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11 THE TUNER
The Axe-Fx III has a built-in Tuner—essential for the performing or recording musician. The tuner is easy to use
and has high-resolution automatic pitch detection, a calibration control, offsets for modified tuning schemes, and
the option to mute audio while tuning. Find the Tuner on the Home page by pressing TUNER (Push-knob A).
The tuner features a note name display, a “zero-center” meter, a spinning “strobe” type display and triangular
indicators for sharp and flat.
ADVANCED TUNER FUNCTIONS
The actual tuner is on the Tune page of the Tuner menu.
The Config and Offsets pages provide options for advanced tuner functions.
OFFSET PARAMETERS
PARAMETER
Description
E1, B2, G3, D4, A5, E6
+/- 25.00 Cts
Offsets allow the tuner to be calibrated so individual notes diverge from standard
concert tuning by a defined amount. Use this for example for Buzz Feiten tuning.
11 THE TUNER
Configuration Parameters
PARAMETER
Description.
Source
Selects which physical input the tuner should listen at.
Mute
OFF/INPUT/OUTPUT
Determines how the tuner mute function works.
OFF: No mute. All signal is passed as usual when the tuner is engaged.
OUTPUT: The signal is muted at the output. Tails are silenced.
INPUT: The signal is muted at the noise gate. Tails ring out.
Display Mode
MIXED/ALL FLATS/
ALL SHARPS
Determines whether the tuner shows note names for accidentals as Sharps, Flats, or a
mix of both.
Calibration
430.0 – 450.0 Hz
Calibrates the tuner by setting the frequency of A4 (in the octave above middle C).
The tuner defaults to A440.
Downtune
0 – 4 Semitones
The Downtune control allows for simplified tuning when tuning down one to four
semitones. The Tuner display will read the non-downtuned equivalent note, i.e. if tuning
down two semitones, the D will still show E. While Downtune is set to any value other
than None, any blocks that utilize pitch information will also be transposed accordingly.
Use Offsets
OFF/ON
Determines whether the Offset settings (see below) are applied or ignored.
