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Press and hold the ARM / ALL switch to activate the Loop Aging Menu. The digit will show “A” and 

“-” indicating that Loop Aging is currently turned off. Turn the rotary encoder to select the desired 

Loop Aging value.
“-” shows that Loop Aging is turned off. Digits (0−9) represent variable feedback decay. The lower 

the number, the faster the loop decays. For example a “0” means no feedback, so an overdub 

disappears after one playback cycle.
Like everything else on the Infinity 3, Loop Aging happens in real time, so you can turn Loop Aging 

on and off (or adjust it with an expression pedal) as much as you want throughout the course of a 

single loop cycle.
You can enter the Loop Aging menu at any time, even during playback. Loop Aging settings will be 

saved when you save your preset.
Loop Aging only takes place when you are in an Overdub state, and only applies to the armed loop. 

When you are in normal playback, the loop does not decay.
Undo works as expected, allowing you to Undo or Redo any Loop Aging that you let happen during an 

overdub, no matter how many times you let the loop cycle.

Varispeed allows you to change the pitch (and speed) of your looped audio by altering the recording 

and playback sample rate. This change can be made in real time using an expression pedal, remote 

switch, or MIDI. Further details are provided in the Remote Switch, Expression Pedal and MIDI 

sections respectively.
There are many ways to change the sample rate on the Infinity 3. Some of them are best thought of 

as sample rate changes, while others are best thought of as pitch changes. All of them change both 

the pitch and length of recorded material.

 

You can change the sample rate by pressing and holding the SAMPLE /  RATE button. This will allow 

you to change the sample rate in semitones by turning the rotary encoder.

 

The Pigtronix Universal Remote Switch can change the sample rate by a predefined musical interval. 

Push and hold down the Reverse switch on the remote switch for two seconds to allow Remote Switch 

control of Varispeed. The remote switch will now allow you to change the sample rate up and down. 

To resume normal remote switch operation, push and hold the reverse switch for two seconds again.

 

The sample rate can be set anywhere between 48 kHz to 12 kHz. As the sample rate is increased 

or decreased, both the pitch and length of the recorded audio changes. The sample rate is a global 

parameter and affects both loops simultaneously. By default, Reverse halves the sample rate (octave 

down) and Undo doubles it (octave up).

Loop Aging

Varispeed

Summary of Contents for INFINITY 3

Page 1: ...INFINITY 3 User s Guide All contents Bond Audio LLC 2021 ...

Page 2: ...roduction 04 Explanation of Controls 21 Remote Switch Functions 23 Expression Pedal Functions 24 MIDI 29 Firmware Updates 30 Min Max Loop Times 30 Important Message 31 Warranty Infinity 3 Rules 12 33 Contact Information ...

Page 3: ...ximately 1 millisecond of latency and high fidelity recording at 24 bits with a variable sample rate that defaults to 48 kHz Infinity 3 is a mirror of musical reality what you put in is what you get out Complementing the state of the art digital platform of the Infinity 3 is a beautifully executed analog input and output section that provides transparent pass through audio as well as superior head...

Page 4: ...4 EXPLANATION OF CONTROLS ...

Page 5: ... 1 footswitch will open an overdub layer on Loop 1 Once an overdub is recording pressing the Loop 1 footswitch again will close that overdub layer and continue playback When a loop has been recorded but is stopped pressing the Loop 1 footswitch will resume playback from the beginning of the loop This footswitch controls the looping actions for Loop 2 and functions the same way as the Loop 1 footsw...

Page 6: ... When a delayed command has been initiated the relevant footswitch Arm and Stop LEDs will blink repeatedly to indicate a pending action and will turn solid in color once the action is taken At the end of the loop cycle of the currently armed loop the stop multi segment digit associated footswitch LED and arm LEDs will all flash The other non armed loop s associated LEDs will flash at the end of it...

Page 7: ...Looper input 2 Use this input for the second input of a stereo signal or a second instrument using Input Split When nothing is connected to Input 2 the signal from Input 1 is automatically passed to Input 2 Main output containing pass through and loop audio Use a standard TS instrument cable to connect to an amp mixer or DI Decimal Point DC Power In 1 In 2 Out 1 Jacks Multi Segment Digit This nume...

Page 8: ...IDI beat clock sync or a MIDI controller Infinity 3 will sync to MIDI whenever a MIDI Beat Clock signal is preset The Infinity 3 can also be configured to obey MIDI Start Stop and Song Select commands as well as CC Note control over every feature For details on how to use MIDI see the MIDI section later in this manual This provides a connection to a PC or MAC computer for loading and off loading l...

