Maintainance, Safety and Warranty Information There are no user servicable parts inside the Pocket Dial device. If there will come an update in the future that makes it necessary to replace the programmed microcontroller inside the housing this modification has to be carried out only at the manufacturer or an authorized service company (e.g. one of the authorized representations). Any modification not released by the manufacturer leads to the extinction of the operation permission.
Contents Maintainance, Safety and Warranty Information ................................................................ ...................... 2 Contents ................................................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 3 Introduction................................................................ ................................ ................................ ..............
Introduction How long have you wanted to: • Control your (software) synthesizer without having to use virtual faders, and having to look at a computer screen and use a mouse? • Use the full capability of your computer’s built-in soundcard? • Have realtime control for synths that have limited or no realtime controls • Could the control possibilities of your master keyboard be improved? Now it’s time to discover new uses for real time control by using one of the Doepfer Pocket Devices • • • ? @ A B C D
If absolute MIDI data transmission is used (e.g. MIDI controllers) the device or software controlled by Pocket Dial should be able to transmit the new controller data to Pocket Dial after a preset change (if e.g. the sound was changed). The new data is used by Pocket Dial as starting value for the parameter in question. This enables a jump-free adjustment of parameters.
Connections Pocket Dial - Rear View Power Supply The Pocket Dial does not have a built-in power supply. Instead it uses a plug-in type external power supply (DC adapter). The connector is labelled 9V DC 100mA. The primary reason for this feature is the fact that line voltages and plug types vary considerably from country to country. Using a plug-in external supply the Pocket Dial can be used anywhere with a locally purchased power supply, thus keeping the cost down.
If none of these items applies the MIDI IN socket remains unconnected. Note that if extremely large Sys-Ex dumps are passed through the Pocket Dial then it is advisable not to move any Pocket Dial knobs whilst this transmission is taking place, as the merge abilities of the Pocket Dial were not intended to work whilst this kind of intense transmission is taking place.
Functions of the buttons The setting of the different operation modes takes place with the four buttons with assigned LEDs labeled Bank 1 to 4 at the left upper side and the two buttons labeled CHN and PRG (no LEDs) at the right upper side. These buttons are used to These buttons are used to (1) select one of four Banks. (2) trigger a Snapshot.
(4) Adjusting the MIDI master channel To set the MIDI master channel, hold the button labeled CHN at the right side and keep it held down. The LEDs of bank 1 and 2 will light up (do not let go of the button until the required value has been selected). In this mode the control knobs become channel selectors, and do not transmit the normal control data. To select a channel, simply move one of the control knobs that relates to the channel required (to set channel 5, move control knob 5).
Functions of the DIP switches (rear panel) The eight rear panel DIP switches determine the start-up preset, i.e. the number of the preset that is called-up after power on. This preset and the three subsequent presets are assigned to the 4 banks of Pocket Dial. The settings can be looked upon as a binary number where each switch can be either on or off, this allows up to 256 numbers to be selected from the eight DIP switches.
List of presets (short form) 1234 0000 1000 0100 1100 0010 1010 0110 1110 0001 1001 0101 1101 0011 1011 0111 1111 0000 1000 0100 1100 0010 1010 0110 1110 0001 1001 0101 1101 0011 1011 0111 1111 5678 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 PresetName Preset 1: Volume Channel 1 - 16 Preset 2: Panorama Channel 1-16 Preset 3: Cutoff Channel 1-16 Preset 4: Resonance Chan.
0000 1000 0100 1100 0010 1010 0110 1110 0001 1001 0101 1101 0011 1011 0111 1111 0000 1000 0100 1100 0010 1010 0110 1110 0001 1001 0101 1101 0011 1011 0111 1111 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 Preset 65: Yamaha Promix Mchn Preset 66: ProFive Osz/LFO Preset 67: ProFive Mix/Filt.
Controlling Pocket Dial with incoming Midi messages Some functions of Pocket Dial may be controlled with incoming MIDI messages. The MIDI output of the device generating these messages (e.g. a computer) has to be connected to the MIDI input of the Pocket Dial. The LEDs of Pocket Dial may be used to check if MIDI events appear at the MIDI input of Pocket Dial.
with the Pocket Dial as the encoders allow a jump-free data control. The new data can be calculated relative to the last value of the encoder in question. For Pocket Control or Pocket Fader this would not be possible as the potentiometers transmit absolute values leading to parameter jumps when a new preset with different assignments of the controls to MIDI messages is selected.
