Getting Set Up
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6. MIDI
-
MIDI interface. Connect your MIDI controller to
MIDI IN
. The
POWER
jack provides
power on pins 6 and 7 of
MIDI IN
allowing phantom powering of pedal boards that support this.
7. Pedal / Footswitch -
Pedal / footswitch inputs. Connect your expression pedals and/or
footswitches here. Each jack is a ¼" stereo jack capable of supporting an expression pedal or a
footswitch (either momentary or latching).
When connecting an expression pedal the pedal data can be used to control various parameters
continuously such as volume, rate, drive, etc. A footswitch would normally be used to control
bypass or preset recall. See the I/O Configuration section for more information on pedal types and
configuration.
8. A/C In -
Mains power. Connect to a grounded AC receptacle.
Front Panel
Figure 5 shows the front panel of the Axe-Fx.
Figure 5. Front Panel
1. Status / Warning Indicators -
These four LED's consist of:
EDITED
- Lit if the current preset has been edited, reminding you to save your changes.
MIDI IN -
Lights whenever MIDI data is received.
OUT1 CLIP -
Lights whenever the digital signal level at
OUTPUT1
has exceeded that which is
representable by 24-bits. Internally the Axe-Fx uses 32-bit floating-point numbers so clipping is
virtually impossible. These values are then converted to 24-bit fixed-point numbers prior to being
output. If the converted value is greater than that which can be represented by a 24-bit fixed-point
number, this will cause clipping of the D/A converter and clipping of the digital output. If the
clipping is severe audible distortion may result. Reduce the output level by either turning down the
level in one or more of the effect blocks or by turning the master output level down in the layout
mixer.
