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Npad Wave Manager User Manual

The document provides instructions for using nPad Wave Manager software to create custom user kits for an nPad electronic drum pad by adding sound files and assigning them to drum pads and external inputs. It explains how to save kits as configuration files, generate data files to load onto a USB stick, and import the kits and sounds onto the nPad device.

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Npad Wave Manager User Manual

The document provides instructions for using nPad Wave Manager software to create custom user kits for an nPad electronic drum pad by adding sound files and assigning them to drum pads and external inputs. It explains how to save kits as configuration files, generate data files to load onto a USB stick, and import the kits and sounds onto the nPad device.

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nPad Wave Manager

User Manual
nPad Wave Manager lets you create User Kits
to elevate your music.
1. Download the nPad Wave Manager from dbdrums.com.ar/npad or db-arg.com/npad.
This app requires Apple Mac OS X 10.13 or later / Microsoft Windows 7 or later.

2. Open the nPad Wave Manager.


You have three main areas.

A B C

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A - Kit Configuration Files: “New”, “Open”, Save” and “Save as” buttons.
Kit List: “Add”, “Move Up”, “Remove”, “Move Down” buttons and created User Kits.

B - Selected Kit + Pads + External Inputs Interfase:


Shows current selected Kit, the 9 built in dual layer pads, the 4 external trigger inputs, the 2 external footswitch
inputs and the “Clear” and “Run” buttons.

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C - Sound List: “Add” and “Remove” buttons, imported sound files list and “Play” and “Stop” buttons.

3. “Kit List” area: Building and managing User Kits.


By default, “NewKit” is shown every time the app is open. You can start building your User Kit from here,
double-click it and change its name as desired. Keep in mind that you got up to 13 characters and the chosen
name will be shown in the nPad display once loaded. To create a new one, click the “Add” button and rename
it from “NewKit” as desired. If you need to adjust the Kit List sorting, use “Move Up” and “Move Down” buttons.
You can also use the “Delete” button to remove unwanted User Kits.

4. Understanding the “Kit Configuration Files” area.


Here’s where you create the database file (.xml) with all the User Kits and its imported sounds and settings.
Always remember to “Save” (or “Save as”) the database file after you create a new User Kit. To keep working
with your User Kits when you open the nPad wave manager again, click the “Open” button, select the database
file, and open it. It will contain all the User Kit’s names and pad settings made previously, showing them in the
“Kit List” area. You can keep all the created User Kits data in one database file, or generate new ones, using the
“Save as” button.

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5. Adding your sound files / Sound List area.
Click the “Add” button and a file selection window will pop up (multiple selection is available). Use the
“Remove” button to clear unwanted sounds from the list. Click the triangle symbol located before “Ungrouped”
(“Temporary category” if you’re using Microsoft Windows) in the drop-down list of your loaded sound files (You
can double-click "Ungrouped” to modify the name of the sound group). The sound list will expand showing
the sounds you just added. This grouping is intended for visually managing sounds, and does not affect the
configuration and settings on the left area. You can also double-click any sound name to modify it. Use the
“Play” and “Stop” buttons to preview the sound files.

6. Assigning sounds to the 9 main dual layer pads / Center upper area.
Drag and drop to the corresponding pad. Since these are dual layer, you can add two different sounds to each
pad. First file dragged will take the first layer (Sample A) of the pad and the next one will take the second layer
(Sample B). See the nPad User Manual on page 10 / Layer Point, for managing the behaviour between them.

Edit all the pads you need to set up. Save the database file (Kit Configuration Files area). If you want to start
over the current User Kit editing, you can use the “Clear” button to remove all the sounds assigned to pads
and external inputs.

7. Assigning sounds to the 4 external triggers and the 2 external footswitches / Center lower area.
Drag and drop to the corresponding external input. Edit all the external inputs you need to set up. Save the
database file (Kit Configuration Files area). If you want to start over with the current User Kit editing, you can
use the “Clear” button to remove all the sounds assigned to pads and external inputs.

8. Generate the User Kit data for the nPad.


Once the User Kit sounds are assigned, click the “Run” button, select any desired folder as location in your
file browser, click “Open” and the “Files have been generated” dialog box will pop up, showing the path of the
generated data. In order to load them into the nPad, you’ll need a USB memory stick.

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9. Formatting the USB memory stick - Loading the User Kit data into the nPad.
Plug your USB memory stick in the nPad USB port. In your nPad front panel, press and hold SETUP and OK
buttons together to access the USB memory stick options menu.

INFO LOAD
Displays information relating to the total and Now you’re ready to import User Kits, sounds, and
remaining storage on your USB stick as well as giving settings from your USB memory stick.
the option to format.
User Kit
Press SELECT to scroll through the different settings
below and click OK to begin the importing process.

Format U-Disk
Make sure to back up important documents before
formatting. To format the USB memory stick, press
OK and you will be given an option between YES and You will be shown a “yes” or “no” option, press
NO, highlight the appropriate option and press OK to SELECT to choose between them. YES will import
confirm. the selected files, NO will cancel the action.

Copying the exported “Run” files


Back in your computer, copy the generated
files (described in point 8) into the USB memory stick
(files must be located in the root menu), and plug it
back in the nPad USB port.

Now you can unplug your USB memory stick


and play with your new loaded Kits.
Important.
The same internal memory space of the nPad will be used every time you load User Kits, therefore will
overwrite the previous one. For example, if a User Kit named "A" is loaded into the nPad and you want to add
another one named "B", the next load must contain the User Kit "A" and "B" as well.
It's recommended to backup each list of User Kits created (see point 4) to have them available at all times.

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