Fractal FM3 - Stand-In Switches

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STAND-IN SWITCHES
This section requires you to have one or more external switches. These can be connected directly to the FM3
(see p.12) or to an FC Controller (see your FC Owner’s Manual).
Without the Stand-In Switch feature, the capabilities of an external switch are more limited than the onboard
switches of the FM3. Modiers and global functions, for instance don’t have any press-and-hold capabilities, and
they can’t, for instance, change a BANK, switch a layout, or show the tuner.
To make external switches more powerful, we created Stand-In Switches. This feature allows a connected
external switch to operate like a remote control for any switch that you have already programmed in a layout on
your FM3.
For example, you might normally have Layout 3, Switch 12 set to bypass/engage the Trem Pan 1 block on tap,
and toggle the block’s channel from A to B on hold. When you set up an external switch Stand-In for Layout 3,
Switch 12, it now performs these functions. This even allows an external switch to perform per-preset functions
as described on the previous page. Be aware that the stand-in is just a pointer. If you change the switch it is
remote controlling, its function will change too.
TO CREATE A STAND-IN SWITCH:
1. From the Home page, open SETUP: FC Controllers/Onboard Switches
2. Page to the Stand-In Switches tab.
3. Navigate up or down to the switch you want to set up. For example, “FM3 SW2 Tip”
4. Select the desired Layout and Switch using the B and C or Value knobs.
5. Set up any other Stand-In Switches and press Home when nished.
6. Test your switch.