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Fractal Audio MFC-101 MARK III, Owner'S Manual

The Fractal Audio MFC-101 MARK III is a powerful MIDI foot controller designed for use with Fractal Audio Systems products. Unlock its full potential by downloading the Owner's Manual for free from manualshive.com. This comprehensive manual will guide you through all the features and functions of this innovative controller.

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OWNER’S MANUAL 

MARK II 

Firmware Version 2.15

 

 

Summary of Contents for MFC-101 MARK III

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL MARK II Firmware Version 2 15...

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Page 3: ...crews There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel 1 Obey all warnings on the MFC 101 and in this User Guide 2 Keep away from sources of heat such as heat...

Page 4: ...uency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a partic...

Page 5: ...fine degrees of expression Just as the Axe Fx represents a leap forward in music technology so too does the MFC 101 embody foot controller evolution It has the best features of yesterday and today pl...

Page 6: ...Rear Panel Features 4 1 3 Software Map 5 1 4 Navigating in Edit Mode 6 1 5 Saving Changes 6 2 GETTING CONNECTED 7 3 BASIC SETTINGS 10 3 1 Axe Fx Mode 10 3 1 1 Enabling Disabling Axe Fx Mode 10 3 2 Sel...

Page 7: ...tch Control Change Messages 22 5 2 2 Other General Use IA Switch Capabilities 23 5 2 3 General Use IA Switch Saved States 23 5 2 4 Global General Use Instant Access Switches 24 5 2 5 Manual Only Gener...

Page 8: ...Preset Instant Access Switch States 43 12 1 5 Preset Internal Control Change States 43 12 1 6 Preset Custom MIDI Message 44 12 1 7 Preset External Switch Settings 45 12 1 8 Preset External Switch On O...

Page 9: ...trol Change Settings 56 12 4 13 Internal Control Change ON OFF Values 56 12 4 14 Global External Switch Settings 57 12 4 15 Global External Switch On Off Values 57 12 4 16 Global Expression Pedal Sett...

Page 10: ...Factory Settings 69 12 5 27 Display Contrast 70 12 5 28 Firmware Information 70 13 SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 71 13 1 Firmware Upgrade 71 13 2 Factory Default Settings Reset 71 14 APPENDIX 72 14 1 Comparison T...

Page 11: ...tom Power 8 Figure 2 3 Connecting the MFC 101 to an Axe Fx without Phantom Power 8 Figure 2 4 Connecting the MFC 101 to a 3rd Party MIDI module or processor Axe Fx Mode OFF 9 Figure 2 5 Connecting the...

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Page 13: ...ard memory stores 384 Presets 100 Songs and 10 Sets of up to 50 Songs each You can globally designate any number of footswitches for selecting PRESETS each of which sends Up to 16 MIDI program change...

Page 14: ...ches REVEAL Preset footswitches also have hidden Instant Access Switch functions which become accessible when Reveal is tapped ON When Reveal is toggled OFF footswitches revert to their usual preset f...

Page 15: ...rameters values ENTER footswitch 14 is used to execute various functions Examples include Factory Restore or Dump to SysEx The LED above this footswitch flashes red when ENTER can be used to perform s...

Page 16: ...n connecting a device to remote control the MFC 101 remember that the Axe Fx also transmits data to the unit via the bi directional MIDI out port Plan and test carefully as unpredictable behavior may...

Page 17: ...Settings Preset Exp Pdl Min Max Song Edit Song Name Set Edit Set Name Copy Preset Copy Bank Copy Song Copy Set Copy IA Switch Copy Internal CC Use Port Axe Fx MIDI Channel Axe Fx TotalSync Axe Fx Pres...

Page 18: ...ou use INCR or DECR you will ultimately reach the desired value Footswitches may be pressed and then held down to advance rapidly through a series The ENTER footswitch 14 is sometimes required to acti...

Page 19: ...101 in Axe Fx mode when 2 way communication cannot be established This may indicate improper settings but can also mean that your MIDI cable is not wired on all pins Use a multi meter to test pin con...

Page 20: ...t MIDI under PORT in the MIDI menu before using MIDI cable connections AXE FX is the default Figure 2 2 Connecting the MFC 101 to an Axe Fx with Phantom Power 2 way MIDI data communication and phantom...

