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4 SETTING UP
CONNECTIONS
Connect your guitar to
Input 1 (Instrument).
Connect Output 1 to the input
of your FRFR System.
In SETUP: I/O: Audio, set
Output 2 Copy Output 1 to “ON”.
Connect Output 2 to the
front-of house system.
This will presumably be a
balanced connection, so use
XLR cables if so.
If you are working with a sound
technician, be sure to tell
them that you are outputting
a hot LINE level input — NOT a
microphone level signal. They
should use a balanced line input
without a preamp.
Also tell them you are sending
a fully processed “mix-ready”
sound, and that — at least to
start — they should initialize
the channel with no EQ or
processing.
FRFR MONITOR & FRFR TO FRONT-OF-HOUSE
Global Settings: “Out 2 Copy Out 1” Turned ON
Presets: Factory or Custom
This type of setup is similar to the previous FRFR/Direct setup except that it also sends signal to a mixer for front-
of-house mixing (and possible band monitors). In this configuration, the Axe-Fx III creates a fully modeled end-to-
end guitar signal path for the ultimate in tonal flexibility—stompboxes, amps, cabs, post effects, and more.
Output 1 is connected directly to your own monitors. Use full-range flat response (“FRFR”) monitor speakers such as
those offered especially for guitar players by a number of manufacturers. These might be self-powered or passive,
with an external power amp. High-end PA monitor wedges can also be fantastic for this purpose.
Output 2 is used as an independent copy of Output 1. For this example, this is accomplished with a Global settings
change rather than inserting an Output 2 block in every preset. (See “Connections” below for details.)
In the event that your monitors are stereo but front-of-house wants mono, consider whether you want to send them
half-stereo or summed stereo and change SETUP: I/O: OUTPUT 2 Mode (see
Adjust you own monitor level using the front panel
OUT 1
knob.
Adjust your send level to front-of-house using the front panel
OUT 2
knob. One advantage of this setup is that you
can adjust stage levels and house levels independently.
INSTR
IN
PERSONAL
FRFR MONITOR
FRONT-OF-HOUSE
MIXER/PA
OUTPUT
1L
OUTPUT
2L
OUTPUT
2R
OUTPUT
1R
LINE
INPUT
LINE
INPUT
Optional
for Stereo
Front
or Rear
Optional
for Stereo
