Serendipity. I was just fine-tuning a Program along these lines earlier this week.
I have the (glitchier) Whammy IV here for comparison. I’d need to dig out the Ricochet for A/B. With guitar amps (but not FRFR), I lose the Dive Bomb near the bottom of that -3rd octave anyway.
I prefer the Polyphony algo for a hard Whammy slam. Better chord resolution; less of a ‘blanket’ over it, than the PitchFlex at 100 Mix. But I do miss the Flex switching there, and its Shapes.
I tried out several different approaches:
- PitchFlex tap-dancing (switch for MIX 0-100; pedal for Whammy; switch back MIX 100-0): Not very smooth.
- EXP to both PitchFlex voices OFF to -2 OCT, and the Manual parameter: The On / Off transitions at mid-throw are easily heard, especially with slower ‘bends’.
- Convoluted multiple MIDI CC messaging to both MIX & Pitch: Not transferable to most rigs.
- PitchFlex into Polyphony in series: Work in progress. Mixed results.
I will say that I get smoother Pitch change resolution with a MIDI expression pedal, as opposed to RV-5s. Either way, if you go slow enough, you’re going to hear some discrete intervals.
With Polyphony, in mono or stereo, I use both voices sync’ed together, Uni to -2 OCT, Manual target for EXP. Gain-stage that doubled boost downstream. MIX 100%, not many frills beyond that.
But I do Pan both voices, and add a tiny bit of Detune (+/- 1 cent or so). Seems to help out with the separation & clarity when transitioning from Bypass to Active.