Basic presets (same as Pocket Control and Pocket Fader) Preset 1 Preset 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Volume Panorama Cutoff Channel Resonance Controller 7 Controller 10 Controller 74 Controller 71 channels 1- 16 channels 1- 16 channels 1- 16 channels 1- 16 feedback feedback feedback feedback Presets 1 ~ 4 use a single controller type, with each knob relating to it’s corresponding MIDI channel, this allows full control of 16 parts within a multitimbral sound generator, or realtime mixing in sequencer automation.
Preset 17 Control 1 Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 Control 5 Control 6 Control 7 Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 GS/XG general controls Filter Cutoff Filter Resonance Vibrato Rate Vibrato Depth Vibrato Delay EG- Attack EG Decay EG Release Pitch Bend Modulation Portam.
Preset 20 Control 1 Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 Control 5 Control 6 Control 7 Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 AWE/SB 3 LFO 2 Delay Coarse LFO 1 Freq Coarse Env2 Delay Coarse Env2 Attack Coarse Env2 Hold Coarse Env2 Decay Coarse Env2 Sustain Coarse Env2 Release Coarse LFO 2 Delay Fine LFO 2 Freq Fine Env2 Delay Fine Env2 Attack Fine Env2 Hold Fine Env2 Decay Fine Env2 Sustain Fine Env2 Release Fine NRPN/controllers NRPN NRPN NRPN NRPN NRPN
Preset 25 Preset 26 Preset 27 Preset 28 GS/XG Drum Pan GS/XG Drum Reverb GS/XG Drum Chorus GS/XG Drum Delay/Var NRPN NRPN NRPN NRPN master channel master channel master channel master channel (no feedback) (no feedback) (no feedback) (no feedback) Presets 23 ~ 28 control the drum kit, which would normally require the master channel to be set to channel 10.
Preset 43 Control 1 Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 Control 5 Control 6 Control 7 Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 XG Mpart-Effect High EQ Frequency Low EQ Frequency undefined Dry undefined undefined undefined undefined Hi Eq Gain Lo Eq Gain undefined Reverb Chorus Variation Pan Level Controller SysEx SysEx Channel - Remark (no feedback) (no feedback) SysEx - (no feedback) SysEx SysEx - (no feedback) (no feedback) SysEx SysEx SysEx Sys
Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 Control 5 Control 6 Control 7 Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 Reverb Parameter 1 Reverb Parameter 2 Reverb Parameter 3 Reverb Parameter 4 Reverb Parameter 5 Reverb Parameter 6 Reverb Parameter 7 Reverb Parameter 8 Reverb Parameter 9 Reverb Parameter 10 Reverb Parameter 11 Reverb Parameter 13 Reverb Parameter 15 Reverb Return Reverb Pan SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx
Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 Insert1 Parameter 11 Insert1 Parameter 12 Insert1 Parameter 13 Insert1 Parameter 14 Insert1 Parameter 15 SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx SysEx master channel master channel master channel master channel master channel (no feedback) (no feedback) (no feedback) (no feedback) (no feedback) Preset 55 Control 1 Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 Control 5 Control 6 Control 7 Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Co
Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 Control 5 Control 6 Control 7 Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 Synth 1 Resonance Synth 1 Envelope Mod Synth 1 Decay Synth 2 Cutoff Synth 2 Resonance Synth 2 Envelop Mod Synth 2 Decay Synth 1 Accent Synth 2 Accent Drum BD Tone Drum BD Decay Drum SD Snappy Synth 1 Mix Level Synth 2 MixLevel Drum Mix Level Controller 26 Controller 27 Controller 28 Controller 32 Controller 33 Controller 34 Controller 35 Controller 29
Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 EG Attack EG Decay EG Release Vel. Sense Port.
Preset 64 Control 1 Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 Control 5 Control 6 Control 7 Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 K5000 MCB10 Mchn Cutoff Resonance FF Speed FF Depth FF Bias Attack Decay Release Hrm Lo Hrm Hi Even / Odd Velocity User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 Controller Controller 74 Controller 77 Controller 19 Controller 75 Controller 18 Controller 73 Controller 78 Controller 72 Controller 16 Controller 17 Controller 71 Controller 76 Controller
E E F F G G Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 Volume Filt. Attack Filt. Decay Filt. Sustain Filt.
