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5 FOOTSWITCH FUNCTIONS
ADDITIONAL CONTROL SWITCH FEATURES
In addition to their primary function as modier sources, Control Switches also offer the following features.
USING SCENES TO TURN CONTROL SWITCHES ON OR OFF
A physical switch is either open or closed, period. In comparison, a programmable switch as used
in a traditional MIDI controller has a “virtual state”, meaning its ON or OFF state can be
so it can toggle as desired when you navigate from one preset to another.
Control Switches provide the best of both worlds. In their default state, they behave as physical
switches, retaining their current or “Last” state as you switch presets or scenes. They are also
programmable, however, and any Scene can set any Control switch ON or OFF. Here’s how:
Load the desired Preset and Scene and navigate the list of Control Switches per Scene:
Press HOME, then use Push-knob D to open the Controllers menu.
Navigate to Per-Preset FC Settings and press ENTER.
Page to the CS Per Scene tab if it isn’t already selected.
Use the NAV keys to select the row and column corresponding to
the Scene and Control switch you want to change.
Turn the VALUE knob to select “ON”, “OFF”. The default value of “LAST” causes
any control switch to retain its state as you change scenes.
Make any desired changes, then STORE the preset in the usual way.
Please note that Control Switch Per-Scene settings are independent from the main Controllers
menu. It is NOT affected by the “Channel” setting found in the main Controllers menu.
CONTROL SWITCH MIDI
Control Switches have an integrated MIDI feature which allows each Control Switch to send its own global
MIDI message payload when the switch is turned ON or OFF. See ”Control Switch MIDI” on p. 39.
LINK CONTROL SWITCHES IN A MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE GROUP
The FC allows you to set up a global group of mutually exclusive Control Switches. Only one switch
in this group can be ON at a given time. All instances of a switch across any number of layouts
abide by this setting. Any of the six control switches can be linked in the group as follows:
On the Axe-Fx III, open Setup | FC Controllers and page to the “ tab.
NAV to the CONTROL SWITCH LINK section and set Exclusive to “YES” for the desired switches.
Remember, like the Control Switch MIDI feature, the exclusive group setting
is Global, for all instances of a given switch on any layout.
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