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MORE THAN LOGIC. UNITING ART + ENGINEERING.

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TAB LE O F CONTENTS
SECTION 1 PG. 1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

SECTION 2 PG. 2-4 GLOBAL SETTINGS CONFIGURATION MODE

SECTION 3 PG. 4-5 STUTTER IN DEPTH

SECTION 4 PG. 5 STUTTER HOLD IN DEPTH

SECTION 5 PG. 5-6 SEQUENCER IN DEPTH

SECTION 6 PG. 7-8 EXPRESSION JACK MODES IN DEPTH

6a - EXPRESSION PEDAL
6b - TAP SWITCH
6c - 4 BUTTON PRESET SWITCH
6d - MIDI

SECTION 7 PG. 9 KNOB BEHAVIOR IN DEPTH

SECTION 8 PG. 9 PRESETS IN DEPTH

SECTION 9 PG. 9 TEMPO IN DEPTH

SECTION 10 PG. 10 MIDI CC TABLES

SECTION 11 PG. 11 PRESET 1 FACTORY SETTINGS

SECTION 12 PG. 12 FACTORY RESET

SECTION 13 PG. 12 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 1 - FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

Filter: Changes the cutoff frequency of the Bits: Changes the bit depth
Meris original ladder style low pass filter from 1 bit to 24 bits
Sample Rate: Changes the sample from 96Hz to 24kHz . Alt Function: Step 2 Alt Function: Step 3 Third
rate from 48 Hz to 48 kHz Second step of the sequencer step of the sequencer
Alt Function: Step 1 First step of the
sequencer
Sequencer Multiply: Sets
the sequencer speed
Stutter: Changes the play speed and as a multiple of the tap
length of the stutter tempo
Alt Function: Step 4 Fourth step of Alt Function: Step 6 Sixth
the sequencer step of the sequencer

Bypass LED / Sequencer

Tap LED / Alt Function Switch: Tap
Type Switch:
to enter tempo; hold for Alt Functions.
Switch LED Indicates bypass
LED blinks at the quarter note tempo
status. Small LEDs
rate. Alt Functions are only accessible
indicate active sequencer
when ALT (HOLD) switch is held
type. Both small LEDs OFF
indicates sample rate se-
quencer active
Tap Tempo: Sets the speed and the
timing of the Sequencer and the
Stutter. Hold to freeze the Stutter Sequencer Play Mode: Sets Sequencer to Bypass: Processes signal
Buffer Play Once, Play Twice, Play 4 Times, Play 8 when LED is ON, passes dry
Times, or Play Continuously signal entirely in analog
Alt Function: Step 5 Fifth step of the (buffered or relay) when OFF
sequencer

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SECTION 2 - GLOBAL SETTINGS CONFIGURATION MODE

TO START GLOBAL SETTING

CONFIGURATION MODE INPUT MODE: LINE/SY
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HOLD (L) LED switch on power up (power up takes 3
secs); all of the front panels LEDs will blink 3 times (L) LED indicates MONO (R) LED indicates TRS (L)
INS

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only in active mode; in bypass, the entire pedal is muted.
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INSTRUMENT LEVEL BUFFERED BYPASS RELAY BYPASS

MIDI THRU ON: Toggle (R) foot switch GLOBAL TEMPO: Toggle (L) foot switch

(L) LED indicates MIDI OUT (R) LED indicates MIDI THRU (L) LED indicates (R) LED indicates per
GLOBAL TEMPO PRESET TEMPO

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SECTION 3 - STUTTER IN DEPTH

The Ottobit Jr.’s Stutter effect records and plays back audio to create the stuck buffer sound popularized by the character
Max Headroom in the 80’s.

