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NOTE: T he D MC-‐7D c ontroller i s i dentical t o t he D MC-‐6D e xcept t hat t he " H" b utton i s l ocated b oth o n

the e xpander s witch j ack a nd o n t he f ar r ight b utton o f t he c ontroller.

The D MC-‐8D i s t he s ame a s t he D MC-‐6D w ith G a nd H b uttons o n t he f ar r ight o f t he c ontroller.

The D MC-‐6D h as s ix f ootswitches a nd t hree ¼ " j acks. T he f ootswitches i n t he f ront r ow a re A , B , a nd C f rom l eft

to r ight. T he b ack r ow h as t he D , E , a nd F s witches. P ressing a ny o f t hese b uttons w ill c ause t he D MC-‐6D t o s end

out a M IDI n ote. W hile y ou a re i n B ank 0 1, t he b uttons w ill s end M IDI n otes 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 1 0, a nd 1 1 f or b uttons A -‐F.

To c hange b anks, j ust p ress-‐hold t he C o r F s witches a t t he f ar r ight o f t he c ontroller. T he d isplay w ill s tart

blinking, i ndicating t hat t he D MC i s r eady t o c hange b anks. P ress C t o g o d own, o r p ress F t o g o u p o ne b ank.

You c an p ress-‐hold t he b ank b uttons t o s croll r apidly. O nce y ou r each t he b ank y ou w ant, j ust t ap a ny b utton

other t han t he b ank b uttons – A , B , D , o r E .

There i s o ne e xtra b ank y ou c an a ccess f rom a ny o ther b ank – t he " All A ccess" b ank. T o e nter A ll A ccess, j ust

press-‐hold a ny n on-‐bank b utton: A , B , D , o r E . W hen t he c ontroller i s i n t he A ll A ccess b ank, t he d isplay w ill

show " ALL" i n t he b ank i ndicator. T he A ll-‐Access b ank s ends M IDI n otes 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , a nd 5 f or b uttons A -‐F.

The E xpander S witch

The r ed j ack o n t he D MC-‐6D i s a t ip-‐ring-‐sleeve ( TRS) j ack t hat i s d esigned t o c onnect t o t he E xpander s witch.

The E xpander S witch h as t hree d ifferent o perating m odes, s o r ead a bout t hem h ere t o d ecide w hich w ould w ork

best f or y ou. I f y ou're n ot u sing t he E xpander S witch, y ou c an d isable t his i nput i n t he S etup m enu.

Mode A – t wo e xtra b uttons. I n t his m ode, t he E xpander S witch a lways s ends t he s ame t wo M IDI n otes: B utton

1 w ill s end M IDI n ote 1 26, a nd B utton 2 w ill s end M IDI n ote 1 27. T hese a re u seful f or f unctions t hat y ou w ant

all t he t ime, l ike t he S top b utton o r a T ap T empo c ommand.

Mode B – b ank u p a nd d own. I n t his m ode, t he E xpander S witch w ill c hange t he b ank o n t he D MC-‐6D. T ap

Button 1 o n t he E xpander S witch t o g o d own o ne b ank, o r p ress B utton 2 t o g o u p o ne b ank.

Mode C – e ight-‐button m ode. I n t his m ode, t he E xpander S witch a dds t wo e xtra b uttons p er b ank! T he E xpander

Switch b uttons w ill n ow a ct a s B uttons G a nd H f or t he s elected b ank. N ote – i n e ight-‐button m ode, e ach b ank

has e ight d ifferent n otes b ut t here a re n ow o nly 1 5 b anks t otal. T his i s d ue t o a l imitation i n t he n umber o f

possible M IDI n otes.

Mode 4 – f our-‐button m ode. I n t his m ode, t he e xpander s witch i s d isabled a nd t he f ar r ight b uttons m imic t he

"Mode A " f unctionality. E ach b ank c ontains o nly f our m essages, a nd b uttons C a nd F s end M IDI n otes 1 26 a nd

127 i n a ll b anks.

Expression P edals

T he t wo b lack j acks o n t he r ear p anel o f t he D MC-‐6D a re t ip-‐ring-‐sleeve e xpression p edal i nputs. E xpression A

is o n t he r ight, B i s o n t he l eft w hen v iewing t he D MC-‐6D d isplay.

Tip = 0 -‐5V s ignal

Ring = 5 V

Sleeve = G round

The e xpression i nputs a re c ompatible w ith t he R oland E V-‐5, t he M ission E P-‐1, a nd m any o ther p opular

expression p edals. I f y ou're n ot s ure a bout a p articular e xpression p edal, p lease f eel f ree t o c ontact u s a t

Disaster A rea D esigns.

The E xpression p edals s end M IDI C C, w hich c an b e c onfigured i n t he S etup m enu.