Pigtronix Infinity Looper Manual Addendum - PDF document

Pigtronix Infinity Looper Manual Addendum Pigtronix Infinity h as had the following n ew features added since the release of the pedal and writing of the original user manual.  Reverse Playback  Rec – � Overdub – � Play  Trails and Fade STOP override  Instant Clear  Series mode overdub commit  Loop Ag ing ( Variable Feedback Decay )  Click Killer option  Series & Fade Mode s TRAILS Cue 1) Reverse m ode. It is now possible to reverse a loop. Here are a few things to remember: - REVERSE is triggered by shorting the RING to the SLEEVE of the UNDO jack. This is accomplished by connecting any two - button, momentary footswitch (such as the BOSS FS - 6) to the UNDO jack with a TRS cable. Pigtronix will be manufacturing a dedicated Infinity Remote switch pedal soon. - Pressing the REVERSE button means that REVERSE playback will be started at the beginning of the next loop cycle. Pressing REVERSE also works durin g the initial record of a loop. - Once you are in REVERSE playback, pressing the REVERSE button means that playback will go forwards at the beginning of the next loop cycle. - Once you are in REVERSE playback, you can use the UNDO switch to flip flop back and forth between forwards and reverse versions of the same layer instantly . - Hitting REVERSE and then UNDO before the end of the loop cycle will cancel the REVERSE command. 2) Rec – � Overdub – � Play - In response to numerous customer requests, we have im plemented a feature that allows you to go directly from recording the base layer, straight into overdub mode. Once you have started the base layer recording, simply press the UNDO switch to close your initial loop and go straight into playback with overdub active. Press the appropriate Loop footswitch as you normally would to close the overdub when desired and begin regular playback. 3) Trails and Fade STOP override: - It is now possible to override TRAIL and FADE stop modes by double pressing the STOP swit ch. This lets you simply leave the unit in TRAIL or FADE mode and retain the option to get a full stop by pressing the STOP footswitch twice in a row. Big thanks to Phil Keaggy for this excellent suggestion! - Bug fix: Closing a loop initial record in FADE or TRAIL mode is now possible using STOP. 4) Instant Clear: - When one or both loops are stopped, hitting UNDO will trigger an instant erase of the currently armed loop. This lets you simply leave the unit in ALL mode and retain the option to clear indivi dual loops by pressing the UNDO switch after the desired loop has been stopped. Thanks again to Phil Keaggy for this one! 5) Series mode overdub commit: - Using TRAIL or FADE, in SERIES mode, overdubs are not lost when switching from one loop to another re gardless of whether the current overdub layer is open or closed. Thanks to Charlie DeLauro for this one. 6 ) Loop Aging - We call variable feedback decay “Loop Aging.” Here is how the feature works on the Infinity Looper: Press and hold INPUT SPLIT for 2 seconds to enter the Loop Aging Menu. The digit will flash between “A” and “ - ” indicating that Loop Aging is currently turn ed off. Turn the rotary encoder to select the desired Loop Aging value. 1 - 9 = variable feedback decay. lower number causes loop to decay faster 0 = no feedback, loop is gone after 1 playback cycle (aka loop replace) P = expression Pedal control of feedback value - = loop aging is turned off Press down on the encoder (or push INPUT SPLIT again) to finalize the value you want and exit the Loop Aging menu. L ike everything else on the Infinity, Loop Aging happens in real time, so you can turn loop aging on and off (or adjust it with expression pedal) as much as you want throughout the course of a single loop cycle. You can enter the Loop Aging menu at any tim e, even during playback. Loop Aging settings will be saved when you save your preset. Feedback decay only takes place when you are in a OVERDUB state. When you are in normal playback, the loop does not decay. UNDO works as expected, allowing you to UNDO/RE DO any loop aging that you let happen during an overdub, no matter how many times you let the loop cycle. When using expression pedal feedback control, toe = “ - ” (no feedback decay) and the numbers go down from 9 to 0 as you move towards the heel. You can use a simple momentary switch (connected via TRS) in place of an expression pedal to get an instant “Loop Replace” function out of the “P” mode since hitting the switch is like going to “0.” 7) Click Killer option - Within In the Loop Aging menu (press and hold INPUT SPLIT), an option has been added to disable/enable the loop boundary click killer . If it is on, the menu will show “C”. If it is off, the menu will show “c”. Click Killer defaults to “C” Pressing the encoder while on this option will toggle the loop boundary click killer status. The loop boundary click killer is a super quick crossfade between the beginning and end of a loop. For musicians who want to construct sustained droning loops with overdubs that cross the loop boundary, turning the click killer off with result in “seamless” loops. For more rhythmic and song based performances, w e recommend leaving the click killer on. 8 ) Series & Fade Mode s – TRAILS Cue - In SERIES mode, wh en TRAILS is selected, switching between loops at any time will cue the selected loop to begin playback automatically at the end of the current loop cycle. - Similarly, when FADE is selected, switching between loops at any time will fade the currently playin g loop from the time the button is pressed until the end of the current loop cycle AND also cue the newly selected loop to begin playback automatically at the end of the current loop cycle. ---- To I n stall these new features, simply run the firmware update funct ion from the Infinity Looper Application or grab it from here: http://pigtronix.com/SPLfirmware/