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14 : SETUP MENUS
I/O: AUDIO PAGE
The AUDIO page of the I/O menu contains parameters that aect audio routing.
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Reminder: You do not need to STORE settings in the SETUP menu. EXIT returns to Stompbox Mode.
PARAMETER
Description
OUTPUT 1 PRE MODE
(STEREO/
SUM L+R/
COPY L>R)
Determines how signals appear at the OUT [PRE] jacks.
 STEREO – OUT1 PRE outputs in stereo. Choose this option if you
are connecting to two dierent ampliers. The stereo setting also
works for mono rigs, but you’ll hear only half of the stereo image.
 SUM L+R – Collapses the entire signal to mono.
 Copy L>R – Replicates the left channel to the right,
discarding the usual right channel signal.
NOTE: To get the best results from any mono or stereo rig, you’ll need
to understand what happens inside of each eect block. You may hear
unexpected results, for instance, if you SUM a phase inverted signal pair
(such as that created by some DELAY, CHORUS, ENHANCER settings, etc.).
Discarding the right signal of a PANNER or PING PONG will likewise create
strange eects (but not in a good way.) In short, learn which eects and
parameters create a wide stereo image and avoid these if your rig is mono.
OUTPUT 1 PRE PHASE
(NORMAL/INVERT)
Determines whether signal at OUT [PRE] will be normal or phase-inverted
relative to its state at the output of the last PRE eect. This lets you
compensate for unwanted inversions elsewhere in the downstream signal
chain. (This inverts BOTH the Left and Right channels.)
INPUT 2 POST MODE
(LEFT ONLY/
L+R SUM/
STEREO)
This determines whether signal at IN [POST] (typically that from your
amp’s “FX Send”) is processed in stereo or mono.
 LEFT ONLY – This is the usual setting for a mono rig (and also for the
many rigs which are “Mono Pre, Stereo Post.” With this setting, the
FX Send of your amp is connected to the IN POST L jack only.
 L+R SUM – Here the signals at both IN PRE L+R jacks are summed
to mono and then passed on to any POST eects in the FX8.
 STEREO - This is the setting to use when inputting dierent left
and right signals to the POST eects of the FX8. One such scenario
might be using two dierent heads for left and right. Another would
be using another stereo eects processor in front of the FX8.
OUTPUT 2 POST MODE
(STEREO/
SUM L+R/
COPY L>R)
This determines whether signal at OUT [POST] (typically the signal to your
amp’s “FX Return” or power amp) is processed in stereo or mono.
 STEREO – OUT2 POST outputs in stereo. Choose this option
if you are connecting to a stereo power amp or the FX Return
of two dierent ampliers. The stereo setting also works for
mono rigs, but you’ll hear only half of the stereo image.
 SUM L+R – Collapses the entire signal to mono.
 Copy L>R – Replicates the left channel to the right,
discarding the usual right channel signal.