8Deferred Program Change

When you switch programs, the Wildfire normally changes immediately to the program shown on the display. However, in some situations—especially when playing live—you may want the ability to scroll through program numbers while remaining in the current program setting. For example, let’s say you’re soloing in a program that gives you strong distortion and fat chorus. If you want to continue playing while you scroll up to a program that provides a clean rhythm sound, you’ll have to be in deferred program-change mode.

See “Arranging Programs for Performance” in chapter 6 for an alternative to deferred program-change mode.

Enabling & Using Deferred Program Change

1.As you turn on the Wildfire, hold down one or both of the Program Up/Program Down buttons. Letters will scroll by on the display, spelling the word “deferred.”

2.While in PLAY mode, use the Program Up or Program Down button or the VALUE knob to

change the program number. The Wildfire will remain in the program it was in before you changed the program value. Also, the display will flash the digit that is different from the currently selected program. For example, if you are playing in program D5 and scroll up to program D7, the 7 will flash. If you scroll up to F2, both digits will flash.

3.Once the display shows the program number you desire, press the Program Up and Down buttons together or step on both footswitches to confirm the program change. The display will stop flashing and the Wildfire will switch to the new program.

4.To return to normal program-change mode, turn off the Wildfire and turn it back on without holding down any buttons or footswitches.

You may also use the optional footswitches to change program numbers.

Deferred program- change mode is especially useful when you’re performing and want to switch easily between a rhythm setting and a lead setting as you continue playing.

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