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2. 53 SOURCE Select Source Instrument GUITAR BASS SYNLEAD SYNBASS SER Serial N mber 5 s e ee ee wee Geld ee aie e 53 SW MER Software Versions A C NOE en 53 Restoring Factory Settings Software Updates oooconoccconocccconoccccnoncconana canon non cnn cnn nana canannnno 53 MIDI Implementation Chart invita ns een te 54 SPECIFICATIONS seen aa 55 LIMITED WARRANTY ansehe EA 56 PitchFactor User Guide Introduction Introduction Congratulations on choosing an Eventide Harmonizer brand effects processor For years we ve dreamed of putting our rack mount effects in the hands of performing musicians and in articular at the feet of guitar players PitchFactor is the latest realization of that dream ringing true st dio qualty audio massive processing power world class effects and unmatched flexibility to your live sound A Few Words of Advice Factor pedals pack an unprecedented degree of processing and flexibility into a small package Our goal in creating the Factor family was to give you the power to transform your sound From the start we recognized that the key to realizing this goal was to give you the flexibility to bend and twist this power in the service of your creativity We ve worked hard to make PitchFactor easy to use We ve done our best to design an intuitive User Interface to manage and control the awesome power and flexibility packed into every Factor Effects processor We hope that you will take t
3. Selects the Ale ess sequence for A B The rhythm sequences are a set of 21 selectable resets The level of the signal at each step is graphically represented by the number of LEDs it in each column Turn the control full counterclockwise Grv OFF to turn off the rhythm sequence full clockwise to select a random sequence The pitch sequences are numbered from 01 to 20 and RANDM for the random rhythm With the rhythm sequence turned OFF all sixteen steps of the sequence are played at full amplitude Key Depth Sets attack and release time for the dynamics of the Rhythm and Effects At full counterclockwise the audio takes the entire step length to fade in at 12 o clock the audio is present for the entire step duration and at full clockwise the audio is present for only 1 10 of the step s duration Note This control has no effect when both Rhythm and Effect knobs are set to OFF Scale Speed With Tempo OFF sets the length of each of the 16 steps in mSec With Tempo ON sets the length of each step relative to the tap tempo length of note e g whole quarter etc Xnob Ynob HarPeggiator lets you apply a sequence of filter fuzz and or glitch effects to each note of the 6 step sequence Xnob Ynob selects the effect sequence for A B FXA FXB The effect sequences are a set of 25 selectable presets The effects are indicated by effect type FLT FILTER FZ FUZZ and GLT Glitch ALL indicates that the preset
4. Expression Pedal has been set up to control multiple parameters the display indicates the pedal value from 0 to 100 and the parameters that are changing In this display the ten parameter Knobs are shown as dots and when the Pedal is used the column above each dot is used to indicate that the Pedal is controlling that parameter Since any number of parameters can be programmed to respond to the pedal it s important to learn how to un assign parameters Let s say that you ve programmed the Pedal to control Mix from 50 to 100 and Delay A from 10 mSec to 100 mSec Now you d like to un assign Delay A and have it fixed at 20 mSec rather than have it change when the Pedal moves Here s what you do 1 Press the Pedal to full heel and turn the Delay A knob to 20 mSec 2 Press the Pedal to full toe Turn Delay A away from 20 mSec and then back to 20 mSec Remember you must move the Parameter Control Knob to create the Pedal assignment If a Parameter was previously assigned to the Pedal the only way to un assign it is to set the same value for the heel and toe by turning the knob The Expression Pedal settings are not saved automatically If you want to be able to recall your Expression Pedal setting you must perform the Preset Save operation If you load a Preset and the Expression Pedal is not connected the parameter values will be same as they were the last time the Preset was used Note You can set the minimum value to be gre
5. MIDI Continuous Controller messages from 0 to 99 To use the Learn Mode to select the external control source Press the Right Footswitch again LEARN is displayed prompting you to send a MIDI message for automatic Control Source assignment Press the Right Footswitch again to exit LEARN mode and revert to manual source selection Press the Left and Right Footswitches to toggle between Source and Destination to make as many assignments as you wish The default patch is unassigned for all REV CTL destinations Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu XMT CC Control knobs transmit MIDI Continuous Control The default patch is as follows PDL gt C15 KBO gt C22 KB1 gt C23 KB2 gt C24 KB9 gt C31 XMT CC makes it possible to use PitchFactor s Expression Pedal Control Knobs and Aux Switches as MIDI controllers Here s how it works Press the Encoder to select XMT CC You will see two fields split display of the Billboard display showing Control Source and Destination assignments An arrow pointing to the left Control Source is flashing if its not press the Left Footswitch to select this field showing his to be the selected field for editing To Select the Control Source f Turn the Encoder knob to select the Control Source The choices are PDL Expression Pedal KBO 9 Parameter Control Knobs TIP Aux Switch Tip RNG Au
6. Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu PGM XMT MIDI Program Change Transmit Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set MIDI Program Change transmit ON or OFF IFON A NIIDI Program change message is transmitted whenever a Footswitch is pressed for Preset load Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu SYS ID MIDI SysEx ID 1 16 Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to choose the MIDI SysEx ID for Backup and Restore of Presets and System settings Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu 50 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode OUTPUT MIDI Transmit Thru Select XMT THRU Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to select either MIDI out to either transmit XMT PitchFactor MIDI data or pass incoming MIDI data thru PitchFactor Note if OUTPUT is set to THRU none of the PitchFactor s MIDI Transmit functions will be operative Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu DUMP Dump Select ALL CURRENT PRESETS SYSTEM Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set what is being backed up via SysEx Dump or Dump Request If ALL is selected all saved Presets and System settin
7. of active Banks by setting the active range in System Mode For example if you set the lower Bank limit to 5 and the upper Bank limit to 10 Banks 5 10 will be active By logically grouping your Presets you can get through a song or set without having to click through all 700 Presets Remember when saving Presets group them to best suit your needs The factory default sets the number of active Banks to 50 To limit the number of active Banks Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until UTILITY is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until BANKS is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Press the Left Footswitch and turn the Encoder to set the lower Bank limit Press the Right Footswitch and turn the Encoder to set the upper Bank limit Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode 00 J Or UT Ps UJ NJ AS 37 PitchFactor User Guide Tempo Tempo Tempo ON OFF Tempo is turned ON or OFF by momentarily pressing the Encoder When Tempo is ON the Tempo LED flashes at the Tempo rate With Tempo OFF the Tempo LED is OFF Tap Tempo In Play Mode the Tap Footswitch can be tapped to set the tempo While tapping the Billboard displays the updated Tempo Note When using an Aux Switch to tap tempo the Billboard will display the tempo value in
8. Footswitch again LEARN is displayed prompting you to press an Aux Switch for automatic assignment Press he Right Footswitch again to exit LEARN mode and revert to manual source selection Press the Left and Right Footswitches to toggle between Source and Destination to make as many assignments as you wish The default settings for Aux Switch control are as follows BYP lt gt TIP FLX lt gt RNG TAP lt gt T R The other Aux Switch Control destinations BK BK P B KBO KB9 FS1 FS2 FS3 PDL TUN are unassigned as indicated by ote It is possible to assign the same Aux Switch to multiple destinations In other words you could assign TIP to control Bypass AND Tap AND Flex AND etc The benefit of having he same switch control multiple functions can be very useful However you should keep in mind that if you have previously assigned a Switch to a control destination you may want to clear the assignment before setting up a new assignment When done Press the Middle Footswitch to go to top level System menu MIDI MIDI Functions After entering System mode turn the Encoder to select MIDI and then press the Encoder to enter the MIDI functions settings mode Turn the Encoder to scroll through the MIDI functions including MIDI Program maps MIDI channel MIDI Data Dumps etc RCV CH Set the MIDI Receive Channel OFF OMNI 1 16 Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to
9. LED is off Flex Learn Footswitch The action of the middle footswitch depends on which effect is currently running Diatonic Quadravox For the scale aware effects Diatonic and Quadravox press and hold the Learn switch while playing a note and PitchFactor will set the key to that note HarModulator Shifts both voices up one octave MicroPitch Doubles the pitch shift amount of both voices H910 H949 Press and hold for infinite repeat PitchFlex Use this button in lieu of an expression pedal to sweep the pitch shift from heel to toe Octaver Unused Arpeggiator Restarts the sequence from the beginning Crystals Shifts both voices up one octave 35 PitchFactor User Guide The Footswitches Synthonizer Shifts both voices up one octave Tap Footswitch The Tap footswitch is used to tap tempo if Tempo is ON While tapping with Tempo ON he updated tempo value is displayed by the Billboard in BPM While tapping with Tempo OFF the updated value is displayed in mSec To turn Tempo ON or OFF press the Encoder When Tempo s state changes the Billboard will briefly display the appropriate message either TMP ON or TMP OFF When Tempo is ON he Tempo LED flashes at the current tempo Tuner The Tuner is accessed by pressing the Middle and Right Footswitches simultaneously Press any footswitch to exit the Tuner and return to normal operation Bank Mode In Bank Mode the Billboard displays the
10. LED is solidly lit If Preset 2 is currently loaded and Active the LED above the Middle Footswitch will be solidly lit Try alternately pressing the Left and Middle Footswitches to load the Presets in the active Bank The Billboard displays either Preset 1 or Preset 2 from the same Bank and the associated Footswitch LED is lit RED To bypass the currently loaded Preset press the Footswitch associated with the lit LED The LED will turn OFF and the Billboard will briefly display BYPASS and then display the Preset hat s in Bypass Press the same switch again to enable the Preset The Billboard briefly displays ACTIVE to indicate that the Preset is enabled Changing Banks n Bank Mode 2 of the 100 Presets are instantly accessible In order to access the other 98 Presets you ll have to change Banks PitchFactor gives you the ability to turn Banks on and off This ability is important for performance you can choose to only activate the Banks and Presets that you ll need PitchFactor ships with all Banks 1 50 Active Let s try changing Banks First be sure that you re in Bank Mode Now tap the Right Footswitch As you tap the display will increment through the Bank numbers from 1 to 50 When a new Bank is displayed the Bank is cued and 2 new Presets are ready to go To load he new Preset though you must press one of the other 2 Footswitches Press the Left Foot switch to load Preset 1 from the new Bank or press the Middle Footswi
