The Manual Shift parameter is meant to be a realtime control, so it will only sweep the pitch when the H90 senses it’s being moved. It should not be used to achieve a starting pitch. As it pertains to GEDDN’s post, if you wish to achieve the +2 Octave pitch upon loading the Program, it’s better to set the Heel A parameter to +2 Oct and the Heel B parameter to +1 oct while maintaining Manual Shift at it’s default value of zero. The Toe parameters should be set lower than +2 Octave if you need to access lower pitches upon moving the Manual Shift.
I know this is the official line and that I gather this is how the algorithm also worked on the H9 but it really does feel like a bug.
The interface not matching the state of the algorithm is bad design, plain and simple.
I haven’t encountered another parameter on an algorithm that also exhibits this behaviour.
It’s evidenced further because the ‘manual shift’ parameter for polyflex works as expected.
I don’t understand why this old H9 algorithm can’t be updated, it seems like a relatively simple fix.
I am strongly considering selling my H90 on because of this and a few other things that feel like oversights. It’s a real shame as I really feel this product could be very useful to me. That this design flaw in the Pitchflex algorithm is being presented as ‘how it’s supposed to work’ really rubs me up the wrong way.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels that this is a bug. Please reconsider.
