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Mixology
16.10
The MIXER and FX LOOP blocks—and every preset’s output mixer—all contain
4‐channel mixers
. As on a real
mixer, the
LEVEL
/
GAIN
parameters on the input channels determine what comes into the mixer. The overall mix
may then be acted upon by master output
GAIN
or
LEVEL
, and, where applicable, master balance controls.
The four channels of an Axe-Fx II mixer are “wired” to the four grid rows in the column to the left of
the mixer. In the first example at left, the level of Effect
A
would be controlled by the mixer’s
CHANNEL 1
LEVEL/GAIN
control, because
A
is on grid row 1. Effect
B
would be controlled by Channel
2, because B is on row 2, and so on.
In the second example, the level of Effect Q would be controlled by the mixer’s CHANNEL 2
LEVEL/GAIN
control, because
Q
is on row 2. Effect
Z
would be controlled by Channel 4, because Z is
on row 4.
The location of the mixer never matters, only the location of blocks connected to its
inputs!
All mixer inputs are
stereo
. The
BALANCE
controls determine the left/right output balance of each channel. When
the balance for an input channel is set fully left, only the left channel of the block connected at that channel will be
heard at the mixer’s output; its right channel is silenced. Remember that every BLOCK in the Axe-Fx II has Left and
Right outs, even in cases where the signal is summed to dual mono (as is the case with the AMP, CAB, pedal type
Compressor, and, depending on their settings, certain other blocks as well).
Knowing what you now know about Axe-Fx II mixers, take a look at the Output mixer of a preset, located on the
MIX tab of its LAYOUT menu. On the surface, the output mixer looks like this:
But you can easily understand that these controls actually perform the functions illustrated below:
To review: channels 1-4 of the OUTPUT mixer are fed respectively by the stereo outputs of rows 1-4 of the grid.
Each “channel” has a LEVEL that determines the gain of the incoming signal (+/- 20dB) and a BALANCE control that
determines how the LEFT and RIGHT channels contribute to the final mix. A master GAIN slider /-20 dB
control over the final mixed output.