11. both Play and Bank Modes Global Tempo Tempo is always saved with each Preset Often however it can be useful to make the tempo uniform for all of the Presets that you re using To do this use the System GLOBAL Tempo command When GLOBAL TEMPO is ON the Tempo value saved with the Preset is ignored and the current Tempo value is used fo all Presets Turning GLOBAL TEMPO ON or OFF The factory default is OFF J Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder 2 Turn the Encoder until GLOBAL is displayed 3 Momentarily press the Encoder 4 Turn the Encoder until TEMPO is displayed 5 Momentarily press the Encoder gt Turn the Encoder to select ON or OFF X 7 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Fine tuning Tempo and Delays Tempo The Encoder can be used he set or tweak the Tempo value in BPM With Tempo ON first press the Tap Footswitch once you must be in Play Mode so that the Billboard displays the Tempo value With the Tempo value displayed the Encoder can be turned to adjust the Tempo Sir adjusting the Billboard displays the updated Tempo and the parameter Control Knobs are disabled Delay With Tempo OFF the Encoder can be used to tweak the delay time for effects that use delay To use the Encoder first turn the Control Knob corresponding to the delay that you
12. ten distinct effect types which we call Effects Select an Effect by turning the Encoder knob Only one Effect can be active at a time Controlling the Effects Each Effect has parameters that can be modified by turning the ten Control Knobs The control knobs allow you to set wet dry mix pitch ratios delay feedback modulation and to sol other parameters that change the sound of each Effect Also certain aspects of the ffect can be controlled by the Footswitches Using the Footswitches The Footswitches can be used in two ways Play Mode and Bank Mode In Play Mode the Footswitches are used to control certain aspects of the Effects like Tap Tempo Learn and Flex In Bank Mode the Footswitches are used to instantly recall saved versions of the Effects Before we describe the Footswitch modes we ll need to define some terms The Presets PitchFactor lets you save an Effect after you ve a pee the Control Knobs An Effect along with a particular setting of its parameters is called a Preset PitchFactor lets you save up to 100 Presets Instructions on saving Presets will be found later in this User Guide The Banks PitchFactor lets you quickly switch between two Presets In Bank Mode just press either the Left or Middle Footswitch to instantly call up your Preset Presets are stored in pairs and each pair of Presets is called a Bank There are a total of 50 Ban to Ss the 100 Presets The Banks are accessed by tapping th
13. the Xnob to try different modulation shapes and sources Note that you can select ENVELOPE as a source and use the dynamics of your playing o drive the modulation zd OK now try that with some pitch shifting delay and feedback Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of the level of PitchA to PitchB Pitch A Pitch B Selects the pitch shift interval in semitone increments from down three octaves to up three octaves Delay A B Controls the amount of time delay for voices A and B With Tempo OFF delay is displayed in mSec With Tempo ON delay can be sync d to the tempo and is displayed as a rhythmic sub division of the tempo beat value Key Depth Controls the amount or depth of pitch modulation displayed in cents over a four octave range two octaves down two octaves up Fine control for micro pitch modulation is available and displayed in cents ranging from 30 to 30 cents When the modulation is a positive value the two voices will modulate in sync with each other when the value is negative they will modulate out of sync Scale Speed Controls the modulation rate Xnob Selects the modulation shape Turn the knob fully clockwise to select Envelop and your playing will drive the pitch modulation Ynob Controls the amount of feedback for Delays A and B 20 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects MicroPitch Minie oluyon pitch shifter for subtle tone fattening plus delays for interesting slap back effects
14. Bank and Preset Number of the currently running Preset The Left and Middle Footswitches are used to instantly select or Bypass either Preset 1 or Preset 2 Presets are stored in pairs and each pair of Presets is called a Bank There are a maximum of 50 Banks a total of 100 Presets The Billboard displays the current Bank and Preset number Banks are numbered from 1 to 50 and Presets are numbered 1 and 2 O Diatonic O PitchFlex O Quadravox Octaver venti e D HarModulator Crystals H e O MicroPitch O HarPeggiator Harmonizer O H910 H949 O Synthonizer PITCHFACTOR Red Lite hold for PLAY BANK mode Note The 100 Presets can be based on any of the Effects You can choose to have all 100 presets based on Diatonic Or two based on Diatonic three based on MicroPitch five based on Crystals etc or any combination Loading Presets The Preset numbers correspond to the Left and Middle Footswitches To Bypass the Preset simply press the Footswitch corresponding to the loaded Preset Press again and the Preset becomes active 36 PitchFactor User Guide The Footswitches The following attributes are saved with Presets and recalled when Presets are loaded Parameter knob values Tempo Tap value Tempo On Off status Expression pedal mapping Run Note PitchFactor can be set up to change the Tempo value when a Preset is loaded or to ignore the value saved with the Preset While Tempo values are
15. Factor User Guide Bypass Bypass It s important to select the PitchFactor Bypass function that works best with your setup PitchFactor gives you the choice of Bypass type DSP Bypass or Relay Bypass or DSP FX Bypass PitchFactor s default Bypass setting is DSP Bypass DSP Bypass N set to DSP Bypass bypassing sends the audio at the DSP s inputs directly to the outputs without any effects processing This type of bypassing works well in most situations protects against gain and tone change when bypassed Relay Bypass True Bypass Some guitar players prefer a true bypass in which the pedal s electronics are completely disconnecte from the signal path When RELAY Bypass is selected PitchFactor uses relays to hard wire your inputs to your outputs In fact whenever PitchFactor s power is off the relays are disabled and PitchFactor s electronics are completely bypassed Relay Bypass is not a good choice however if PitchFactor s input is your guitar and you ve connected PitchFactor s output directly to a non instrument level input device or have connected to your amp over a long cable Non instrument inputs are often low impedance typically lt 10K ohm and will load the guitar output and change its tone DSP Bypass allows PitchFactor to act as a buffer providing a low impedance output 500 ohm capable of driving any device input or cable length Note Relay Bypass should not be used if the Input Output Lvl switch
16. ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set Global MIX Mix is always stored with Presets but the stored value is not used if Global Mix is ON With Global ON the current Mix is used for all Presets Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu TEMPO Enable Global Tempo ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set Global Tempo Tempo is always stored with Presets but the stored value is not used if Global Tempo is ON With Global ON the current Tempo is used for all Presets Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu UTILITY Utility Functions After entering System mode turn the Encoder to select UTILITY then press the Encoder to enter the Utility functions settings mode Turn the Encoder to scroll through the following Utility functions Press the Encoder to select and set CATCHUP Catchup Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn the Encoder to set Catchup ON or OFF With Catchup OFF the Parameter Control Knobs are always active With Catchup ON the Parameter Control Knobs must be turned to the position which corresponds to their current parameter value before they become active The Catchup feature is a good way to prevent inadvertent or abrupt changes to your sound Press the Middle F
17. PITCHFACTOR User Guide CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR WARNINGS Use only with supplied power supply Avoid spilling liquids onto into the unit Do not expose to excessive heat or moisture Do not open there are no user serviceable parts inside This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 5 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation r ventide STOMPBOXES Complete UG Part 159022 Contents Part 141175 Rev A Eventide and Harmonizer are registered trademarks of Eventide Inc 2009 Eventide Inc PitchFactor User Guide Table of Contents WARNING Scotia unc 1 ia A E 4 A Few Words of AQVIC8 cccccnccooccnncccnnononnnnnncnnnnononcnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnos 4 MOI A a mm een 4 The Website imita A A AA A nee 4 DVI Wi A A A A A nee 5 TB ass 6 Connections b 8 Typical Setups nn ei 8 DPS iii eniin edere enne 13 Mix Control Sea AE erstes es EU OE eee 14 Peake LED be inier A metit weed reb cs 15 UNES tabasco dalla ados dotan nero ice cds EE TE adas di
18. Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of the levels of PitchA to PitchB Pitch A Controls the amount of pitch shift up for voice A from Unison to 50 cents Pitch B Controls the amount of pitch shift down for voice B from Unison to 50 cents Delay A B Controls the amount of time delay for voices A and B in mSec Key Depth Sets the modulation depth Scale Speed Sets the modulation rate Xnob Controls the amount of feedback Ynob Controls the tone filter Turn the knob counterclockwise to darken your tone clockwise to brighten it and set it to 12 o clock for no filtering 21 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects H910 H949 This effect emulates the sound and functionality of Eventide s legendary H910 and H949 Harmonizer effects units The H910 Harmonizer was the world s first real time pro audio pitch changer and introduced the word glitching to the pro audio vocabulary The H949 was the world s first de glitched Harmonizer Unlike the Diatonic pitch shifters pitch shifting is in the feedback loop allowing for arpeggiated repeats Note For the purists in our audience you may remember that the H910 and H949 were mono in stereo out devices In other words they featured a single pitch shifter with independently adjusted delays To best emulate these vintage boxes we recommend that you set either PitchA or PitchB to unison 1 00 and use that output for feedback without pitch change Also note that PitchFactor off
