Prostage WAHryTone User manual

Prostage S.L. • Apdo 57 • ES-07560 Cala Millor
[e-mail] • www.prostage.eu
WAHryTone
Users Manual
Firmware Version 2.03
As at 27th August 2020

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 4
1.1 WAHryTone Features 4
1.2 The Prostage System 4
2 Terminology 5
2.1 MIDI - WTF Is That??? 5
2.2 Expression Pedal 5
2.3 Instant Access = On/Off Switches (Stompbox Mode) 5
2.4 Preset | Program Change 5
2.5 Control Change | CC = > Real-time Control With an Expression Pedal (e.g. Volume) 5
2.6 Hard-Bypass | Buffered-Bypass 5
3 Connecting the WAHryTone 6
3.1 The Front Panel 6
3.2 The Rear Panel 6
3.3 Avoiding Hum Problems 7
3.4 The expression pedal connection 7
3.4.1 Expression Pedal Without Switch 7
3.4.2 Expression Pedal With Switch 7
3.4.3 Calibration of the Expression Pedal 7
4 Using the WAHryTone 8
4.1 What Exactly is the Prostage WAHryTone? 8
4.2 Basic Functions of the WAHryTone 8
4.3 Switching the Effect On and Off 9
4.4 The Preset Number 128 9
5 Creating Presets with the Prostage App 10
5.1 Connect the App to the Device | Pairing Code 10
5.2 Selecting Presets 10
5.3 Adjusting and Saving Sounds | Presets 11
5.4 Delete Sounds | Presets 11
5.5 Changing the Basic Settings 11
5.6 Error Messages 11
6 Creating Presets Using the Prostage System Manager Software 12
6.1 Connecting the WAHryTone to the XDS | XLS | XTMpro 12
6.2 Reading the Settings of the WAHryTone 13
6.3 Recalling Presets 13
6.4 Adjusting Parameters and Store Presets in the WAHryTone 14
6.5 Rename or Delete a Presets 14
6.6 Saving the Settings to the Local Hard Disk 14
6.7 Reading the Settings from Local Hard Disk 14
7 Creating Presets with MIDI Commands | Sequencer Software 15
7.1 Controling the Parameters using Control Change Commands 15
7.2 Saving Presets and Changing the Basic Settings using Sysex Commands 16

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NOTE => This manual uses digital bookmarks. You can show them by clicking on the "flag" icon in the top left of
Acrobat Reader. A click on a topic flips directly to that chapter.
8 The Settings of the WAHryTone 17
8.1 Global Parameters | Settings 17
8.2 Preset Related Parameters 18
8.2.1 Operation Mode 19
8.2.2 Parameters for WahWah and Volume Operation | Effects Pedal Control 19
Expression Pedal => Auto Enable WahWah 20
8.2.3 WahWah Specific Parameters 21
8.2.4 "Auto"-Features for WahWah and Tremolo 22
8.2.4.1 Time Based “Auto” Functions 22
8.2.4.2 “Auto” Function [Dynamic] - Touch Wah 23
8.2.4.3 “Auto” Function [Frequency] 23
8.2.5 Contour Boost 24
8.3 Practice Hint 24
9 Warning Instructions and Warranty 25
9.1 Warnings and Safety Instructions 25
9.2 Warranty / Support 25
9.3 Disposal of Old Devices 25
10 Declaration of Conformity 26
Appendix 27
Appendix A | MIDI Implementation Cart 27
Appendix B | Factory Presets 30

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1 Introduction
Dear Customer
Thank you for purchasing the Prostage WAHryTone. The WAHryTone allows you, among other things, to remotely
control the WahWah effect or the volume with an expression pedal. All you need at the front of the stage is a
simple expression pedal or a MIDI foot controller with expression pedal.
With the WAHryTone and the Prostage XDS Loop System for your stompboxes, you can handle the entire guitar
signal in the rack, eliminating several meters of guitar cable and the associated loss of sound and dynamics.
The WAHryTone consists of a purely analog audio part, but can be controlled digitally. The device has no controls,
but you can adjust all parameters by the app, by the Prostage System Manager Software or by MIDI. You can save
up to 128 presets with different sounds.
1.1 WAHryTone Features
•WahWah
•Tremolo
•Contour Booster
•Treble Booster
•Volume Pedal (VCA)
•Level Booster up to 25dB
•Tuner
•Pure analog audio circuit (using Fasel coil)
•A voltage-controlled circuit, called "VCA", fulfills the task of the potentiometer. The VCA is controlled remotely
by the expression pedal, by MIDI or by the Auto-Wah function.
•Compatible with all MIDI expression pedals
•Auto Wah function with tap tempo
•Parameters adjustable by app and MIDI
•Auto Enable WahWah function (the effect switches on as soon as you move the expression pedal)
•MIDI controlled parameters: WahWah effect, Input- & Output-Gain, Base-Frequency of the WahWah, Q-factor,
Coil damping, Range of the effect, Lin- or Log-Response curve, Contour boost frequency, various Auto Wah and
Touch Wah (Velocity-dynamic) functions, Bypass
•Easy creation of presets using the app (iOs & Android) or the System Manager software on your Mac or PC.
•128 presets (different sounds) can be saved in memory.
•Input impedance: 1 Mega Ohm
•Output impedance: 100k Ohm
1.2 The Prostage System
Prostage stands for professional live-equipment. The different units are to be regarded as a coherent system, all of
which are configured using the System Manager software. If the WAHryTone is connected to a Prostage XDS | XLS
| XTMpro, presets can also be created very easily using the System Manager software.
If you have any questions, or if something does not work as you expect, please do not hesitate to contact us: info@
prostage.eu. Your questions will also help us to improve this users manual.
I wish you lots of fun with the new WAHryTone and big success in your musical career.
Lukas Truninger
Founder & Developer

