Digitech Trio software User Manual

TRIO%Firmware%Update%(March%2016)%

MCU:%Production%1.4!
DSP:%%%Production%3.0!

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The!new!Trio!firmware!update!provides!the!following!new!functions:!

Pre-Selecting,a,Style,

The!TRIO!can!be!programmed!to!default!to!a!pre-selected!style!each!time!you!teach!the!TRIO!a!song!
part.!
To%pre-select%a%style:!

1. Before!teaching!the!TRIO!your!song!part!(LEARN!LED!flashing!red!slowly),!turn!the!STYLE!knob!to!
pre-select!the!style!that!you!want.!The!selected!style!will!flash!in!sync!with!the!LEARN!LED,!
indicating!that!this!style!will!override!the!automatic!style!selection.!Pre-selected!styles!will!remain!
in!effect!for!all!empty!parts,!unless!changed.!

2. To!return!to!automatic!style!selection!at!any!time!before!teaching!a!new!part,!turn!the!STYLE!knob!
until!none!of!the!STYLE!LEDs!are!lit.!

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Tempo,Interpretation,Using,the,ALT,TIME,Button!

It!is!sometimes!difficult!for!the!TRIO!to!automatically!choose!between!a!slow!or!fast!tempo!based!on!
the!rhythm!used!for!teaching.!You!can!tell!the!TRIO!that!you!would!prefer!either!a!fast!or!a!slow!
interpretation!of!your!song!part!by!using!the!ALT!TIME!button!to!provide!a!tempo!hint.!
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To%enable/disable%tempo%interpretation:!

1. Before!teaching!the!TRIO!your!song!part!(LEARN!LED!flashing!red!slowly),!press!the!ALT!TIME!

button!(the!button!will!begin!flashing!red).!After!teaching!your!part,!the!TRIO!will!try!to!choose!the!
slowest!tempo!interpretation!of!your!rhythm.!

2. Before!teaching,!pressing!the!ALT!TIME!button!again!(the!button!will!begin!flashing!green)!will!

cause!the!TRIO!to!anticipate!a!faster!song!part.!After!teaching!your!part,!the!TRIO!will!try!to!choose!
the!fastest!tempo!interpretation!of!your!rhythm.!!

3. To!return!to!normal!operation,!press!the!ALT!TIME!button!again!(the!button!will!no!longer!flash).!

Now!the!TRIO!will!automatically!determine!whether!a!song!part!plays!back!at!half!or!double!time!
when!enabling!the!ALT!TIME!button,!based!on!the!rhythm!you!played!while!teaching!the!song!part.!

New,Trio,Footswitch,Modes,

When!using!an!optional!FS3X!Footswitch!for!control,!there!are!3!modes!of!operation!to!select!from.!
The!table!below!shows!the!3!modes!and!the!functions!controlled!by!each!of!the!FS3X!footswitches!in!
each!mode.!

FS3X!Mode!

Press!&!Hold!While!
Connecting!

Footswitch!1!

Footswitch!2!

Footswitch3!

Live!

FS3X!Footswitch!1!

Toggle!ALT!TIME!
mode!
!Can!be!used!in!
learn!mode!to!
provide!a!tempo!
hint!(red=slow!and!
green=fast).!**!

Go!to!next!STYLE!
(hold!to!go!to!
previous!STYLE)!
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Can!be!used!in!learn!
mode!to!override!
the!automatic!style!
selection.!**!

Go!to!next!
PART!(hold!
when!stopped!
to!turn!on!
drum!stick!
count-in)!

Table!Top!
(Default)!

FS3X!Footswitch!2!

Same!as!TRIO!
BAND!footswitch!

Go!to!next!STYLE!
(hold!to!go!to!
previous!STYLE)!

Go!to!next!
PART!(hold!
when!stopped!
to!turn!on!
drum!stick!
count-in)!

Live!Mixer!

FS3X!Footswitch!3!

Hold!to!Mute!Bass!

Hold!to!Mute!Drums!

Hold!to!mute!
Bass!and!
Drums!

**!When!using!the!external!footswitch!to!override!automatic!style!selection!or!to!set!a!tempo!hint,!you!
need!to!press!and!hold!slightly!longer!the!first!time!you!change!from!automatic!mode.!This!is!to!
prevent!mistakenly!setting!a!style!or!tempo!hint.!
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To%change%the%FS3X%mode:!

1. Ensure!the!TRIO!is!powered!up!and!running.!

2. Unplug!the!FS3X!from!the!TRIO!(if!it!is!currently!plugged!in).!

3. Press!and!hold!the!FS3X!FOOTSWITCH!corresponding!to!the!desired!mode!(see!table!above).!

4. While!holding!the!FOOTSWITCH,!plug!the!FS3X!into!the!CONTROL!IN!jack.!Keep!holding!the!
FOOTSWITCH!down!for!at!least!1!second!after!plugging!in!the!FS3X!before!releasing!it.!

5. The!TRIO!will!now!use!the!new!footswitch!mode.!

The!current!footswitch!mode!is!remembered!between!power!cycles.!
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