Page 21: ...ble carries 1 way data from the MFC 101 to the connected device Some 3 rd party devices may also provide 7 pin Phantom Power and can be connected as shown above Figure 2 5 Connecting the MFC 101 to an...

Page 22: ...set up with general use MIDI commands instead of Axe Fx functions You may wish to refer to p 72 of the appendix to view the Comparison Table AXE FX MODE ON vs OFF 3 1 1 Enabling Disabling Axe Fx Mode...

Page 23: ...ame setting in the MFC 101 for AXE FX MODE to work properly 1 Press EDIT footswitch to enter EDIT MODE 2 Press MIDI footswitch to select the MIDI menu 3 Press PAGE once to arrive at the Axe Fx MIDI Ch...

Page 24: ...nter EDIT MODE 1 Press SETUP footswitch to select the SETUP menu 2 Press PAGE 3x to get to the MFC Display Offset Screen 3 Press the INCR or DECR footswitch to set Display Offset as desired 4 Press EX...

Page 25: ...to Presets may be added to each Song though the global Bank Size imposes a limit on how many of these you ll have access to UP DOWN footswitches step through all 100 Songs in strict numerical order SE...

Page 26: ...MODE OFF With Preset Mode ON but AXE FX MODE turned OFF the internal MFC 101 preset name and number are shown in the display preceded by a P in the first character to indicate PRESET MODE SONG OR SET...

Page 27: ...next 5 presets in numerical order 000 004 005 009 etc Another way to see things is that Bank Size sets the number of preset footswitches per bank any number from 0 to 17 Figure 4 1 Bank Sizes Footswit...

Page 28: ...ility Songs are like banks except you decide which presets they contain and in what order An advantage of using Songs is that you can still switch back to PRESET MODE at any time if you want the tradi...

Page 29: ...e footswitch LED changes to red and the preset number in the display changes to GBL ALT or BAK to indicate the type of alternate preset you ve landed on To set up an Alternate Preset for any given pre...

Page 30: ...he Global Preset 1 Press EDIT footswitch to enter EDIT MODE 2 Press SETUP footswitch to select the SETUP menu 3 Press PAGE footswitch 16x to get to the Global Preset screen 4 Press the INCR or DECR fo...

Page 31: ...e Fx functions set to NONE send a range of general use MIDI messages The on off states for IA switches of this type is stored per preset in the MFC 101 When Axe Fx Mode p 10 is turned off all IA Switc...

Page 32: ...tiband Comp 1 Multiband Comp 2 Multi Delay 1 Multi Delay 2 Panner Tremolo 1 Panner Tremolo 2 Parametric EQ 1 Parametric EQ 2 Parametric EQ 3 Parametric EQ 4 Phaser 1 Phaser 2 Pitch 1 Pitch 2 Quad Chor...

Page 33: ...ned under I O CONTROL on the Axe Fx Using the default settings is recommended Using the RESET function in the UTILITY menu provides a convenient way to ensure that the defaults are selected Although A...

Page 34: ...ram change command on any channel Up to 16 bytes of freeform hexadecimal MIDI commands The OFF state can send The custom OFF values 0 127 for any CC s sent by the ON action Any one MIDI program change...

Page 35: ...or OFF and 127 for ON The value of any switch state can be freely changed to 0 127 or OFF which causes the switch state to send nothing For more information on setting IA data values see IA Switch Con...

Page 36: ...DECR footswitches to select an IA Switch 6 Press PARAMETER to move to ON OFF field 7 Tap the INCR or DECR footswitches to toggle the state 8 Press PARAMETER to return to step 5 to edit additional IA s...

Page 37: ...program change to set the states of multiple effects that you still individual control over Requires careful programming to ensure a match between MFC LEDs and downstream device effect states Global O...

Page 38: ...Axe Fx in the usual way STORE ENTER ENTER so the next time it is loaded it will be as you last stomped it If you save Axe Fx changes mid stream you will need to reload the current MFC 101 preset to up...

Page 39: ...An IA switch will still send its MIDI OFF messages when it is turned off automatically by a Link This behavior can be disabled using the Send IA Switch Link OFF Messages parameter 12 5 15 on p 65 Any...