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2 Terminology
2.1 MIDI - WTF Is That???
MIDI stands for “Music Instrument Digital Interface”. MIDI is the global standard for transmitting notes and control
commands to and from all kinds of electronic instruments and sound-processing equipment.
You can connect your WAHryTone and use the basic functions directly, without having to deal with MIDI. If you like
to control it via a MIDI expression pedal, all you have to do is to configure your expression pedal so that it sends CC
number 7. You can find more information about this in the users manual of your foot controller. And, of course,
you’ve got to connect the WAHryTone to the foot controller with a MIDI cable (see chapter 3.2).
If you own a Prostage XDS | XLS | XTMpro, you can program the WAHryTone very easily using the System Manager
software. No MIDI knowledge is required to do this. But you can also program the WAHryTone using MIDI
commands without the XDS | XLS | XTMpro. Then, you need a MIDI interface and a sequencer software that can
send Sysex data. For this, MIDI knowledge is necessary. Detailed information about MIDI can be found on www.
midi.org and many other sites on the internet.
2.2 Expression Pedal
An expression pedal is a kind of volume pedal that is connected to the WAHryTone, to a MIDI foot controller, or
which is part of the MIDI foot controller. However, the expression pedal does not control the guitar signal, but
generates a control signal, with which for example the volume, the WahWah effect or other adjustable values of
the WAHryTone can be controlled.
2.3 Instant Access = On/Off Switches (Stompbox Mode)
Instant Access are “hardwired” on/off switches. These work like an analog footswitch connected directly to your
amplifier, e.g. to switch channels. At the foot controller you can, for example, define a button which switches the
effect on and off.
2.4 Preset | Program Change
Presets are stored settings in the effects unit. You can recall presets using the switches on the foot controller. For
this purpose, a program number is selected on the foot controller. This is known as a Program Change.
Apreset contains all the settings of the WAHryTone belonging to one sound. For example, the following presets
are stored:
•Preset 2 => Standard CryBaby Sound
•Preset 3 => XY Signature Wah
•....
•Preset 4 => Volume Control
If you now press button 1 on the foot controller, the adjustable values - so-called parameters - are set within the
WAHryTone so that the sound corresponds to the CryBaby.
If you press button 2, the parameters are changed as they have been stored for the Extended Wah.
In Preset 13 the WAHryTone switches its operating mode and works as a volume pedal.
2.5 Control Change | CC = > Real-time Control With an Expression Pedal (e.g. Volume)
The abbreviation CC stands for MIDI "Control Change". Control Changes are commands, with which parameters
(e.g. volume) are controlled in real time. To this end, an expression pedal sends - as long as it is moved - so called
Continuous Controller and tells the effects device its position. Control Changes can also switch functions at the
receiver device on and off.
2.6 Hard-Bypass | Buffered-Bypass
Bypass means that the signal is passed from the input jack of an effect device directly to its output. The effect is
thus bypassed, I.e. it is off. With a hard-bypass, this is done with a relay. That is as whether the jacks are soldered
directly to each other. With a Buffered Bypass, the signal still flows through a few electronic components, which
"refresh" the signal, but not through the effect.

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3 Connecting the WAHryTone
3.1 The Front Panel
Effect On LED
This LED lights up when the WAHryTone is operational. A blinking LED means that the device is running but not
connected to the app.
Antenna
The antenna is needed by the WAHryTone to communicate with the app.
Expression Pedal Connector
Here you can connect an expression pedal via mono jack cable or an expression pedal with switch via a stereo jack
cable. (see chapter 3.3).
3.2 The Rear Panel
Power Connector
The WAHryTone must be powered necessarily using a 9V~AC (alternating current!) power supply. The WAHry-
Tone will not work with direct current (DC). Higher voltages can destroy the WAHryTone.
MIDI In
Connect the [MIDI In] of the WAHryTone using a MIDI cable to the [MIDI Out] of the foot controller or the [MIDI
Out] of the Prostage XDS | XLS | XTMpro. If several MIDI effect devices are used, the [MIDI In] from the WAHryTone
can also be connected to the MIDI [Thru] of another device in your MIDI chain.
MIDI Out/Thru
All data received at the MIDI In are forwarded on the [MIDI Out/Thru]. You can connect e.g. other effects devices
or a MIDI-capable guitar amp to this connector. Further, MIDI data generated by the WAHryTone (e.g. Tuner data)
is also sent on the [MIDI Out/Thru].
Guitar In
Connect your Guitar to the [Guitar In] using a jack cable.
Guitar Out
Connect the [Guitar Out] to your guitar amplifier or the next effects unit, using a jack cable.

