User guide

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 & B)

with independent delays and feedback. Diatonic tracks the notes that you’re playing and

automatically 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

Middle Footswitch. You must be in Play Mode to use the Learn feature or, alternately, you

can use the AUX switch option.

Note: 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 feedback 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.