Disaster Area Designs DPC.micro User manual

user manual
v1.00 11/04/2019
DPC.micro
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
This part is pretty simple! Tap the footswitches labeled A, B, and C to change the status of the
A, B, and C loops. That’s pretty much it - three loops, no waiting.
Tap the footswitches to engage or
bypass each loop.
The loop state is indicated by the LED
next to each footswitch.
Hold the C (SAVE) footswitch to save
the current loop settings to the last
active preset.
HOLD
Tap the footswitches to select a
preset. ALL LEDs will ash red, then
the current preset will light in WHITE.
Tap the current preset to load preset
zero (bypass or favorite.)
LOOP MODE
Hold the A (MODE) footswitch to
switch between LOOP and PRESET
modes.
HOLD
PRESET MODE
If you’re using the DPC.micro with a MIDI controller, we recommend you keep it in Loop
Mode. This will allow you to see the current loop states, as well as override the loop controls
if desired.

cOnfIguratIOn
The DPC.micro has two conguration modes: MIDI and Display. To enter a conguration
mode, power on the DPC.micro and then hold the relevant button after the LEDs start
ashing.
DISPLAY CONFIGURATION - HOLD B.
Tap each footswitch to set the LED color used in LOOP MODE.
Hold any footswitch to set the LED Brightness.
Power o to save.
HOLD
TAP
SET LED COLOR
SET BRIGHTNESS
MIDI CONFIGURATION - HOLD C.
Tap footswitch A to set the MIDI Chain ID.
RED = 0, GREEN = 1, BLUE = 2, ORANGE = 3.
Tap footswitch B to set the automatic pop reduction.
OFF = disable, RED = low, GREEN = medium, BLUE = high.
Send a MIDI program change message from your controller to
set the DPC MIDI channel.
Power o to save.
TAP
SET MIDI CHAIN
C LED FLASHES
FACTORY RESET: Hold both the A and C buttons at power on 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’s 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
SET POP STOP