POLYAMORATOR OPERATION
1. POLYAMORATOR is three sequential delay stages, creating a four-note arpeggio.
Individual pitch and delay volume per stage with master delay time and regen.
2. Two control pages allow this pedal to be compact yet extremely variable. Once the
effect is on, holding the stomp switch down for one second will change the pages.
Solid main LED indicates Page 1 functions. Flashing main LED indicates Page 2
functions. Obviously the upside down text is Page 2 functions. Once the desired page is
selected, release stomp and make adjustments.
3. A quick setup is to select page 2, turn all three volumes to max, set MIX to 50/50 (12
o’clock), then set SIZE to 9 o’clock. At this approximate SIZE setting, the delays will be
clean without any artifacts. Playing with the SIZE control will change the pedal’s
character.
Select page 1, set TIME to about 2 o’clock for obvious delay/pitch settings. Probably set
the REGEN off to start, then adjust the PITCH per delay. These PITCH controls are
chromatic +/- one octave, with 12 o’clock giving no pitch change.
The pedal will recall the last setting when powered off, including expression control.
4. Expression pedal assignment is fun, easy, and can be very confusing at first. To
assign expression to a control, HOLD the stomp switch while turning a control. The
pedal needs to know that you are making an expression assignment or it will assume
you are selecting the other page, so immediately turn a control pot when you hold the
stomp.
Once you have made an assignment, you will need to set the pot to the other extreme.
Example: HOLD stomp and sweep the REGEN pot all the way from 7 o’clock to 5
o’clock to set that control. Now you need to turn the REGEN pot back to 7 o’clock so the
expression pedal will be able to sweep the control. If you leave the REGEN pot at 5
o’clock, the expression pedal will have no effect on the control.
You can assign all controls except preamp to the expression pedal or cv, and any
control can be clockwise or counterclockwise. This means you can make assignments
which change in opposite directions. For example, you can set delay 1 to -1 octave and
delay 3 to +1 octave when the pedal is at its heel position, then when you move the
pedal to the toe position, delay 1 will sweep up to +1 octave while delay 3 sweeps to -1
octave. Yes, crazy fun but very easy to get lost in the settings.
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