Editing
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tweaked your patch "MY MONSTER SOUND" in your rehearsal studio and everyone thinks it
sounds great. You then get out to the gig and the effects are too prominent because the room has
hard floors and tin ceilings. What do you do? One solution is to frantically edit the patch going
through each block and adjusting the mixes. OR… since you previously turned on
GLBL MIX
on the
desired effects blocks you have a "master" effects control at your disposal. We'll talk more about
the Global Parameters later.
Output Mixer
The main output has a four channel mixer for fine-tuning a preset’s mix. It is accessed from the
LAYOUT
menu on the
MIX
page. Each row in the layout has it’s own individual level and pan
control. The overall level of the preset can be controlled using the
MAIN
slider.
Attaching Controllers
To attach a controller select the knob that you would like to control and press
ENTER
. If that
parameter is capable of being controlled (indicated by the
-[ ]-
icon below the knob) you will be
taken to the
MODIFIER
menu to select the control parameters. See the Controllers and Modifiers
chapter for more details.
Saving Presets
All editing in the Axe-Fx modifies data in what’s known as the “edit buffer”. Upon saving, the
contents of the edit buffer are written to a memory location. If a new preset is recalled prior to saving
all the edits are lost. Recalling a preset loads the data from that preset into the edit buffer.
To save a preset press the
STORE
button. This brings up the
STORE
menu. The
LOCATION
box
contains the preset location at which the edit buffer will be stored. Next to that is the name of the
preset currently at that location (if any). If the preset is empty the name will say “
EMPTY
”. To save
at a different location turn the value daily to modify the location number. To save your changes
press the
ENTER
button.
The
NAME
box contains the name of the preset as stored in the edit buffer. To change the name
select the character you wish to change with the navigation buttons and turn the value dial to alter
the character. The Axe-Fx has a shortcut feature to help you name presets faster. Pressing the
PAGE
buttons cycles through a short list of convenient starting characters to help you find the character
you desire more easily.
Recalling Presets
Recalling a preset on the Axe-Fx is done simply by pressing the
RECALL
button and turning the
dial until the desired preset is selected.
