Setup over USB
Connecting the Pedal over USB
The Astronaut V has a USB Type C port (above the power input) for connecting the pedal to your computer. To
establish the connection, you need a USB cable (not included). You need to use a USB 2.0 (or better) port on your
computer.
NB! Make sure that your USB cable is working properly before making any changes to the files on the Astronaut V
drive.
To connect the pedal to your computer, do the following:
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Plug the power supply into the Astronaut V.
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Connect the Astronaut V to your computer via a USB Type C cable.
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If the connection is successful, an external ASTRONAUT drive will be found on your computer. This means you
can proceed with the setup.
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Before disconnecting the USB cable from the pedal or your computer, safely eject the ASTRONAUT drive.
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Don’t disconnect the USB cable until you’ve finished all operations with the ASTRONAUT drive!
Introduction
The device’s flash drive has an AFXSETUP folder which contains the USER.SET file. The file can be viewed and edited
in any text editor: simply right-click on the file and select an editor to open it with (you can also configure your system
to open *.SET files with your text editor of choice).
The USER.SET file is a set of configurations which the pedal accepts to edit its programs. Each parameter has a
name and begins with “#” (e.g. #BEAT_UP). You can’t edit parameter names. You can only edit numeric values (such
as 1.0000) according to the principles explained below. Once you’ve made the desired edits, save the USER.SET file.
The changes will come into play as soon as you reboot the pedal.
While editing the USER.SET file can go wrong (after entering improper values or erasing vital data, for instance), no
harm will be done to the pedal itself. Simply delete the “bad” file, eject the ASTRONAUT drive, unplug the power
supply from the pedal, then plug it back in. This will make the pedal generate the default config file again.
The AFXSETUP folder also contains a file named A5.SET, which contains detailed settings for each algorithm of the
Astronaut V. We don’t recommend editing it until we’ve published instructions for all of its functions and parameters on
this page.
USER.SET Version
The first section of the file describes its version:
; Astronaut V
; Ver. 1.0
BEAT Switch Settings
The first parameter block assigns subdivisions to various BEAT switch positions. You can use any values in the 0–1.0
range; however, we recommend using rhythmically connected ones.
The UP position of the BEAT switch is set to quarter notes (1.0000) by default.
#BEAT_UP 1.0000
The CENTER position of the BEAT switch is set to dotted 8th notes (0.75) by default.
#BEAT_CENTER 0.7500
The DOWN position of the BEAT switch is set to quarter note triplets (0.6666666) by default.
#BEAT_DOWN 0.6666666