19. S MOD value O and 5 To program the Aux Switches see the System Mode section of this User Guide Notes 1 You must use a stereo phone 1 4 plug to connect Aux Switches 2 Toggle switches are not supported Only momentary switches will work properly 3 Simultaneously pressing the switch assigned to the Tip and the switch assigned to the Ring will trigger the function assigned to the Tip Ring Refer to eventide com for information on recommended Aux Switches MIDI PitchFactor supports MIDI In Out Thru MIDI can be used to Load and bypass Presets Select Banks Presets FLEX Lear Change parameter values Set tempo from MIDI clock Use PitchFactor as a MIDI clock source Enable PitchFactor s knobs and switches to control other MIDI devices Dump Backup Load Restore Presets and or system settings to from a computer Control BYPASS ACTIVE status using MIDI program change 3 LO 00 JOY UT Ps UU NO AD NN PitchFactor automatically selects either USB or DIN5 as MIDI Inputs and Outputs If USB is connected DIN5 MIDI activity including MIDI thru is ignored MIDI setup is described in System Mode and a MIDI implementation map can be found later in this User Guide 41 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode System Mode System Mode is used for settings that cover the overall system such as the Bypass Aux Switch MIDI Expression Pedal etc To Enter Exit System Mode Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch sim
20. You must press and HOLD the Encoder to save If you press and release quickly the new Preset will not be saved This is intentional When you save a new Preset you overwrite the old Preset PitchFactor is designed to assure that saving is a deliberate act The Preset number corresponding to the euren running Preset will flash as a warning that saving in this location will overwrite the currently loaded Preset Organizing Your Presets in Banks When you save a Preset you should consider if there is a companion preset with which it will be used For example if you have a pair of Presets that you plan to use together in the same song one for the verse one for the chorus placing them in the same Bank will let you instantly switch from one to the other Loading a Preset from a Bank is instantaneous one tap while getting to a Preset from different Bank takes at least two taps Also remember that if you plan to limit the number of active Banks you should store your most often used Presets in nearby Banks Note When saving to a location other than the active slot the saved Preset location becomes the active slot In other words if Bank 1 1 is currently active and after changing the parameters to get a new sound you decide to save the new sound to location Bank 9 1 Bank 9 becomes the active Bank 39 PitchFactor User Guide Saving Presets Dumping Backing up Presets and System Settings The currently loaded effect your stored P
21. allows you to select intervals equal to the 12 note per octave scale Xnob Ynob Controls the amount of feedback for pitch shifter A B 22 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects PitchFlex Use an Expression Pedal with this effect or use the Flex Switch Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of the level of PitchA to PitchB Pitch A Pitch B Sets pitch shift of voices A and B in the heel position When OFF is selected the voice is muted at the heel position and the pitch is set to unison Delay A Delay B These parameters are for use when using the Flex footswitch to control the pitch change effect for voices A and B The Delay A knob sets the time to move from the virtual toe to the virtual heel The Delay B knob sets the time to move from heel to toe In Tempo Mode maximum is Y note Key Depth A low pass filter to darken the effect Scale Speed Controls the shape that the pitch modulation follows when using the Flex Switch Xnob Sets voice A s pitch shift in the toe position When OFF is selected the A pitch shifter is disabled at the toe position and toe is treated as unison Ynob Sets voice B s pitch shift in the toe position When OFF is selected the B pitch shifter is disabled at the toe position and toe is treated as unison 23 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects Octaver Octavers traditionally use analog techniques to track the pitch of the input audio signal a
22. ally with the left arrow flashing simply turn the Encoder to select the desired Prg No rom 0 to 127 To use Learn Mode press the Left Footswitch again In LEARN mode the Prg No will be automatically set when a MIDI Program Change message is received Pressing the Left Footswitch exits LEARN mode Press the Right Footswitch to select the Bank Preset field indicated by a flashing right hand arrow and turn the Encoder to select the Preset To map another Prg No to another Preset simply press the Left Footswitch again to select the desired Prg No and then the Right Footswitch to map it to the desired Preset Default map Prg No 0 99 map to the 100 Presets starting with Bank 1 1 As well as using MIDI program change to load a preset it can also be programmed to directly control the unit s BYPASS setting When the flashing right hand arrow is visible turn the Encoder counter clockwise to select one of the following BYP BYPass the unit ACT Make the unit ACTive i e not bypassed TOG TOGgle the between bypass and active Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu 49 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode XMT MAP Create a MIDI Program Change Transmit Map n Bank Mode when a Footswitch is used to recall a Preset a MIDI Program Change message can be transmitted from the MIDI Out jack or USB to control an external device e g an
23. always saved with the Preset you may prefer to have your current Tempo stay the same as you switch from Preset to Preset urn GLOBAL TEMPO ON to do that With GLOBAL TEMPO ON the Tempo values saved with the Preset are ignored and the current Tempo value is used Global is described later in this ser Guide Selecting Preset Banks n Bank Mode the Right Footswitch is used to select the current Bank Tap the Right Footswitch to increment through the active Banks When a Bank is displayed the esocisted pair of Presets is cued but the new Preset is not yet loaded The next time that either the Left or Middle Footswitch is pressed the corresponding Preset will load from the cued Bank ote If the previous loaded Preset is in Bypass when the footswitch is pressed the newly loaded Preset will be Active ote Edited Presets will be lost if they are not saved before loading another Preset Active Banks f 100 Presets are more than you need and you d like to make it quicker and easier to find and load your Presets the number of active Banks can be reduced Only the Banks that are active mill show up when loading While only active Banks can be loaded Presets can always be saved to all Banks Inactive Banks are not erased and can be made active at any time Active Banks can be limited to a range The default is for all 100 Presets active this corresponds to having the full range of Banks active from 1 to 50 You can limit the number
24. arameter Control Knob to set the d turn the Intensity Control Knob to set the value while you re turning the selected ected MIN VAL when the knob is idle ue for the selected Parameter Control ssociated parameter knob to adjust the while you re turning the selected MAX VAL when the knob is idle um va value ected rameter value will be set when the will be set when the MIDI CC sends o the selected parameter range um pa value pped s mode are system wide and will apply to all Effects and ote You can set the minimum value to be greater than the maximum value If you do so when the MIDI CC sends an increasing value the parameter value will decrease 47 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode ote While it is possible to assign more than one external controller to any parameter doing so is likely to cause confusion and is not recommended Keep in mind that if you have previously assigned a MIDI CC to a control destination you may want to clear the assignment before setting up a new assignment To clear select the destination parameter and select he source MIDI CC as To Setup the External Control Source f d Press the Right Footswitch to select the external control source field for editing There are two ways to select an external control source Manual Select or Learn Mode For Manual Select simply turn the Encoder to choose the MIDI Control Source The choices are BND MIDI Pitch Bend CO C99
25. ater than the maximum value When you do so as the Pedal moves towards the toe the Parameter value will decrease 33 PitchFactor User Guide Expression Pedal Note The Expression Pedal input supports control voltage inputs from OV to 3V Care must be taken to avoid ground loops when using this input with external control voltages If you hear a hum only when you ve connected a control voltage source to PitchFactor s Expression Pedal input jack then it is likely that the device generating the control voltage is grounded to a different ground than your audio ins and outs Ground loops are notoriously difficult to track down and beyond the scope of this User Guide to diagnose 34 PitchFactor User Guide The Footswitches The Footswitches Play and Bank Mode PitchFactor s footswitches are multi purpose and operate in one of three modes Play Mode Bank Mode and System Mode In normal use PitchFactor is in either Play Mode or Bank Mode System Mode is used to set up MIDI external controls and various system parameters Pressing and holding the Right Footswitch switches between Play and Bank Mode Play Mode In Play Mode the Billboard displays the effect name or for Diatonic and Quadravox the musical key Three Footswitches are used to control the effect Active Footswitch The Active footswitch is used to toggle between Active and Bypass The Active LED is lit orange when the Effect is in use When Bypassed the Active
26. ck with added reverb Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of the levels of PitchA to PitchB Pitch A Pitch B Controls the amount of pitch shift for A B in cents 1 cent 1 100 of a semitone Delay A B Controls the length of the reverse time buffers for A B With Tempo OFF delay is displayed in mSec With Tempo ON delay can be sync d to the tempo and is displayed as a rhythmic sub division of the tempo beat value Key Depth Selects the Reverb Mix level Scale Speed Selects the Reverb Decay rate Xnob Controls level of Feedback A Ynob Controls level of Feedback B 25 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects HarPeggiator arPeggiator creates dual 16 step arpeggios that combine three elements dual 16 step pitch shift sequencer dual 16 step rhythm sequencer dual 16 step effect sequencer UU IN T HarPeggiator lets you choose from a list of pre programmed sequences for pitch rhythm and effect and using the many possible combinations gives you quite a bit of creative control That writ it s important to understand the underlying concepts or you re likely to spend quite some time scratching your head First off we suggest that you experiment with only one voice e g A and the pitch sequence only To do so turn OFF the rhythm and effect controls set Delay A and Xnob fully counterclockwise This is important because by definition for many rhythms not every step in the sequence is played For example y
27. ct 6 loct loct P5 P4 unison unison loct 7 loct loct P5 P4 unison unison loct 8 loct loct P5 P4 loct unison loct 9 loct loct P5 P4 unison loct unison 10 loct loct P5 P4 unison loct unison 11 loct loct P5 P4 unison loct unison 12 loct loct P5 P4 loct loct unison 13 loct loct P5 P4 unison 2oct loct 14 loct loct P5 P4 unison 2oct loct 15 loct loct P5 P4 unison 2oct loct 16 loct loct P5 P4 unison 2oct loct Pitch Sequences 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Toct unison unison unison JoctT unison 2octT 2 unison unison loct unison m7T P4l ToctT 3 loct loct loct unison m6T Toctl P5T 4 2oct loct unison unison P5T 2oct m3T 5 loct loct unison T unison P4T unison unison 6 unison loct loct unison m3T unison unison 7 loct loct unison unison M2T unison unison 8 2oct unison loct unison m2T unison unison 9 loct unison loct unison unison unison unison 10 unison unison unison unison unison unison unison 11 loct loct loct unison unison unison unison 12 2oct loct loct P5 unison unison unison 13 loct loct unison unison unison loct loct 14 unison unison loct P5 unison unison unison 15 loct unison loct unison unison unison unison 16 2oct unison loct unison unison unison unison Pitch Sequences 8 14 28 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects
