MODIFIERS & CONTROLLERS
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Remember that while you are setting up a MODIFIER, the Manual knobs will be assigned to edit
parameters on the screen instead of operating as SOURCE. To test your modifier, you’ll need to leave the EDIT
menu (return to the grid or press RECALL).
External Controllers
7.3.7
The onboard
PEDAL
jack or any MIDI Control Change message
can be assigned as an
External Controller
to be used as modifier
source, as shown in the example in Figure 7-3. The Axe-Fx II allows
you to set up 12 global External Controller assignments, but
remember: you can use each of these to modify multiple parameters
per preset.
To set these EXTERNAL CONTROL assignments, use the CTRL page of
the I/O menu. Select the desired EXT CTRL entry and turn the value
wheel until PEDAL or the desired MIDI CC number is shown. Set an
External Control to NONE to disable remote control.
The Axe-Fx II also has a “learn” feature that allows it to detect
control sources automatically. Select the desired item, press ENTER,
and use the remote controller to send some data to the Axe-Fx II; the source will be set automatically. (This is also
a good way to ensure that remote devices are in fact set up and transmitting correctly.)
Remember that the
channel
of incoming CC# messages must match that of the Axe-Fx II under I/O:MIDI.
The Axe-Fx II uses a set of system parameters—
EXTERNAL CONTROLLER INITIAL VALUE 1–12
, located on the MIDI page
of the I/O menu (p.
137
)—to determine what value should be used for each External Controller between the time
when the Axe-Fx II is booted up and when external data is first received. Options are 0% or 100%.
Modifier Power!
7.3.8
With the free space at the end of this section, here are some fun MODIFIER ideas.
1.
Eliminate conspicuous chorus “pulsing” with subtle
RATE
modification. Try an LFO or Envelope.
2.
Modify the INPUT GAIN of a Delay or Reverb and create an “EFFECTS SEND” pedal to feed the effects.
3.
Create a “Power Saturation” pedal to increase an amp’s
MASTER
while compensating its
LEVEL.
4.
“Double-whammy” goes UP and DOWN…at the same time! (2 PITCH blocks, one pedal).
5.
Create a Sample-and-Hold FILTER by assigning
FREQUENCY
to a RANDOM-type LFO sync’d to tempo.
6.
Ducking reverb! Run the effect 100% wet (parallel to the dry) then use ENVELOPE to lower its level.
7.
Place a low-pass FILTER in front of a DRIVE and control its frequency for “foot tone fuzz.”
8.
Crossfade between two different signal paths by controlling different MIXER channels inversely.
9.
Touch-Wahs are old news. Try an envelope-controlled FORMANT, PHASER, FLANGER, or RINGMOD.
10.
Create a synth-like vibrato effect for guitar. Modify Global LFO1
DEPTH
with a pedal (0-100%). Assign
LFO1 to the
CONTROL
parameter of an Advanced Whammy (Pitch Block) set to +/-3 semitones.
11.
Bonus!
Reclaim pedalboard real estate with a “Wildcard” footswitch. (Hi Dweezil!) Set it to a CC# and
assign this to an External Controller. Then assign this EXT source as needed to the bypass (mode)
modifiers of different effects or settings across different presets.
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