ModFactor User Guide
Saving Presets
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Saving Presets
To save a Preset:
1)
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 1-20
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.
5)
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: 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. ModFactor is designed to assure that saving is a deliberate act. The Preset
number corresponding to the currently 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 groups of Presets in consecutive Banks. For example, if you
need 6 presets for gig #1 and a different set of 4 presets for gig #2, you might save gig #1
Presets in Banks 1-3 and gig #2 Presets in Banks 4 and 5. Then, for gig #1, you can set the
range of active Banks from 1 to 3 and, for gig #2, set the range of active Banks from 4 to 5.
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.
Dumping (Backing-up) Presets and System Settings
The currently loaded effect, your stored Presets 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 ModFactor and recorded by a MIDI sequencer or
computer. ModFactor’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 couple of seconds.
To Dump Presets &/or System Settings:
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 [MIDI] is displayed.
3)
Momentarily press the Encoder.