28. d a second cable from PitchFactor Output 2 to the other amp Input Level switch In Lvl should be set to GUITAR and Output Level switch Out Lvl set to AMP If you are using other stompboxes or pedals it s best to connect them in front of PitchFactor Connect PitchFactor s Input 1 to Output 1 of the other pedal If the other pedal has stereo outputs connect its Output 2 to PitchFactor s Input 2 If PitchFactor s peak LED lights solidly set PitchFactor s In Lvl to LINE 10 PitchFactor User Guide Connections Guitar gt Amp Effects Send gt PitchFactor gt Amp Effects Return If your Amp has an Effects Loop you can connect PitchFactor s Input to the Amp Effect Loop Send and PitchFactor s Output to the Amp Effect Loop Return Most guitar amp s Effects Loops run at Line Level so set PitchFactor s Input and Output Level Switches to Line PitchFactor User Guide Connections Mixer Effects Send gt PitchFactor gt Mixer Effects Return RETURI SEND wil 1 7 gt CE Expression x Eventide utput _ put P OO eoo 4 oe Pedal Switch esis 2 uy z A ooo se MO IND o HBHHBBEBHE e o No e a ale Out Lvl In Lvl M 4 Amp Guitar vu vU Line Line When connecting PitchFactor to a Mixer set PitchFactor s Input and Output Level Switches to Line 12 Pitch
29. dback delay length is the length of either Delay A or Delay B whichever is longer Ynob Controls level of voice B Feedback The feedback delay length is the length of either Delay A or Delay B whichever is longer 18 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects Quadravox Quadravox is similar to Diatonic but delivers up to four pitch shifted voices A B C D instead of two You can select the interval of each voice independently You can also turn OFF any of the voices NOTE It s possible to select OFF for all four voices If you do and the Mix knob is set 100 Wet there will be no output signal Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of level PitchA C to PitchB D With the knob set full counter clockwise PitchA PitchC are set to equal level Full clock wise sets PitchB PitchD to equal levels The ratio of level of PitchA to PitchC and of PitchB to PitchD are fixed at equal levels and cannot be changed Pitch A Pitch B Selects the harmonic interval amount of pitch shift for voices A and B Turning the control to the full counterclockwise position will turn OFF the corresponding voice Delay A NOTE QUADRAVOX s delay controls work differently from those in the other effects Quadravox s four delays are not independently variable Instead they are staggered with A having the shortest delay B longer than A C eager than B and D the longest The Delay A control is used to set the last delay D With Tempo OFF delay is d
30. disabled It can be enabled in the BYPASS menu of the System Mode Here s how Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until BYPASS is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until KILLDRY is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to select either YES or NO Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Y Or UI Es UY NJ ZA 14 PitchFactor User Guide Tuner Global Mix The Mix setting is always saved with each Preset Often however it can be useful to have the Mix setting uniform for all of the Presets that you re using To do this use the System GLOBAL MIX command When GLOBAL MIX is ON the Mix setting saved with the Preset is ignored and the current Mix setting is used for all Presets Turning GLOBAL MIX ON or OFF The factory default is OFF 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds o enter System Mode Release the Encoder 2 Turn the Encoder until GLOBAL is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until MIX is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder urn the Encoder to select ON or OFF Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds o exit System Mode Peak LED The Peak LED lights to indicate that the inp
31. e Intensity control is disabled Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to BYPASS menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu TUNER Tuner Settings Press the Encoder to select Turn the Encoder to select either AUDIO or CALIBRT AUDIO Choose audio function when Tuner is active BYPASS MUTE Press the Encoder to select Turn the Encoder to choose BYPASS or MUTE When BYPASS is selected whenever PitchFactor s tuner is enabled the audio input is connected to audio out When MUTE is selected audio is muted when tuning Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to TUNER menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu 43 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode CALIBRT Calibrate the Tuner 440 Hz Press the Encoder to select Turn the Encoder to adjust the Tuner s reference frequency 440 Hz standard is the default This value will also establish the A tuning for the pitch effects Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to TUNER menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu AUX SW Program Auxiliary Switches Up to three Auxiliary Switches can be assigned as controls for the Effects parameters and system control The three Aux Switches are connected to the rear panel a stereo phone jack PitchFactor detects closures by sensing whether the ip the ring or both the tip and ring are grounded N
32. e A waveshape sine SIN triangle TRI or sawtooth SW Ynob Controls the sweepable filter on voice B Values from 0 50 sweep a low pass filter values greater than 50 sweep a high pass filter 31 PitchFactor User Guide Catchup Catchup You would expect that when you turn a Parameter Control Knob the parameter s value would change instantly and unless Catchup is enabled it does Instant changes however may not be desirable for all situations and users Consider the following example You have just loaded a preset based on HarModulator and the preset s value for the modulation Speed is set to a value of 2 very slow modulation Now let s say that the Speed Control Knob happens to be at its full clockwise position corresponding to a very fast modulation speed If you d like to tweak the speed slightly for example speeding it up from its current value of 2 to 3 you would reach down and turn the knob only to find that the Speed at first abruptly jumps to its maximum rate of 100 and as you turn the control the Speed slows down to its desired value of 3 If this happens while you re playing it might be a ad distracting PitchFactor s Catchup feature is designed to prevent parameter values from abruptly changing when the knob positions don t correspond to the Preset values When Catchup is ON and a Control Knob is turned the parameter value doesn t change instantly Instead the displa alternates between the Preset value and th
33. e Right Footswitch in Bank Mode Play and Bank Footswitch Modes To switch between Play and Bank Modes press and hold the Right Footswitch for two seconds Notice that the Billboard display changes In Play Mode the Billboard displays the effect name except for Diatonic and Quadravox which display the key that you re playing in In Bank Mode you ll see the word BANK a number a colon and another number For example BANK 1 1 indicates Preset 1 of Bank 1 A RED LED over either the Left or Middle Footswitch indicates that an Effect Preset is Active PitchFactor User Guide The Basics Each time that you press and hold the Right Footswitch the unit will change from one Mode o the other Using Play Mode When you re in Play Mode the Footswitches are used to control the Effect that s currently oaded The Left Switch toggles Bypass Active An ORANGE LED located above the Left Footswitch indicates that the Effect Preset is Active not Bypassed The action of the Middle Switch depends on the effect type For some effects the switch engages the Learn mode For other effects the switch is used to FLEX the pitch The Right Switch lets you tap a Tempo Using Bank Mode Go to Bank Mode The Billboard displays the number of the current Preset for example you might see BANK 1 1 This means that you re in Bank 1 and that Preset 1 is loaded If the Preset is Active not Bypassed you ll also notice that the Left Footswitch
34. e system mode is divided into four categories BYPASS TUNER AUX SW MIDI GLOBAL and UTILITY which are the top level menu items that appear when entering system mode In the following factory default settings are indicated in bold BYPASS Select Bypass Mode After entering System Mode turn the Encoder to select BYPASS then press the Encoder to enter Select Bypass Mode Turn the Encoder to select either BYP TYP or KILLDRY BYP TYP Choose Bypass Type DSP RELAY DSP FX Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to select DSP Relay or DSP FX When DSP is selected Bypass sends the audio at the DSP s inputs directly to the outputs without any effects processing When RELAY is selected Bypass employs a pair of relays to hardwire the inputs to the outputs giving a true bypass When DSP FX is selected Bypass sends the audio at the DSP s inputs directly to the outputs with the decaying tail of the current effect mixed in Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to BYPASS menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu KILLDRY Kill Dry Audio NO YES Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to enable disable KILLDRY When KILLDRY is enabled YES the dry signal is removed from the output and PitchFactor only outputs a 10096 wet Lev B For some of the effects the Intensity control acts as a Wet Dry Mix control For these effects if KILLDRY is YES th
35. e word TURN displayed accompanied by either a eft or right pointing arrows as appropriate The parameter and hence the Effect does not change Until t he knob position passes the current parameter value at which point TURN and he arrow disappear the parameter name and value are displayed and the Kob becomes active Returning to our example if Catchup is ON the Speed will not change until the Control Knob is turned from its full clockwise position to he position corresponding to the value of 2 At hat point the Control Knob becomes live allowing you to slightly increase the Speed without an abrupt change in the sound of the Effect Catchup s factory default is OFF To turn Catchup On Off 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder ntil UTILITY is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until CATCHUP is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to select either ON or OFF Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Or UI Es UY NN DU 32 PitchFactor User Guide Expression Pedal Expression Pedal An external Expression Pedal can be connected to the rear panel 1 4 phone jack The Expression Pedal can be set up to control any combination of the ten parameters For proper operation the Expression Pedal sho
