So, I updated my timefactor from version 1 to the newest one, 2.4. At first everything was fine, the new presets are awesome, everything sounded pretty good.
Than I tried to dial in my old presets (who were erased), but to my surprise, I couldn't get most of them to work. Now, before I erased I made sure I knew how to recreate the presets, I didn't forget them. It just doesn't sound the same. So now a few really cool ambient sounds, which I used for several of my bands songs, are gone.
It's kind of hard to describe it, but one thing I can't do anymore is infinite (or very long) sustain. I had a setting where I played a note, fade it in with the volume pedal and it would just stay there, like a keyboard pad, so I could add more notes on top of it. There's a whole song based on this trick. I just can't do it anymore – I turn the feedback up but instead of the actual note being repeated, it fades out and instead some unmusical wave kind of sound repeats itself.
Of course, I could erase the update and go back to the factory one, and I might do it. But I also really like some of the presets, and finds it weird that some sounds just can't be reached anymore. So what can I do?
Is there any particular trick of getting the old sounds? like, if Vintage Delay is now more sensitive, or should I use more feedback than before, or something like that…
Or, is there any place that lists how to achieve the new presets (like, how to set each knob?), so I could erase it and manually create them? Particularity the 12.2 one, I really like it.
Or is there any middle upgrade which does include some extra presets but still doesn't change the delay sound?
Sorry for the rant. Thanks for answering 🙂
