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©   2013   SMIRNOV   ELECTRONICS

   

   

Content:   
   

1.

 

Introduction   

       

   

   

   

   

   

3   

2.

 

Controls   

       

   

   

   

   

   

4   

3.

 

Getting   Started   

       

   

   

   

   

   

6   

3.1

 

Switching   

       

   

   

   

   

   

6   

3.2

 

Setting   Digitech   Whammy   4/5/DT   

   

   

   

   

   

8   

3.3

 

Switching   ON   and   OFF   WhammyD   2   

   

   

   

   

   

9   

3.4

 

Entering   the   Options   menu           

   

   

   

   

   

11   

3.5

 

Setting   WhammyD   2   via   the   Options   menu   

   

   

   

   

11   

3.6

 

Exit   menu   Options   

       

   

   

   

   

   

13   

4.

 

Display   mode   information   on   the   LCD   

   

   

   

   

   

14   

4.1

 

Brief   presentation   mode   

       

   

      

   

   

   

14   

4.2

 

Full   mode   of   information   

       

   

   

   

   

   

15   

5.

 

Basic   work   with   pedal   

       

   

   

   

   

   

16   

5.1

 

Description   of   the   types   of   effects   

   

   

   

   

   

16   

5.2

 

Working   like   Footswitch   for   Whammy       

   

   

   

   

16   

5.3

 

Operation   in   fixed   shifts   

       

   

   

   

   

   

17   

5.4

 

Operation   in   arpeggios   

       

   

   

   

   

   

18   

6.

 

Changing   the   tempo   of   the   arpeggio      

   

   

   

   

   

19   

6.1

 

Changing   the   tempo   manually          

   

   

   

   

   

19   

6.2

 

Changing   the   tempo   Tap   Tempo      function   

   

   

   

   

19   

6.3

 

Changing   the   tempo   to   MIDI   Clock   

   

   

   

   

   

21   

6.4

 

Changing   the   tempo   to   MIDI   CC       

   

   

   

   

   

21   

7.

 

Programming   pedal   without   using   a   computer   

   

   

   

   

22   

7.1

 

Programming   mode   footswitch       

   

   

   

   

   

24   

7.2

 

Programming   mode   fixed   shifts       

   

   

   

   

   

27   

7.3

 

Programming   mode   arpeggios          

   

   

   

   

   

31   

8.

 

MIDI   Master   modes   and   MIDI   Slave      

   

   

   

   

   

36   

9.

 

Working   in   MIDI   Master   

       

   

   

   

   

   

36   

9.1

 

MIDI   Clock   Master   mode   

       

   

   

   

   

   

36   

9.2

 

MIDI   Active   Sense   mode      Master   

   

   

   

   

   

36   

10.

 

Working   in   the   MIDI   Slave   

       

   

   

   

   

   

37   

10.1   MIDI   Clock   Slave   mode   

       

   

   

   

   

   

37   

10.2   MIDI   Active   Sense   Slave   mode       

   

   

   

   

   

37   

10.3   Tune   Request   Slave   mode           

   

   

   

   

   

37   

10.4   Program   Change   in   Slave   mode      

   

   

   

   

   

37   

10.5   Continuous   Controllers   in   Slave      mode       

   

   

   

   

37   

11.   Supported   MIDI-­‐posts   

       

   

   

   

   

   

38   

12.   List   of   supported   parameters   programming   steps       

   

   

   

39   

   

   

   
   
   

   
   

Summary of Contents for WhammyD 2

Page 1: ...Smirnov Electronics WhammyD 2 User Manual EN 2013 SMIRNOV ELECTRONICS 1 WhammyD 2 User Manual version 0 2 MIDI controller for processors Digitech Whammy 4 Digitech Whammy DT Digitech Whammy 5...

Page 2: ...rpeggios 18 6 Changing the tempo of the arpeggio 19 6 1 Changing the tempo manually 19 6 2 Changing the tempo Tap Tempo function 19 6 3 Changing the tempo to MIDI Clock 21 6 4 Changing the tempo to MI...

Page 3: ...automatic detection of the pedal One can create edit presets on Mac or downloaded from the site and load onto the pedal Tap Tempo displaying tempo in bpm manual change of tempo pace became highly acc...

Page 4: ...e playback of a pattern when foot switch lower position toggle switch playback modes arpeggios produced reversibly mode switching footswitch Whammy enabled 4 Button A switches on and off the effects i...

Page 5: ...Socket From Whammy Wet Added Digitech Whammy 4 Wet Added Out output spcket with the built in THRU mod for Digitech Whammy 4 11 Socket To Amplifier Used to connect pedal jack with an amplifier or to fu...

Page 6: ...sh to use the controller to its full capacity using THRU bypass mode for DIgitech Whammy 4 or using MIDI IN and MIDI OUT THRU to control and synchronise the pedal with Mac computers or other appliance...

Page 7: ...2 and Digitech Whammy IV V DT with syncronisation to Smirnov Electronics Stompbox without using the THRU mode Switching WhammyD 2 and Digitech Whammy IV V DT and working with sequencer without using t...

Page 8: ...t on the left hand side panel of WhammyD 2 to enable the control of MIDI sequencer via Apple Logic software and or enable clocking pedal using MIDI Clock Connect MIDI OUT THRU on the left hand side pa...

Page 9: ...power After the display selection Whammy effect LED lights will turn on signifying the current MIDI channel release the Effect On Off button 3 Turn the Selector knob until the light signifying the LED...

Page 10: ...on even if the adapter is unplugged To turn the pedal off press and hold button A for 2 seconds and you will see the following menu If you really want to turn off the pedal then using Preset Change ha...