36. ected by turning the Encoder Using the Encoder to select Effects is a good way to get a feel for what PitchFactor can do Turn the Encoder to step through and load each of the Effects As each Effect is selected the Effect is loaded the green LED to the left of the Effect name is lit and the Billboard displays the Effect name Control Knobs Adjusting the Effects When an Effect is selected using the Encoder the Effect s parameter values are set by the current position of the ten control knobs Whenever a control knob is turned the Billboard displays the parameter s name and value The controls are arranged in two rows and grouped according to their functions 16 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects Eventide Harmonizer PITCHFACTOR Mix Control Controls the wet dry signal ratio from O dry signal only to 100 wet only works identically for all the effects See the earlier description of KILLDRY This control 17 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects Diatonic Diatonic pitch shifters track the notes that you re playing and shift the pitch by the selected harmonic interval based on the Key and Scale that you ve selected PitchFactor s Diatonic Shifter features twin independently controlled pitch changers A amp B with independent delays and feedback Diatonic tracks the notes that you re playing and automatical
37. elds If the unit is damaged for these or other causes and the unit is deemed to be economically repairable we will repair it and charge our normal rates he warranty DOES NOT COVER shipping damage either to or from Eventide Who is covered under the warranty he warranty applies to the original purchaser of a new unit from Eventide or an Authorized Eventide Dealer It is your responsibility to prove or to be able to prove that you have purchased the unit under circumstances which affect the warranty A copy of your purchase invoice is normally necessary and sufficient for this Units with the serial number plate defaced or removed will not be serviced or covered by this warranty When the warranty becomes effective The one year warranty period begins on the day the unit is purchased from an Authorized Eventide Dealer or if the unit is drop shipped from Eventide on the day shipped plus a reasonable allowance for shipping delays This applies whether or not you return your warranty registration form Who performs warranty work The only company authorized to perform work under this warranty is Eventide Inc Little Ferry New Jersey While you are free to give authorization to anyone else or to work on it yourself we will not honor claims for payment for parts or labor from you or from third parties Shipping within the 50 United States You are responsible for getting the unit to our door at no cost to us We cannot acce
38. ers ten times the maximum delay of the original gear Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of the level of PitchA to PitchB Pitch A Pitch B Controls the amount of pitch shift for voices A and B expressed as a ratio Delay A B Controls the amount of time delay for voices A and B With Tempo OFF delay is displayed in mSec With Tempo ON delay can be sync d to the tempo and displayed as a rhythmic sub division of the tempo beat value Key Depth Selects the type of Harmonizer emulated H910 H949 1 H949 2 and MODERN The H949 offered two splicing algorithms Algorithm 1 created a soft gradual splice Algorithm 2 analyzed the audio and used an intelligent splicing algorithm that was successful in greatly reducing glitching PitchFactor allows you to select each of these algorithms and emulate their classic sounds Of course given the many orders of magnitude increase in DSP power since the days of the H910 H949 even greater intelligence can be brought to bear in de glitehing PitchFactor s MODERN pitch shifting algorithm takes advantage of its powerful DSP to further improve de glitching Each of these algorithms has a distinct quality and when RO with various amounts of delay and feedback offer a broad pallet of pitch shifting effects Scale Speed Selects the type of pitch ratio control for PitchA and PitchB knobs Normal allows continuous control as a pitch ratio Micro allows for fine adjustments around Unison Chromatic
39. es are set opposite to one another specifica ly if the Input Lvl switch is set for GUITAR and the Output Lvl switch is set to LINE or the Input Lvl switch is set for LINE and the Output Lvl switch is set to AMP PitchFactor will not have unity gain In this case using Relay Bypass will result in a level change whenever you Bypass PitchFactor DSP FX Bypass When DSP FX is selected Bypass sends the audio at the DSP s inputs directly to the outputs with the decaying tail of the current effect mixed in Selecting Bypass Type Thie Bypass mode is selected in System Mode under BYPASS DSP is the default Here s how to change it 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until BYPASS is displayed omentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until BYP TYP is displayed omentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to select DSP or RELAY or DSP FX Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode YN 01 U1 Es UY NJ LH Ze Note Using MIDI Program Change to control Bypass MIDI Program Change i is typically used to load a preset but it can also be programmed to directly control the unit s BYPASS setting See the System Mode MIDI section for details 13 PitchFactor User Guide Mix Control ote When connecting PitchFactor to a computer we suggest tha
40. gs are dumped If CURRENT is selected only the currently loaded effect is dumped If PRESETS is selected all 100 Presets are dumped If SYSTEM is selected all System Mode settings are dumped Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu CLK IN MIDI Input Clock Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set MIDI Clock Receive ON or OFF If ON MIDI Clock is used as a Tempo source Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu CLK OUT MIDI Output Clock Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set MIDI Clock Transmit ON or OFF If ON PitchFactor can be used as a MIDI Clock source Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu CLK FLT MIDI Clock Filter Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set MIDI Clock Filtering ON or OFF If ON PitchFactor can be used with an unstable MIDI Clock source but will be slower and less precise at tracking clock speed changes Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu 51 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode GLOBAL Global Settings MIX Enable Global MIX
41. he time to master it We know that you re eager to get going and hope that you ll read this User Guide However if you read nothing else please read The Basics Key Features Eventide s 10 best pitch based effects Up to four pitch shifted voices Support for instrument and line level connectivity External Expression Pedal and Aux Switch for external control 100 User Presets Instant access to any two Presets at a time Bright easy to read Billboard Display Learn feature to automatically set musical scale Extensive MIDI functionality Software upgrades via USB or MIDI Built in Tuner The Website www eventide com is where you ll find versions of this User Guide in other languages Frequently Asked Questions accessories information and instructions for downloading software updates PitchFactor User Guide Overview Overview Dry Effect Mix PeakLED Pitch A amp B Mix Effect Control Knobs Encoder Switch gt Tempo LED Effects hold for PLAY BANK mode Left Footswitch Middle Footswitch Right Footswitch Active Bypass Flex Learn Tap Tempo Preset 1 Preset 2 Bank increment Mode Toggle PitchFactor User Guide The Basics The Basics There are a few basic concepts that you ll have to grasp to use PitchFactor successfully If you read nothing else please read this section The Effects There are
42. isplayed in mSec With Tempo ON delay can be sync d to the tempo and is displayed as a rhythmic sub division of the tempo beat value Delay B The Delay B control is used to select the grouping of the four delays A B C D The delays can be evenly spaced or spread out as represented by the graphical display When the delays rouping is such that there is no space between the letters all four delays are set to the same ength Key Depth Selects the key Scale Speed Selects the scale Xnob Controls the amount of pitch shift for voice C Turn the control full counterclockwise to turn voice C OFF Ynob Controls the amount of pitch shift for voice D Turn the control full counterclockwise to turn voice D OFF 19 Y chFactor User Guide The Effects HarModulator Chromatic Shift arModulator combines twin chromatic pitch shifters with modulation to deliver an extremely ide range of effects from the subtle to the insane Chromatic pitch shifters allow you to set e pitch ratio of each of the voices in semi tone intervals 12 steps per octave arModulator features a six octave range three up three down 521 To Je et a sense of how to use the modulation function it s best to start simply by setting both A and PitchB to UNISON the delays to minimum and the Ynob to minimum zero feedback Now use the Depth control to set the amount of pitch modulation and the Speed control to adjust the modulation rate Turn
43. lbs 1 kG Specifications subject to change without notice 55 PitchFactor User Guide Limited Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY Eventide Stompboxes are built to exacting quality standards and should give years of trouble free service If you are experiencing problems which are not cleared up or explained as normal in the manual your recourse is this warranty What the warranty does and does not cover Eventide Inc warrants the above identified unit to be free from defects in workmanship and material under normal operation and service for a period of one year from the date of purchase as detailed below At our discretion within the warranty period we may elect to repair or replace the defective unit This means that if the unit fails under normal operation because of such defect we will repair the detective unit at no charge for parts or labor We also assume a limited responsibility for shipping charges as detailed below N NO EVENT WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY DEFECT AND SUCH DAMAGES ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THIS WARRANTY Our sole obligation is to repair or replace the defective unit as described herein he warranty DOES NOT COVER any damage to the unit regardless of the cause of that damage The unit is a complex piece of equipment that does not react well to being dropped bounced crushed soaked or exposed to excessively high temperatures voltages electrostatic or electromagnetic fi
44. ly adjusts the amount of pitch shift so that the resultant note is in key Use the PitchA B control knobs to set each pitch interval Use the Control Knobs to select the key scale and interval You can also use Learn mode to set the key by playing the root note while holding down the iddle Footswitch You must be in Play Mode to use the Learn feature or alternately you can use the AUX switch option ote Due to the limitations of Diatonic Pitch Shifting the pitch tracking algorithm is monophonic and works best on single isolated notes and octaves Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of the level of PitchA to PitchB Note The A B mix is set before the feedback delays so that feedback can continue on A or B and not be affected by new audio when the Pitch Mix control is turned completely to the opposite channel This allows you to create a mini looper effect Pitch A Pitch B Selects the harmonic interval pitch shift for PitchA and PitchB Delay A B Controls the amount of time delay of the A and B pitch shifted outputs With Tempo OFF delay is displayed in mSec With Tempo ON delay can be sync d to the tempo and is displayed as a rhythmic sub division of the tempo beat value Key Depth Selects the key Scale Speed Selects the scale The supported scales are MAJ Major min Minor DOR Dorian PHRG Phrygian LYD Lydian MLYD Mixolydian LOC Locrian Xnob Controls level of voice A Feedback The fee
