MODFACTOR

User Guide

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ModFactor User Guide

WARNING ..... 1
Introduction ..... 6
A Few Words of Advice ..... 6
Key Features ..... 6
Overview ..... 7
The Basics ..... 7
The Effects ..... 7
Controlling the Effects ..... 7
Using the Footswitches ..... 7
The Presets ..... 8
The Banks ..... 8
Play and Bank Footswitch Modes ..... 8
Using Play Mode ..... 8
Using Bank Mode ..... 8
Changing Banks ..... 9
ModFactor Power Up ..... 9
Can Two Effects Be Used Simultaneously? ..... 9
Connections ..... 10
Typical Setups ..... 10
Guitar > ModFactor > Amp - Mono In/Mono Out ..... 11
Guitar > ModFactor > Amp 1/Amp2 - Mono or Stereo In/Stereo Out ..... 12
Guitar > Amp Effects Send > ModFactor > Amp Effects Return ..... 13
Mixer Effects Send > ModFactor > Mixer Effects Return ..... 14
Setting and Monitoring Levels ..... 15
Setting Preset Output Level ..... 15
Monitoring Input Level ..... 15
Input and Output Swell ..... 16
Enabling/disabling Input Swell ..... 16
Enabling/disabling Output Swell ..... 16
Bypass ..... 17
DSP Bypass ..... 17
Relay Bypass/True Bypass ..... 17
Selecting Bypass Type ..... 17
Effect Levels ..... 18
Mono/Stereo ..... 18
Killdry – Send/Return Loop ..... 18
Peak LED ..... 18
The Effects ..... 19
Selecting Effects ..... 19
Chorus ..... 19
Phaser ..... 19
Q-Wah ..... 19
Flanger ..... 20

ModFilter.....20
Rotary.....20
TremoloPan.....20
Vibrato.....20
Undulator.....20
RingMod.....20
Control Knobs/Effect Parameters.....21
Intensity.....22
Type.....22
Depth.....22
Speed.....22
Shape.....23
Xnob.....23
Modulating the Modulation.....23
D-Mod.....23
S-Mod.....23
Mod Rate.....23
Mod Source.....23
Catchup.....24
Expression Pedal.....25
To remove all pedal assignments.....26
Operating Modes.....27
Play Mode.....27
Modulation Display.....27
Play Mode Footswitches.....27
Active Footswitch.....27
Slow/Fast [Brake] Footswitch.....27
Tap Footswitch.....28
Bank Mode.....28
Loading Presets.....28
Selecting Preset Banks.....29
Active Banks.....29
Tempo.....30
Tempo ON/OFF.....30
Tap Tempo.....30
Adjusting Tempo.....30
Global Tempo.....30
Edited Preset Indication.....30
Saving Presets.....31
Organizing Your Presets in Banks.....31
Dumping (Backing-up) Presets and System Settings.....31
Restoring Presets and System Settings.....32
Auxiliary Switches.....33
MIDI.....33
Routing.....34
Normal.....34

Pre/Post (PRE.PST).....34
Wet/Dry (WET.DRY, STEREO).....35
System Mode.....36
To Enter/Exit System Mode.....36
System Mode Navigation.....36
System Menu Tree.....37
[BYPASS] – Select Bypass Mode.....37
[BYP TYP] – Choose Bypass Type (DSP, RELAY).....37
[KILLDRY] – Kill Dry Audio (NO, YES).....37
[AUX SW] – Program Auxiliary Switches.....37
[MIDI] - MIDI Functions.....40
[RCV CH] – Set the MIDI Receive Channel (OFF, OMNI, 1-16).....40
[XMT CH] – Set the MIDI Transmit Channel (1, 2-16).....40
[RCV CTL] – Receive Continuous Control Message.....40
[XMT CC] – Control knobs transmit MIDI Continuous Control.....42
[RCV MAP] – Create a MIDI Program Change Receive Map.....42
[XMT MAP] – Create a MIDI Program Change Transmit Map.....43
[MIDICLK] – MIDI Clock Enable (ON, OFF).....43
[CTL XMT] – MIDI Continuous Controller Transmit Enable (ON, OFF).....43
[PGM XMT] – MIDI Program Change Transmit Enable (ON, OFF).....44
[SYS ID] – MIDI SysEx ID (1-16).....44
[OUTPUT] – MIDI Transmit/Thru Select (XMT, THRU, THRU+C, MERGE).....44
[DUMP] – Dump Select (ALL, CURRENT, PRESETS, SYSTEM).....44
[GLOBAL] – Global Settings.....45
[TEMPO] – Enable Global Tempo (ON, OFF).....45
[ISW] – Enable Global Input Swell (ON, OFF).....45
[OSW] – Enable Global Output Swell (ON, OFF).....45
[UTILITY] – Utility Functions.....45
[ROUTE] – Set the Routing Mode (NORMAL, PRE, PST, WET, DRY).....45
[KNOBS] – Select how Knobs work (NORMAL, CATCHUP, LOCKED).....45
[BANKS] – Select the Range of Active Preset Banks (1-20).....46