Fractal Audio FX8 - MIX Page Common Parameters

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MIX PAGE COMMON PARAMETERS
Almost every block in the FX8 has a MIX page with parameters that determine how that block contributes
to the preset. All mix pages use one or more of the following standard parameters. Dierent blocks have
dierent mix page parameters because they require dierent approaches. You may need to change more
than one parameter setting to achieve a desired result.
MIX – This self explanatory knob sets the balance of wet between dry and wet.
LEVEL – As you would expect, this controls set the overall level of the block.
The observant FX8 owner will notice that the
BYPASS MODE parameter allows you to attach a
MODIFIER. This modier does not actually connect to the BYPASS MODE parameter! Instead, it
controls the block’s BYPASS SWITCH. When a modier is attached to this switch, it becomes the
ONLY way that you can bypass or engage the eect. The footswitch will no longer work.
BALANCE – Every block outputs both left and right signals. BALANCE works like a PAN control, so as you
adjust to the left or right, the opposite channel gets quieter. Both the wet and the dry are aected.
BYPASS MODE – Determines what happens when the block is bypassed. The dierent options are detailed
below. Not every option is available in every block.
MUTE IN –When the block is bypassed, its inputs are muted, silencing the both wet and dry but allowing
eect “tails” to ring out or “spill over”. Use this for time-based eects in parallel.
MUTE OUT – When the block is bypassed, all audio is totally silenced at the outputs. Eect tails are
silenced immediately, but the input is still “listening” so tails may be heard when you engage the eect.
MUTE FX IN – When the block is bypassed, the inputs of its internal processor are muted, but the dry is
unaected. This allows eect “tails” to ring. LEVEL and BALANCE controls continue to operate when the
block is bypassed. Use this for time-based eects in series when you want spillover.
MUTE FX OUT – When the block is bypassed, the outputs of its internal processor are pulled, but dry
signal is totally unaected. With this setting, signals can enter a reverb or delay before it is engaged.
MUTE – When the block is bypassed, both wet and dry are totally silenced.
THRU – When bypassed, the block is completely disengaged. None of its parameters have any eect on
the sound; it behaves exactly as if it were never there in the rst place.
If you’re concerned about UNITY GAIN, see page 77 for key info about adjusting MIX and LEVEL.
INPUT GAIN – This parameter, available on reverb, pitch shift, and all three types of delay blocks, determines
the amount of signal fed to the eect portion of the block. It has no eect on the dry signal. Within the
block, this simulates the way an “Aux Send” would normally feed an eect routed in parallel.
GLOBAL MIX – This switch determines whether or not the MIX setting of the selected eect will be subject
to an oset (+/- 50%) applied using the global EFFECTS MIX parameter found in the SETUP: GLOBAL menu.
This feature is provided so you can design presets with the built-in ability for one-touch mix compensation
in playing environments that require more or less wet mix. It is oered on the following eect block types:
Delay, Chorus, Feedback Return, Flanger, Formant, Megatap Delay, Multi-Delay, Phaser, Pitch, Quad Chorus,
Resonator, Reverb, Ring Mod, Rotary, Vocoder, and Rotary.