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Disaster Area Design SMARTClock User Manual

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Disaster!Area!Designs! SMARTClock! Quick!Start!Guide! Rev!1.04! May!2015! Firmware!v1.11b! !
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Connecting)the)SMARTClock)
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MIDI!Input:!!Connect!the!output!of!your!MIDI!controller!or!computer!to!this!input.!! ! MIDI!Output:!!Connect!this!output!to!the!input!of!your!first!MIDI!device.! ! Multi!Jack:!!Multipurpose!jack,!functions!as!tap!input,!tempo!output,!or!MIDI!output.! ! DC9V:! ! Power! supply! connection.! ! The! SMARTClock! requires! an! isolated! power! supply! capable! of!
providing!at!least!64mA!of!current,!at!9VDC! center! negative.!! Do!not!connect!the!SMARTClock!
to!power!supplies!rated!at!more!than!9VDC.! ! USB:!!USB!MIDI!connection!to!computer!or!iPad!with!Apple!Camera!Connection!Kit.!!The!SMARTClock!
can!send!and!receive!MIDI!through!the!USB!port.! ! Tempo! Outputs! A! and! B:! ! Connections! to! tap! tempo! devices.! ! Each! output! is! isolated,! and! is!
compatible!with!both!normally!open!and!normally!closed!(Boss)!switch!types.! ! Encoder:! ! Rotary! control! k n ob ! for! selectin g ! menu! o p tio n s ,! subdivisions,! tempo,! or! presets.! ! The!
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Configuring)the)SMARTClock)
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Hold!the!Enter!button!while!the!pedal!boots!to!access! the! SMARTClock!Setup!Menu.!Keep! the!Enter! button!pressed!until!the!display!scrolls!SETUP,!then!release.! Turn! the! encoder! to! scroll! through! the! menu! options.! ! Press ! the! Enter! button! to! e dit! the! selected! menu,!hold!the!Enter!button!t o !save!and!exit.! ! CHAN:! ! MIDI!Channel!used!by!the!SMARTClock.! ! The!SMARTClock!listens!for!incoming!program!changes!on!this!chann el! to!save !and!
recall!BPM!presets.! ! MODE:! TAP!–!the!SMARTClock!will!start!up!in!Tap!Tempo!m od e.! ! PRST!–!the!SMARTClock!will!start!up!in!Preset!mode.! ! TAPA:! Configuration!for!Tempo!Output!A.! TAPB:! Configuration!for!Tempo!Output!B.! ! No!–!the!selected!output!is!“normally!open.”! ! Nc!–!the!selected!output!is!“normally!closed.”!!Most!BOSS!devices!requ ire!Nc .! ! OFF!–!the!selected!output!will!be!disabled.! ! MODA:! Tap!Tempo!setup!for!Tempo!Output!A.! MODB:! Tap!Tempo!setup!for!Tempo!Output!B.! ! Auto!–!The!selected!output!will!send!taps!continuously!when!the!clock!is!running.! ! 4TAP! –! The! selected! output! will! send! taps! when! the! clock! changes! rate.! ! If! a! new!
preset!is!loaded,!the! selected! output!will!send!four!taps.!!If!an!external!MIDI!clock!is!
input,!both!outputs!will!send!taps!continuously!regardless!of!this!setting.! ! PMAX:! Highest!preset!available!in!Preset!mode.!!The! SMA RTClock!can!recall!a! m aximum!of!
48!presets!in!Preset! m ode,!or!up!to!128!if!an!external!MIDI!controller!is!connected.!!
If! an! external! MIDI! controller! is! used! to! select! presets,! all! 128! presets! will! be!
available!regardless!of!this!setting.! ! PROG:! If! set! to! ON,! the! SMARTClock! will! send! a! program! change! message! o n! its! MIDI!
channel!each!time!a!preset!is!selected.! ! JACK:! Configuration!of!Multi!Jack.!!Please!consult!the!Multi!Jack!section!for!mo re !de ta ils! ! No!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!a!“normally!open”!tempo!outpu t !
Nc!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!a!“normally!closed”!tempo!output !
INPT!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!an!additional!tap!tem po!inp u t!
MIDI!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!an!additional!MIDI!output!
nCLK! –! the! Multi! Jack! function s! as! an! additional! MIDI! output! but! does! not! send!
clock.!!! ! RESO:! ! Resolution!for!manual!tempo!entry.! ! ! 0.5!–!Tempo!will!be!entered!in!halfYBPM!increments!(120.0,!120.5,!121.0,!etc.)! ! ! ! Tapped!tempos!will!display!up!to!0.1!BPM!precision!