Page 40: ...ternal CCs are set to OFF by default To enable an Internal CC simply assign a MIDI CC and MIDI Channel using the Internal Control Change Settings page 1 Press the EDIT footswitch to enter EDIT MODE 2...

Page 41: ...t 1 Press the EDIT footswitch to enter EDIT MODE 2 Press PRESET footswitch to arrive at the PRESET menu and the Select Preset screen 3 Press and or hold INCR or DECR footswitches to select the Preset...

Page 42: ...e pedal in question is connected to 6 Press PARAMETER footswitch to select the Min field 7 Press ENTER and move the pedal all the way to the HEEL position 8 Press ENTER to save this value 9 Press PARA...

Page 43: ...et is loaded To prevent abrupt sound changes a pedal with a numeric Beginning Value will send updates only after its physical position crosses the threshold of the beginning value For example if the i...

Page 44: ...1 External Switch Appearance on Insert Cable Plugs 8 1 Setting Switch Hardware Types Footswitches are classified according to the operation into several basic physical types TOGGLE a k a Latching swit...

Page 45: ...DECR footswitches to set the channel 9 Press PARAMETER footswitch to select the Type field 10 Tap the INCR or DECR footswitches to set the Type which determines how when data is sent HDW HARDWARE Def...

Page 46: ...sor position and repeat this process from step 4 for each additional connected switch or press EXIT to return to PERFORMANCE MODE NOTE Unlike Instant Access Switches external Switches cannot be given...

Page 47: ...here are preset selecting footswitches as set by the global Bank Size Up Down footswitches step through all 100 Songs in strict numerical order SET MODE 1 10 Uses the same Songs as SONG MODE and there...

Page 48: ...f them 1 Press the EDIT footswitch to enter EDIT MODE 2 Press SONG SET footswitch to arrive at the Song Edit screen 3 Press the INCR or DECR footswitches to select a song to edit 4 Press the PARAMETER...

Page 49: ...ss the PAGE footswitch 2x to arrive at the Set Edit page 4 Press the INCR or DECR footswitches to select a Set to edit 5 Press the PARAMETER footswitch to move to the Set Songs slots field 6 Press INC...

Page 50: ...Access Switch Settings Use this to copy the IA Switch name and all settings including any assigned Axe Fx mode function Internal CCs Use this to copy the name and settings for the Internal CC To demo...

Page 51: ...footswitch momentarily 2 seconds displays the name and then returns to the regular menu page EXAMPLE Imagine that an MFC 101 is connected to an Axe Fx on MIDI channel 1 with a vocal processor on MIDI...

Page 52: ...Press the button which entered the menu you are working in to return to the top level of the EDIT menu without first returning to PERFORMANCE MODE Example pressing PRESET while working in the PRESET...

Page 53: ...0 Select Preset EDIT PRESET Select Preset selects an MFC 101 preset for editing The selected preset will remain locked in for editing across other Preset Menu pages until a new preset is selected here...

Page 54: ...2 639 4 128 255 1 640 767 5 256 383 2 768 895 6 384 511 3 896 999 7 The actual program change number is the remainder of the value as set divided by 128 For example take an MFC 101 Program Change valu...

Page 55: ...ctions see 12 4 7 are IGNORED Instead the actual effect block states saved in the Axe Fx preset are used to dynamically set the MFC 101 switch states and LEDs GREEN PRESENT ACTIVE RED PRESENT BYPASSED...

Page 56: ...nning on Message Page 1 press PARAMETER to select the first byte Set the byte value with the INCR DECR switches press PARAMETER to move to the 2 nd byte and continue until you are finished or all 4 by...

Page 57: ...G Toggle Switch behaves as Toggle Switch behaves as Toggle AUT Auto Off Switch behaves as Auto Off Switch behaves as Auto Off Auto Off Switches send their programmed ON message followed quickly 250ms...

Page 58: ...upt sound changes a pedal with a numeric entry in Beginning Value will send MIDI data only after its physical position crosses the Beginning Value threshold For example with an initial value setting o...

