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12 SETUP MENU
THE GLOBAL SETTINGS MENU
Reminder: You do not need to store settings in the
SETUP
menu. EXIT twice when finished.
GLOBAL SETTINGS: CONFIG PAGE
PARAMETER
Description
Power Amp Modeling
ON/OFF
This parameter globally enables or disables power amp simulation in all Amp
blocks in all presets. This capability is provided for cases when the Axe-Fx III
is used with a guitar-oriented/tube power amp that contributes significantly to
tone and dynamics. Having these characteristics applied twice to the sound—
once in the virtual power amp and once in the real power amp—would result
in an over-processed sound. All those Amp block parameters that are NOT
part of the virtual power amp continue to work normally while Power Amp
Modeling is turned off. Presence and Depth are disabled, and Master Volume
becomes a simple volume control. Remember that like a real amp, the Axe-Fx III
has separate preamp and power amp sections. When you disable Power Amp
Modeling, the Amp block still models the preamp, which includes distortion, the
tone stack, and more.
Cabinet Modeling
ON/OFF
This parameter conveniently enables or disables Cab block processing in all
presets. The Cab block will not physically appear to be bypassed, but acts
exactly as if it had been replaced a shunt. Use this when you are using the Axe-
Fx III with an amp powering a traditional guitar speaker cabinet, or the sound
will be muffled, muddy, and boomy.
Spillover
OFF/DELAY/REVERB/BOTH
Allows delay and reverb “tails” to ring out or spill over across preset changes.
You can select whether “DELAY”, “REVERB”, or “BOTH” effects will spill over.
Setting to “OFF” causes effect tails to be cleared upon preset change. Spillover
when switching Scenes or using “IA” Switches is not affected by this parameter.
See also
“Spillover” on p. 134
.
Reverb Mix
+/- 50%
This boosts or cuts the MIX for ALL Reverb blocks in all presets. Note that
this offset is NOT reflected in the value shown for the actual Reverb block MIX
parameter. This feature is provided because certain dead or lively performance
spaces may require more or less reverb across all presets.
Remember that MIX generally applies only to Reverb blocks which are wired in
series. (Parallel reverbs typically run with Mix at 100%.)
12 SETUP MENU
Open the Setup menu by pressing the
SETUP
button (Push-knob
E
) on the Home page. The current Firmware
Version is shown at the top of the page. To enter a menu, select it with NAV and press ENTER. All changes take
effect immediately without needing to be stored. The settings for Setup parameters are included in a backup of the
System (see
“Backing Up & Restoring” on p. 126
).
THE FOOT CONTROLLERS MENU
The Foot Controllers menu is covered in its own Section on
p. 121
.