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3.3 Avoiding Hum Problems
The WAHryTone can be installed anywhere in the rack (also at the rear) using the mounting lugs. But, it must be
mounted as far away as possible from fat power transformers. So, for example, do not fit it directly on top of the
amplifier. The power transformers generate a magnetic field that is picked up by the fasel coil in the WAHryTone
and, thus, can lead to hum. The closer the WAHryTone is located to the transformer, the more it hums. It can also
help to turn the WAHryTone on the spot as the magnetic fields have a direction.
Also, the supplied power adapter must not be placed next to the WAHryTone. We recommend you to fix the
WAHryTone on one side of the rack, and the power distribution and power supply of the WAHryTone on the
opposite side. For more hints on building the rack, please refer to our “Ultimate Guitar Rig Building Guide”, which
is available on our website:
https://www.prostage.eu/en/ebook-the-ultimate-guitar-rig-building-guide.html
3.4 The expression pedal connection
The WAHryTone does work with most of the commercially available expression pedals. However, there is no stan-
dard for expression pedals. Some models will need minor modifications of the internal wiring in order to work.
Should you have trouble to get the pedal working, check the internal wiring and rewire the pedal according to the
scheme below if the wiring is different. But do not forget to calibrate the pedal as described in 3.4.3 before you
start trouble shooting.
Volume pedals can also be used as expression pedals. For that, the output of the volume pedal must be connected
to the expression pedal connector. Pedals for keyboards are best suited, with a 10k ohm or 20k ohm potentiometer.
3.4.1 Expression Pedal Without Switch
An expression pedal without switch can be connected with a simple mono jack cable to the expression pedal
connector of the WAHryTone. The potentiometer in the expression pedal must be connected according to the
following scheme:
3.4.2 Expression Pedal With Switch
Expression pedals with switch usually have two jack connectors. You can connect this type of expression pedal
using an Y-cable (also known as insert-cable), or you can modify the internal wiring according to the following
scheme. Using this wiring, you can connect the expression pedal using a single stereo jack cable.
3.4.3 Calibration of the Expression Pedal
Important => The expression pedal needs to be calibrated in order to work correctly. The calibration must be
done each time you connect a new (different) expression pedal. You can calibrate the expression pedal via the app
or the System Manager software. The button for the calibration can be found here:
App: [Settings] => scroll all the way down => [Calibrate Expression Pedal]
System Manager: [Window: Advanced Settings] => tab [Effects Devices]
=> choose top left [Model: WAHryTone]
=> bottom right => [Calibrate]
Click the button and follow the onscreen instructions. The calibration process requires that you calibrate the two
end positions (heel and toe) and the center position of the expression pedal. Calibrating the center position gives
you the option to define the control curve, thus how your pedal feels below the foot. If you like to calibrate the
pedal linear (thus 1:1 to the potentiometer inside the expression pedal), you can do this as follows: After you have
calibrated the highest position (toe down), simply leave the expression pedal in the same position and click “OK”
again for the calibration of the center position. The WAHryTone then notes that this is not the center position and
ignores it.
Note: if you like your pedal to react the other way round, you can simply calibrate it vice verca, meaning, you
interchange the toe and heel positions during calibration.

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4 Using the WAHryTone
To adjust the various different sounds of the WAHryTone you need the Prostage App. You can download it for free
from the Apple Store (iOs) or Google Playstore (Android). With the app you can adjust the so-called parameters
and save presets. In addition, your mobile phone serves as a tuner (see chapter 5).
If you own an XTMpro, XDS or XLS system from Prostage, you can also program the WAHryTone using the System
Manager software (see chapter 6).
In addition, all parameters can also be controlled with MIDI Control Change commands. (See Appendix A for the
listing of CC commands.)
4.1 What Exactly is the Prostage WAHryTone?
The Prostage WAHryTone is foremost a WahWah designed with a fully analog signal path. The effect is generated
using an original Fasel coil. Instead of the potentiometer, the WAHryTone uses a so-called VCA. This is basically a
potentiometer that can be controlled remotely.
The WahWah effect is a filter, which raises the mids and lowers the bass and treble. The special effect is achieved
by shifting up and down the frequency of the resonance peak.
Input Signal
WahWah Effect (Filter)
The Prostage WAHryTone not only allows you to control the WahWah effect, but it also lets you adjust all the
important values - so called parameters - that affect the sound of the WahWah and the other effects. The
parameters are further explained in chapter 8.2. You can, for example, make a preset with an original Cry Baby,
another preset with the XY Signature Wah, and so on.
The WAHryTone can further be used as a volume pedal, as a tremolo and also as level-, contour- or treble-booster.
And it has a tuner, which is displayed in the app or the Prostage tuner & text display.
4.2 Basic Functions of the WAHryTone
The WAHryTone can store up to 128 presets. These are recalled via the app or via MIDI Program Change commands.
In Appendix B you will find a list of factory presets.
The WahWah effect and the volume are controlled either by an expression pedal connected directly to the
WAHryTone, or an expression pedal of a MIDI foot controller. The MIDI expression pedal must send "Control
Change No. 7" (volume). When using a Prostage Foot Controller, it is recommended to use "Hi Res" instead of
Control Change No. 7, as the resolution of the expression pedal is eight times greater. The WAHryTone receives ex
factory on all MIDI channels (omni).

