OS update V1.24 for the DrumIt Five.
All new features since OS 1.20 are explained in more detail in the sections below.
A software change due to a chip with a revised specification (it caused random triggering).
Phones volume is increased by 6 dB, that's 4 times the power.
Maximum of 8000 dsnd files, 800 wav files, 999 single kit files and 1000 folders. The file names can be upto 63 characters without the dot and extension, the combined folder name can be 127 characters incl all parent folders and separators.
All single kits are shown with a large initial letter. Click the dial to select kits by initial, click again to select kit by kit. The kit programs have PR as initial and all single kits not starting with A-Z have ?.
To stop all loops, hold STOP on the KIT-PROG page for 1/2 second.
The KIT-ENV-SOUND parameter shows the loop values as Loop (continuous with start / stop) or Solo (one-shot with re-trigger), either one with ! to indicate a fixed trigger level.
The echo effect has some new parameter names (their function is the same), LEFT, RIGHT and TIME.
The volumes of all channels and mixer ( with horizontal faders ) can be shown with the exact dB value. This is selected with the UNIT-PREF-VOL parameter, either Bar showing the volume with a bar graph only or Num showing it with a numerical dB value as well.
Mixer with vertical faders shows the full fader names when selecting and adjusting the faders, not when changing pages.
The volume level of the LEVEL knob is shown on the UNIT-OUT page. The OUT1.2 parameter is moved down.
The trigger level on the UNIT-TRIG page shows the dB value as well. Press LEVEL to show the last 4 trigger events, press again to show the MIDI note and velocity.
The trigger level of the hihat pedal and cymbal choke are also indicated on the UNIT-TRIG page. For the pedal between -48 and 0 dB and for the choke always -6 dB.
The metronome is played with a fixed layer so the same type of accents sound the same each time.
Editing the fader names is done with a single parameter UNIT-PREF-FAD. Turn to select the fader to be edited, click to select the first letter, turn to change the letter, etc.
Please make a backup of the original DrumIt.dkit file. If you save UNIT or KIT settings with OS 1.20 they will be in 1.20 format which is not backward compatible with earlier OS.
If you have been using a beta version of OS 1.20, it has to be removed from the DrumIt drive otherwise the boot program loads it instead of the release version. It is also advised to use the DrumIt.dkit file you have copied before testing the beta version. Some settings saved with the beta version might not be compatible with the release version.
There are new cymbal trigger and hihat pedal functions. When updating to OS 1.20, these settings need to be adjusted. Refer to the description of the cymbal trigger and hihat pedal in the UNIT section below.
Download OS V1.24. Connect your DrumIt Five unit to your PC / Mac via a USB cable.
Boot up the Unit in USB mode by holding down the left button above the LCD at startup.
Drag and Drop the “DrumIt 1.24.bin file that you downloaded to the DrumIt icon.
Reboot your Unit once your PC / Mac has finished writing ( R or W is not displayed on the LCD ) to the DrumIt Five unit.
The DrumIt settings file ( file extension .dkit ) holds the unit settings. 100 kit settings and the program mapping table. If you have changed the original DrumItInit file on the DrumIt unit, you can copy the DrumIt file and rename it to DrumItInit. It is used as backup file to restore settings from within the DrumIt unit ( see the UNIT-PREF page ). When you have made changes to the unit or kit settings and like to use these as backup, remove the original DrumItInit file and copy your own DrumIt file to DrumItInit.
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