Preset 71 Control 1 Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 Control 5 Control 6 Control 7 Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 B4 Console/TubeAmp/Pedal Percussion Volume Percussion Decay Percussion Harmonic Tube Amp Drive Tube Amp Volume Pedal Keyboard 16' Pedal Keyboard 5 1/3' Pedal Keyboard 8' Vibrato Mix Vibrato Depth Vibrato Amount Tube Amp Body Tube Amp Bright Pedal Keyboard 4' Pedal Keyboard 2 2/3' Pedal Keyboard 2' Controller Controller 70 Controlle
Y Y Z Z [ [ Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 Upper Manual 1 1/3' Lower Manual 16' Lower Manual 5 1/3' Lower Manual 8' Lower Manual 4' Lower Manual 2 2/3' Lower Manual 2' Lower Manual 1 3/5' Lower Manual 1 1/3' Controller 19 Controller 21 Controller 22 Controller 23 Controller 24 Controller 25 Controller 26 Controller 27 Controller 28 channel 1 channel 1 channel 1 channel 1 channel 1 channel 1 channel 1 channel 1 channel 1 feedback feedba
Presets with the new abilities of Pocket Dial 14 bit controllers Preset 81 Preset 82 Preset 83 Preset 84 MSB/LSB Ctrl 0-7 MSB/LSB Ctrl 8-15 MSB/LSB Ctrl 16-23 MSB/LSB Ctrl 24-31 Controller 0-7/32-39 Controller 8-15/40-47 Controller 16-23/48-55 Controller 24-31/56-63 master channel master channel master channel master channel feedback feedback feedback feedback These presets enable the 14 bit control using high and low byte of a controller.
m m n n o o Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 Cloud Speed Cloud Depth Cloud Phase Morph Time Windows Show/Hide Undo History LoadList Nr.
Control 1 Control 2 Control 3 Control 4 Control 5 Control 6 Control 7 Control 8 Control 9 Control 10 Control 11 Control 12 Control 13 Control 14 Control 15 Control 16 Vol OutL Vol OutR Direct Vol Ch. 3 Direct Vol Ch. 4 Direct Vol Ch. 5 Direct Vol Ch. 6 Direct Vol Ch. 7 Direct Vol Ch. 8 Direct Vol Ch. 9 Direct Vol Ch. 10 Vol Inp L Vol Inp R Vol Thru L Vol Thru R Undo History LoadList Nr.
The next presets are examples for relative controller data (signed bit mode) and (two complement) suitable e.g. for Emagic's 'Logic' or Steinberg's cubase VST5. For details please refer to appendix (transmission of increment/decrement data).
Troubleshooting There will be times when the Pocket Dial does not seem to be working as expected, before suspecting a faulty Pocket Dial, the checklist below should help resolve the problem. Though there is no separate power indicator on the Pocket Dial at least one of the LEDs is always active. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Is the Pocket Dial powered up correctly? After power on the four LEDs at the upper left side have to light up one after another ("running light"). Then the first LED has to turn on.
Appendix Rotary encoders The controls used in the Pocket Dial are so-called rotary encoders (sometimes called alpha dials or incremental encoders or endless encoders) in contrast to Pocket Control or Pocket Fader. These devices are equipped with 16 rotary potentiometers (Pocket Control) or slide potentiometers (Pocket Fader). An encoder has no absolute position like a rotary or slide potentiometer rather it only outputs incremental data (increment or +1 / decrement or –1) when it is operated.
applies a possible overrun or underrun of the least sigificant byte (LSB, i.e. controller 40 in the example) is considered for the calculation of the most significant byte (MSB, i.e. controller 8 in the example). It is essential that the MSB and the LSB controllers are arranged one below the other. Example: →knob 1 → knob 9 controller 1 (i.e. MSB Modulation) controller 33 (i.e. LSB Modulation) The factory presets 81 ~ 84 contain some examples for 14 bit controllers.
The factory presets 105 and 106 contain examples for this message type. The presets 105 und 106 control the same parameters as the presets 17 and 18 resp. 23. But these presets use absolute data. So far (as of fall 2001) no device is able to recognize this message type. But from our point of view this type of parameter control would include a lot of advantages.
Pocket Dial web site A lot of additional information in different file formats not available in this manual can be found on our web site www.doepfer.com Simply click to the PRODUCTS button on the left side of the page and then to the Pocket Dial picture in the main page. From here you will find the corresponding links. Even in the FAQ section (FAQ button on the left side) additional information concerning Pocket Dial may appear in the future.
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Additional technical information Merge capacity In case of a high data density at the MIDI input the Pocket Diall will not be able to add it's own data as the MIDI transmission rate is limited and cannot be increased by the Pocket Dial. To avoid this the MIDI In data should be reduced to a lower transmission rate. Scanning rate of the encoders The scanning rate was adjusted to a value that allows a good fine resolution for slow movements but no plugging up of the MIDI transmission for fast movements.
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