Audiothingies Doctor A Installation and operating instructions

Audiothingies Doctor A MANUAL ADDENDUM V1.1
Congratulations and thanks for purchasing Doctor A
This file is an addendum to the uick start manual originally shipped with your Doctor A
It describes features added with firmware updates
Firmware update requirements
To update your Doctor A, you will need:
1 – The firmware file itself (a SYSEX file *.syx)
2 – A computer running a software capable of sending SYSEX files
On Windows, we recommend Bome SendSX (https://www.bome.com/products/sendsx) and on
Mac OS, we recommend Snoize Sysex Librarian (https://www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/)
3 – A USB MIDI interface and a standard MIDI cable
Updating the firmware
1 – Connect your MIDI cable from the MIDI interface’s MIDI output port to Doctor A’s MIDI
input port
2 – Start your computer, your SYSEX management software and load the SYSEX file
3 – Power Doctor A while pressing DELAY + REVERB until the 2 corresponding LEDs are
turned ON
4 – Send the SYSEX file, TAP LED should turn ON immediately and the 4 SETUP LEDs will
turn ON alternatively to show that the SYSEX file is being received and processed
5 – At the end of the transfer, all LEDs will blink and Doctor A will restart
NB: it may be unresponsive for a couple seconds, formating and writing factory stuff to memory
if needed
Troubleshooting
Some USB MIDI interfaces behave weirdly with long SYSEX commands such as the Doctor A
firmware file and won’t complete the update letting Doctor A in a “dead” state. If this occurs, just
restart the whole procedure, and reduce the MIDI sending speed / buffer size in your software.
This is not a Doctor A or software problem, but really a USB MIDI interface issue.

[1.1] Memory Recall
V1.1 introduces a new memory system of 1 + 7 banks containing 8 memory slots each.
The first bank’ slots only stores delay + reverb types and no other settings are stored (this is
the V1.0 behavior: pot position is not saved, or “LIVE” mode).
The 7 following banks slots are regular presets, every single parameter is stored, except Delay
and Reverb On/Off status.
[1.1] oading a bank
Hold TAP button, after 0,5 seconds, the 4 SETUP/RECALL buttons will show the active bank.
To switch bank, use the 4 SETUP/RECALL buttons. 2 layers with 4 banks each are available.
Switch between the 2 layers by holding one of the 4 SETUP/RECA buttons.
NB: Once a bank is selected, preset 1 within that bank is auto-loaded
[1.1] oading a preset
To load a preset, use the 4 SETUP/RECALL buttons. 2 layers with 4 presets each are
available. Switch between the 2 layers by holding one of the 4 SETUP/RECA buttons.
[1.1] Saving a preset
Saving a preset is possible only in banks 2 to 8.
Bank 1’s “presets” are auto saved.
To save a preset (assuming you are already in banks 2 to 8):
1 – Hold (and maintain) TAP and uickly hold DELAY + REVERB until both LEDs are blinking
2 – Release DELAY + REVERB (keep TAP engaged)
3 – Select destination by using the 4 SETUP/RECALL buttons (keep TAP engaged)
4 – To confirm, press DELAY+REVERB until LEDs stop blinking (keep TAP engaged)
5 – To abort, just release buttons
NB: you cannot change bank while saving

[1.1] MIDI Control
Doctor A now responds to program changes and control changes on MIDI channel 16
[1.1] MIDI CC Map
Parameter CC Value
Delay time 12 0 – 127
Delay feedback 13 0 – 127
Delay modulation 14 0 – 127
Delay level 15 0 – 127
Delay HPF 16 0 – 127
Delay LPF 17 0 – 127
Reverb delay level 18 0 – 127
Reverb HPF 19 0 – 127
Reverb LPF 20 0 – 127
Reverb predelay 21 0 – 127
Reverb decay 22 0 – 127
Reverb modulation 23 0 – 127
Reverb level 24 0 – 127
Delay ping pong L/R offset 25 0 – 127
Delay modulation speed 26 0 – 127
Delay Tap Tempo 64 127
Delay OFF/ON (absolute) 102 0: OFF – 127: ON
Reverb OFF/ON (absolute) 103 0: OFF – 127: ON
Delay OFF/ON (alternate) 104 127 (turns OFF if FX is ON, ON if FX is OFF)
Reverb OFF/ON (alternate) 105 127 (turns OFF if FX is ON, ON if FX is OFF)