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4.3 Switching the Effect On and Off
There are various ways to turn the effect on and off :
•Preset Change
You can define different presets, including one or more presets in "True Bypass" or "Buffered Bypass" modes. If
you call such a "Bypass" preset, the effect will turn off. If you recall another preset, the effect will turn on.
•Switch on the Expression Pedal
If you are using an expression pedal with a switch (such as the Misson Engineering SP-1), the switch toggles
between Preset 128 and the current preset. By default, preset 128 is a bypass preset. Thus, you can turn the
WAHryTone on and off like a conventional WahWah (as long as you do not store any other operating mode on
Preset 128).
•Control Change Command | Instant Access Switch
The true-bypass relay can be switched on and off with the MIDI command CC74. On a Prostage foot controller,
you can e.g. assign this command to any switch. Thus you have a dedicated switch on the foot controller to turn
the WAHryTone on and off.
•Automatic On and Off
In WahWah operating mode, the WAHryTone offers an [Auto Enable] function. If this is activated, the
WahWah turns on automatically as soon as the expression pedal is moved. After an adjustable period in which
the expression pedal is not moved, the WahWah switches off again. Or it stays on until a new preset is recalled.
If, in addition, the function [Latch Top] or [Latch Bot] is enabled, the WahWah only switches on or off when
the expression pedal reaches its top position, respectively, the bottom. So this works like a virtual switch.
4.4 The Preset Number 128
Preset number 128 has a special function: it is the bypass preset, which is recalled when you press the on / off
switch of the expression pedal, or when you use the "Auto Enable WahWah" function in the WahWah presets. This
function turns the WahWah on as soon as you move the pedal, and it automatically switches back to bypass when
the pedal stands still. For a detailed explanation see 8.2.2 "Expression Pedal => Auto Enable WahWah".
You can now set the operating mode of this preset to either "True Bypass" or "Buffered Bypass". But you can
also use the "Volume" operation mode. Like this, you can use the switch on the expression pedal to switch your
WAHryTone between WahWah and volume pedal. Further, you can also select "Tuner". This is also a "volume"
pedal, but with the tuner activated. The operating modes "Volume" and "Tuner" only make sense if you use an
expression pedal with switch. They make no sense with the "Auto Enable" function of the WahWah.
Preset 128 cannot be deleted.

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5 Creating Presets with the Prostage App
With the Prostage Remote Control app you can set all the parameters of the WAHryTone and save presets. The
app also serves as a tuner display.
You can download the Prostage App for free from the Apple App Store (iOs) or Google Play Store (Android). The
app is divided into four windows:
Preset List Preset Edit Settings Tuner
5.1 Connect the App to the Device | Pairing Code
You have to enable Bluetooth on your phone, so that the app can communicate with the WAHryTone. Please also
make sure that the antenna on the WAHryTone is attached correctly.
IMPORTANT => The WAHryTone must be connected to the mobile phone using the Prostage Remote Control
app, NOT via the mobile phone’s Bluetooth settings. In the app you must first select the WAHryTone in the [Device
List]. The [Device List] is automatically displayed when the app is launched. You can also access it via [Settings] =>
[Device].
On Android: you need to give the app permissions to your location. This is required for the Bluetooth connection.
However, we are not interested where you are and the app does not collect any location data. If you connect the
WAHryTone for the very first time, you will be asked for a code. Here you you must enter the 6-digits serial number
of your WAHryTone device. The serial number is found on the sticker on the bottom of theWAHryTone. But the
first digit must be replaced with “1”. Thus, if the serial number of your device is “WAH-000123”, then the pairing
code is “100123”. This code is required in order that nobody else can connect to your WAHryTone and change
your presets.
As soon as the device has connected, the presets of the WAHryTone are read out and shown in the preset list.
5.2 Selecting Presets
You can easily select a preset by clicking it in the list. If you select a preset with operating mode “Tuner”, the display
changes to the tuner display. This is also the case when a tuner preset is selected via MIDI. The tuner can be used
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5.3 Adjusting and Saving Sounds | Presets
To edit a preset, you must first select it in the preset list. Then move the white bar to the right and click on the
orange symbol. This opens the window for editing the preset. If you have selected a tuner preset and the Tuner
window did open, you will reach the window for editing the preset via the icon in the top right of the tuner win-
dow (only in portrait mode).
In this Edit window you can now set all parameters. Depending on the selected operating mode, different param-
eters are available. The parameters are described in detail in chapter 8.2.
To save a preset, click [Save Preset as ...] at the bottom of the window. In the dialog window that opens, you can
give the preset a new name and, if you want, also a new preset number. If you do not change anything, the current
preset will be overwritten. To confirm, click [Store Preset].
Important => Preset 128 has a special function and therefore has to be a Bypass Preset. See chapter 4.4 for more
information.
5.4 Delete Sounds | Presets
You can delete a preset in the preset list as follows: Move the black bar of a non-selected preset to the right and
click the red icon. A window opens in which you have to confirm that the preset should be deleted. Or you can
also cancel the command.
The currently selected preset can not be deleted.
5.5 Changing the Basic Settings
You can set the basic settings of the WAHryTone in the [Settings] window. You can reach it from the preset list via
the icon at the top right. What the individual parameters means is explained in chapter 8.1.
5.6 Error Messages
If you get an error message, most likely your connection to the device is lost. Make sure you are not too far away
from the device and reconnect as described in chapter 5.1.

