Mix Page Common Parameters - Fractal Audio AX8 Owner's Manual

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MIX PAGE COMMON PARAMETERS

Almost every block in the AX8 has a MIX page with parameters that determine how that block contributes
to the preset. All mix pages use one or more of the following standard parameters. Different blocks have
different mix page parameters because they require different approaches. You may need to change more
than one parameter setting to achieve a desired result.
– This self explanatory knob sets the balance of wet between dry and wet.
MIX
– As you would expect, this controls set the overall level of the block.
LEVEL
– Every block outputs both left and right signals.
BALANCE
adjust to the left or right, the opposite channel gets quieter. Both the wet and the dry are affected.
– Determines what happens when the block is bypassed. The different options are detailed
BYPASS MODE
below. Not every option is available in every block.
–When the block is bypassed, its inputs are muted, silencing the both wet and dry but allowing
MUTE IN
effect "tails" to ring out or "spill over". Use this for time-based effects in parallel.
– When the block is bypassed, all audio is totally silenced at the outputs. Effect tails are
MUTE OUT
silenced immediately, but the input is still "listening" so tails may be heard when you engage the effect.
– When the block is bypassed, the inputs of its internal processor are muted, but the dry is
MUTE FX IN
unaffected. This allows effect "tails" to ring. LEVEL and BALANCE controls continue to operate when the
block is bypassed. Use this for time-based effects in series when you want spillover.
– When the block is bypassed, the outputs of its internal processor are pulled, but dry
MUTE FX OUT
signal is totally unaffected. With this setting, signals can enter a reverb or delay before it is engaged.
– When the block is bypassed, both wet and dry are totally silenced.
MUTE
– When bypassed, the block is completely disengaged. None of its parameters have any effect on
THRU
the sound; it behaves exactly as if it were never there in the first place.
The observant AX8 owner will notice that the
MODIFIER. This modifier does not actually connect to the BYPASS MODE parameter! Instead, it
controls the block's BYPASS SWITCH. When a modifier is attached to this switch, it becomes the
ONLY way that you can bypass or engage the effect. The footswitch will no longer work.
– This parameter, available on Reverb, Pitch, Delay, and Multidelay, determines the amount
INPUT GAIN
of signal fed to the effect portion of the block. It has no effect on the dry signal. Within the block, this
simulates the way an "Aux Send" would normally feed an effect routed in parallel.
– This switch determines whether or not the MIX setting of the selected effect will be subject
GLOBAL MIX
to an offset (+/- 50%) applied using the global EFFECTS MIX parameter found in the SETUP: GLOBAL menu.
This feature is provided so you can design presets with the built-in ability for one-touch mix compensation
in playing environments that require more or less wet mix. It is offered on the following effect block types:
Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Formant, Multidelay, Phaser, Pitch, Reverb, Ring Mod, and Rotary.
works like a PAN control, so as you
BALANCE
parameter allows you to attach a
BYPASS MODE
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