!may!need!to!adjust!their!MIDI!settings.! On!Strymon!devices,!enter!the!Globals!menu!by!holding!the!PARAMS!encoder.!!On!Eventide!devices,!access!the! MIDI!menu.!!The!menu!access!varies!by!device;!consult!your!device!manual!for!details.! Timeline& BYPASS& BUFBYP& BigSky& BYPASS& BUFBYP& && LPEXIT& PLAY& && MIDICH& 3& && MIDICH& 1& && MIDICT& OFF& &&...

  • Page 2: Preset&Modes

    Preset&Modes& & The!DMC.6D!has!up!to!THIRTY!(30)!preset!modes.!!Each!mode!contains!four!presets,!accessed!with!buttons!A,!B,!! D,!E.!!The!maximum!number!of!scrolling!banks!may!be!reduced!using!the!Setup!Menu.! The!display!shows!the!currently!selected!bank!and!preset.!!If!no!preset!is!selected,!the!display!shows!only!the! current!bank.! In!addition!to!the!saved!presets,!an!additional!MIDI!program!change!message!is!sent!for!each!preset!using!the! fourth!MIDI!channel.!!These!program!change!messages!are!fixed!–!0!A!sends!MIDI!Program!1,!0!B!sends!Program! 2,!etc.! Pressing!the!button!for!the!currently!selected!preset!bypasses!all!connected!devices.!!Pressing!the!current!preset! also!sends!MIDI!program!change!0!on!the!fourth!MIDI!channel.! Holding!a!button!in!the!preset!modes!saves!the!currently!selected!MIDI!patches!to!a!preset!on!that!button.!!The! MIDI!patches!must!be!selected!using!Scrolling!mode,!if!patches!are!selected!on!the!MIDI!devices!themselves,!the! DMC!will!not!save!the!presets!correctly.! Tapping!Button!F!advances!upwards!the!preset!modes.!!Tapping!Button!C!advances!downwards!through!the! preset!modes.! Holding!Button!F!in!the!preset!mode!enters!Scrolling!mode.!!Holding!Button!E!in!the!preset!mode!enters!Looper! Mode.! Expander&Switch&/&DMC.7D&/&DMC.8D&Only:& Tapping!button!G!activates!the!Tap!Tempo!Function.!!Tap!tempo!sends!MIDI!messages!to!the!devices!on!MIDI! Channels!1,!2,!and!4,!as!well!as!sending!a!MIDI!note!on!channel!16!(see!the!MIDI!NOTE!option!for!more!details.)!! Tap!Tempo!does!not!send!to!MIDI!channel!3!/!BigSky.! Holding!Button!G!activates!the!“Freeze”!or!“Hold”!Function.!!The!Freeze!function!sends!on!MIDI!channel!3!/! BigSky!only.!!This!is!designed!to!activate!the!“freeze”!or!“inifinite”!reverb!on!the!BigSky.!!The!freeze!will!remain! activated!until!Button!G!is!held!a!second!time,!or!until!another!preset!for!MIDI!channel!3!is!selected!in!either! scrolling!or!preset!mode.! Tapping!Button!H!(Expander!Switch!or!DMC.8D!only)!activates!the!“Favorite”!preset.! Holding!Button!H!stores!the!currently!selected!program!mappings!on!MIDI!channels!1,!2,!3!(DMC.6D!/!DMC.7D)! and!4!(DMC.8D!only)!to!the!Favorite!slot.!
  • Page 3 Scrolling!Mode! & Scrolling!mode!allows!advancing!through!the!patches!on!all!connected!devices.! “A”!device!.!Buttons!A!and!D!step!up!and!down!through!patches!on!MIDI!Channel!1!(Timeline)! “B”!device!.!Buttons!B!and!E!step!up!and!down!through!patches!on!MIDI!Channel!2!(Mobius)! “C”!device!.!Buttons!C!and!F!step!up!and!down!through!patches!on!MIDI!Channel!3!(BigSky)! DMC.8D&ONLY:& “D”!device!.!Buttons!G!and!H!step!up!and!down!through!patches!on!MIDI!Channel!4!(H9!/!Factor.)! Holding!Button!C!resets!all!three!devices!to!program!0!/!00A.! Holding!Button!F!exits!scrolling!mode.! Stepping!down!one!patch!from!program!0!/!00A!will!bypass!the!selected!device.!!The!display!shows!the! currently!selected!device!and! .!!Saving!a!preset!with!the!device!in!the!bypass!state!will!cause!that!device!to! be!set!to!the!bypass!state!when!the!preset!is!recalled!later.! Stepping!down!one!patch!from!bypass!will!set!the!DMC.6D!/!7D!to!the!“don’t!care”!status!for!the!selected!device.!! The!display!will!show!the!currently!selected!device!and! .!!Saving!a!preset!with!the!device!in!the!“don’t!care”! status!will!cause!no!message!to!be!sent!to!that!device.!!The!“don’t!care”!setting!allows!mapping!a!preset!that!only! affects!some!of!the!connected!pedals,!not!all.! & &...

