GLOBAL BLOCKS
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Unlinking Preset and Global Blocks
6.2.4
You will sometimes want to remove the link between a normal block and its global master. Removing a link does
not change the settings of the local block or its global master.
With the desired block selected on the grid, press
to
open its EDIT menu.
Double-click (or press and hold) the
button to
open the SAVE/LOAD GLOBAL BLOCK screen.
Ensure that “UNLINK” is selected on the display and press
. A confirmation message will be displayed: “OPERATION COMPLETE! YOU MUST SAVE PRESET
TO COMMIT CHANGES.”
You will be returned to the EDIT menu of the current block.
In order for the link to be removed permanently, you must STORE the current preset.
Backing Up/Sharing Presets Containing Global Blocks
6.2.5
As you learned above, presets with links to Global Blocks refer to the “System” area of the Axe-Fx II to obtain their
parameter settings. When such presets are backed up or dumped for sharing—whether individually or in a bank—
their Global Blocks links point to data which is not present in the preset or bank dump. Instead, the Axe-Fx looks to
its own local Global Block data, which could be totally blank or unrelated.
There are two approaches to handling this issue.
1.
Make sure you also back up the entire SYSTEM area of the Axe-Fx II. This contains the Global
Block data will be needed to reconstitute the presets.
2.
Or, remove links to global blocks from each preset before dumping it. You can use the method
described above in section
, or use one of two options described below:
i.
Once a preset is stored with one or more links to Global Blocks, the RECALL:PRESET
screen displays an option to “PRESS ENTER TO UNLINK”. Doing so will unlink ALL global
blocks. You can then STORE or DUMP the preset with no risk missing data.
ii.
At any time, you can use the STRIP GLOBAL DATA utility to unlink all global blocks in the
current preset. This is located on the PRESET page of the UTILITY menu.
Tip: You don’t need to STORE after removing global blocks to dump a preset. If you want to keep the Global
Blocks version in your system, remove the links, dump the preset, and then discard the changes by NOT saving.
