User Manual

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First, let’s look at how to set up Morphing with PROFILER Remote or Stage:
If you load a Rig not yet prepared for Morphing – either in Browser Mode or Performance Mode - the lower LED of
the Rig Button 1-5 on PROFILER Remote or Stage will light up as usual. This state represents the “Base Sound” of
the Rig. If you press this Rig Button again, you will see that the upper LED of this knob lights up, while the lower LED
is dimmed. Additionally, a tiny horizontal bar graph on the display will move from left to right. This state represents
the “Morph Sound” of the Rig. Subsequent presses of the Rig Button will toggle the LED status and move the bar
graph.
Let’s try setting up a very basic Morphing: With the upper LED activated as described, turn the GAIN knob by a
significant amount. Now, press the Rig Button again. You should find that Gain has automatically returned to its
previous level. Further presses of the Rig Button will now alternate Gain between these two levels.
So far, you are morphing just the one parameter. You can repeat the above process with as many parameters as
you like, and then alternate their values, together with Gain, by pressing the Rig Button. While the Base Sound is
active, any edits of continuous parameters are associated with the Base Sound. While Morph Sound is active, any
edits of continuous parameters only affect the Morph Sound. When you store the Rig, both the base and morph
scenarios are automatically stored with the Rig. That’s Morphing!
You may have noticed that the change from Base Sound to Morph Sound (and vice versa) is not instantaneous by
default but performs a smooth transition. Both Rise Time and Fall Time of Morphing can be set individually in Rig
Settings. Both time values can be set from zero (for an instantaneous morph switching) to 64 seconds. When you
enable the Tempo for this Rig by tapping the TAP button or choosing a specific tempo, the Morphing time will be
displayed in specific note values and sync to the current tempo. A neat application of this might be to set the Rise
Time to, say, four bars. Now, just hit the Rig Button four bars before your solo starts and enjoy a nice, leisurely stroll
to the front of stage while the PROFILER slowly morphs your rhythm sound into a boosted solo sound in the
background. The two LEDs will continuously brighten and dim to reflect the rate of the change in sound.
If no PROFILER Remote or Stage are available, you could use an external momentary switch connected to one of
the SWITCH/PEDAL inputs of the PROFILER Head or Rack and set this up as Morph Button.
Regardless of whether you own a PROFILER Remote or not, an expression pedal set up as a parallel controller for
Morphing is an absolute must. Connect your expression pedal to one of the SWITCH/PEDAL inputs of the
PROFILER or PROFILER Remote. Assign the Morph Pedal function. Now, you can control Morphing with the