Meris Hedra Manual v9
Meris Hedra Manual v9
C O N TAC T
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TAB LE O F CONTENTS
SECTION 1 PG. 1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
4a - EXPRESSION PEDAL
4b - TAP SWITCH
4c - 4 BUTTON PRESET SWITCH
4d - MIDI
Micro Tune: Slightly detunes all three pitch shifted Mix: Adjusts the balance between Dry
voices and Wet signals
Alt Function: Pitch Correction and Glide Alt Function: Delay Feedback Controls
When the knob is between Min and Mid select delay feedback.
between: No Correction, Loose Correction, Strict Cor- Series delay modes: Pitch 3 sets the
Key: Selects key for diatonic harmonies. Set to rection. When knob is between Mid and Max selects feedback loop.
max for chromatic shifting amount of glide Dual delay modes: Pitch 1 and 3 both
Alt Function: Scale Type Select add to the feedback loop
(from Min to Max): Major, Minor, Melodic Minor,
Harmonic Minor, Double Harmonic,
Pitch 3: Sets interval for the third
Lydian Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic
pitch shifted voice
Alt Function: Time Division 3 Sets a
Pitch 1: Sets interval for the first pitch shifted fraction of the main tempo for third
voice pitch shifted voice
Alt Function: Time Division 1
Sets a fraction of the main tempo for the first (Press to Select Mode)
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SECTION 2 - GLOBAL SETTINGS CONFIGURATION MODE
CONFIGURATION MODE
+OCT
+2 OCT
IN STER
NO EO
MO
IN
(TR
S)
7
+OCT
HOLD (L) LED switch on power up (power up takes 3 (L) LED indicates MONO (R)+2 LED
OCT
indicates TRS 7 (L)
+OCT
secs); all of the front panels LEDs will blink 3 times +2 OCT
INS
Power cycle to save setting
PRE
KILL DRY: *With DRY MUTED, the pedal delivers wet EXPRESSION AP MIDI TH
SE
T
T
DR
E
Y
V
7
CTI
MIDI
MU
EXP
+OCT
DRY A
TED*
+2 OCT
7
+OCT
+2 OCT
Expression Tap
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LINE/SYNTH LEVEL: BYPASS MODE: MID
EL LIN SS RE
LEV E/ PA L
Y
T
AY
SY
DB
MEN
NTH
BYP
BUFFERE
INSTRU
ASS
LEVEL
7 7
+OCT +OCT
7 (L) LED
+2 OCT
indicates (R) LED indicates LINE LEVEL
+2 OCT
(L) LED indicates (R)+OCT
LED
7 indicates LE
+OCT
2 OCT
INSTRUMENT LEVEL BUFFERED BYPASS RELAY
+2 OCT BYPASS7
+OCT
+2 OCT
MIDI THRU ON: Toggle (R) foot switch GLOBAL TEMPO: Toggle (L) foot switch TRA
Trails
Glide
Trails
Glide
(L) LED indicates MIDI OUT (R) LED indicates MIDI THRU (L) LED indicates (R) LED indicates per
GLOBAL TEMPO PRESET TEMPO
3
6
(R)+OCT
LED
7 indicates LEDs on front panel blink to indicate binary
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RELAY BYPASS
+2 OCT
MIDI
+OCT CHANNEL:
7
n
chan el 1-16 or Om 8
+2 OCT
MIDI CHANNELS
ct
ele n
(L) foot switch TRAILS & GLIDE: 1 9
i(
s
b to
kno
b at m
Turn kno
2 10
ax)
7 3 11
+OCT
+2 OCT
4 12
Trails (OFF) Trails (OFF)
Glide (OFF) Glide 5(ON) 13
6 14
LEDs on front panel blink to indicate binary
7 15
Trails (ON) Trails (ON)
Glide (OFF) Glide (ON)
8 16
(R) LED indicates per
PRESET TEMPO
TRAILS & GLIDE: 9
10
<-- Note: This configuration control provides four different combinations
of Trails and Glide. With Trails enabled, your echoes will decay naturally
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when the pedal is bypassed. With Glide enabled, your delay buffer is
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not cleared during a preset change. Glide allows your echoes to remain
in the algorithm as you smoothly transition from one preset to the next.
Trails (OFF) Trails (OFF) Additionally, with Glide enabled, delay times entered with tap tempo will
Glide (OFF) Glide (ON) 13
smoothly transition.
