MicroPitch, Expression Pedal, Device Manager

[Lord_Jereth]

Okay, let me start by saying that I am completely in love with my new MicroPitch pedal. I’ve been playing for 40+ years, so I tend to lean towards those sounds that I was so jealous of when I was started out. That means high gain, but with that luscious 80’s chorus/detune that could only be achieved with thousands upon thousands of Dollar’s worth of rack gear at the time. Unfortunately, I’ve had to settle for cheap chorus pedals pretty much ever since. We’ll, I’ve been revamping my pedalboard recently and came across the MicroPitch during my research. “The chorus pedal for those players who hate chorus,” you ain’t kidding! All of the sweetness, all of the chime, all of the thickness, NONE of the whoosh! This is my Roman Empire. This is my holy grail. I have been to the mountain and it is GOOD! Thank you so much for putting all that rack gear into a relatively small pedal! What a game changer!

So now I’m trying to get into the guts of the thing. I’ve got the Device Manager software, so I’ve been able to create and store my preferred settings. According to the manual, I am able to use an expression pedal with it as well, but it only gives instructions on how to do that on the pedal, itself. However, I do like things a bit more visual and micro-managed than that. I would love to be able to set the expression pedal functionality, specifically to bring in and out delay without changing my tone otherwise, via the software. However, I can’t, for the life of me, figure out how to do that in the software, itself – and I’m in IT by trade. Is it possible to map the expression pedal to a specific parameter in the software, alone, without having to mess with the pedal directly as well? And if so, how would I go about that? All I’m seeing as far as mapping ability in the software is in choosing the mode of the expression pedal. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance,

Patrick

[joecozzi]

Hi Patrick,

Thank you for your kind words.

Lord_Jereth wrote:

Is it possible to map the expression pedal to a specific parameter in the software, alone, without having to mess with the pedal directly as well? And if so, how would I go about that?

Yes. In EDM (Eventide Device Manager), click on the dot just under the knob you want to program. You will see an arc appear with blue and yellow endpoints. Blue is the starting position, yellow is the end position. Move these around to determine the range of control you want. It is possible to reverse these. In other words, your heal position could be the start point and the toe position your end point; the arc will have a yellow color indicating a sweep in the opposite direction. Once you have made your assignments, be sure to click the Save button to store your settings.

[Lord_Jereth]

Hey Joe (okay, not gonna lie, I just got Hendrix vibes saying that),

I do see those yellow and blue dots and arcs. I just didn’t know what they were for. Now my next stupid question: I based my personal settings on the H3000MicroPitch settings card included with the pedal (amazing forethought, including those, by the way!) and then tweaked until I got the sound I was looking for. However, in the software there are several of those pre-existing blue to yellow arcs over many of the parameters. How do I clear those from all of them so I can start from a clean slate without losing the parameters I already programmed in? Click the dot under the knob, as you mentioned earlier? Or does that merely reveal what’s already there?

Thanks again, you guys are AWESOME!

– Patrick

[joecozzi]

Lord_Jereth wrote:

How do I clear those from all of them so I can start from a clean slate without losing the parameters I already programmed in? Click the dot under the knob, as you mentioned earlier?

yes, clicking on the dot will erase what’s mapped. Don’t forget to Save.

[Lord_Jereth]

Hello again Joe,

You have been super helpful! Thank you so much! Okay, I have one last stupid question, I promise: how do I adjust the mix of the delay separately, i.e. the volume amount of the delay without changing the amount of detune? Is that possible?

What I’m trying to achieve: I have the rates for delay A, Delay B, and feedback set where I like. However, it seems like an all or nothing proposition. I want to use the expression pedal as kind of a mix knob, to bring up the volume of the delay I want in the mix with the detune effect, without changing the detune settings or changing all the rates for the delay. Is that possible? Or are they all coupled together?

Thanks again for your time and patience.

– Patrick

[joecozzi]

Lord_Jereth wrote:

how do I adjust the mix of the delay separately, i.e. the volume amount of the delay without changing the amount of detune? Is that possible? …Or are they all coupled together?

By design, they are coupled together. The Mix parameter affects the detune and delays together. Only way around this is using a different preset for just detune and another with both detune and delay. I understand it’s not optimal but there’s no way to control the mix of both effects individually.

[Lord_Jereth]

Joe,

Again, thank you for your time and patience. Yeah, I kind of figured as much and I think I understand why: it’s not a detune pedal with a delay pedal tacked on to it. The delays are meant to work in tandem with the detune as one overarching effect. It’s optimal for what it was designed to do, I’m sure. Just not completely my preference. Still, I would think that such a feature would make this pedal just that much more nimble, having the ability to dial in more of a subtle ambiance when needed. It could cover a lot more ground and fill a lot more niches that way. That said, it might also cut into the sales of your Rose or UntraTap pedals as well. After all, why buy two pedals when you can just buy the one? From a business standpoint I can see why the designers chose to go this rout. No shade from me, though. I love this pedal and I plan to use it for years to come.

Much appreciated and please, keep up the great work and the amazing innovation! I am definitely a fan, especially now when the affordability of such technology has finally come within reach of the rest of us!

Take care and thanks again!

– Patrick

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