The Stutter control knob sets the stutter length and how many times the stutter repeats. The knob is broken up into
three speed ranges: full speed, double speed, half speed, and each range has 7 different selections. Adding to that, the minimum
position of the stutter knob turns the stutter off and turning the knob to its maximum sets the stutter to random, giving you 23
positions in total. Here they are:

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Stutter knob sections:

1. Stutter Off 16. Half Speed, Stutter Once

2. Full Speed, Stutter Once 17. Half Speed, Stutter Twice
3. Full Speed, Stutter Twice 18. Half Speed, Stutter Three Times
4. Full Speed, Stutter Three Times 19. Half Speed, Stutter Four Times
5. Full Speed, Stutter Four Times 20. Half Speed, Stutter Six Times
6. Full Speed, Stutter Six Times 21. Half Speed, Stutter Eight Times
7. Full Speed, Stutter Eight Times 22. Half Speed, Stutter Sixteen Times
8. Full Speed, Stutter Sixteen Times 23. Random (combination of all of the above, plus the reverse of
9. Double Speed, Stutter Once all the above)
10. Double Speed, Stutter Twice
11. Double Speed, Stutter Three Times
12. Double Speed, Stutter Four Times
13. Double Speed, Stutter Six Times
14. Double Speed, Stutter Eight Times
15. Double Speed, Stutter Sixteen Times

SECTION 4 - STUTTER HOLD IN DEPTH

Hold Tap Tempo, hold an external tap switch, or send the Stutter Hold MIDI CC to freeze the audio that is being stuttered.
The Stutter Hold works by freezing whatever the stutter is playing. If the stutter is playing back some snippet of audio, then
holding tap will immediately hold that snippet indefinitely until you let go. You can also enter a stutter hold, before a stutter has
trapped any audio. Without playing anything, hold tap to tell the Ottobit Jr. that you want the stutter to be held, and then we you
play something it will stutter that note or chord until you let go. Both ways work, and the response time should feel immediate.
If you are having trouble getting the stutter to trigger, try playing dry guitar into the Ottobit Jr. Then, once you get the
results you’re after, try adding back your external effects. The pick attack detection can work on most signals, but if your signal
is extremely noisy, then it may have a hard time discerning pick attacks from the noise (like if you had an extremely cranked fuzz
pedal at the input).

SECTION 5 - SEQUENCER IN DEPTH

The Ottobit Jr, features a 6 step sequencer with three different control types: Pitch Sequence, Filter Sequence, and
Sample Rate Sequence. To set the value of each of the six steps, simply hold the Alt switch and move the knob corresponding
with the step you want to edit. For all sequencer types, while holding Alt to edit a step, when the knob is at minimum that step
is skipped and when the knob is at maximum that step is muted.

To tune just one step, hold down the alt button, set 5 of the knobs to minimum, and then just use one of the knobs to
tune a single step. This is a good way to go if you feel a little lost. And this is usually how to start dialing in a sequence. Set all
the knobs to “Skip” and then start adding the steps into the sequence one by one.
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When set to sequence pitch, each step gives you the choice of-7every semitone between and octave below and+7 an octave
above the guitar’s pitch, with the middle of the knob equal to no shifting
-8 (just dry guitar). And as with every mode, when
+8 the
knob is at minimum, that step is set to Skip; and when the knob is set to maximum, that step is set to Mute. To sum up, be-
tween Dry, Skip, Mute and 24 different semitones, you have 27 different -9 choices for the pitch sequence on each step. +9
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skip step mute step
KNOB DIVISION FOR STEP IN PITCH SEQ MODE KNOB DIVISION FOR STEP IN FILTER SEQ MODE AND
SAMPLE RATE SEQ MODE
Continuous Range from 0% to 100% with skip and mute at the 1
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skip step mute step skip step mute step

Filter Sequence
The sequencer controls the filter as a modifier, meaning each individual step of the sequencer modifies whatever the main
front panel Filter knob is set to. This way, the sequence is always tracking what the front panel Filter knob is doing and the Filter
knob always sets the overall maximum cutoff frequency.

It’s probably easiest to think of it in terms of percent. When adjusting the steps, if you turn a 2nd layer knob to noon
that step will change the filter frequency to 50 percent of what you had set on the front panel. So if you set the main Filter
control to a cutoff of 1000Hz, then when that step of the sequence comes around you would hear a filter cutoff of 500Hz.

