Disaster Area Designs DMC.micro PRO - CONFIGURING YOUR RIG; Supported Devices Check; Example Setup: Meris Enzo and Strymon Timeline; Connection and MultiJack Setup

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settIng up the dMC.MICro
So now that you know what all the setup menu options are, how do you actually set this
controller up to work with your rig? We’ll cover the general steps and provide an example
conguration to get you started.
First, gure out what MIDI devices and other pedals you want the DMC.micro to control, and
verify that they are on the Supported Devices List here:
disasterareadesigns.com/supported-devices
If you don’t see your device listed, check out the Custom Devices section on page 15.
In our example, we’ll be controlling a Meris Enzo and a Strymon Timeline.
Enter the setup mode on the DMC by holding both of its buttons and navigate to the
DEVICES menu. Since we have two MIDI devices, we’ll set this to DEV B, which means we’ll be
using devices A and B.
Next, we’ll set up each device slot on the DMC.micro to talk to the correct device, which will
congure the DMC to send the correct commands. We’ll be using the Enzo as device A and
the Timeline as device B, just based on the order that they are in our example signal chain,
but you can assign them in whatever order seems correct to you. Set DEVICE A = MERIS and
DEVICE B = TIMELINE.
Then we need to consider how we’ll connect each device’s physical MIDI interface to the DMC.
micro. The Timeline has a dedicated 5-pin MIDI port, so the most reasonable thing to do
would be to use a MIDI cable to link them up. But the Enzo has a 1/4” jack for expression, MIDI,
or tap tempo - so we’ll need to either use an adapter cable from the Timeline’s MIDI output or
connect the Enzo directly to the DMC using the MultiJack.
In our example we’ll be using the MultiJack, since it doesn’t require any extra hardware and
can just use a standard patch cable, but if you wanted to use the MultiJack for an expression
pedal then the adapter from the Timeline’s MIDI port would be a good choice.
Set MULTIJACK = MIDI TIP and while you’re at it, verify that the DIP switches on the bottom
of the DMC.micro are set to ON-ON-ON.
If you want to control the looper on the Timeline, congure UTIL MOD Y = LOOPER B.
Then after everything is congured as detailed above, hold the right button on the DMC to
save and exit.
Follow the instructions on the following pages to set up your Enzo and Timeline using their
conguration menus - make sure that the Enzo is set to MIDI channel 1 and the Timeline to
channel 2.
Finally, have fun with it! Read up on the descriptions of Preset, Device, and Looper modes
in the next few pages to get a handle on what everything does. Check out the Looper and
Clock Mode sections for more ideas about getting the most out of your DMC.micro with your
particular rig. And be sure to visit the Utility Mode section for details on adding even more
control possibilities to your setup!
The next new pages cover the most common pedals that our users connect to the DMC.
micro, as well as a few that are less common but more dicult to congure!