1.0 –!Tempo!will!be!entered!in!wholeYBPM!increments!(121.0,!122.0,!123.0,!etc)! Tapped!tempos!will!display!at!0.1!BPM!precision!below!100BPM!only!
Note!that! in!either!mode,!tapped! tempos!are!stored!with!MAXIMUM!precision!at!all!
times.!!Only!the!BPM!display!is!rounded!to!the!nearest!whole!nu m be r.! ! FACT:! Factory! Reset.! ! Turn! the! encoder! until! RSET! is! displayed,! then! press! Enter! to!
perform!a!factory!reset.! !
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Using)the)SMARTClock)
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The!SMARTClock!operates!in!two!modes:!!Tap!Tempo!and!Preset.! !
Tap)Tempo)Mode)
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Turn!the!encoder!to!manually!set!the!clock!rate.! Tap!the!encoder!to!select!the!subdivisions!menu!for!Tempo!Outputs!A!and!B.! Hold!the!encoder!to!enter!Preset!mode.! !
Preset)Mode)
In!Preset!Mode,!the!encoder!knob!flashes!green!while!the!clock!is!running.! !
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Tap!the!footswitch!to!select! the!next!preset.!!If!the!clock!is!currently!stopped,!tapping!the!footswitch! will!restart!the!clock!at!the!last!tempo.! Hold!the!footswitch!to!stop!the!clock.! !
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Turn!the!encoder!to!select!a!preset.!!If!PROG! is!set!to!ON,!selecting!a!preset! eithe r!by!foot!or!with!the! encoder!will!send!the!corresponding!MIDI!program!change!on!the!SMARTClock’s!MIDI!channel.! Hold!the!encoder!to!enter!Tap!Tempo!mode.! ! If!P R O G! is!set!to! ON!in!the! Setup!Menu,!the! SMARTClock! will!send!a! MIDI!program!change!message! on! its! MIDI! Channel! each! time! a! preset! is! selected.! ! The! program! change! is! one! lower! than! the! indicated!preset:!!P!01!sends!P ro g ra m!Change!00;!P04!sends!Program!Change!03,!etc.! !
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Tempo)Outputs)and)Subdivisions)
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The!SMARTClock!can!easily!send!out!different!tap!ratios,!by!subdividing!the!clock!rate.!!Furthermore,! each! preset! may! be! saved! with! different! subdivisions! for! each! Tempo! Output,! so! that! a! variety ! of! delay!or!modulation!rates!can!be!achieved.! ! To! set! the! subdivisions,!enter! Tap! Tempo! mode! and! tap! the! encoder.! ! ! The! display! will! show! the! currently! selected! Tempo! Output! and! subdivision.! ! Turn! the! encoder! to! set! the! subdivision,! tap! to! move!between!tempo!and!subdivision!menus.!!Setting!an!output’s!subdivision!to! “OFF”! will! prevent! the! SM AR TC lock! from! sending! any! taps! from! that! output.! ! Each! Tempo! Preset! may! have! its! own! subdivisions!for! each! o utpu t.!@4$=+>2$7#:.,#/$ "1:#$ 3"#.2$ +P<$ />97.:./.+<$ /#*#, 3+2 /B$ /#3$ 3"#/# $ 3+$ Q>123#2$<+3#$3+$A1-#$/>2#$3"#$%&'(!)*+,-$/>97.:./.+</$12#$1,,>213#?!
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Using&the&Tempo&Outputs&as&selector&switches&
The! Tempo! Outputs! may! also! be! used! as! selector! switches.!! This! may! be! used! to! toggle! a! favorite!
switch! or! expression! pedal! input! on! your! devices,! so! that! som e! presets! have! different! sounds.! To! use! the! Tempo! Outputs! as! selector! switches,! set! TAPA! or! TAPB! to! OFF! in! the! Setup!menu.!! The! clock! will!send!no!taps.! ! To! enable ! the! ou t p u t ! /! close ! the ! Tempo!Output! switch,!set!the!subdivision!to!any!value!other!than!Wh! /!Whole!Note.!!Setting!the! subd ivision! to!Wh! /!Whole!Note!w ill!turn!the!output!off.!!Saving!the!preset!with!the!subdivisions!set!will! save! the! Tempo! Output! state.! ! When! the! preset! is! recalled! the! Tempo! Output! state! will! switch!to!the!saved!state.!!
Using)the)Multi)Jack)
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The!Multi!Jack! is!located!next! to!the! M IDI! Input,!opposite!the! two! main!Tempo! Outputs.! !The!Multi! Jack!has!three!possible!functio n s,!which!may!be!set!in!the!Setup!menu.! ! !
