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3.3
2
X
4
HD
TO
DDRC-24
UPGRADE
If you have purchased an
upgrade
to convert a miniDSP 2x4 HD to a DDRC-24, follow the steps below. (If you
purchased a DDRC-24, you do not need to do anything on this page.)
6.
Update the firmware to the DDRC-24 version. The procedure is described in
page 45. You
must
use the firmware file included in the DDRC-24 software download, in the
XMOS_Firmware
folder. It will have a name like
DDRC-24_XMOS_v1.11.bin
(the version number “v1.
11
”
may change).
7.
Power-cycle the hardware unit: remove power, wait a few seconds, and then reconnect power.
8.
Start the
DDRC-24 plugin
. Click the
Connect
button (towards the top right).
9.
The following screen will appear:
10.
Click on the button “Copy Activation Code to Clipboard.”
11.
Send an email message to
with the Subject line “DDRC
-24 Activation
Request.” In the
body of the email message, paste the activation
code
from the above step.
12.
miniDSP will respond in normal (Hong Kong) working hours with an activation
key
file (.txt file). (Please
note that this is not an automated process.) This file contains a key text string consisting of 128 pairs of
letters separated by spaces (total 256 letters). Save this file to disk.
13.
Click the “Import” button and select
the received activation key file to import into the plugin. If successful,
you will then see a connection dialog box similar to the one on page 17.
Click on “Reset ALL to defaults.”
14.
The
Connect
button will change as shown: