I have not tried the Hotswitch thing yet but I will give it a try. But I have always noticed that ” stepping sound” also. It is very subtle but I hear it and it drives me nuts. I use the pitchflex default setting for any of the optioins and I use a Dunlop Volume X pedal. I have tried both the Dunlop Volume Pedal setting and tried the FX setting. Same thing. It is not smooth like the original Whammy. It drives me nuts.
