Fractal Axe-Fx - Moving Effects; Editing Effects; Effect Mixer

Editing
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Auto Routing
Instead of having to manually set empty blocks to shunts to complete an effects chain the Axe-Fx
contains an auto routing feature. By pressing and holding
ENTER the Axe-Fx will automatically
change an empty block to a shunt and place a route. Simply hold
ENTER down until the chain
completes routing to the output.
Moving Effects
Effects can be moved once placed. To do this select the MOVE page using the PAGE buttons.
Highlight the desired block (or row or column) to be moved and then select the appropriate move
function using the value dial. Press
ENTER to execute the function. When moving a block in a
complex routing the routing to that block may be destroyed. In this case you will need to restore the
routing. Simply use the
ENTER button as usual to reroute the block.
Editing Effects
To edit the effect press the EDIT button. This brings up the edit display for that effect. If more than
one effect is present in a preset successive presses of the
EDIT button will bring up the next effect's
edit display. Try it.
Bring up the Chorus edit display. There are three pages in this display. The first page is the
BASIC
page. Most effects have a basic editing page allowing quick access to the most frequently used
parameters. Use the navigation buttons to move around in the page. Change the parameter values
using the value dial. To access the other pages in the display use the
PAGE buttons. The chorus
also has an
ADV (advanced) page. This offers in-depth editing of all the parameters available in the
chorus effect.
NOTE: To reset an effect to the default parameters double-click the BYPASS button.
Effect Mixer
Each effect has an output mixer. The controls are usually on the MIX page. Use the PAGE buttons
to access the
MIX page. Most effects have a MIX page like this. The MIX page allows you to control
the mix, level, balancing and bypass mode of the effect. On some effects these controls may be
duplicated on other pages as they are frequently used. Not all effects have a
MIX or GLBL MIX
control. These are effects that don’t mix wet and dry but just output processed (100% wet) signals.
Examples are the equalizers and the Amp Simulator.
The
MIX control controls the ratio of wet and dry signals. With the control fully clockwise the output
signal of the effect is 100% wet meaning that only the effected signal is present. For effects like
chorus, reverb, delay etc. adjust the
MIX control to achieve the desired effect amount. When routing
effects in parallel you'll often want to set the mix to 100% and use the
LEVEL control to control the
mix of that effect.