Fractal FM3 - EXTERNAL CONTROLLERS

67
9 MODIFIERS
METRONOME
A metronome is included for convenience. The Metronome is not technically a controller, but its settings are
accessed through the Tempo page of the Controllers menu. To enable the metronome press the Tempo button
and adjust the level for the desired output(s). Note: the metronome levels persist across presets and are reset to
OFF at power on.
EXTERNAL CONTROLLERS
External Controllers are modier sources that are in turn controlled themselves via external MIDI or a connected
expression pedal or switch. For example, if the source of a modier on a Wah effect is set to “External 1” and
External 1 is set to “MIDI CC#16”; a connected MIDI expression pedal transmitting CC#16 then operates the Wah.
The global assignments for External Controllers are set on the External Control page of the MIDI/Remote menu
under SETUP. You can assign a MIDI CC#, an on-board Expression pedal or switch, or a Pedal or Switch on a
connected FC series controller. Choosing an External Controller as the source of your modier is the same as
assigning any other source (see “To Create a Modier...” on p. 59). To change which CC# or pedal/switch
operates an External Controller:
1. Open the MIDI/Remote menu in SETUP and page to External Ctrl.
2. Use NAV to select the External Controller you want to change (ex: “External Control 1”).
3. Use VALUE to change the assignment. You can also select “NONE” to disable the selected controller.
4. EXIT when nished.
EXTERNAL CONTROLLER INITIAL VALUES
External Controllers assigned to MIDI are given a value of “0” until some MIDI data is received to change them.
You can imagine how a missing or broken MIDI controller might therefore present a big problem...
The External Controller Initial Value parameters can change the startup value for a controller to 100%. Then,
when the FM3 is powered on, any modiers assigned to the missing controller will be all the way up instead of all
the way down. To change the initial value for an External Controller:
 Page to the General page of the MIDI/Remote menu under SETUP.
 Use NAV to select to whichever controller you want to change (ex: “External Control 1”).
 Use VALUE to change the setting.
 EXIT when nished.
MODIFIERS LIST
The last page of the Controllers menu lists all of the modiers in the current preset. You can jump to edit each
modier from this list by pressing ENTER.
As you’ll gather from looking at the list, the maximum number of modiers per preset is 24.