Page 9: ...t any time while recording by manually closing Loop 2 with the Loop 2 footswitch This will cause Loop 2 to close at the end of the current loop cycle The arm light will blink to indicate that Loop 2 is about to close To cancel this operation hit the Loop 2 footswitch again and it will continue recording until the full multiplier factor has been reached Once Loop 2 is recorded the Sync is locked to...

Page 10: ... the Stop footswitch will stop playback on both loops The All functionality also applies to the erase command With ALL selected holding down the Stop footswitch will erase both loops The All functionality also applies to the Play command Once the loops are stopped hitting either loop footswitch will resume playback on both loops When ARM is selected RED the Stop footswitch will stop playback only ...

Page 11: ... actions will follow the length of Loop 2 Holding down the CUE FADE button turns the switch ORANGE and puts you into the Fade Multi menu allowing you to select how many loop cycles it takes to fade out using the rotary encoder The default sample rate for Infinity 3 is 48kHz When 24kHz is selected RED the looper runs at speed When 12kHz is selected GREEN the looper runs at speed Holding down the SA...

Page 12: ... be armed in order to accept further commands When Infinity 3 powers up initially LOOP 1 is armed by default Loop 2 cannot be armed until material is recorded on Loop 1 Once a loop is armed pressing the footswitch for that loop will begin recording The corresponding loop LED will glow red to indicate recording You must record to Loop 1 first You will be able to record on Loop 2 once there is audio...

Page 13: ...ate playback The Play function is tied to the ARM ALL setting Pressing stop will stop audio playback The Stop function is tied to the ARM ALL setting Double pressing the Stop footswitch within 1 second will override the ARM ALL and CUE FADE settings and will stop all loop audio To erase a loop press and hold down the Stop footswitch If a loop is stopped and armed pressing the Undo remote switch wi...

Page 14: ... Upon holding Sync Multi and selecting any value greater than 1 using the Preset rotary knob Loop 2 is that many times longer than Loop 1 When Multi is on and the Loop 2 footswitch has been pressed recording on Loop 2 will automatically begin at the start of the next Loop 1 cycle and close after the selected number of cycles When Series is on only one of the two loops can be played back at any giv...

Page 15: ... instruments on isolated yet synchronized loops When nothing is plugged into Input 2 then the audio from Input 1 becomes the source for Input 2 as well as Input 1 and the Input Split function allows you to record separate loops for the left and right output channels The Infinity 3 allows you to store and recall up to 50 presets which consist of audio that you ve either recorded directly into the p...

Page 16: ...rocess explained above without changing the selected bank When the changes are saved the decimal point will stay on To copy a preset from one bank to another simply initiate the save process as explained above on a bank that already contains audio Being able to copy presets allows you to create different versions of loops with the same starting point It also facilitates the reorganization of prese...

Page 17: ...e recording and playback sample rate This change can be made in real time using an expression pedal remote switch or MIDI Further details are provided in the Remote Switch Expression Pedal and MIDI sections respectively There are many ways to change the sample rate on the Infinity 3 Some of them are best thought of as sample rate changes while others are best thought of as pitch changes All of the...

Page 18: ...urrent loop or overdub is saved Sample rate changes cannot be undone or redone using standard Undo or Redo functionality however you can snap to any desired sample rate using the remote switch By default loop audio that is recorded at 48 kHz can only get longer and lower in pitch To enable sped up shorter and pitched up loops this initial recording rate must be lowered before recording audio of Se...

Page 19: ...dal Boot Options Switch Boot Option LOOP 1 Auto Zero Record LOOP 2 Mono Mixdown STOP Stutter Mode SYNC MULTI Overdub Syncs to Loop Boundary SERIES PARALLEL Ignore all MIDI Data Except Clock STEREO SPLIT Ignore MIDI Notes ARM ALL Ignore MIDI Clock CUE FADE MIDI Channel Select SAMPLE RATE Click Killer on off SAMPLE RATE CUE FADE Load Firmware Update ARM ALL STEREO SPLIT Reformat SD Card SERIES PARAL...

Page 20: ... Loop 2 LED is lit red during boot both input channels run into a single output Both Outputs 1 and 2 will receive the mono mix of all recorded material Mono Mixdown does not apply to pass through audio Hold Stop during boot to toggle Stutter Stutter replaces the functionality of the Reverse button on the Remote Switch With Stutter off Stop LED is off during boot the Reverse button on the Remote Sw...

