User guide

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

tad 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 display

alternates between the Preset value and the word “TURN” (displayed accompanied by either a

left or right pointing arrows as appropriate). The parameter (and hence the Effect) does not

change until the knob position passes the current parameter value at which point TURN and

the arrow disappear, the parameter name and value are displayed, and the knob 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 the position corresponding to the value of 2. At

that 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.

2) Turn the Encoder until [UTILITY] is displayed.

3) Momentarily press the Encoder.

4) Turn the Encoder until [CATCHUP] is displayed.

5) Momentarily press the Encoder.

6) Turn the Encoder to select either ON or OFF.

7) Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few

seconds to exit System Mode.