Fractal Axe-Fx - Pitch Shifter

The Effects
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• Full OD - Based on a popular boutique version of the T808 OD.
• Blues OD - Based on a pedal built by a famous British amp manufacturer. A medium-gain
pedal with a good bit of treble boost, great for blues leads.
• Shred Dist - Another pedal built by the famous British amp manufacturer, this high-gain
pedal is voiced for modern metal sounds.
• M-Zone Dist - A Japanese distortion pedal popular for extremely high-gain metal distortion.
• Bender Fuzz- Based on the classic Tonebender circuit.
DRIVE - Sets the input drive level.
TONE - Controls the tone of the effect.
LEVEL - Sets the output level of the block.
MIX - Controls the ratio of dry to wet.
LOW CUT - Controls the frequency of the input highpass filter.
HIGH CUT - Controls the frequency of the output lowpass filter.
CLIP TYPE - Controls the type of clipping circuit used for the distortion generation.
SLEW LIMIT - Limits the large-signal frequency response. Turning up this control simulates the
limited high-frequency response inherent in drive pedals using early op-amps. This parameter
defaults to an appropriate value when a type is selected.
BIAS - Sets the bias point for the clipping circuit. Varying this controls the relative amount of even
and odd harmonics. Set very high or very low for a unique “sputtering” effect. Use caution as setting
this to high or too low with certain clipper types can render the block inaudible.
BYP MODE - Selects the bypass mode of the block.
Pitch Shifter
The Axe-Fx Pitch Shifter has six basic modes of operation: Detune, Fixed Harmony, Intelligent
Harmony, Whammy, Octave Divider, and Crystals. The mode is selected on the
TYPE page.
The Axe-Fx Ultra Pitch Shifter has ten modes of operation: Detune, Fixed Harmony, Intelligent
Harmony, Classic Whammy, Octave Divider, Crystals, Advanced Whammy, Arpeggiator, Custom
Shifter and Auto Pitch. The mode is selected with the
TYPE parameter on the first page.
The Pitch Shifter can use one of two different algorithms when in the Fixed Harmony or Whammy
modes. The algorithm is selected using the
PITCH TRACK control. When set to ON, the Pitch
Shifter will track the pitch of the incoming note and adjust various internal parameters accordingly.
Setting
PITCH TRACK to OFF ignores the pitch data and uses fixed parameter values. With pitch
tracking off the sound can waver or flutter depending upon the note(s) played. With pitch tracking
on the sound is typically smoother but complex chords may cause pitch instabilities.