Disaster Area Design DPC.micro NS User manual

user manual
v1.00 11/11/2019
DPC.micro NS
compact programmable eects switcher

Ins and Outs
IntrOductIOn
Thank you for your interest in the DPC.micro Programmable Eects Switcher.
The DPC.micro packs three true-bypass eects loops into a small footprint, adding in MIDI
control and preset capability for good measure. Each loop may be individually controlled
using the footswitches on the DPC.micro or by MIDI remote control. You can also save your
favorite eects loop settings to preset combinations for later recall.
Most of the connections to the DPC.micro are located on the rear panel of the device as
shown below.
The white jacks on the rear panel serve as input and output connections. Plug your instru-
ment into the white jack nearest to the power jack, and plug your amplier into the white jack
next to the USB port.
The remaining jacks connect to your pedals. The black jacks are the eects sends, which
should connect to the input of each pedal. The red jacks are the returns, and connect to the
output of each pedal.
Connect your pedals as shown in the diagram above. Make sure to engage all of your pedals
in the loops! The DPC.micro can bypass and engage them remotely only if the pedals are
powered on and engaged.
The bypass state of each loop will be shown on the DPC.micro, but the LEDs on the looped
pedals themselves will not change.

cOntrOllIng YOur Pedals
The main control method for the DPC.micro NS is MIDI. Please consult the MIDI Control sec-
tion on the next page for full details.
In some cases you may wish to manually control the DPC.micro NS, for preset editing or over-
riding MIDI control. We have included a convenient button on the side of the unit for manual
control.
Tap the LOOP SEL switch to cycle
through the eight dierent possible
loop combinations.
The loop states are indicated by the
LED next to each footswitch.
Hold the LOOP SEL / SAVE switch to
save the current loop selection to the
last received MIDI preset.
HOLD
LOOP SELECTION
ALL OFF
A & B
B
A
C
A & B & C
B & C
A & C
LOOP SELECTION ORDER
SAVING A PRESET

cOnfIguratIOn
To enter a conguration mode, power on the DPC.micro and then hold LOOP SEL switch after
the LEDs start ashing.
CONFIGURATION MENU
Tap the LOOP SEL switch to set the MIDI Chain ID. LED A will
indicate the current chain ID (red is default.)
RED = 0, GREEN = 1, BLUE = 2, ORANGE = 3.
Hold the LOOP SEL switch to set the automatic pop
reduction. LED B will indicate the current reduction setting
(o is default.)
OFF = disable, RED = low, GREEN = medium, BLUE = high.
Send a MIDI program change message from your controller to
set the DPC MIDI channel.
TAP TO SET
MIDI CHAIN
C LED FLASHES
FACTORY RESET: Enter cong mode, then hold down the LOOP SEL switch for 5 seconds to clear all preset
data and conguration. The factory default settings are MIDI channel 16, Chain ID 0, Pop reduction OFF,
RED / GREEN / BLUE LEDs, Brightness 4.
MIdI cOntrOl
There are three ways to control the DPC.micro using MIDI.
The simplest way is to send a program change ranging from 120 to 127. Each program change corresponds
to a dierent unique loop setting, and will never change.
120: No loops active 124: C active
121: A active 125: A & C active
122: B active 126: B & C active
123: A & B active 127: A & B & C active
You can also save your own loop combinations to the internal memory of the DPC.micro, and load them
using MIDI program changes 0-119.
Send a MIDI program change from your controller on the DPC.micro MIDI channel. The DPC will load the
contents of its memory. To edit, use the Loop mode on the DPC.micro to change the loop assignments and
then hold the C (SAVE) footswitch. The DPC.micro will save the new data in the current memory location.
The nal way to control the DPC.micro is to send MIDI CC messages. MIDI CC 50, 51, and 52 control the A,
B, and C loops respectively. Send a value from 0-63 to turn the loop OFF, or a value from 64-127 to turn the
loop ON.
If more than one DPC.micro is used in the same system, you can use the MIDI Chain ID function in the DPC
setup to move the range of the MIDI CC values. This allows up to four DPC.micro to share the same MIDI
channel and still have each loop be individually accessible from your MIDI controller.
Chain ID 0 (RED) 1 (GRN) 2 (BLU) 3 (ORG)
Loop A CC 50 53 56 59
Loop B CC 51 54 57 60
Loop C CC 52 55 58 61
HOLD TO SET
POP STOP