Fractal Audio FX8 - Additional Topics

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GLOBAL VOLUME PEDAL SETUP
The FX8 makes it easy to set up a global volume pedal WITHOUT inserting a VOLUME block in your presets.
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Connect and calibrate an expression pedal (such as the Fractal EV-1).
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CONNECT  Using a TRS cable, connect to either the PEDAL1 or PEDAL 2 jack of the FX8.
 Open the
PEDAL page of the I/O menu. (Press SETUP, press Footswitch 2, press PAGE to get to PEDAL).
 Select
PEDAL 1 CAL or PEDAL 2 CAL (depending on where your pedal is connected.
 Press the ENTER button and follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate.
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Select the volume function of your choice:
 Open the
CTRL page of the I/O menu. (Press SETUP, press Footswitch 2, press PAGE to get to CTRL).
 At the top of the
CTRL menu, NAV to the entry for the volume you want to control:
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IN 1 PRE VOLUME  This is like adjusting your guitar’s volume.
The level to all eects and your amp will be aected when you make changes.
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OUT 1 PRE VOLUME  This places volume at the end of the PRE eects chain. The signal level into any
PRE eects like DRIVE or COMPRESSOR is not aected, but the level into your preamp is aected.
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IN 2 POST VOLUME  Here, the volume pedal presumably has no eect on any drive pedals or preamp
gain, and since it comes before POST eects, their tails ring out when you pull the pedal back.
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OUT 2 POST VOLUME  This controls the level of EVERYTHING you hear. Eects, amp, tails, etc.
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Change the value for the desired entry to PEDAL 1 or PEDAL 2, depending on which jack you’re using.
YOU ARE FINISHED! Press EXIT to return to Stompbox Mode and test the pedal.
The Fractal Audio Systems EV-1 expression/volume pedal is ideally suited for the FX8.
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