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Trails (ON) Trails (ON)
Glide (OFF) Glide (ON)
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SECTION 3A - SIGNAL FLOW OVERVIEW
In this mode, Hedra is configured to have one delay line (520 msec) with three inputs and one output. In this mode, the repeats
are recycled through the pitch shifters
N P UT
FEEDBACK
I
SWELL MIXER
IG N A
S
FEEDB
N P UT PITCH 1 PITCH 2 PITCH 3
FEEDBACK
I
SWELL
AC K
MIXER
IG N A
S
DELAY LINE
AC K S
IG N A
L
N P UT
2. Series Delay (only the Series LED on):
I
UT P U
I G NDELAY
O
A LINE
S
In this mode, Hedra is configured to have one delay line (520 msec) with three
I G Ninputs
A and one output. In this mode, the repeats
S
IG N A
S
SWELL
FEEDBACK MIXER
F E E D B AC K
UT P U
O
L
F E E D B AC K
UT P U
O
DELAY LINE
IG N A
S
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3. Dual with Cross-feedback (both LEDs on): In this mode, Hedra’s memory is split into two equal stereo delay lines
(260 msec). Each delay line has two inputs and one output. Here, the
N P UT feedback is cross-fed between the left and right channels.
I
IG N A
L
N P UT
I
IG N A
L
SWELL
SWELL
PITCH 1 PITCH 2 PITCH 3
TIME
FEEDBACK LEFT DIVISION 2 FEEDBACK RIGHT
H
K PAT
TIME B AC TIME
DIVISION 1 F EED DIVISION 3
FEEDBACK LEFT S FEEDBACK RIGHT
OS
CR
LE F T PAT
H R I GHT
TIMEDELAY LEFT CK TIME DELAY RIGHT
D BA
DIVISION 1 FEE DIVISION 3
SS
UTPU CR
O UTPU
O
T
O
LE F T R I GHT
DELAY LEFT DELAY RIGHT
UTPU N P UT UTPU
O
T
O
4. Dual Delay (only the Dual LED on): In this mode, Hedra’s memory is split into two equal stereo delay lines
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IG N A (260 msec). Each delay line has two inputs and one output. The feed-
S
IG N A
S
SWELL
SWELL
PITCH 1 PITCH 2 PITCH 3
TIME
FEEDBACK LEFT DIVISION 2 FEEDBACK RIGHT
FEEDBACK PATHWAY
FEEDBACK PATHWAY
TIME TIME
DIVISION 1 DIVISION 3
FEEDBACK LEFT FEEDBACK RIGHT
FEEDBACK PATHWAY
FEEDBACK PATHWAY
LE F T R I GHT
TIMEDELAY LEFT TIME DELAY RIGHT
DIVISION 1 DIVISION 3
UTPU UTPU
O
T
O
LE F T R I GHT
DELAY LEFT DELAY RIGHT
UTPU UTPU
O
6
O
T
UT P U
T
DELAY LINE
/4
IG N A
L
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SECTION 3B - KEYS AND SCALES
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Along with the front panel Key selection available on Hedra, hold the alt button and turn the Key knob to modulate
through and select among the following scales:
HARMONIC
MELODIC MINOR
MINOR
DOUBLE
HARMONIC
HG
LI DE AMOU NT
MINOR
LYDIAN
PENTATONIC
MAJOR
MINOR
PENTATONIC
Major: Semi-tones: 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1
Intervals: Root, Major 2nd, Major 3rd, Perfect 4th, Perfect 5th, Major 6th, Major 7th, Octave
Minor: Semi-tones: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2
Intervals: Root, Major 2nd, Minor 3rd, Perfect 4th, Perfect 5th, Minor 6th, Minor 7th, Octave
alt functions, expression pedal, and switches are available via MIDI CCs. You can receive program change messages (MIDI PCs),
sync to MIDI Beat Clock(Hedra), you also have the ability to send and receive presets. Be sure to set the your desired MIDI chan-
nel in Global Settings Configuration Mode. If you have multiple devices connected to MIDI in a chain, you will probably want each
to device to set to listen to and send on its own channel. Also, be sure to check out MIDI CC table later in this manual.
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+OCT
+2 OCT
1 2 3 4
MIDI
MIDI IN 9V
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1/6 5/6
A RANGE OF 7/8
MICRO TIME
HARMONIC
STRICT MELODIC MINOR
OFF
CORRECTION MINOR
Hedra features 3 different pitchDOUBLE
corrections settings or a
PIT
CH
pitch glide amount as listed in the knob HARMONIC
graphic below. When Loose
LOOSE
GLI DE
CORRECTION
Correction
MINORis selected, the notes are forced into the current Key and
Scale but pitch bending is not removed from the input. When Strict
AMOU N
LYDIAN
Correction is selected, the notes are forced into the current Key and
PENTATONIC
NO PITCH Scale but pitch bending is removed from the input.