power tap
relais
StageWire™
foot controller
StageWire™
XLR to MIDI converter
MIDI mapper / router
switch system
usb out A
MIDI
inout B
1234 store
relais switches
XTMpro
power tap
relais
StageWire™
foot controller
StageWire™
XLR to MIDI converter
MIDI mapper / router
switch system
usb out A
MIDI
inout B
1234 store
relais switches
XTMpro
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6 Creating Presets Using the Prostage System Manager Software
The Prostage System Manager software is the user interface for the configuration of the complete Prostage Sys-
tem. The software is available as a free download on the website (Mac & PC). The software requires a Prostage
XDS, XLS or XTMpro as a MIDI interface. This unit is the heart of every Prostage system.
The settings for the Prostage effect devices can be found in [Windows] => [Advanced Settings] in the [Effects
Devices] tab. If the WAHryTone is not already selected, you have to select it in the top left corner of [Model]. The
software offers you a clear structured window where you can set all the parameters of the WAHryTone and save
presets easily.
6.1 Connecting the WAHryTone to the XDS | XLS | XTMpro
In order that the System Manager software can communicate with the WAHryTone, it must be connected to the
XDS | XLS | XTMpro via MIDI. Connect [MIDI Out A] or [MIDI Out B] from the XDS | XLS | XTMpro to the [MIDI In]
of the WAHryTone. In the System Manager window in the upper right you have to specify which MIDI Out you are
using [WAHryTone is connected to MIDI Out A B].
In order to also read the settings of the WAHryTone, another MIDI cable is required from the [MIDI Out/Thru] of
the WAHryTone to the [MIDI In] of the XDS | XLS | XTMpro.
MIDI Cable
MIDI Cables

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6.2 Reading the Settings of the WAHryTone
IMPORTANT => The WAHryTone is not automatically synchronized with the System Manager software. The
presets stored inside the System Manager and the WAHryTone may differ from each other. To view the presets
stored in the WAHryTone with the System Manager software, you have to read out the WAHryTone first by clicking
on the button [Read All]. All 128 presets and the global/basic settings are read.
Using the button [Read One], you can also read an individual preset.
NOTE => You can also edit all parameters without reading the WAHryTone. In this case, you need only one MIDI
cable from the XDS | XLS | XTMpro [MIDI Out] to the WahWah [MIDI In]. But be aware that the settings on the
computer screen do not necessarily correspond to the settings in the WAHryTone.
6.3 Recalling Presets
When recalling presets, you have to consider the following:
If a preset is recalled via the foot controller (StageWire or [MIDI In] of the XDS | XLS | XTMpro), the WAHryTone
loads the preset locally stored in the WahWah and the corresponding preset number within the System Manager
window will be selected. The screen shows the settings stored on the computer - If the WAHryTone has not been
read before, these settings may not match the presets stored on the WAHryTone.
The presets can also be recalled via the preset list on the left side of the System Manager window. In the window
that opens up, you can choose whether the preset saved in the WAHryTone should be recalled (thus the same as
for the MIDI preset change), or if the System Manager software shall send the settings stored in the computer to
the WAHryTone. If you select [Send], the software sends the settings displayed on the screen to the WAHryTone.
This means that the preset in the WAHryTone is temporarily overwritten. To save these settings permanently in
WAHryTone, you have to click on the button [Save Preset as ...]. Otherwise, the settings will be lost the next time
the preset is changed.
If you select [Never Send], the window will not open until the next reboot of the System Manager software and
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6.4 Adjusting Parameters and Store Presets in the WAHryTone
All parameters of the WAHryTone can be changed with the knobs and buttons in the System Manager software.
What each parameter does is described in chapter 8. You can save your settings on up to 128 different preset
numbers and thus create 128 different sounds.
By clicking on the [Save Preset as ...] button, the changes are saved permanently. When saving, you have to select
a preset number, via which the settings can be recalled later. In addition, you have to give the preset a name. If you
do not save your settings, they will be lost at the next preset change.
IMPORTANT => Storing a preset will always save the settings that are currently set inside the WAHryTone (that is
what you hear). When you store a preset, no settings will be sent from the System Manager to the WAHryTone.
IMPORTANT => The preset 128 has a special function and must therefore be a "Bypass" preset: This preset will
be recalled when you turn off the effect with the On / Off switch on the expression pedal. In addition, the preset is
used by the "WahWah Auto Enable" function. You can save either a "True Bypass" or a "Buffered Bypass" preset
here. Alternatively, a "Volume" preset is also possible. Then you can use the switch on the expression pedal to
toggle between WahWah and Volume.
6.5 Rename or Delete a Presets
With the [Rename] button you can rename the selected preset.
The button [Delete] deletes, after confirmation, the selected preset.
6.6 Saving the Settings to the Local Hard Disk
The settings of the WAHryTone can be saved to the local hard disk. This makes sense e.g. if you play in two dif-
ferent bands using two different setups. With [File] => [Save WAHryTone Presets], the complete configuration (all
presets and the settings) is stored to the hard disk.
IMPORTANT => Do not forget to read out the WAHryTone first (see chapter 6.2) in order to store the correct
settings on your local hard disk.
6.7 Reading the Settings from Local Hard Disk
[File] => [Open WAHryTone Presets] will open the WAHryTone settings stored on the hard disk (file extension .pef).
The data is loaded into the System Manager window only.
In order to send all the settings to the WAHryTone, you have to click the button [Update WAHryTone]. This will over-
write all presets and the basic settings inside the WAHryTone with the settings from the System Manager.