Sample Rate Sequence

0%Sequencer also works as a “modifier”
The 100%or “second source” when controlling the Sample Rate. When the sequencer is
skip step mute step
set to Sample Rate, it is modifying whatever the front panel Sample Rate knob is set to just like it does when it is set to control
the Filter cutoff. And as with every mode, when the knob is at minimum, that step is set to Skip; and when the knob is set to
maximum, that step is set to Mute.

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 SECTION 6 - EXPRESSION JACK MODES IN DEPTH
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-7 The Expression Pedal Jack is a+7
-8 multifunction jack that gives you+8 4
-9 different modes of operation that +9
-10 you can choose in Global Settings +10
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Mode: Expression Pedal, Tap+11Switch,
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step Preset Switch,
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Section 6a.
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Expression Pedal
The expression pedal works by morphing between two complete settings of all of the knob values (even the second layer knob
values). This gives you two complete and distinct presets in one that you can then use the expression pedal to morph between.
Put the expression pedal to the “toe up position” and set the knobs (including the 2nd layer ones) any way you wish, and then put
the expression pedal to the “toe down position” and set the knobs to create your seconds sound. Now sweeping the expression
pedal from heel to toe will smoothly morph between those two sets of settings. You can also manipulate the expression pedal
using MIDI CC #04.

0% 100%
skip step mute step

When using the expression pedal, if you ever want

to quickly copy the “toe up” to the “toe down”
settings of the expression pedal, just unplug the
cable from the Ottobit Jr. at the EXP jack and
then plug it back in. It’s a really useful shortcut so
you don’t have to manually recreate your sound
if all you want the expression pedal to change is
just one parameter.

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Section 6b. Tap Switch
For the Ottobit Jr., the external switch controls Tap Tempo and has all of the same functionality as the tap button on the
main pedal, this includes Stutter Hold. As with the main tap switch, if you hold the externally connected tap switch it will cause
the stutter hold the current or next valid stutter buffer.

Section 6c. 4 Button Preset Switch

This mode gives you access to and instant enabling of presets 1 through 4, when connected with a proprietary Meris 4 button switch.

Section 6d. MIDI

The Ottobit Jr. features both MIDI In and Out via the EXP jack, and has a rich and deep MIDI implementation. All the
knobs, alt functions, expression pedal, and switches are available via MIDI CCs. You can receive program change messages (MIDI
PCs), sync to MIDI Beat Clock (Ottobit Jr.), you also have the ability to send and receive presets. Be sure to set the your desired
MIDI channel 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.

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SECTION 7 - KNOB BEHAVIOR IN DEPTH

Depending on the EXP Jack modes you have chosen, the Ottobit Jr. will scan the top layer knobs and update the knobs
on power up. If your Ottobit Jr. 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 Sequencer Types are auto saved and return to whatever they were
set to last when powering up the pedal. In these two EXP modes, Ottobit Jr. behaves exactly like all classic guitar pedals work
(WYSIWYG). If your Ottobit Jr. 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 Ottobit Jr. functions like a
standard multi-preset device for those who depend on recalling exact sounds for a performance.

SECTION 8 - PRESETS IN DEPTH

The Ottobit Jr. 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
Ottobit Jr. 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 Ottobit Jr. can also send and receive full presets for via MIDI Sysex Data. To send a preset from the Ottobit Jr.
to your computer, while holding the Alt button, press the Bypass LED (sequencer select) switch. The Ottobit Jr. is also always
listening for preset data. Simply send any presets you have backed up on your PC back to the Ottobit Jr. and it will overwrite that
preset with the data you sent. If you are happy with the newly received preset, press Alt and the Ottobit Jr. 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.

