Editing Effect Blocks - Fractal Audio FX8 Owner's Manual

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EDITING EFFECT BLOCKS

Blocks are fully programmable, allowing you to dial in every setting or "parameter" as desired. A block's edit
menu contains one or more pages, each with multiple parameters to control sound functions. Here's a
quick guide covering how to access and work with the different types of edit menu pages.
OPENING THE EDIT MENU
 First, make sure you're at the main Stompbox Mode display. If not, press EXIT until you arrive there.
 Use the NAV knob to select the desired block.
ƒ You can also tap the block's footswitch, but this will also toggle the effect ON or OFF.
 Press EDIT to display the edit menu.
USING VIRTUAL KNOBS
 Most edit menu pages show five virtual knobs. To make
changes, use the five physical knobs of the FX8.
 Above each on-screen knob is an indicator showing
which of the five knobs to use: NAV, VAL, A, B, or C.
 You can hear all sound changes in real time.
TURNING PAGES
 Most effect block edit menus have multiple pages.
 Use the PAGE button to page forward.
 Double-Click PAGE to step back.
 The last page "wraps" to the first.
USING TEXT MENUS
 Use the NAV knob to move up and down and the
VALUE knob to edit the highlighted parameter.
 A, B, and C knobs are mapped dynamically,
as indicated on-screen.
 Press EXIT at any time to leave editing and
return to the Stompbox Mode screen.
 Press EDIT repeatedly to step in sequence through
the EDIT menus of every block in your preset.
 Press EXIT at any time to leave editing and return to the Stompbox Mode screen.
 Press EDIT repeatedly to step in sequence through the menus of every block in your preset.
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