  • Page 4: Looper&Mode

    Looper&Mode & & & Sends&messages&on&MIDI&CHANNEL&1&ONLY& & & Button!A!–!Looper!Record!/!Overdub! rec! Display!shows! Button!B!–!Looper!Play!/!Stop! play! stop Display!shows! Button!C!–!Looper!Undo!/!Redo!(hold!for!Looper!Pre!/!Post)! undo redo post Display!flashes! !or! !or! !for!½!second! Button!D!–!Looper!Half.Speed! Button!E!–!Looper!Reverse! Display!alternates!between!current!looper!status!and! Button!F!–!Tap!to!exit!Looper!Mode! MIDI&Note&Option:& The!DMC.6D!/!DMC.7D!may!be!used!to!send!MIDI!notes!to!a!sequencer!or!DAW!application!to!launch!clips!or! control!other!automatable!parameters.!!If!MIDI!Note!Setup!is!set!to!“A,”!the!DMC.6D!will!send!one!MIDI!note!per! preset!enabled,!plus!one!additional!note!when!the!tap!tempo!button!is!pressed.!!If!MIDI!Note!Setup!is!set!to!“B,”! all!of!the!notes!in!the!“A”!mode!are!sent!plus!one!additional!note!when!the!current!preset!is!bypassed.! These!MIDI!notes!are!all!sent!on!MIDI!channel!16,!and!are!sent!to!both!the!USB!MIDI!port!and!the!5.pin!DIN!MIDI! port.!!If!a!preset!is!mapped!to!“don’t!care”!for!all!three!device!channels!(A,!B,!C,)!then!that!preset!may!be!used!to! send!only!MIDI!notes.! MIDI&Remote&Control:& The!DMC.6D!is!capable!of!receiving!program!changes!from!a!MIDI!master!over!USB.!!If!the!DMC.6D!receives!a! program!change!on!MIDI!channel!16,!it!will!update!its!display!to!indicate!the!preset!just!received.!!Sending!MIDI! program!change!0!will!cause!the!DMC!to!enter!bypass!mode,!and!sending!program!change!126!will!load!the! Favorite!preset.!!Program!changes!1.121!load!the!presets!in!banks!1.30.!!Other!program!changes!are!ignored.! The&Expander&Switch& The!red!jack!on!the!DMC.6D!/!7D!is!a!tip.ring.sleeve!(TRS)!jack!that!is!designed!to!connect!to!the!Expander! switch.!!!

  • Page 5: Expression&Pedals

    Button F during the power-on test. The display will scroll “setup.” Configuration Options: Tap Buttons A, B, D, or E on the DMC-6D to select a setting. Tap Button C or Button D to increase or decrease the current value. Press-hold Button E to save – the display will flash “SAUE.”...

  • Page 6: Midi!Specifications

    MIDI!Specifications! Mode& Button& Message& Channel& & Looper& A& Note&0& 1& Record& && B& Note&2& 1& Play& && Note&4& 1& Stop& && & C& Note&7& 1& Undo& && Note&9& 1& Redo& && & (Hold&C)& CC96& 1& Pre&/&Post& && D& Note&16& 1& HalfPSpeed& &&...

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