SECTION 9 - TEMPO IN DEPTH

In the Ottobit Jr. you can set the tempo using one of the following tapping in quarter notes using the integrated Tap
switch or External Tap switch, MIDI Beat Clock, Tempo MIDI CC, Tap Switch MIDI CC.
The Ottobit Jr. has a very wide tempo range that extends from 23.4 BPM to 6000 BPM. This lets you put the Sequencer in
the audio band to allow for ring mod effects. You can even get the Sequencer running at speeds of up to 768000 BPM by using
the “Sequencer Mult” control.
Both the Stutter and the Sequencer listen to Tap Tempo. That’s also where the “Sequencer Mult” knob can come in
handy; it works the way a note division control works, and you get lots of options to have the Sequencer run at a faster rate
(although still linked to tempo) than the stutter. For odd meters, try limiting the Sequencer to an odd number of steps, by setting
some of the step values to “Skip”.
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SECTION 10 - EXPRESSION JACK MODES IN DEPTH

control change ottobit jr. control receive value range transmit value range
CC# 04 expression pedal 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 14 bypass 0 to 63 = fx bypass 0 for fx bypass
64 to 127 = fx enable 127 for fx enable
CC# 15 tempo 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 16 sample rate 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 17 filter 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 18 bits 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 19 stutter 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 20 sequencer 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 21 sequencer mult 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 22 step 1 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 23 step 2 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 24 step 3 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 25 step 4 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 26 step 5 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 27 step 6 0 to 127 0 to 127
CC# 28 tap 127 = tap press 127 = tap press
CC# 29 sequencer type 0 - 62 = pitch 0 = pitch
63 = sample rate 63 = sample rate
64 - 127 = filter 127 = filter
CC# 31 stutter hold 0 to 63 = hold off 0 = hold off
64 to 127 = hold on 127 = hold on
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SECTION 11 - OTTOBIT JR. PRESET 1 FACTORY SETTINGS

EXPRESSION PARAMETER KNOB POSITION REAL WORLD VALUE MIDI DECIMAL MIDI HEX
TOE UP sample rate max 48 kHz 127 7F
TOE UP filter max filter is bypassed 127 7F
TOE UP bits max 32 bits 127 7F
TOE UP stutter min stutter is off 0 0
TOE UP sequencer max continous sequence 127 7F
TOE UP sequencer mult min 1x mult 0 0
TOE UP step 1 11 o’clock down a perfect 4th 38 26
TOE UP step 2 10 o’clock down a minor 6th 26 1A
TOE UP step 3 8 o’clock down an octave 3 3
TOE UP step 4 2 o’clock up a perfect 5th 102 66
TOE UP step 5 1 o’clock up a major 3rd 87 57
TOE UP step 6 12 o’clock no pitch shifting 63 3F
sequencer type N/A pitch sequencer 0 0
tempo N/A 143 bpm 42 2A
TOE DOWN sample rate 12 o’clock 11930 hz 63 3F
TOE DOWN filter 12 o’clock 1926.2 hz 63 3F
TOE DOWN bits 11 o’clock 8 bits 58 3A
TOE DOWN stutter min stutter is off 0 0
TOE DOWN sequencer max continous sequence 127 7F
TOE DOWN sequencer mult 11 o’clock 8x mult 50 32
TOE DOWN step 1 11 o’clock down a perfect4th 38 26
TOE DOWN step 2 10 o’clock Down a minor 6th 26 1A
TOE DOWN step 3 8 o’clock down an octave 3 3
TOE DOWN step 4 2 o’clock up a perfect 5th 102 66
TOE DOWN step 5 1 o’clock up a major 3rd 87 57
TOE DOWN step 6 12 o’clock no pitch shifting 63 3F
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SECTION 12 - FACTORY RESET

Holding down the “Sequencer Mode” button (or R LED button) on power up resets all of the presets and all of the global
settings back to their original factory values. Once the reset is complete, simply recycle the power on the unit.

SECTION 13 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Conversion 24 bit A/D and D/A

DSP 32 bit floating point
Sample Rate 48000 Hz
Input Impedance 1 Meg Ohm
SNR 110dB typical
Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz
Max Input Level +9 dBu (instrument level setting)
+12.5 dBu (line/synth level setting)
Power 9V DC center-negative, 150mA, 2.1mm jack
Bypass Selectable True Bypass (Relay) or Analog Buffered Bypass
Dimensions 4.25” wide, 4.5” long, 2” tall
Weight 14.6 ounces

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

—Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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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