Disaster Area Designs DPC-5 Gen3 - Black

Yes. It’s back. Our original pedalboard controller, now with way more cool stuff.

The Disaster Area Designs DPC-5 Gen3 was Disaster Area's first foray into the loop-switching field way back in 2012. They discontinued it in early 2016 when some of the parts required to build them became too expensive. They have been hard at work bringing the DMC Gen3 series to life, but have never forgot about the DPC-5!

What does it do? The DPC-5 is a compact MIDI controller and loop switcher. It’s designed to control a mix of MIDI and non-MIDI pedals in your rig, allowing you to craft presets that you can engage instantly when you need them. A single tap on your DPC-5 can turn up to five non-MIDI pedals on or off, send tap tempo to a delay or other device, change the channel on your amplifier, and switch programs on up to four MIDI devices. That’s a lot of power in a small footprint!

Features:

• More MIDI Control: Control up to four MIDI devices plus any combination of Disaster Area pedalboard switching systems
• Preset Naming Capability: Each user bank and preset may be named
• Improved LED Indication and Display: Original DPC-5s had LEDs for each preset plus a multi-function cluster of LEDs to indicate various functions, Disaster Area have changed those LEDs to indicate the status of each loop, the control outputs, and the buffer / mute status
• Silent Loop Switching: The older mechanical relay bypass has been replaced with the quiet and reliable solid-state relay system from the popular DPC-8EZ.
• Improved Audio Path and Buffers: The audio path is now run on its own power supply to improve headroom and reduce noise
• Built-in SMARTCloczk: The DPC-5 Gen3 adds in support for sending MIDI Clock or tap tempo to your connected devices, without any additional hardware
• Built-in SMARTSwitch: The DPC-5 has an isolated TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) jack that may be used for amplifier channel, tremolo, reverb, or other switching functions
• Optional gHOST Compatiblity: The DPC-5 Gen3 can control an external USB-MIDI device including the popular Zoom MS-50G, MS-60B, and MS-70CDR using its native USB port
• Separate Expression and Roller Configuration: Hundreds of players all over the world are in love with the expression rollers on their DMC and DPC Gen2 controllers- it’s a great way to add expression control without giving up valuable pedalboard real estate
• MultiJack: MultiJack has been brought over from the SMARTClock, but it's been taught some new tricks! The MultiJack can function as an expression pedal input, tap tempo footswitch input, or additional MIDI output by connecting the Disaster Area TRS to MIDI Adaptor Cable
• MIDI Input and Output: 5-pin MIDI jack on theDPC-5 operates as a MIDI output, of course, but if you connect the Disaster Area MIDI Y-Cable, you can also send MIDI in to the DPC-5 Gen3
• Easy Firmware Update: No more driver installation, app downloads, or weird Windows errors! Simply hold the bank up / save button and plug in your DPC, and it shows up on your desktop as a flash drive