45. mentation Chart Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono O Yes Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono X No Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default 1 16 1 16 Changed 1 16 1 16 Mode Default 3 1 essages x X Altere X X Note Number TrueVoice IX X Afer Touch RS a ga aae Channels X X PitchBender o o Control Change 0 127 O JO cce cess Program Change Tue O O System Exclusive O O ID XX Bulk Dump ee A gt Si Ry E y System Common Song Pos X X Song Select X X Tune System Real Time Cloc O O Commands x x Aux Messages Local ON OFF X X All Notes OFF X X Active Sense X X Reset X X 54 PitchFactor User Guide Specifications Specifications Analog I O Input Impedance 500K ohms mono 1 Meg stereo Output Impedance 470 ohms Recommended Load Impedance 10K ohms or greater Connectors Input 1 mono Ya inch mono phone jack Input 2 inch mono phone jack Output 1 mono Ya inch mono phone jack Output 2 inch mono phone jack Expression Pedal 1 4 inch mono phone jack Aux Switch 4 inch stereo phone jack USB Type B Socket Use USB 2 0 cables only AC Adaptor Jack MIDI In Five pin DIN Female MIDI Out Thru Five pin DIN Female Power Supply 9 VDC 1200 ma Tip hot Dimensions English 4 8 H x 7 5 W x 2 12 D Metric 122 H x 190 W x 54 D mm Weight PitchFactor 2 15
46. nce of pitches When selecting pitch sequences it is best to first turn OFF both Rhythm and FX sequences so hat the pitch sequence is unaffected by these parameters As always your ears are the best judge of what works 26 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects The first several pitch sequences are fairly straightforward Here s a general description of each of these sequences All steps are one octave up All steps are one octave down All steps are a fifth up All steps are a fourth down Unison amp one octave down One octave down unison one octave up two octaves up Two octaves down one octave down unison one octave up One octave down unison one octave up 2 octaves up Unison one octave up unison one octave up Unison one octave up unison one octave up etc Unison and fifth up One octave down climbing to unison Unison fourth down one octave down two octaves down unison one octave up Starts at two octaves down swoops up to unison and at the 13 step jumps up one octave and ends at unison ostly up one octave with a short swoop to unison in the middle back to an octave up and ending by swooping to unison Starts at unison swoops down two octaves makes a couple of jumps up one octave and ends on unison Starts at unison swoops down one octave jumps back to unison brief jump up one octave brief jump to up a fifth and ends on unison Four quick jumps up one fifth swooping back down t
47. nd synthesize a signal whose musical tone is an octave lower than the original PitchFactor s Octaver creates a pair of sub harmonics one an octave below the note that you re playing and the other two octaves below It also adds an Octave FUZZ generator The sub harmonics can be filtered and the filters modulated by the input audio level Octaver is a parallel dual mono rather than stereo effect Note Tempo cannot be used with this effect Pitch Mix Controls mix of 1 and 2 sub harmonics A amp B Unlike PitchFactor s other effects Inputs 1 and Inputs 2 are not mixed Pitch A Pitch B Controls the center frequency of the resonant filters for A B Delay A Delay B Controls filter resonance for A B Note After adjusting the filter s center Rc and resonance you may want to try modulating the filter The next two controls set levels for envelope controlled modulation Key Depth Octaver allows your playing to vary the center frequency of the filters This control adjusts the degree to which the input signal s envelop shifts the filter s center frequency Scale Speed Controls the sensitivity of the frequency sweeps to the input signal level Xnob Controls the amount of distortion FUZZ Ynob Controls the mix of octaves oct and FUZZ fz 24 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects Crystals E als is a classic Eventide effect twin reverse pitch changers with independently adjustable delays and feedba
48. nu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu SER Serial Number Press the Encoder to display your PitchFactor s unique serial number You ll need to know this number to request support and to download software updates Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu SW VER Software Version Press the Encoder to display your PitchFactor s software version Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu Restoring Factory Settings Software Updates Restoring Factory System Settings To restore System settings power up PitchFactor while simultaneously pressing the Right Footswitch and the Encoder until CLEAR SETUP is displayed Restoring Factory Effects Presets and System Settings CAUTION This function will overwrite any Presets that you have saved To restore Factory Presets and all System settings power up PitchFactor while simultaneously pressing the Middle Footswitch and the Encoder until INITIALIZING is displayed Software Updates PitchFactor s software can be upgraded over USB To enable the software update power up while pressing the Middle Footswitch until UPDATE is displayed Information on software updating can be found at www eventide com 53 PitchFactor User Guide MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Imple
49. o unison Swoops from unison up one octave and does it twice 20 Swoops from up one octave down to unison and does it twice 21 Starts at unison steps up one octave and steps back down to unison 22 Staggers its way from unison to up one octave 23 Similar to 22 24 Swoops up from unison to one octave up and does it four times 25 Jumps between unison and octaves and fifths and fourths up and down 26 Similar to 25 ONIO R WN togo SN RT WN OR For those who find the above description less than satisfying the following tables may help In these tables the 26 sequences are labeled at the column heads and for each sequence the 16 steps are listed vertically Pitch sequences marked with an asterisk glide the pitch within a step in the sequence and an arrow indicates the step in the sequence that glides and the direction of the glide Intervals are indicated as 1oct one octave 2oct 2 octaves M2 major second m2 minor second M3 major third m3 minor third P4 perfect fourth d5 diminished fifth P5 perfect fifth M6 major sixth m6 minor sixth M7 major seventh m7 minor seventh 27 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 loct loct P5 P4 unison loct Zoct 2 loct loct P5 P4 unison loct Zoct 3 loct loct P5 P4 unison loct Zoct 4 loct loct P5 P4 loct loct 2oct 5 loct loct P5 P4 unison unison lo
50. ootswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu SPILL Spill Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set Spill ON or OFF With Spill OFF when a new preset or effect is loaded any audio in the previous preset is instantly cleared With Spill ON audio from the previous preset fades Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu 52 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode BANKS Select the range of Active Preset Banks 1 50 Press the Encoder to select Press the Left Footswitch to select the lower limit and the Right Footswitch to select the higher limit Turn Encoder to set the lowest and the highest active banks Only Presets saved in active Banks are available for loading using the Footswitches All Presets may still be loaded using MIDI program change Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu SOURCE Select Source Instrument GUITAR BASS SYNLEAD SYNBASS Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to select the type of instrument Each instrument setting optimizes the pitch algorithms and adjusts the ranges of filter knobs to best complement the selected source instrument Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to UTILITY me
51. ote that you must use a stereo phone plug when connecting Aux Switches To assign the Aux Switches first press the Encoder to select AUX SW You will see wo fields split display of the Billboard display left right showing Parameter destination and Control source assignments An arrow pointing to the left Parameter is flashing if it s not press the Left Footswitch to select this field showing this to be the selected field for editing To assign the switches first select the PitchFactor parameter or function the destination that you want to externally control Intensity for example and then select the Aux Switch that you want to control it with the source The default settings for the Aux Switches are TIP BYPASS RING LEARN FLEX TIP RING TAP To Setup Parameter Destinations Turn the Encoder knob to select an external control destination Destinations include the PitchFactor parameters and functions that can be controlled by one of he Aux Switches The choices are BYP Toggle Bypass Active Bypass type selected in BYPASS BK Increment Bank number switch function BK Decrement Bank number switch function TAP Tap tempo switch function FLX Toggle FLEX LEARN function P B Toggle between Play and Bank Mode KBO 9 Because of the limited space in the Billboard display the Parameter Control Knob names cannot be meaningfully displayed Instead for display purposes we ve numbered
52. other Factor series Stompbox an Eventide Eclipse an Eventide HOOOFW etc To Create a MIDI Program Change transmit map Press the Encoder to access the MIDI ransmit map for editing The left field displays the Bank Preset number from 1 1 to 50 2 The right field displays Sn oF or the Prg No 0 127 Default map Prg No 0 99 map to the 100 Presets starting with Bank 1 1 Press the Left Footswitch to select Preset Effect field indicated by a flashing left hand arrow pointing turn the Encoder to select the Preset Press the Right Footswitch to select Prg No field indicated by a flashing right hand arrow pointing to MIDI Program Change turn the ee to select the corresponding number Note MIDI Program Change Transmit must be enabled in order for PitchFactor to transmit Program Change messages MIDI Program Change Transmit is turned ON or OFF in the MIDI menu Default is OFF Note When a Factor Preset is recalled with a MIDI program change message MIDI Program Change messages are not generated Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu CTL XMT MIDI Continuous Controller Transmit Enable ON OFF Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set MIDI Continuous Controller transmit ON or OFF This setting determines if Parameter Knobs transmit MIDI control messages Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu
53. ou could select a rhythm that divides the 16 steps into four bars of quarter notes and only sounds the first step note of each bar As a result although the pitch sequence is 16 steps long only four notes will sound Also use the Scale Speed control to set an appropriate length for each step so that you can clearly hear the pitch at each step ote If MIDI clock and Tempo are both set to ON the sequencer will not progress through he steps until a MIDI clock signal is applied to PitchFactor Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of arpeggiatorA to arpeggiatorB Pitch A Pitch B Selects one of 27 pitch sequences for A B The pitch sequences are selectable presets numbered from 01 to 26 plus random RANDM Turn the control full counterclockwise Arp OFF to turn off the Sitch effect full clockwise to select the random sequence The pitch sequences are numbered and the display graphically indicates the 16 step progression Due to its limited resolution the display can only give a general sense of the shape of the pitch sequence There are 16 columns representing each of the 16 steps in the sequence and he solid horizontal bar represents unison Dots above and below indicate pitches above and below unison For the majority of pitch sequences each step is a fixed pitch however PitchFactor has the ability to glide the pitch within any step and this feature is used in several of the sequences The last sequence RANDM is a random seque