Sequencer
Software
MIDI
Interface
MIDI
Out
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7 Creating Presets with MIDI Commands | Sequencer Software
The presets of the WAHryTone can be edited using a sequencer software. Of course, a MIDI interface must be
available too and MIDI knowledge is required.
MIDI cable
7.1 Controling the Parameters using Control Change Commands
The following CC (Control Change) commands are used to adjust the parameters (more about the parameters in
chapter 8):
CC 07 (0-127) WahWah effect (operating mode [WahWah]), or volume (operating mode [Volume])
CC 67 (0-127) Effect Position at Preset Recall
CC 80 (0-8) Operation Mode *
CC 81 (0-99) Auto Wah / Tremolo Time fine (in 1/1000 Sec.) ***
CC 82 (0-127) Auto Wah / Tremolo Time coarse (in 1/10 Sec.)
CC 83 (0-127) Dynamic Wah Threshold
CC 84 (0-127) Dynamic Wah Sense
CC 85 (0-127) Dynamic Wah Decay
CC 88 (0-6) Auto Wah / Tremolo Mode **
CC 89 (0-127) Range, in Operation Mode [WahWah] 180%...0%, in [Volume]; -100 dB...0 dB
CC 90 (0-127) WahWah Input Gain (-15 dB ... +4 dB)
CC 91 (0-127) WahWah Q Factor (Wide ... Steep)
CC 92 (0-127) WahWah Coil Rating (Flat ... Sharp)
CC 93 (0-127) WahWah Frequency (162 / 486 Hz ... 2,2 / 6,6 kHz)
CC 94 (0-127) Contour Boost Frequency (450 Hz ... 3,4 kHz)
CC 95 (0-127) Output Gain (0 dB ... +25 dB)
CC 14 (off/on) “Tap” (factory default is CC14. However, this value can be modified using Sysex commands)
CC 68 (off/on) "Dynamic Wah invert direction"
CC 72 (off/on) “Preset Recall updates Position” off / on
CC 73 (off/on) “Curve” linear / logarithmic
CC 74 (off/on) “True Bypass” on / off
CC 75 (off/on) “WahWah / VCA” operating mode
CC 76 (off/on) “WahWah” disabled / enabled
CC 77 (off/on) “Tuner” disabled / enabled
CC 78 (off/on) “Contour Boost” disabled / enabled
CC 79 (off/on) “Auto Enable” disabled / enabled
For CC 14, 68 and 72 to 79, the controller values are 0 = off, 127 = on.
NOTE => Depending on the operation mode, not all the parameters affect the sound.
* Operation Modes: ** Auto Wah / Tremolo Modes: *** Auto Wah Time
0 - WahWah 0 - Auto Wah off If both values are set to 0,
1 - WahWah & Contour Boost 1 - Sine then the time will not up-
2 - Contour Boost 2 - Peak date when preset is changed
3 - Treble Boost 3 - Sawtooth Increasing Instead, the time from pre-
4 - Tremolo 4 - Sawtooth decreasing vious preset will be kept.
5 - Volume 5 - Square
6 - True Bypass 6 - Dynamic
7 - Buffered Bypass 7 - Frequency
8 - Tuner