Page 11: ...ammyD 2 via the Options menu Using the Options menu you can adjust several parameters of the pedal Changing some parameters might require certain level of expertise of the user To navigate the menu pl...

Page 12: ...5 and Digitech Whammy DT Set this parameter to ensure the correct settings with your Digitech Whammy model IMPORTANT For each model Whammy WhammyD controller 2 uses its own set of presets therefore ch...

Page 13: ...t Enable disable the WammyD2 against accidental pressing protection When off the pedal will be included protection from a brief button press A or B to the standard mode and from long pressing the A bu...

Page 14: ...ode switch Its upper position enables short auto mode the lower position full mode In a brief auto mode display the screen automatically switches to full display mode in case of the preset programming...

Page 15: ...preset for the current step of a programme is shown the Whammy preset number appears on most Whammy In case this parameter is changed the Digitech Whammy preset will also change 5 Step The second line...

Page 16: ...and 2 can not be changed by the user is the basic footswitches for each of the supported models Digitech Whammy Presets 3 5 can be programmed to create customised footswitches allowing to cyclicaly it...

Page 17: ...previous case used to switch to the next step of the program o Reverse Whammy Activity Toggle is used as in the previous case it determines whether Digitech Whammy will be on or off in case of switch...

Page 18: ...will be fixed shifts discussed later in this section 5 4 Operation in arpeggios Presets numbered 11 56 Their work is sharpened by creating arpeggios for Digitech Whammy Each of the presets can be prog...

Page 19: ...ess and hold B for the chosen type of preset arpeggio Presets 11 56 2 Turning the knob Preset Change you can change the value of bpm c increments of 1 bpm Select the desired bpm 3 Release the button B...

Page 20: ...ton B Operation indicator function with Tap Tempo begins to fill from the bottom up 2 According to the selected tempo press again the button B is not later than Indicator Tap Tempo function newly clea...

Page 21: ...at the pedal is mode Slave possible if switch full mode display Paragraph 4 2 of the User Guide 6 4 Changing the tempo to MIDI CC MIDI can also set the tempo in numerical form standard messages posted...

Page 22: ...e In the first version of the controller to enter the programming mode you must would switch the toggle switch mode device in the correct position On WhammyD 2 this toggle is not and to go into the pr...

Page 23: ...select knob Preset Change item YES Otherwise case leave the marker at the point NO 3 Briefly press button A or button B If you select YES the modified preset stored in memory storage WhammyD 2 presets...

Page 24: ...D 2 programming mode simultaneously press and hold for 1 5 2 seconds buttons A and B Guide Users paragraph 7 2 Rotate the Preset Change while pressing B to set the desired Digitech Whammy preset that...

Page 25: ...6 Direct the marker on the Step and proceed to the next step Step No 2 7 Since the fields Shift Duration and Switch already filled in correctly values NOP 1 32 and Fixed respectively we only need to...

Page 26: ...er 1 So go on the Switch and exhibiting value Loop 10 We programmed our foot switch wherein only a necessary presets Digitech Whammy as basic functionality of the buttons A retained mode programming y...

Page 27: ...second step shift octave up 1 Turn WhammyD 2 programming mode simultaneously press and hold for 1 5 2 seconds buttons A and B User Manual paragraph 7 2 Rotate the Preset Change while pressing B expos...

Page 28: ...ransmitted For modes with fixed shifts of the most widely used these options can be value Max As for Random and Noise they are too specific even for modes Arpeggio for which most cases are designed so...

Page 29: ...tep number 2 For shift of the octave up exhibiting preset Digitech Whammy OCT 8 In the Shift exhibiting value a shift amount which is possible in within the selected preset Digitech Whammy Values can...

Page 30: ...s programmed but to limit the length preset two steps in step No 3 we need to put a marker Loop 11 Direct the marker on the Step and proceed to the next step Step No 3 12 In the Switch exhibiting valu...

Page 31: ...tion As an example of such programming preset will use preset WhammyD number 35 Arpeggio will program only 2 steps notes in different presets Digitech Whammy such as the first step 1 16 octave shift d...

Page 32: ...a randomly chosen position of the pedal expression o Random always corresponds to a randomly selected number of semitones to shift possible in the selected preset Digitech Whammy o NOP matches only p...

Page 33: ...ios For a specified duration for this step the shift varies linearly from maximum to zero o Pause parameter indicating that step a marker Pause Suspends execution arpeggios before pressing A o Fixed p...

Page 34: ...shift For the second step Octave above exhibited by halftone equal 12 9 In the Duration exhibit duration of the first step note 1 8 10 To programming step worked as a normal note arpeggios exhibited...

Page 35: ...t arpeggio with the right steps programmed Now we need to just save it in the long memory store presets WhammyD 2 To get out of this Programming Mode simultaneously press and hold for 1 5 2 seconds th...

Page 36: ...lly switches to Master mode 9 Working in MIDI Master MIDI Master MIDI MIDI OUT THRU MIDI Clock MIDI Active Sense 9 1 MIDI Clock mode Master In Master mode the pedal can send messages to MIDI Clock 24...

Page 37: ...Slave it is necessary to transmit MIDI Actibe Sense 0xFE not less than once in every 300 ms Reception and processing of these messages can not be disabled 10 3 Tune Request mode Slave For accurate ar...

Page 38: ...ts www smirnovelectronics com MIDI message IN OUT Function Timing Clock IN OUT Tempo sync Active Sense IN OUT Autodetect Master Slave Tune Request IN Arpeggio reset Program Change IN Preset Change Wha...

Page 39: ...itech Whammy Arpeggio Sweep Note Arpeggio ANY NOT USED ANY Sweep Step note for arpeggio presets 11 56 For note duration value of the pedal expression Digitech Whammy linearly changes from 0 to maximum...

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