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DPC-5 Loop Order -
The DPC-5 Gen3 loops are all placed in series with each other, and the order is always:
Input -> Loop1 -> Loop2 -> Loop3 -> Loop4 -> Loop5 -> Output.
The DPC-5 cannot re-arrange loop order.
Loops and Delay / Reverb Trails
- the DPC-5 loops are hardware based and as such they bypass both the input and the output of
each connected device. While this does provide the absolute cleanest switching available, it also cuts off delay and reverb “trails.” If
your delay or reverb pedals have MIDI, your best bet is to place them
after
the DPC-5 and control them remotely. Most MIDI pedals
support “trails” bypass switching using a MIDI command, and this also frees up loops for your other pedals.
Device Order -
There is no real right or wrong order to connect your pedals to the DPC. If you have them wired in a certain way on
your pedalboard and you like the way it sounds, then go for it! If you’re setting up a board for the first time, or you’re moving your
pedals around, here are some guidelines we use when designing pedalboards.
1.
Place any effects that are sensitive to your guitar level as early in the chain as possible. These include compressors, auto-wah /
filtering pedals, etc.
2. If you have a vintage-style fuzz pedal that doesn’t respond well to buffers, place it in LOOP 1, then bypass the buffer in the
DPC setup.
3.
Place your drive or distortion pedals in order starting with the highest-gain and ending with the lowest-gain. The reason we
recommend this is because if you have a high-gain pedal placed later in the chain, boosting it with a lower gain pedal in front won’t
increase your output level. So generally fuzz -> distortion -> overdrive -> boost.
4.
Consider placing your MIDI-capable pedals
outside
of the DPC-5 loops. The Preset and MIDI modes will allow you to change
settings and bypass these devices so they don’t need to be in a loop to have control over them.
On the boards we build for demonstration purposes we typically set up something like this:
Loop 1 - Compressor or Fuzz (buffer on for compressor, off for fuzz)
Loop 2 - High gain drive
Loop 3 - Low gain drive
Loop 4 - Polyphonic octave pedal
Loop 5 - Modulation pedal (chorus, flanger, tremolo, etc.)
Then we run out of the DPC-5 into a volume pedal, then on to the input of a MIDI delay.
We run out of the MIDI delay into a MIDI reverb, usually in stereo, and then out to one or two amplifiers.
These are just some guidelines and ideas - email us or post on our user group if you have any questions!
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DPC-5 Gen3