Page 59: ...n up to 15 presets to any song but the number of footswitches that will actually be available for selecting presets in that song is subject to the global Bank Size 12 5 6 If Bank Size is 10 for exampl...

Page 60: ...may be used to leave any song slot empty Empty songs will be skipped as you step through a set 12 2 3 Set Name EDIT SONG SET PAGE 3x Set Name is used to edit MFC 101 Set names Each Set name can be up...

Page 61: ...NOTE Copying an MFC 101 preset will not change which Axe Fx Preset it loads Axe Fx preset mapping can be modified by changing the Axe Fx Preset Tx Map 12 4 3 12 3 1 Copy Bank EDIT COPY PAGE 1x Copy Ba...

Page 62: ...and then return to this page 12 3 4 Copy Instant Access Switch Setting EDIT COPY PAGE 4x Copy Instant Access Switches is used to copy the settings from one Instant Access Switch to another Use PARAMET...

Page 63: ...communicate For AXE FX MODE to work properly this setting must match that of the Axe Fx under I O MIDI MIDI CHANNEL 12 4 2 Axe Fx TotalSync EDIT MIDI PAGE 2x Axe Fx TotalSync causes the MFC 101 to fol...

Page 64: ...101 Receive Program Change EDIT MIDI PAGE 5x MFC 101 Receive Rx Program Change is used to enable or disable incoming MIDI Program change response on the MFC 101 Enabling this setting allows other dev...

Page 65: ...these functions the first will have its function changed automatically to NONE TUNER and TEMPO may also share a single footswitch See 12 5 20 on p 67 12 4 8 IA Switch Control Change CC Settings EDIT...

Page 66: ...ange Settings is used to specify a single Program Change command to be sent on a specified channel when the selected switch is turned ON and another such message for when the switch is turned OFF Use...

Page 67: ...e the PARAMETER footswitches to move between the Message Page Number parameter and the 4 individual Byte parameters on each page Bytes may contain any values in the range 0x00 to 0xFF 0 to 255 1 With...

Page 68: ...CC Assignment and MIDI Channel parameters To DISABLE any Internal CC set its CC assignment to OFF 12 4 13 Internal Control Change ON OFF Values EDIT MIDI PAGE 13x or PAGE 5x This page is used to progr...

Page 69: ...Toggle Switch behaves as Toggle AUT Auto Off Switch behaves as Auto Off Switch behaves as Auto Off Auto Off Switches send their programmed ON message followed later 250ms by the OFF message NOTE The...

Page 70: ...hysical position crosses the Beginning Value threshold For example with an initial value setting of 15 you need to move to the pedal position corresponding to the value 15 before any MIDI data will be...

Page 71: ...through in order using the UP or DOWN footswitches SONG MODE replaces banks with SONGS in which the presets assigned to each footswitch are selected by the user 100 SONGS are accessed in order by the...

Page 72: ...for the MIDI channel of any connected device which numbers its presets from 1 instead of 0 NOTE The MFC 101 has a separate dedicated Display Offset setting for a connected Axe Fx 12 5 2 NOTE This is...

Page 73: ...g determines whether or not a preset is automatically loaded when a new bank or song is selected and if so which one Use the INCR or DECR footswitches to set the desired value Current DEFAULT The chan...

Page 74: ...ode or Bank Size this limit is reset to the maximum value WARNING Always select a preset in the new desired range before adjusting Bank Limit or you may find yourself unable to change from the current...

Page 75: ...general use 12 5 11 Global IA Switch Setup EDIT SETUP PAGE 11x Global IA Switch setup determines whether IA Switches retain their settings across preset changes Global IA switch data for the current s...

Page 76: ...can be ON at any given time Two such groups are available and each can contain up to 5 IA Switches When a linked switch is turned OFF by another switch its OFF MIDI commands will be sent before the O...

Page 77: ...friendly names for Internal CCs The PARAMETER footswitches step between the Internal CC number parameter and move through the individual characters of the Internal CC Name parameter The name of a sel...

Page 78: ...be flashing red 3 Move the pedal to its minimum heel position 4 Press the ENTER footswitch again to store the value To calibrate the maximum move the cursor to Max and repeat the process above using t...

