Fractal FM9 - Metronome; External Controllers; Modifiers List

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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 must in turn be controlled by MIDI or a connected pedal or switch.
For example, if the modier source of 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. If External 1 is set to “PEDAL 1”
then an expression pedal connected to the PDL1 jack will operate the wah.
External Controllers are a great “universal” choice for shared presets, because different people will want to use
different controllers in different setups. Many of the Factory Presets use External controllers.
Choosing an External Controller as the source of a modier is the same as assigning any other source (see “To
Create a Modier...” on p. 59). The global assignments for External Controllers are set in SETUP: MIDI/Remote:
External. You can assign a MIDI CC#, an onboard pedal jack, or a Pedal or Switch from an FC controller. To
change which CC# or pedal/switch operates an External Controller:
1. Open SETUP: MIDI/Remote: External
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.
TIP: You can also press ENTER to enter LEARN mode. Do so and then move the pedal/
switch or send any valid MIDI message to learn the assignment automatically.
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 special problem.
The External Controller Initial Value parameters change the startup value for a controller to any value from
0–100%. Then, at startup, any modiers assigned to the missing controller use that value instead of 0%.
To change the initial value for an External Controller:
 Open SETUP: MIDI/Remote: General.
 Use NAV to select to move down to the INITIAL VALUE section and highlight
the 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.