MODIFIERS & CONTROLLERS
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Modifiers & Controllers
Introduction
7.1
Modifiers
link parameters to
controllers
, allowing sound features to be automated or remotely controlled in real-
time. For example, the sweep of a WAH block might be “attached” to a pedal as it ordinarily is, but you could just
as easily assign an LFO for a little Auto-Wah, or an “Envelope Follower” for some funky Mutron™-style action.
Besides Wahwah control, there are hundreds of other parameters you can “modify” on the Axe-Fx II, with over 20
different controller
sources
to connect them to. Some, like the built-in LFOs and Envelope Follower, are “internal”
to the Axe-Fx II, while others, like a connected expression pedal or a footswitch which sends a MIDI message, are
referred to as “external” controllers.
Figure 7-1
INTERNAL CONTROLLERS
These are built in to the Axe-Fx II. Every preset can have its own
settings for 2
LFOs
, 2
ADSRs
,
Envelope Follower
,
Sequencer
, 4
Manual
knobs and 2
Scene Controllers
. These are accessed via
the
button on the front panel. See section
for details on each of these controllers.
Figure 7-2
EXTERNAL CONTROLLERS
Each one of the 12 External Controllers must be assigned either
to the onboard
jack(s),
or
a
MIDI CC#
(0–127) in the CTRL
page of the I/O menu (p.
). These assignments are global,
but you can use external controllers for different things in
different presets.
Creating a Modifier
7.2
The process of creating a modifier begins at the parameter you want to control. Parameters that can be
controlled are marked with a special symbol (left top). Look for it beneath a “soft” knob or to the right of
a text parameter. If a modifier is already present, the symbol will have a line through it (left bottom).
In the examples below, the
MASTER
and
LEVEL
(left), and
TIME
,
RATIO
,
SPREAD,
and
REPEAT HOLD
(right) may be
controlled with modifiers.
LEVEL
has one assigned already. Parameters without the symbol cannot be controlled.