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7.2 Saving Presets and Changing the Basic Settings using Sysex Commands
IMPORTANT => In the commands listed below, XX | YY stands for a hexadecimal value each. Values from 00 up
to 7F (= 127) are permitted. Higher values are not allowed.
•Save the Current Settings:
F0 00 20 75 01 7F F7 => Store to the current preset number
F0 00 20 75 01 7F XX F7 => Store to a specific preset number, where XX = preset number
•Save the Preset Name:
F0 00 20 75 01 65 XX => XX = Preset-Number
YY (YY ...) F7 => YY = Preset-Name: min.1, max. 16 ASCII-7 Characters
•Deleting a Preset:
F0 00 20 75 01 65 XX F7 => XX = Preset-Number
•MIDI channel assignment
F0 00 20 75 01 70 XY F7 Y => 0-F = MIDI channel (0 = channel 1, F = channel 16);
X => 1 => MIDI receive channel = Omni
•Tap CC Number
F0 00 20 75 01 75 XX F7 Tap CC No (XX = CC No.)
•Tuner Calibration
F0 00 20 75 01 76 XX F7 XX => Tuner Calibration % (0 = -50%, 50 =0%, 100 = +50%)
F0 00 20 75 01 77 YY F7 YY => Tuner Calibration Hz (40= 440 Hz)
•Auto WahWah Disable Time
F0 00 20 75 01 72 XX F7 Auto Disable Time (Time in ms = (20 * XX) + 80 )
XX = 7F: The WahWah does not switch off automatically
•Auto Enable Latch Funktion
F0 00 20 75 01 6B XY F7 Y => 0 = Latch function disabled
5 = Latch Top
A = Latch Bottom
F = Latch Top & Bottom
X => 0-7 = Latch tolerance
0 = Latch at CC7 value 0 or 127, 7 = Latch already at CC7 value 7 or 120
•Options
F0 00 20 75 01 6C YX F7 Y => Send on MDI Out:
0 = Do not send Tuner nor Program Changes from App
1 = Send Tuner
2 = Send Program Changes from App
3 = Send Tuner and Program Changes from App
X => Tuner / Touch Wah Sensivity:
0 = Single Coil
2 = Humbucker
4 = Guitar with active Pickup / passive Bass
6 = Bass with active Pickup

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8 The Settings of the WAHryTone
In the following, we explain all adjustable values (so called parameters) of the WAHryTone:
8.1 Global Parameters | Settings
The parameters in the [Settings] window are global. That means they apply to all presets. The global parameters
are immediately taken from the WAHryTone without you having to save them.
MIDI => Channel
[MIDI Channel] sets the MIDI channel on which the WAHryTone receives and transmits MIDI commands. “Omni”
means that the WAHryTone receives on all MIDI channels, respectively, that the MIDI channel is ignored when
receiving commands. In the “Omni” setting, the WAHryTone uses MIDI channel 1 for sending. In case of doubt,
“Omni” is the correct setting.
MIDI => Tap Tempo - CC No
The WAHryTone has a Tap function for the Auto Wah and Tremolo (see chapter 8.2.4). That is, the effect makes
the movement itself, even without a connected expression pedal. The speed of the auto effect can be tapped.
This means that you “knock” on a button of the MIDI foot controller several times acording to the beat. Thus the
WAHryTone learns the song tempo and the effect moves at this speed.
[Tap Tempo - CC No.] must be set to the Control Change number the foot controller sends for the tap command.
Send on MIDI Out => Tuner
When this function is selected, the WAHryTone sends the tuner commands on the MIDI Out. The tuner can then be
displayed on the Prostage Tuner & Text Display. If this feature is turned off, the tuner is only shown in the Prostage
App.
Send on MIDI Out => Preset Changes
With this feature enabled, the preset selected in the list of the app is also sent as a preset change on the MIDI Out.
Like this, you cannot only use the app to select the presets in WAHryTone, but you can also switch all other devices
that follow in the MIDI chain.
Signal Tracking => Sensitivity
Here you can set how sensitively the tuner and the dynamic Auto Wah functions (Touch Wah) react to the guitar
signal. The setting depends primarily on the pickup used, but also on your style of playing.
Signal Tracking => Tuner Calibration
The [Tuner Calibration Hz] setting sets the reference frequency for the tuner. Standard is 440 Hz. With the setting
[Tuner Calibration %] you can further fine-adjust the tuner half a semitone up or down.

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Expression Pedal => Pedal-Latch *
If the [Latch Top] or [Latch Bot] feature is enabled, the Auto Enable function switches on or off only when the
expression pedal is at its top or bottom position. Thus, this function is a virtual switch.
Expression Pedal => Latch Tolerance*
If you use [Latch Top] or [Latch Bot], the [Latch Tolerance} determines how exactly the expression pedal must
reach the Top (MIDI value 127) or Bottom (MIDI value 0) position in order to switch the effect on or off. If the
tolerance is 0, the expression pedal must reach 127 or 0 respectively. If you set the tolerance to 7, the effect will
already switch at value 120 or 7 respectively.
Expression Pedal => Disable Time *
The [Disable Time] determines how long the expression pedal can remain unmoved before the WahWah jumps
back to bypass. When set to “Never”, the WahWah doesn’t turn off automatically, but by a preset change or an
Instant Access switch (CC 74).
* This features are only effective if the [Auto Enable] function is enabled in the selected preset (see chapter
8.2.2).
8.2 Preset Related Parameters
The following parameters can be set individually for each preset. We recommend to experiment a bit with all the
parameters to understand their function. With the WAHryTone, you can produce effects that differ quite a lot from
a standard WahWah.
It depends from the selected operating mode which of the parameters listed below are available.
When adjusting the knobs and buttons, the settings in the WAHryTone are temporarily overridden. To keep the
changes permanently, you need to confirm the new settings with the button [Save Preset as ...]. Otherwise they
will be lost at preset change.