CORRECTION MAX
T MAJOR
MINOR
PENTATONIC
N P UT
FEEDBACK
I
SWELL MIXER
IG N A
S
FEEDB
PITCH 1 PITCH 2 PITCH 3
AC K
TIME TIME TIME
DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3
1/2
3/8 5/8
1/3 2/3
UT P U
The Alt control
LINE under each Pitch knob is a corresponding
T
DELAY
1/4 3/4
Time Division. The Time Division Knobs sets theI Gdelay
N A of each pitch
S
L
shifted voice by a fraction of the overall delay time set by the Tap
1/6 5/6
Tempo switch. Ex: a dotted eighth note is ¾ of a beat.
A RANGE OF 7/8
MICRO TIME
DIVISIONS
1
HARMONIC
STRICT MELODIC MINOR
OFF
CORRECTION MINOR
DOUBLE
PIT
CH
HARMONIC
LOOSE
GLI DE
CORRECTION MINOR
AMOU N
LYDIAN
PENTATONIC
NO PITCH
T
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SECTION 4 - EXPRESSION JACK MODES IN DEPTH
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+OCT
+2 OCT
7
+OCT
+2 OCT
2 3 4
MIDI
9V
10
7
+OCT
+2 OCT
SECTION 5 - TRIGGERING PITCH VALUES WITH A MIDI KEYBOARD
Using our MIDI I/O, Hedra accepts MIDI Note On and Off messages to hard tune the pitch shift voices to the exact notes
you play. Sending a single Note On Message into the Hedra will just tune the Pitch 1 value, sending two Note On Messages
will tune Pitch 1 and Pitch 2, and (as expected) sending three Note On Messages will tune all three pitch values. When Note Off
messages are received, the corresponding pitch value will mute. Here are a couple of creative possibilities that open up when
connecting a keyboard: turn Time Divisions to zero and the MIX Knob to max and the keyboard will turn your input audio into a
whole new playable instrument, use a DAW or MIDI Sequencer to play a 3 part song along with your dry signal, or turn the delay
and feedback to max and use a MIDI note triggering foot controller to build sonic sculptures one note at a time.
In the Hedra you can set the tempo using one of the following tapping in quarter notes using the integrated Tap switch,
External Tap switch, MIDI Beat Clock, Tempo MIDI CC, or Tap Switch MIDI CC.
Depending on the Delay Mode, different maximum delay times are available. In the two Series Delay Modes, 520 milliseconds is
available. In the two Dual Delay Modes, 260 millisecond is available. Whenever a tempo / delay time is entered that exceeds
the maximum time, Hedra will subdivide the tempo to fit the available time. For example, if you enter in a delay time of 1 second
with Hedra’s tap tempo button, then Hedra will divide the tempo in half (500 milliseconds) to fit.
Depending on the EXP Jack modes you have chosen, the Hedra will scan the top layer knobs and update the knobs on
power up. If your Hedra is set to either “Expression Pedal” or “Tap Switch” for its EXP mode, then it will scan the knobs at power
up. This means if you change the knobs whether the unit is off, those values will be how the pedal sounds next time you turn
the pedal is on. Additionally, the Tempo and the Delay Mode are auto saved and return to whatever they were set to last when
powering up the pedal. These behaviors are meant to mimic the behavior of how all classic guitar pedals work. If your Hedra is
set to either “4 Button Preset Switch” or “MIDI” for its EXP jack mode, then the pedal will simply recall the preset that is stored
in the current memory location. This setting makes sure that the Hedra functions like a standard multi-preset device, for those
who depend on recalling exact sounds for a performance.
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SECTION 8 - PRESET IN DEPTH
The Hedra features 16 internal preset locations. The first four presets are accessible by a compatible 4 button footswitch
and all sixteen presets are accessible by MIDI Program Change messages. To save a preset simply hold the Alt button. The
preset is saved every time you edit the “Alt”/2nd layer knobs, this is how the Hedra is able to keep your sequencer step settings
in its memory after a power down. To save a preset to a different location than your current location, either press the desired
preset button on a compatible 4 button footswitch or send a Program Change message over MIDI to which ever preset you would
like to edit. After you are done with any changes, just press and hold the “Alt” button to save. The Hedra can send and receive
full presets for via MIDI Sysex Data. To send a preset from the Hedra to your computer by pressing the Bypass LED switch while
holding the Alt button. The Hedra is always listening for preset data, so simply send any presets you have backed up on your
PC back to the Hedra and it will overwrite that preset with the data you sent. If you are happy with the newly received preset,
simply press Alt and the Hedra will save that data to the current preset location.
