Tutorial: MAKING YOUR BLANK CHANNEL
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TUTORIAL
So, this AX2 thing’s pretty powerful, huh? To make sure you’re up to speed on using all
that power, let’s make a new channel setup starting from scratch. What we’re going to
create here is a sort of scooped mid, hi gain sound. Why? Because it’s fairly easy to do,
and gives us the opportunity to play with most of the controls. Even if you wouldn’t
normally use this type of sound, come along on our little journey, because most
everything you learn here will apply to any other sounds you might want to create.
First off, we’re going to make a ‘blank’ sound. Having programmed quite a number of
AX2 setups ourselves, we can assure you of the value of having a blank slate to start
from. Round here at Line 6, you’ll find a few AX2’s with a particularly bland setup in
User Bank 32, Channel D (the last memory location in the AX2). This ‘blank’ sound
has all tone controls and EQ set to flat or zero values, Drive set to a moderate amount
(35 seems to be a favorite), all effects off, and Gate and Hum Canceller settings set to
whatever the user of the AX2 generally prefers. This way, there’s always a simple
starting point for new patches, and no time spent trying to track down that EQ you
forgot you left on....
DON’T WORRY. WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW TO UNDO THE ‘BLANKING’ OF THIS CHANNEL AT
THE END OF THIS TUTORIAL IF YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
MAKING YOUR BLANK CHANNEL
Alright then, here goes with the blanking. We’ll do this first, then the scooped mid, hi
gain sound will be next.
Press the USER/PRESET ( ) button if necessary, so that a
U is showing as the
leftmost character in the AX2 display ( ). Then, use the BANK UP/DOWN buttons
( ) to select Bank 32, and press the CHANNEL D button ( ).
Turn the first Control Knob (the one that’s now controlling Drive) to 35, turn the
Bass, Mid, and Treble knobs to 50 (12 o’clock), turn Channel Volume to 70, and
Delay/Reverb to zero.
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