Pitch Shifters - DigiTech VALVEFX Owner's Manual

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Pitch Shifters

Module Name
Pitch Shift
Mono Detune
Dual Detune
Whammy
Arpeggiator
PITCH SHIFTERS
Section 4 - Effects and Parameters
Module Abbrv. Description
Pch 1-voice pitch shifter
Dtn Single-voice pitch shifter
DDtn Mono dual detuner
Wham Foot-controlled pitch bending effects
Arp Mono arpeggiator
The <PITCH> group includes pitch shifters, mono and dual detuners,
arpeggiators and DigiTech's exclusive Whammy™.
Pitch shifters allow you to change your input note by a specified inter-
val and mix it with the original, creating a totally new note. The effect
is similar to two or more guitars playing different notes simultaneously.
Detuning is similar in sound to a chorus, except that its pitch remains
constant, rather than modulating back and forth between two points.
It is best visualized in terms of two guitar strings tuned to the same
approximate pitch; both are tuned to the same note, but each is
slightly out of tune with the other. Both notes are constant in pitch,
but subtle additions in richness and overtones can be heard.
DigiTech's exclusive Whammy™ allows you to create mind-bending
dive bombs and pitch bends with the continuous controller pedal on
the optional Control One foot controller or by using MIDI Continuous
Controllers. All the intervals are selectable and can be stored in
memory for later use. You've never heard anything like it!
An arpeggiator is simply a pitch shifter in the feedback loop of a
delay. Each time a note is fed back to the input of the pitch shifter, it
is once again pitch shifted and sent to the delay, which, in turn, sends
part of the signal to the output and the rest back into the pitch shifter
to repeat the process. With high feedback settings and short delay
times, the sound is reminiscent of an early analog synthesizer.
Parameters are as follows:
Pitch On / Off ................Turns the Module on or off. When Modules
Pitch Level.....................Controls the overall level of the pitch shift.
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are turned off, their Parameters disappear
from the Parameter menu. To see the
Parameters, you must turn the Module on.
Variable from 0 to 100.