Page 79: ...witch When it is enabled the SAVE footswitch can be used to store IA Switch ON or OFF state changes to the current preset right in PERFORMANCE MODE eliminating the need to use the PRESET IA SWITCH STA...

Page 80: ...the dump is complete the display will return to the starting screen shown above For LOAD operations 1 Tap the INCR or DECR footswitch to select LOAD 2 Press ENTER The display will change to Waiting to...

Page 81: ...r ALL SET 2 nd parameter selects an individual Set 00 10 or ALL IA SWITCH 2 nd parameter selects an individual IA Switch 00 43 or ALL INT CC 2 nd parameter selects an individual Internal CC 00 17 or A...

Page 82: ...ay parameters with information about current firmware Use the INCR and DECR footswitches to step through the 4 displays Version The version of firmware currently running on the MFC 101 Checksum A hexa...

Page 83: ...IDI utility such as MIDI OX or Snoize Sysex Librarian As the update progresses the display will reflect the percentage complete 4 When the update is complete the display will show a confirmation 5 At...

Page 84: ...ed Axe Fx Other MIDI messages set for the IA switch are NOT sent The Axe Fx functions of IA Switches are IGNORED All other MIDI commands are sent normally as set in the IA Switch settings subject to t...

Page 85: ...e written to flash Retry the update and if the problem persists then the unit may have a hardware problem 11 Invalid End Message The SysEx end message was corrupted Retry the update and if the problem...

Page 86: ...88 216 344 025 025 153 281 089 089 217 345 026 026 154 282 090 090 218 346 027 027 155 283 091 091 219 347 028 028 156 284 092 092 220 348 029 029 157 285 093 093 221 349 030 030 158 286 094 094 222 3...

Page 87: ...e 127 7F Decimal to hexadecimal mapping is shown in the table below DATA BYTES DECIMAL TO HEXIDECIMAL CONVERSION Dec Hex Dec Hex Dec Hex Dec Hex Dec Hex Dec Hex Dec Hex Dec Hex 0 00 16 10 32 20 48 30...

Page 88: ...e is on MIDI channel 5 The first message will be a Bank Select message CC 0 The first byte is 0xC4 for Control Change MIDI channel 5 The second byte is 0 0x00 for CC 0 bank select The third and last b...

Page 89: ...a LOOPER in it or switch IAs on or off without interrupting playback A short tap can also be used to enter Looper Control Mode see section 12 5 24 on p 68 In Looper Control Mode the MFC 101 display w...

Page 90: ...tates MIDI INTERFACE Output Connector 7 pin DIN pins 6 and 7 connected to phantom power in jack Input Connector 5 pin DIN pins 1 and 3 connected to MIDI In for 2 way data from a single port EXTERNAL S...

Page 91: ...Range 0 127 Expression Pedal 2 CC 16 MIDI Channel 1 Beginning Value OFF Range 0 127 Expression Pedal 3 CC OFF MIDI Channel 1 Beginning Value OFF Range 0 127 Expression Pedal 4 CC OFF MIDI Channel 1 Be...

Page 92: ...where XX is the switch number TABLE 1 AXE FX MODE INSTANT ACCESS SWITCH FUNCTIONS IA FUNCTION IA FUNCTION IA FUNCTION IA FUNCTION 1 Filter 1 6 Compressor 1 11 Pan Tremolo 1 16 Tap Tempo 2 Drive 2 7 Dr...

Page 93: ...ges one per MIDI channel Program change numbers are displayed with a range of 0 to 999 or 1 to 1000 Program change numbers are decomposed into a bank program combination that gets transmitted as a ban...

Page 94: ...r 21 CC Settings 22 General Use 22 Linking 27 Naming 39 Overview 19 Preset States 23 Saving states on the fly 26 Setting the number of 15 Switch types 26 Internal CCs Naming 39 Overview 28 Preset stat...

Page 95: ...y require advanced authorization of repairs to authorized service centers Unauthorized service repair or modification will void this warranty DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF WARRANTY THE FOREGOING WARRAN...

Page 96: ...ER IA Switch New INDEX entries Various minor usage and clarity corrections Added blanks to simulate appearance of printed facing pages v0 9 33 expression pedal recommended pot K value in specs Cleaned...

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