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8.2.1 Operation Mode
Here you select the basic operating mode or the effect:
•WahWah: WahWah with the ability to tune variously sounding WahWah sounds.
•WahWah & Contour Boost: WahWah with additional center boost, whose frequency is adjustable.
•Contour Boost: center boost with adjustable frequency.
•Treble Boost: raising the heights.
•Tremolo: modulating volume.
•Volume: per expression pedal controllable volume (VCA).
•True Bypass: The signal goes from the input jack directly to the output jack, without being affected in any way.
•Buffered Bypass: The signal goes through a high-quality buffer, but no effect. The impedance is adjusted, from
which subsequent effect devices can benefit. In addition, signal losses are avoided.
•Tuner
8.2.2 Parameters for WahWah and Volume Operation | Effects Pedal Control
Preset Recall Updates Position | Effect Position
With [Preset Recall updates Position] you determine whether the effect position of the WahWah (Operation
Mode “WahWah”) or the volume (in Operation Mode “Volume”) should be set to a predefined position when the
preset is recalled (function switched on) or remain at the position of the previous preset (function switched off).
If [Preset Recall updates Position] is deselected, the position of the WahWah, respectively the volume, remains
unchanged when recalling a preset. This means, the effect position will be overtaken from the old preset. How-
ever, this only works when switching from one “Volume” to another “Volume” preset, or from one “WahWah”
to another “WahWah” preset. This feature makes sense if you, for example, switch from a normal volume preset
to a solo Boost preset. With deactivated [Preset Recall updates Position] function there are no volume jumps at
preset changes. The volume only changes when the pedal is moved.
If [Preset Recall updates Position] is activated, the WahWah or volume will move to the value set at [Effect Po-
sition] when recalling the preset. This value will also be used whenever switching between WahWah and volume
Presets.
You can, for example, program a “Mute” preset like this: choose [Operating Mode] “Volume” and set [Volume]
and [Range] slider all the way to the left. Further, [Preset Recall Updates Position] must be enabled so that the
WAHryTone switches to “Mute” when recalling the preset.
Range
In [WahWah] operation mode, this setting determines how deep the WahWah effect goes, that is, how much the
movement of the expression pedal affects the effect. The values go from 180% to 0%. 100% corresponds to a
standard WahWah. Note that values above 140% are experimental and may produce noise. If [Range] is set to 0,
the WahWah has a fixed setting and the expression pedal is ineffective.
In [Volume] operation mode, this setting determines how loud the volume pedal is in the lower stop (MIDI position
0). The values go from -99.9 dB (Mute) to 0. When set to 0, however, the expression pedal becomes ineffective.
With this setting, you can, for example, create a solo boost preset, with the gain set to fixed value (the amount of
boost is set via the output gain). If you set the Range e.g. to -20dB, the volume pedal does not go from normal
volume to mute, but only slightly reduces the volume.
IMPORTANT => After a new preset is loaded, the position of the WahWah effect, or the volume respectively,
usually does not match the position of the expression pedal. The WAHryTone, therefore, has a latching function.
That is, after recalling a preset, the expression pedal must “run over” the current value where the WAHryTone is
acoustically. The position must be "cached". Once the position of the expression pedal matches the effect position,
the WAHryTone latches and from now on follows the movement of the expression pedal.
This has the great advantage that the effect does not jump when the expression pedal is moved for the first time
after a preset change. When this function is out of range, the pedal latches onto the upper or lower dead stop of
the expression pedal. This can result in level jumps.

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Output Gain
[Output Gain] adjusts the output volume without influencing the WahWah sound. On the one hand, it allows you
to compensate the volume, which drops through the WahWah effect. On the other hand, [Output Gain] can also
be used as a booster (0 to 25 dB).
Expression Pedal | Pedal Response
This setting determines how the WAHryTone responds to the expression pedal. It affects how the WAHryTone
“feels under the foot”: linear or logarithmic. Technically, it is about the frequency of the effect in the middle area
of the control path (operating mode “WahWah”) or the volume level respectively (operating mode “Volume”).
Depending on the effect, for one preset [lin] may be more pleasant, while with a different preset, [log] might
feel better. For example: using a volume preset with [Lowest Value] of “-99.9dB” (mute), probably [log] is more
pleasant. While a slight volume reduction with [Lowest Value] at “-20dB”, [lin] would be very enjoyable. Try it!
Curve lin * Curve log *
Expression Pedal Expression Pedal
Expression Pedal => Auto Enable WahWah
If this feature is active, the WahWah is basically set to “Bypass”. Once the expression pedal is moved, the Wah-
Wah turns on. If [Latch Top] or [Latch Bot] is enabled in the settings, the WahWah only turns on or off if the
expression pedal is in its top, respectively bottom position. If the expression pedal is not moved during a predefined
time (see [Disable Time] in chapter 8.1), the WahWah switches back to “Bypass” automatically.
In the bypass position, the WAHryTone selects preset No. 128. Therefore, preset number 128 must have either a
“True Bypass” or a “Buffered Bypass” preset stored in it.
Effect
Effect