No!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!a!“normally!open”!tempo!outpu t ! Nc!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!a!“normally!closed”!tempo!output ! INPT!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!an!additional!tap!tem po!inp ut ! MIDI!–!the!Multi!Jack!functions!as!an!additional!MIDI!output!
nCLK!–!The!Multi!Jack!functions!as!an!additional!MIDI!output!but!will!not!send!MIDI!Clock! ! In!order! to! use! the!Multi!Jack! as! a! tempo!output,!a!Disaster!Are a! PTP! adaptor! should!be!used.! ! The! PTP! turns! the! 0Y5V! signal! from! the! Multi! Jack! into! a! “dry! contact”! for! use! with! tap! tempo! input! devices.!!Connecting!the!Multi!Jack!directly!may!damage!the!SMARTClock!or! your! tap!tempo! device.!! If!the!Multi!Jack! is!set!as!a!Tempo!Output,! a n!additional!“C”!option!will!be! a va ilab le!in!the!Subdivision! setting!menu.! ! If!used!as!a!tap!tempo!input,!the!M u lti!Jack!should!be!connected!to!a!normally!open!fo otsw itc h!with!a! shielded!TS!cable.!!The!Disaster!Area! D MTY1!is!an!excellent!choice!for!this!footswitch.!! T he!Multi!Jack! will!function!as!a!tap!tem po!switch!regardless!of!the!mode!the!SMARTClock!is!in,!thus!allowing!a!tap! tempo!switch!even!while!in!Preset!mode.! ! Finally,! the! Multi!Jack!may!be! used!as!a!second! MIDI! output.!!Certain! devices!(such!as! the! Empress! Phaser!and!Tremolo!2,!and!the!Chase!Bliss!Warped!Vinyl!and!Wombtone)!may!connect!directly!to!the! Multi!Jack! using!a!¼”!cable.!!The!Empress! devices!may!use! a! standard!TSYTS!cable,!while! the!Chase! Bliss! pedals! require! a! TRS! cable! with! the! Tip! and! Ring! reversed.! ! Please! contact! Disaster! Area! or! Chase! Bliss! to! purchase! the! correct! cable.! ! If! a! standard! MIDI! output! is! desired,! the! Disaster! Area! DADY05YTRSY1.5! adaptor! cable! should! be! used.! ! The! Multi! Jack! M IDI! output! will!send!all!the! same! messages!as!the!main!MIDI!output,!including!Clock,!Start,!Stop,!and!Program!Change.!
MIDI)Clock)
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When!the!SMARTClock!clock!is! running,!MIDI! clock!is!sent!from!both!the!MIDI!output!and! the! USB! MIDI!port.!!Starting! the ! clock! will!send!a!MID I! START! message,! stopping!the!clock!w ill! send! a!MIDI! STOP!message.! ! If! an! external! MIDI! device! sends! MIDI! clock! to! th e! SMARTClock! MIDI! input! or! USB! M ID I! port,! the! SMARTClock!is! capable!of! converting!this! signal!to! taps!through!the!Tempo!Outputs.!!If!the!external! MIDI!device!sends!a!MIDI! START! message,!the!SMARTClock!will! automatically!disable!its!internal! clock.! ! If! no! MIDI! START! message! is! sent,! disable! the! internal! clock! by! holding! the! footswitch! in! Preset!Mode.! ! If!the!external!MIDI!clock!signal!is!lost,!the!SMARTClock!will!stop!sending!messages!and!taps!until!the! external! signal! is! restored! or! the! internal! clock! is! restarted.!!If! an! e xte rna l! MIDI! clo ck ! signal! is! present,! the! Tempo! Outputs!will!send! out! taps!continuously!whether! they! are!set!to!Auto! or! 4TAP.!! Additionally,!the! display!may!fluctuate!to! a! small! degree!as! the! SMARTClock! attempts!to!count! the! BPM!from!the!external!clock.!
MIDI)Programs)and)BPM)Presets)
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The! SMARTClock! is! designed! to! listen! for! incoming! MIDI! Program! Change! messages.! ! Each! time! it! receives! a! Program! C han ge! message,! the! controller! will! access! the! tem p o! and! subdivision! settings! saved!to!that!memory!location!and!start!its!internal!clock.! ! If!an!external!MIDI!controller!is!used,!the!Tap!Tempo!mode!may!be!used! for!editing! and! saving! all! presets.!!To!edit!a!BPM!preset!on!the!SMARTClock,!simply!s! !
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MIDI)Channels)
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