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Setting up a Wah Pedal
16.12
Using the Onboard Pedal Jack
16.12.1
Setting up a pedal for use as a wah (or a whammy, or a volume, etc.) is a four-step process.
1.
Connect the pedal.
2.
Calibrate the pedal.
3.
Assign the pedal to an External Controller.
4.
Assign the External Controller to the Wah parameter.
Here are the steps in greater detail:
1)
Connect an expression pedal to the PEDAL 1 jack of the Axe-Fx II XL/XL+. (Note that the Axe-Fx II Mark 2
has only one un-numbered pedal jack. You’ll need to adjust these instructions accordingly.) Expression
pedals use Tip-Ring-Sleeve cables and typically have a linear resistance taper.
2)
Calibrate the pedal.
a.
Press
b.
Change to the PEDAL page.
c.
Select the PEDAL 1 CAL parameter.
d.
Press
. Move the pedal through its full range of motion several times.
e.
Press
.
3)
Assign the PEDAL jack to an External Controller.
a.
Press
. Change to the CTRL page.
b.
Select the EXT 1 parameter.
c.
Change its value from “16” (the default) to PEDAL 1.
4)
Assign
External 1
to control the Wah.
a.
Press
to view the grid.
b.
Select or insert a WAH block.
c.
Press
to open its edit menu.
d.
Find and select the
CONTROL
parameter.
e.
Press
to view the MODIFIER screen.
f.
Change the
SOURCE
to EXT 1. Test the pedal to see the dot on the screen moves. If it doesn’t
move, check the above steps again, starting from #1, or try a different pedal/cable.
i.
OPTIONAL: to change the FEEL of the Wah, try adjusting the value of
MID
.
ii.
OPTIONAL: to make the Wah “smoother,” adjust
DAMPING
to a value from 1–20 ms.
iii.
OPTIONAL: to set the Wah so it turns on and off automatically when you move the
pedal, scroll down on the MODIFIER SCREEN and change the value for AUTO ENG to
anything but “OFF.” (See p.
g.
Press
to return to the WAH edit menu. Make other adjustments as desired, such as setting
the range using the
MIN
/
MAX FREQUENCY
, or adjusting the
RESONANCE
and
TRACKING
.
h.
STORE the preset to save the new wah and modifier settings.
Remember that MODIFIER assignments are not global. You must repeat Step 4 for every preset in which you want
the pedal to control the Wah (or use RECALL EFFECT; see p.
). The advantage of this, however, is flexibility: you
will be able to use the same pedal to control multiple effects in multiple presets. See
for more information.
