Disaster Area Designs SMARTClock Gen3 User Manual - Page 7

Browse online or download pdf User Manual for Controller Disaster Area Designs SMARTClock Gen3. Disaster Area Designs SMARTClock Gen3 9 pages.

Print Page

Setting Up the SMARTClock Gen3

The SMARTClock Gen3 is set up from the factory to control 4 tap tempo devices, and to respond to incoming MIDI messages on

channel 16.

To change the device settings, power the SMARTClock off and back on, then hold the Edit Knob down when the display scrolls

DISASTER AREA. The display should scroll SETUP, at which point it is safe to release the Edit Knob.

To navigate the Setup menu, rotate the Edit Knob to select the item to conﬁgure, then tap the Edit Knob to select. Turn the Edit Knob to

change the item, then press the Edit Knob again to return to the menu. When you are done making changes, hold the Edit Knob to

save your settings. The SMARTClock will remember its settings when powered off. After you have saved your settings, power the

SMARTClock off and on again to fully load in the new conﬁguration.

Setup Menu Items:

PRST:

sets the maximum number of tempo presets the SMARTClock can access, from 0 to 127.

P CH:

sets the MIDI channel that the SMARTClock will use to control an external MIDI device. OFF or 1-16.

TAPA:

sets the conﬁguration of tap output A. N-O (normally open), N-C (normally closed, for Boss devices, or TOGG (remote switch)

TAPB: sets the conﬁguration of tap output B. N-O (normally open), N-C (normally closed, for Boss devices, or TOGG (remote switch)

MJ C:

sets the conﬁguration of MultiJack C. N-O, N-C, TOGG, MIDI output, nCLK MIDI output without clock, FTAP (tap footswitch),

FPRE (preset footswitch)

MJ D:

sets the conﬁguration of MultiJack D. N-O, N-C, TOGG, MIDI output, nCLK MIDI output without clock, FTAP (tap footswitch),

FPRE (preset footswitch)

T DP:

sets the resolution of the BPM control using the Edit Knob. 1.0 adjusts by +/- 1 BPM, 0.5 adjusts by +/- 0.5 BPM.

TLEN:

sets the amount of time the tap outputs will stay active for each tap. Larger values correspond to longer times.

Ranges from 0-6.

D BRT: sets the brightness of the display and LEDs. Ranges from 0-9.

InCH:

sets the MIDI channel that the SMARTClock will receive incoming messages. OFF disables the MIDI input, or 1-16.

NAME: enables preset names. OFF, FOUR (shows ﬁrst 4 of name), SCRL (scrolls name then shows preset number) SCR4 (scrolls

name and shows the ﬁrst 4 of name).

PROT: enables memory protection. If PROT is ON, the SMARTClock will not allow the user to accidentally overwrite presets.

DUMP: allows the user to dump the conﬁguration and presets using MIDI Sysex. Currently unsupported.

FACT: allows the user to factory-reset the controller. To use, tap the edit knob, then rotate the knob until CFG, PRST, NAME, or ALL is

displayed. Tap the Edit Knob to reset the selected values. 

Disaster Area Designs

SMARTClock

Gen3