Owners Manual

TimeFactor User Guide Organizing Your Presets
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Organizing Your Presets in Banks
When you save a Preset, you should consider if there is a companion preset with which it will
be used. For example, if you have a pair of Presets that you plan to use together in the same
song – one for the verse, one for the chorus – placing them in the same Bank will let you
instantly switch from one to the other.
Loading a Preset from a Bank is instantaneous (one tap) while getting to a Preset from
different Bank takes at least two taps. Also remember that if you plan to limit the number of
active Banks, you should store your most often used Presets in the lower Banks.
Note: When saving to a location other than the active slot, the saved Preset location becomes
the active slot. In other words, if Bank 1:1 is currently active and, after changing the
parameters to get a new sound, you decide to save the new sound to location Bank 9:1, Bank
9 becomes the active Bank.
Dumping (Backing-up) Presets and System Settings
The currently loaded effect, your stored Presets and your system settings can be dumped to a
MIDI device or to a computer using the MIDI’s SysEx facility. SysEx dump is a MIDI System
Exclusive Message that can be sent from TimeFactor and recorded by a MIDI sequencer or
computer. TimeFactor’s Presets and System Settings can then be restored at a later time. This
is a useful way to backup saved settings or to reconfigure the unit as it was on your previous
project. The process takes a couple of seconds.
To Dump Presets &/or System Settings:
1) Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few
seconds to enter System Mode. Release the Encoder.
2) Turn the Encoder until [MIDI] is displayed.
3) Momentarily press the Encoder.
4) Turn the Encoder until [DUMP] is displayed.
5) Momentarily press the Encoder.
6) Turn the Encoder to select [ALL], [CURRENT], [PRESETS] or [SYSTEM].
7) Wait until dump is complete.
8) Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few
seconds to exit System Mode.
Note: If [CURRENT] is selected only the currently loaded Preset is dumped. If [PRESETS] is
selected, all 100 stored Presets are dumped. If ALL is selected all Presets and System settings
are dumped. If SYSTEM is selected, only System settings are dumped.
Restoring Presets and System Settings
Presets and System settings are restored via MIDI’s SysEx facility. TimeFactor must be set to
the desired SysEx ID number (from 1 to 16).
To set the MIDI SysEx ID number (factory default is 1):
1) Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few
seconds to enter System Mode. Release the Encoder.
2) Turn the Encoder until [MIDI] is displayed.
3) Momentarily press the Encoder
4) Turn the Encoder until [SYS ID] is displayed.
5) Momentarily press the Encoder.
6) Turn the Encoder to choose SysEx ID from [1] to [16].
7) Press and hold the Encoder and Right Footswitch simultaneously for a few
seconds to exit System Mode.