Installation and Supported File Types

Installation

If you haven't done so already, download the Gen-16 DCP Access Tool application for Mac OS here or for Windows here.

Mac OS Installation

If the disk image file hasn't automatically mounted itself, double-click the downloaded file "aecu.dmg" to mount the disk image. It will open in a window like this:

Drag the Gen-16 DCP Access Tool application to the alias of your Applications folder that's provided in the window, or to any other location on your hard drive. After you've copied the application (and Version History if desired) to your hard drive, the disk image can be unmounted and the "aecu.dmg" file discarded.

Windows Installation

Un-zip the downloaded file "aecu.zip". It will decompress into a folder called "aecu", which will contain a version history PDF file and another folder called "Gen-16 DCP Access Tool". Drag the "Gen-16 DCP Access Tool" folder to your Program Files directory or other location on your hard drive. The Gen-16 DCP Access Tool folder contains the Gen-16 DCP Access Tool.exe executable file, a folder called "Gen-16 DCP Access Tool Libs", and a file called "Gen-16 DCP Access Tool.chm". The "Gen-16 DCP Access Tool Libs" and the "Gen-16 DCP Access Tool.chm" file must reside in the same folder as the .exe file. Here's what the Gen-16 DCP Access Tool folder should look like under Windows 7:

The Access Tool automatically creates one file when first run, "Gen16AEC.plist", which contains the application's user preferences. On Macintosh, the preferences file is located at

user:Library:Application Support:Gen16AEC.plist

under Windows XP the preferences file is located at

user\Application Data\Gen16AEC.plist

and under Windows 7 it will be at

user\AppData\Roaming\Zildjian\Gen16AEC.plist

Gen-16 File Types

The AE Cymbal System supports the following file types:

• Firmware Upgrade: *.aecf

A firmware upgrade file can contain DCP firmware (including cymbal, reverb, and kit presets), DCP bootloader firmware, DSP firmware, or any combination of these.

• Cymbal DSP Preset: *.aecd

A cymbal preset file contains the DSP parameters for one cymbal preset.

• Reverb DSP Preset: *.aecr

A reverb preset file contains the DSP parameters for one reverb preset.

• Presets Set: *.aecc

A Presets Set file contains a number of cymbal, reverb, and kit presets (up to 99 of each cymbal, 99 reverbs, and 99 kits)in specific order, all combined into one file so that entire "sets" can be exported to the DCP en masse.

Opening Files

As with most applications, files can be opened using any of several methods: via File -> Open or File-> Open Recent, by double-clicking the file, or by dragging the file to the application's icon in the Mac OS Dock. Files and folders of files can be dragged from the desktop to preset lists in the Set Editor window. Upgrade files can also be opened by clicking the Load File button in a Firmware Upgrade window.