ModFactor User Guide
Catchup
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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 and the Preset’s value for Speed is 0.10 Hz (very slow
modulation). Now, let’s say that the Speed Control Knob happens to be at the full clockwise
position corresponding to a speed of 5.00 Hz (fast sweep). If you’d like to tweak the speed by
a small amount (for example, from the Preset’s value of 0.10 Hz to 0.20 Hz), you would reach
down and turn the knob only to find that the speed at first abruptly jumps from 0.10 Hz to
5.00 Hz and then decreases to the desired value as you continue to turn the knob. If this
happens as you’re playing, it could be a tad distracting.
ModFactor’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, Speed will not change until the Control Knob is
turned from its full clockwise position to nearly its full counterclockwise position where it
corresponds to the 0.10 Hz value. At that point, the Control Knob becomes “live.” The result
is that abrupt changes in the sound of the Effect are avoided.
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 [KNOBS] is displayed.
5)
Momentarily press the Encoder.
6)
Turn the Encoder to select either NORMAL(OFF) or CATCHUP (ON).
7)
Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few
seconds to exit System Mode.
