Fractal FM3 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION .......................1
Welcome .............................1
Feature Summary ......................2
Quick Connect Guide ...................4
Setting Levels .........................5
Humbuster™ Cables ....................6
Mono vs. Stereo .......................6
The Home Page: Presets ................7
Layouts ..............................8
Footswitches ..........................9
Expression Pedals .....................10
Global Expression Setup ................11
Global Volume Setup ...................11
External Switches .....................12
USB Audio ...........................13
Fractal-Bot & FM3-Edit .................13
Intro to the Layout Grid .................14
Intro to Scenes and Channels ............15
Grid Editing: Quick Start ................16
Block Editing: Quick Start ...............16
The Fractal Audio Blocks Guide ..........17
The Footswitch Functions Guide ..........18
2 HARDWARE OVERVIEW ................19
The Top Panel ........................19
The Rear Panel .......................21
3 USB ...............................23
Computer Integration ..................23
USB Audio ...........................24
Basic Playback .......................25
Basic Recording ......................25
USB Re-Amping .......................26
4 SETTING UP .........................27
General Principles .....................27
FRFR/Direct ..........................28
Basic Recording Setup .................29
Third-Party Audio Interface ..............29
Neutral (FRFR) Power Amp & Speakers .....30
Traditional Guitar Power Amp & Speakers ..31
Front-Of-House + Personal FRFR Monitor ... 32
Front-Of-House + Guitar Speaker Backline ..33
FX Processor Only (“Pre”) ...............34
FX Processor Only (“Post”) ..............35
Four-Cable Method (“4CM”) .............36
Inserting Outboard Gear ................37
Electric And Acoustic ..................38
5 PRESETS ...........................39
Overview ............................39
The Layout Grid ......................40
Working with Blocks ...................40
Connector Cables .....................42
Block Inventory .......................44
Example Preset Grids ..................45
Editing Effect Blocks ...................46
Saving Changes .......................47
Preset CPU Limits .....................48
6 SCENES & CHANNELS .................49
How to Change A Block’s Channel ........50
Setting Up Channels ...................50
Selecting Scenes ......................51
The Default Scene .....................51
Selecting Scenes & Channels Remotely ....52
Program Change Mapping ...............53
Transmitting MIDI With Scenes ...........53
Scene levels .........................53
Scenes, Channels & Modiers ............54
Scene Revert .........................54
7 LEVELING PRESETS ...................55
A Method for Leveling ..................56
Bypass and Level .....................57
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