CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
sequencer and/or when it's controlled via MIDI keyboard. When controlled with an external
control voltage you have to relay on the factory tuning (it's highly precise). If you find that the
VCO is slightly out of tune, please check specifications of your CV source -it may cause
inaccurate tuning. If you still have doubts about tuning, it is possible to adjust it to your CV
source. Please contact Erica Synths support for instructions.
FIRMWARE VERSION.
You can check the firmware version on your DB-01. Rotate the SELECT/GATE encoder until VER
appears in the indicator and push the SELECT/GATE encoder to see the firmware version.
FACTORY RESET.
You can perform the factory reset for your DB-01. Rotate the SELECT/GATE encoder until RST
appears in the indicator. Push the SELECT/GATE to initiate the factory reset. The reset will begin on
the second push of the SELECT/GATE encoder. The indicator will show the reset process, indicating
numbers from 10 to 100. To return to the step enter menu, push the BACK/NOTE encoder.
FIRMWARE UPDATE.
If official firmware updates from Erica Synths are announced, you can easily update the DB-01
firmware via an audio bootloader. Check which firmware version is installed on your DB-01 (see
FIRMWARE VERSION)! Download the firmware update audio file from the Erica Synths website to
your computer, open the file in a media player (VLC player works the best) and connect the
headphones output of the computer to the CLK IN input of the Bassline. Turn off the power on the
DB-01, set the FM LVL potentiometer to 9 o’clock. Push and hold BOTH SELECT/GATE and
BACK/NOTE encoders and power the unit on. DB-01 will advance to the FW update mode and DFU
will appear on the indicator. Now, simply play the audio file on your computer, wait until it's played
till the end and then restart the DB-01. Congratulations, you have the latest firmware installed!
Connect the CV OUT of the DB-01 to the input of an audio interface (you may need an adapter cable
from 3,5mm CV OUT jack to the input of the audio interface), open the recording software on your
computer/recorder and start recording.
DO NOT connect CV OUT directly to the line input of the
computer– this can permanently damage the computer! We highly recommend to use a dedicated
audio interface with attenuators on the inputs for doing the backups!
Now push the SELECT/GATE
encoder again to start transmission. Step button LEDs, lit one by one, will indicating the transmission
progress Once all 16 step buttons are lit, the transmission is complete. Now you can save the audio file
on your computer/recorder.
In order to RESTORE the DB-01 memory, connect the audio output of your computer/recorder to the
CLK IN on the DB-01 (yes, this time it’s safe) and open the backup audio file in the audio player (VLC
player works the best), rotate the SELECT/GATE encoder until BKP appears in the indicator, then push
the SELECT/GATE encoder again, and TX will appear on the indicator. Now rotate the SELECT/GATE
encoder, and RX (receive) will appear in the indicator. Push the SELECT/GATE encoder to start receiving
a backup file and start the playback of the audio file on your computer/recorder! As soon as playback
is complete, the DB-01 memory is restored. To return to the step enter menu, push the BACK/NOTE
encoder.
NB! The memory will be restored according to the backup file, and all patterns not backed
up in the memory will be lost!
VCO CALIBRATION.
The DB-01 has an autotune function implemented, meaning it adjusts the VCO tune exactly to the pitch
of the note on the sequencer. Bassline DB-01 come tuned and calibrated from the factory, but for
some reason you may want to recalibrate your instrument. To perform recalibration, make sure
nothing is patched into the CV IN input, rotate the SELECT/GATE encoder until CAL appears in the
indicator. Now push the SELECT/GATE encoder to initiate the calibration. The indicator will show the
calibration process, indicating numbers from 10 to 100.
NB! This procedure performs calibration of the VCO only, when it works from the internal
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