User Manual

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Turn your HOG2 into a wah pedal. All of the voices will go through a wah filter that you can modulate with the
Expression pedal. The Filter’s Frequency and Resonance sliders are inactive in this mode.
FILTER Continuously varies the FREQUENCY slider of the Filter. The heel position is equivalent to the Frequency slider set to 0. The toe
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own position will equal the current setting of the FREQUENCY slider. To sweep through the entire range of the filter with your Expression
pedal, set the FREQUENCY slider to 100%. Don't forget to also adjust the RESONANCE slider when in this mode, as it will have a dramatic
effect on the sound of the filter sweep.
External Control Inputs
EXP. PEDAL Jack Plug the Expression Pedal into this jack. The Expression Pedal should have a Tip-Ring-Sleeve plug attached to
it. It is important that the Expression Pedal have the correct polarity. The tip of the plug must be connected to the wiper of the potentiome-
ter inside the Expression Pedal. If you are not sure what type of Expression Pedal to use, try to purchase one with a polarity switch, so that
it will work with many different types of instruments. Some suggested Expression Pedals: Electro-Harmonix Expression Pedal, M-Audio EX-P,
Moog EP-2, Roland EV-5 or Boss FV-500L.
MIDI IN Jack The MIDI connector on the HOG2 allows external control over just above every parameter on the HOG2’s top panel
as well as loading/saving presets. Please see the end of this instruction manual for more detailed information on using the HOG2 with
MIDI.
FOOTSWITCH Jack Connect the Electro-Harmonix HOG2 Foot Controller to this jack using a standard ¼” instrument cable to
access up to 100 presets.
PRESET LED This LED lights up solid to indicate that a preset is loaded. While a preset is loaded, if you move a slider or change a
mode on the HOG2, this LED will blink rapidly, indicating that a preset is loaded but it has been changed since it was loaded.
Please note:
Pressing the BYPASS footswitch to change the status of the HOG2, will not cause the PRESET LED to blink nor will moving the
connected expression pedal.
Presets and the HOG2 Foot Controller
If you plug the HOG2 Foot Controller (sold separately) into the FOOT CONTROLLER phone jack on the HOG2, you will be able to store and
load 100 presets. Use a standard ¼” instrument cable to connect the HOG2 Foot Controller to the HOG2. All slider positions, button settings
and footswitch settings are saved within the presets, as well as the position of the Expression Pedal, Exp. Button or MIDI settings.
Alternatively one preset can be saved and loaded on the HOG2 by itself. It will load or overwrite the last preset number selected by the Foot
Controller or MIDI. The HOG2 also has the ability to save and load all presets via MIDI CC and Program Change messages; see below for
more information on using MIDI with the HOG2.
Storing Presets: The HOG2 is capable of storing its current setting into a preset. There are three ways to go about saving presets:
HOG2 FOOT CONTROLLER
Assuming the HOG2 Foot Controller is attached to the HOG2, turn the SELECT knob on the HOG2 Foot Controller to the preset number that
you want to save to. Press and hold down the SELECT knob on the HOG2 Foot Controller. After a few seconds the digits on the HOG2 Foot
Controller will shut off and then come back on, the preset is now saved. You can release the SELECT encoder.
HOG2 MAIN UNIT
The preset will be stored in the last selected preset location. Press and hold the EXP. MODE button for two seconds. After two seconds all of
the EXP. MODE LEDs blink rapidly. After the LEDs stop blinking the preset is stored; you can release the EXP. MODE button. The factory
default location is Preset 0.
MIDI
You can save the HOG2’s current setting by sending a message using MIDI CC 117. The MIDI controller must be set to the HOG2’s current
MIDI Channel or the HOG2 must be set to OMNI ON. The data value that is sent along with MIDI CC 117 will be the location that the preset
is saved in. The HOG2 overwrites the old preset that was at this location. For example, if you want to store your setting to preset number 3,
send MIDI CC 117 with a data value equal to 3. The HOG2 can save up to 120 presets via MIDI (using values 0 through 119) any data value
above 119, will be ignored.