***For MIDI preset users, all Meris pedals with a barcode serial number affixed to the back of the unit and packaging
include a way to change ALT parameters without auto-saving the current sound. You can now access the Alt parameters w/o
auto-saving by holding the Right LED/button while turning a knob. If your pedal has a barcode above the serial number (located
on the unit and packaging), your unit includes this feature.
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SECTION 9 - MIDI CC TABLE
control change hedra control receive value range transmit value range
CC# 04 expression pedal 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 09 half speed enable 0 to 63 = normal speed 0 to 63 = normal speed
64 to 127 = half speed 64 = half speed
CC# 14 bypass 0 to 63 = fx bypass 0 for fx bypass
64 to 127 = fx enable 127 for fx enable
CC# 15 tempo (10 msec intervals) 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 16 key 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 17 micro tune 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 18 mix 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 19 pitch 1 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 20 pitch 2 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 21 pitch 3 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 22 scale type 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 23 pitch correction + glide 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 24 feedback 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 25 time division 1 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 26 time division 2 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 27 time division 3 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 28 tap 127 = tap press 127 = tap press
CC# 29 delay mode 0 - 31 = series + pitch fdbk 0 = series + pitch fdbk
32 - 63 = series 63 = series
64 - 95 = dual + cross fdbk 95 = dual + cross fdbk
96 - 127 = dual 127 = dual
CC# 30 pitch control smoothing 0 - 63 = smoothing off 0 = smoothing off
64 - 127 = smoothing on 127 = smoothing on
CC# 31 volume swell enable 0 - 63 = swell off 0 = swell off
64 - 127 = swell on 127 = swell on
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CHROMATIC PITCH KNOBS
interval half step cc
off 0 0
two octaves down -24 1-2
one octave down -12 3-11
maj7 down -11 12-15
min7 down -10 16-19
maj6 down -9 20-23
min6 down -8 24-27
p5 down -7 28-31
aug4/dim5 down -6 32-35
p4 down -5 36-39
maj3 down -4 40-43
min3 down -3 44-47
maj2 down -2 48-51
min2 down -1 52-55
unison 0 56-71
min2 up +1 72-75
maj3 up +2 76-79
min3 up +3 80-83
maj3 up +4 84-87
p4 up +5 88-91
aug4/dim5 up +6 92-95
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p5 up +7 96-99
min6 up +8 100-103
maj6 up +9 104-107
SCALE TYPE
scale steps cc
major 7 0-11
minor 7 12-37
melodic minor 7 38-58
harmonic minor 7 59-78
double harmonic minor 7 79-97
lydian pentatonic 5 98-119
minor pentatonic 5 120-127
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DIATONIC PITCH KNOBS
scale degree half-steps cc
off based on scale 0
-2 octaves 1-7
-1 octave 8-11
-7 12-19
-6 20-27
-5 28-35
-4 36-43
-3 44-51
-2 52-59
unison 60-67
+2 68-75
+3 76-83
+4 84-91
+5 92-99
+6 100-107
+7 108-115
+1 octave 116-119
+2 octaves 120-127
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PENTATONIC PITCH KNOBS
scale degree half-steps cc
off based on scale 0
-2 octaves 1-19
-1 octave 20-27
-5 28-35
-4 36-43
-3 44-51
-2 52-59
unison 60-67
2 68-75
3 76-83
4 84-91
5 92-99
+1 octave 100-107
+2 octaves 108-127
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TIME DIVISIONS KEY
time division rhythmic value cc key cc
off 0 0 C 0-2
micro range range of short values 1-14 D 3-11
1/6 16th note triplets 15-25 D 12-25
1-4 16th note 26-36 E 26-37
1/3 8th note triplet 37-47 E 38-47
3/8 dotted 16th note 48-58 F 48-58
1/2 8th note 59-69 G 59-66
5/8 dotted 16th note tied to 70-80 G 67-77
16th note
A 78-87
2/3 8th note triplet tied to 81-91
an 8th note triplet A 88-97
3/4 dotted 8th note 92-102
B 98-108
5/6 8th note tied to two 103-113
B 109-119
16th note triplets
7/8 double dotted 8th note 114-124 chromatic 120-127
1 quarter note 125-127
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SECTION 10 - FACTORY RESET
Holding down the “Delay Mode” button (or R LED button) on power up resets all of the presets and all of the global set-
tings back to their original factory values. Once the reset is complete, simply recycle the power on the unit.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B limit.
Any unauthorized changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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