54. parameters and system control The idea is to first select the PitchFactor ly control Intensity for example and then ich you want to control it e two fields split display of the Billboard rol source assignments An arrow pointing to he Left Footswitch to select this field rol destination the PitchFactor parameter or unction which will be controlled from an external source The choices are Increment Bank number switch function h function ode ACT Active Enable Effect unBypass TOG Toggle b etween Active and By TUN Enable di sable Tuner After you ve selected a Par IDI CC will control by se ameter Control Knob ting minimum and m When a Parameter Control Knob designator is d Footswitch will display MIN VAL Turn the asso minimum value For example if KBO was selecte minimum value The Billboard displays the knob parameter knob and times out to display the sel o set Push the Left Footswitch again nob The Billboard will display maximum value The Billboard displays the knob parameter knob and times out to display the sel 127 The minim mum parameter and 127 are ma he maxim IDI CCs send values from 0 to IDI CC sends a O and the maxi 127 MIDI CC values between 0 The parameters controlled in thi Presets MAX VAL Turn the a pass you can set the parameter range that the aximum parameter values isplayed KBO KB9 pressing the Left ciated P
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56. r is active BYPASS MUTE 43 CALIBRT Calibrate the Tuner 440 Hz sseeeRRm 44 AUX SW Program Auxiliary Switches 44 MIDI MIDI Functions ocoocccccccccccnccccnoncnnnnnonononononononononinininin n s 46 RCV CH Set the MIDI Receive Channel OFF OMNI 1 16 46 XMT CH Set the MIDI Transmit Channel 1 2 16 46 RCV CTL Receive Continuous Control Message 47 XMT CC Control knobs transmit MIDI Continuous Control 48 RCV MAP Create a MIDI Program Change Receive Map 49 XMT MAP Create a MIDI Program Change Transmit Map 50 CTL XMT MIDI Continuous Controller Transmit Enable ON OFP 50 PGM XMT MIDI Program Change Transmit Enable ON OFF 50 SYS ID MIDI SysEx ID 1 16 50 OUTPUT MIDI Transmit Thru Select XMT THRU 51 DUMP Dump Select ALL CURRENT PRESETS SYSTEM 251 CLK IN MIDI Input Clock Enable ON OFF 51 CLK OUT MIDI Output Clock Enable ON OFF 5 CLK FLT MIDI Clock Filter Enable ON OFF Ol GLOBAL Global Settings 52 MIX Enable Global MIX ON OFF 252 TEMPO Enable Global Tempo ON OFF D UTILITY Utility Functions 52 CATCHUP Catchup Enable ON OFF SPILL Spill Enable ON OFF P BANKS Select the range of Active Preset Banks 1 50
57. resets and your system settings can be dumped to a MIDI device or to a computer using the MIDI s SysEx facility SysEx dump is a MIDI System Exclusive Message that can be sent from PitchFactor and recorded by a MIDI sequencer or computer PitchFactor s Presets and System Settings can then be restored at a later time This is a useful way to backup saved settings or to reconfigure the unit as it was on your previous project The process takes a few seconds To Dump Presets amp or System Settings 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until MIDI is displayed omentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until DUMP is displayed omentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to select ALL CURRENT PRESETS or SYSTEM Wait until dump is complete Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode 00 Or UT Ps UJ NJ DIAN Note If CURRENT is selected only the currently loaded Preset is dumped If PRESETS is selected all 100 stored Presets are dumped If ALL is selected all Presets and System settings are dumped If SYSTEM is selected only System settings are dumped Restoring Presets and System Settings Presets and System settings are restored via MIDI s SysEx facility PitchFactor must be set to the desired SysEx ID ker from 1 to 16 To set the MIDI Sy
58. sEx ID SENE factory default is 1 1 Press and hold the Encoder and Ri ht Footswitch AO for a few seconds to enter System Mode Release the Encoder Turn the Encoder until MIDI is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder until SYS 1D is displayed Momentarily press the Encoder Turn the Encoder to choose SysEx ID from 1 to 16 Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few seconds to exit System Mode Y 0 UI Es UY NN AS 40 PitchFactor User Guide Auxiliary Switches Auxiliary Switches The rear panel Aux Switch stereo phone jack supports up to three independent momentary switches using Tip Ring and Tip Ring Aux Switches do not disable PitchFactor s Footswitches the local otewiiches are always active Aux Switches can be programmed to perform a number of functions and they make it easy to connect a dedicated Tap Tempo switch or Speed Brake switch or Preset Switch As noted above the PitchFactor has two operating modes Bank and Play An Aux Switch can be used to instantly toggle between the PitchFactor s Bank and Play Modes Alternately some users may want to have all six switch functions immediately available 3 from each Footswitch Mode A set of three Aux Switches can be connected and assigned accordingly Aux Switches can also be assigned to parameter values allowing you to switch between two parameter values For example you could assign an Aux Switch to toggle between
59. set the MIDI Receive Channel option You can Selec a MIDI Channel number turn OFF MIDI receive or choose OMNI to receive on all MIDI channels Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu XMT CH Set the MIDI Transmit Channel 1 2 16 Press the Encoder to select Turn Encoder to set the MIDI Transmit Channel Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu 46 PitchFactor User Guide parameter or function that you want to externa Here s how it works Press the Encoder to select REV CTL You will se display showing Parameter destination and Con he left showing this to be the selected field for editing To Setup Parameter Destination Turn the Encoder knob to select an external con BYP BYPass the unit BK BK Decrement Bank number switc TAP Tap tempo switch function FLX Toggle FLEX LEARN function P B Toggle be KBO 9 Parameter Control Knobs FS1 Left footswitch FS2 Middle Footswitch FS3 Right Footswitch PDL Foot peda select either MIDI Bend or the MIDI CC with whi Parameter is flashing if it s not press t ween Play and Bank M System Mode RCV CTL Receive Continuous Control Message RCV CTL allows external MIDI Continuous Control messages to be used as assignable controls or the Effects
60. t delas E 15 A A Wniid dba aa Keena naia 16 Selectinig EfTects c soto E va ania e a nee ne 16 Control Knobs Adjusting the Effects 16 Mix CONTOS 5 2 oos BEA Diatonic Ake Quadravox un nee 19 HarModulator Chromatic Shift 20 MicroPitehs sh ee ee 21 H910 H949 22 PitchFlex 23 Octaver 24 Crystals 25 HarPeggiator 26 Synthonizer 31 Gatehiupiis xut hem oth Mero E an ees erit meds FERNE TEEN RR 32 Expression Pedal oer eee cu os tei a rie Eee etas e EY Ee Re E De NER e abend 33 Operating MOOG57 4235 ii died tede ee bee ie ees publ et deae e 35 EAN A O E RA 35 Active Footswitch 135 Flex Learn Footswitch Tap Footswitch Tuner PitchFactor User Guide Table of Contents Fine tuning Tempo and Delays ooococococcccnoccccononccconnncnnanananono non nnnn cnn nano ca nnne enne nnns 38 Saving Presets a erro dre ts 2 39 Edited Preset Indicati0N cocococccncccnnoooonnnnnononononononccnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 39 Auxillary S Witches aiii ai 41 MIDI iicet titu en Rita isa 41 System Mode A en A ee 42 System M nU Tree Rm 43 BYPASS Select Bypass Mode sssssssssssssse emere 43 BYP TYP Choose Bypass Type DSP RELAY DSP FX 43 ILLDRY Kill Dry Audio NO YES 43 TUNER Tuner Settings eene tenens 43 AUDIO Choose audio function when Tune
61. t you use a dedicated audio interface e g a Firewire Interface and to select the type of Bypass that works best for your application ote PitchFactor has been carefully designed to not mess with your tone in any of the Bypass settings ote With PitchFactor s power turned off the relays automatically Bypass the unit This means that if power should accidentally go down while you re playing your guitar signal will no abappear because of PitchFactor Of course if power is down you may have bigger problems Mix Control The Mix Control sets the relative levels of the input signal dry and the Effect wet Mono Stereo PitchFactor detects which input and output jacks have cables plugged in and routes audio I O accordingly With a Mono Input Input 1 and Stereo Outputs the dry contribution for both outputs comes from the Mono Input Input 1 With Stereo Inputs the dry contribution at Output 1 is from Input 1 and the dry contribution at Output 2 is from Input 2 thereby maintaining the original signal stereo image Killdry Send Return Loop If you ve connected your PitchFactor using an e SERVIS UID loop either your amp s or a mixer s PitchFactor s Killdry feature can be enabled When Killdry is enabled PitchFactor does not send any dry signal to the outputs only the Effect Note that when Killdry is enabled Bypassing will mute the Effect rather than Bypass it when DSP Bypass is selected Killdry s factory default is
62. tch to load Preset 2 ote See System Mode for setting active Bank range and for using AUX Switch to decrement through the Banks PitchFactor Power Up When PitchFactor turns on it remembers what it was last doing and powers up in the same mode running the same Effect with the same parameter values same tempo same system settings etc With power off relays connect PitchFactor s inputs directly to Its outputs Can Two Effects Be Used Simultaneously No When you load an Effect it runs on both channels Effects can be used as Stereo In Stereo Out Mono In Stereo Out or Mono In Mono Out PitchFactor is smart enough to know what cables are connected and to automatically route the signals for your set up PitchFactor User Guide Connections Connections PitchFactor is designed to be flexible and can support both instrument and line level inputs and outputs Rear panel toggle levels Audio Inputs and Outpu Expression Peda switches allow you to independently select input and output s accept standard mono unbalanced 1 4 phone plugs Jack Auxiliary Switch Jack Input 2 Jack Input 1 Jack mono MM Out Thru Q3 G3 MIDI Expression Aux Epentide PO s Input 9i a mono oan Guia BBOO 00007 EA wu DIOut Thru MIDI In Power Input PitchFactor can be connected d and the sound that you re goin noise ga
63. ter knob to adjust the maximum value The Billboard displays the knob value while you re turning the parameter knob and times out to display the selected MAX VAL when the knob is idle The parameters controlled in this mode are system wide and will apply to all Effects and Presets For example you could assign an Aux Switch to Delay A KB4 with MIN VAL set to 20 mSec and MAX VAL set to 200 mSec Pressing the switch will toggle between these two delay settings If another Effect or Preset is chosen the Aux Switch will affect the parameter controlled by KB4 for the currently loaded effect Note When a Preset is loaded the switches assume the MIN VAL for the assigned parameters Pressing the switch for the first time after a Preset load will toggle the parameter o MAX VAL ote While it is possible to assign more than one external controller to any parameter doing so is likely to cause confusion and is not recommended To Setup the External Control Source Press the Right Footswitch to select one of three Aux Switches There are two ways to select he Aux Switch Manual Select or Learn Mode 45 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode For Manual Select simply turn the Encoder to choose the Aux Switch The choices are TIP Aux switch jack tip connection RNG Aux switch jack ring connection T R Aux switch jack tip ring connection To use the Learn Mode to select the external control source press the Right