Page 21: ...vious overdub layer will be merged with the base layer at the end of the current loop cycle and can no longer be undone When an overdub is being recorded Loop LED is orange pressing the Undo switch will cause the Infinity to permanently erase that overdub at the end of the current loop cycle Any material from previous overdubs that have already been merged with the initial recording will not be un...

Page 22: ... cable Pressing the Reverse button triggers reverse playback at the beginning of the next loop cycle according to the ARM ALL setting Pressing Reverse while recording will instantly trigger reverse playback once the Loop is closed Pressing Reverse while playing a reversed Loop will revert it to its normal play direction after the next loop cycle Once you are in reverse playback you can use the Und...

Page 23: ...ing and holding the STEREO SPLIT button After two seconds the button will turn orange allowing you to turn the preset encoder to select the desired interval The intervals are displayed as a number and decimal point Each number represents a corresponding scale degree 2 is a second 3 is a third etc while the decimal point indicates whether that interval is flatted Display Interval 2 Minor Second 2 M...

Page 24: ...nstant Loop Replace function Pressing the footswitch is functionally the same as placing an expression pedal in the heel down position This option allows the expression pedal to control sample rate Moving the expression pedal towards the heel will decrease the sample rate decreasing pitch and increasing loop length When the Expression Pedal is moved it takes control of the sample rate and will rem...

Page 25: ... the external MIDI clock that was disabled The Time Signature can be set on a preset by preset basis or changed on the fly using MIDI commands For quantization to the beat rather than to the measure set the measure to a single note eg 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 With MIDI Sync active some commands initiated using Infinity 3 s footswitches will be automatically quantized to the beginning of the next MIDI Meas...

Page 26: ...ing boot to cause the Infinity 3 to ignore incoming MIDI data except for MIDI Clock signals Hold down STEREO SPLIT during boot to cause the Infinity 3 to ignore incoming MIDI notes Any value of these MIDI CC Note messages toggles or cycles through the available options changing to the next selection The value 0 127 of these MIDI CC Note messages sets the value of the parameter MIDI can also be use...

Page 27: ...witch press or delivers a specific type short or long of switch press A value of 0 is not pressed a value of 127 is pressed For MIDI controllers that send 127 when pressed and 0 otherwise this type of command lets the MIDI footswitch act like the buttons hold for 2 seconds for a long press or less for a short press Values of 1 or 2 specifically send a short press and long press respectively and ac...

Page 28: ... 1 FTSW Switch 25 Loop 2 FTSW Switch 27 Undo FTSW Switch 28 Reverse FTSW Switch 29 Pitch Up Switch 30 Pitch Down Switch 31 Pitch Recall 0 Triggers 75 Stutter 0 Triggers 76 Erase 0 Triggers 77 Erase Rec 0 Triggers 78 Reverse 0 Triggers 79 Undo 0 Triggers 80 Stop 0 Triggers 82 Set Multiplier Sets Multiplier supports up to 127 83 Erase Other 0 Triggers 85 Preset Decrement 0 Triggers 86 Preset Increme...

Page 29: ... Firmware update fwupdate_SPL3 dat from www pigtronix com To update your Infinity 3 with the latest firmware power up the Infinity 3 and plug it into a PC with a USB A to microUSB cable Infinity 3 is not a bus powered device and must be plugged into the wall using the supplied 18VDC adapter in order to connect via USB Once the unit has been connected to a computer it will appear as a USB mass stor...

Page 30: ...ers of presets and other SD card sizes the general formula for maximum loop time is where d s and m are Disk size in MB number of slots and multiplier value respectively For a 32GB card these values are approximately doubled Loop 2 maximum recording times are the maximum recording times of Loop 1 multiplied by the Multiplier Value The total recording time of the included 16GB SD card is approximat...

Page 31: ...ost or damaged beyond repair while in the possession of Pigtronix for repair Pigtronix will replace that product with one of the same or most similar style of a value not in excess of the original purchase price of your pedal Any insurance covering the pedal including but not limited to collector s value insurance must be carried by you at your expense This warranty covers the cost of both labor a...

Page 32: ...TIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES SUFFERED BY THE PURCHASER OR ANY THIRD PARTY INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR BUSINESS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT EVEN IF PIGTRONIX OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND PIGTRONIX SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY EXPENSES ...

Page 33: ...m Warranty Service Email support pigtronix com Warranty Contact Form pigtronix com warranty Website pigtronix com YouTube youtube com pigtronix All contents Bond Audio LLC 2021 Product manuals are offered digitally in an attempt to be mindful of our environment We ask that you consider the same before printing at home Thank you ...

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