64. tes Typical Setups Here are some suggested ways settings USB Input Type B Output 2 Jack Output 1 Jack mono Output level Switch Input level Switch irectly to your guitar behind another pedal in your Amp s effects loop or to your mixer s send return or insert Given the variety of guitars effects pedals amps and mixers we can t describe a best setup The setup should be driven by you g for That writ here are some suggestions and typical setups ote It s usually best to connect PitchFactor after distortion effects compressors EQs and of connecting to your rig and suggested I O level switch PitchFactor User Guide Connections Guitar gt PitchFactor gt Amp Mono In Mono Out This is the simplest way to connect PitchFactor Connect your guitar cable to PitchFactor Input 1 and a cable from PitchFactor Output 1 to your amp Input and Output Level switches In Lvl amp Out Lvl should be set to GUITAR and AMP If you are using other stompboxes or pedals it s best to connect them in front of PitchFactor Connect PitchFactor s Input 1 to the output of the last pedal If PitchFactor s peak LED lights solidly set PitchFactor s In Lvl to LINE PitchFactor User Guide Connections Guitar gt PitchFactor gt Amp 1 Amp2 Mono or Stereo In Stereo Out Connect your guitar cable to PitchFactor Input 1 and a cable from PitchFactor Output 1 to one amp an
65. the knobs from 0 to 9 as indicated below FS1 Left footswitch in alternate mode i e if in PLAY operates in BANK FS2 Middle footswitch in alternate mode FS3 Right footswitch in alternate mode PDL Expression pedal TUN Enable disable Tuner 44 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode KBO KB 1 KB 2 KB 3 KB 4 KB 5 Dry Mix Tempo O Depth Key push for Tempo on off Speed Scale KB6 KB7 KB8 KB9 The notion of using an On Off control source like an Aux Switch to control a variable parameter bears some explanation Consider a variable parameter like Intensity After you ve selected a Parameter Control Knob you can set two values for the parameter a minimum value MIN VAL and a maximum value MAX VAL Each time the assigned switch is pressed the parameter value instantly toggles between the minimum and maximum value When a Parameter Control Knob designator is displayed KBO KB9 pressing the Left Footswitch will display MIN VAL Turn the associated Parameter Control Knob to set the minimum value For example if KBO was selected turn the Intensity Control Knob to set the minimum value The Billboard displays the knob value while you re turning the parameter knob and times out to display the selected MIN VAL when the knob is i Push the Left Footswitch again to set the maximum value for the selected Parameter Control Knob The Billboard will display MAX VAL Turn the associated parame
66. uld be a simple linear resistive potentiometer pot with a maximum value of between 5k Ohms and 25k Ohms Refer to www eventide com for information on recommended expression pedals The Expression Pedal settings can be adjusted simply by pressing the Pedal to the full heel or full toe position and turning the Control Knobs You ll notice then that whenever you move he Pedal the Green LED next to the currently active Effect blinks This indicates that Pedal programming is live To program press the heel completely down and adjust the knobs to get the sound that you want for the heel down position You must turn the knobs to create he assignment Knobs that are not turned are not assigned Now press the toe completely down and change the settings of any or all of the knobs Parameters associated with any knobs that are moved will be mapped to the Pedal Now when you rock the pedal back and orth you ll hear the sound change between the two settings After a few seconds of pedal and knob inactivity the LED will stop flashing When the LED is solidly lit you can turn any of the Parameter Control Knobs to change the sound without changing the Expression Pedal mapping When the Expression Pedal is used the Billboard will display the changing value If the Expression Pedal has been set up to control a single parameter the display will show the parameter name and value in the same way as if you were turning the Control Knob If the
67. ultaneously for a few seconds to enter and exit the System Mode Upon exit you re returned to the previous mode either Bank or Play Upon entering System Mode you re at the top level menu selection The Left and Right Footswitch LEDs will flash RED continuously to remind you that you re in this special mode TRE Migale Footswitch LED the Effect Indicator LED and Tempo LED are always OFF in System Mode At the top level turn the Encoder to scroll the choices BYPASS TUNER AUX SW MIDI GLOBAL and UTILITY Press the Encoder to select one of these choices System Mode Navigation General navigation of the System Mode menus parameters are as follows 1 Push the Encoder to step down into the menu tree 2 Turn the Encoder to scroll thru menu items or parameter selections or values 3 Press the Middle Footswitch to step up the menu tree to upper level menu options For menus with two fields a flashing arrow pointing to the left or right indicates the default active field for editing Press the Left Footswitch or Right Footswitch to select the active field The Left Footswitch is used to select the left hand field the Right Footswitch is used to select the right hand field Hint While the Middle Footswitch can always be used to step up the menu tree for menu items that are only one level deep pressing the Encoder a second time will also step up to the top level 42 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode System Menu Tree Th
68. uses all three effect types There are five filter effects five fuzz effects and five glitch effects to choose from Or you can select one of four different types of random effect sequences RnFL random filters RnfZ random fuzz RnGl random glitches and RnM random combination of filters fuzz and glitches Turn the control full counterclockwise FX OFF to turn Off effects for all steps in the sequence 30 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects Synthonizer Synthonizer tracks the pitch of the note that u playing and generates a synthesized tone at the same pitch Voice A is an additive synthesizer useful for creating organ or Theremin style sounds Voice B is a subtractive synthesizer for creating classic analog style synth sounds Note Tempo cannot be used with this effect Note Synthonizer is mono In only Use Input 1 Input 2 is disabled Pitch Mix Controls the ratio of the two synthesized voices A B Pitch A Pitch A controls the mix of the various added waveforms to control the tone and perceived pitch of voice A Pitch B Pitch B controls the blend between unison 1 octave down and 1 octave up synth voices to control the tone and perceived pitch of voice B Delay A Controls the attack time for synthesized Voice A Delay B Controls the attack time for the filter on synthesized voice B Key Depth Selects the reverb level Scale Speed Selects the reverb decay time Xnob Selects voic
69. ut signal level is near clipping Occasional flashing is OK If Peak LED is lit solidly reduce the input level either by reducing the signal level fed to PitchFactor or by setting the rear panel input switch to the Line position PitchFactor has a soft clipping circuit that will reduce nasty noises when overloaded Tuner In Play Mode press and hold the Middle and Right Footswitches simultaneously to enable the tuner Press any of the Footswitches to exit the tuner SAU Ps W LL When the tuner is enabled audio is either Bypassed or Muted as determined by the setting in System Mode The default setting is Muted PitchFactor supports two types of tuner display a graphic display and a numerical cents display Press the encoder to toggle between the two The tuner s default reference frequency is set to 440 Hz See System Mode for instructions on changing the reference frequency 15 PitchFactor User Guide The Effects The Effects PitchFactor has ten distinct pitch based Effects Diatonic Quadravox HarModulator Micro Pitch H910 H949 PitchFlex Octaver Crystals HarPeggiator and Synthonizer remm gemit remm 7 Eventide Harmonizer Diatonic O PitchFlex PITCHFACTOR Quadravox Octaver HarModulator Crystals MicroPitch HarPeggiator O H910 H949 O Synthonizer Selecting Effects The Effects can be sel
70. want to tweak A or B so that the delay time is displayed by the Billboard While the delay time is still displayed turn the Encoder to adjust the delay time While tweaking the Billboard displays the updated delay time and the parameter Control Knobs are disabled 38 PitchFactor User Guide Saving Presets Edited Preset Indication In Bank Mode whenever a Preset s parameter values are changed an LED dot is lit at the upper rightmost corner of the Billboard display Preset parameters can be changed by a turning a Control Knob b selecting an Effect by turning the Encoder C receiving a MIDI command or d moving the Expression Pedal Saving Presets To save a Preset Press and hold the Encoder for a few seconds The current Bank and Preset are displayed Release the Encoder 2 Turn the Encoder to select the desired Bank and Preset Preset locations are displayed as BANK where the first number is the Bank number from 1 50 and the second number is the Preset number or slot either 1 2 When saving all Banks are available even if you ve limited the number of active Banks 3 To save the Preset press and hold the Encoder a second time The Billboard displays SAVED 4 After a short time the Save mode is exited To exit Save without saving press and release the Encoder again without holding it or press any Footswitch at any time Upon exiting Save mode without saving the Billboard displays NO SAVE Note
71. x Switch Ring T R Aux Switch Tip Ring 48 PitchFactor User Guide System Mode To Assign the Control Source to a Destination f Press the Right Footswitch to select the MIDI Continuous Control that will be assigned to the PitchFactor Control Source The choices are OFF Control Source unassigned CO C99 MIDI Continuous Controller from 0 to 99 Press the Left and Right Footswitches to toggle between Source and Destination to make as many assignments as you wish Press the Middle Footswitch once to back up one level to MIDI menu Press the Middle Footswitch twice to go to top level System menu RCV MAP Create a MIDI Program Change Receive Map MIDI maps are an efficient way to instantly recall any of PitchFactor s Presets using your favorite MIDI controller pedal board sequencer etc Press the Encoder to select and create a MIDI Program Change Receive Map This function sets the corresponding Preset that is recalled when a MIDI Program Change message is received Referred to as Prg No from here on Note that if a Preset is saved Bypassed when it is loaded by using a MIDI Program Change command the Preset will load but the pedal will be Bypassed The left field displays the Prg No 0 127 and right field displays either the Preset as Bank Preset 1 1 50 2 one of various Bypass options described below or OFF There are two ways to select the MIDI Prg No manually or using Learn Mode To select manu

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