The Tuner; Advanced Tuner Functions - Fractal Audio FX8 Owner's Manual

13 : tHe tuner

13 : THE TUNER
The FX8 has a built-in TUNER—an essential tool for the
performing or recording musician. The tuner is easy to use and
has high-resolution automatic pitch detection, a calibration
control, offsets for modified tuning schemes, and the option
to mute audio while tuning. Press and hold
footswitch to show or hide the tuner menu.
IMPORTANT: For a POST ONLY setup, you'll need to make a global change for the tuner to work.
Open the GLOBAL menu (press SETUP followed by Footswitch 1) and find the SETTINGS page.
NAV to
GLOBAL DETECTOR
Press twice to save and return to Stompbox Mode.
EXIT

ADVANCED TUNER FUNCTIONS

The actual tuner is on the first page of the tuner menu.
The CONFIG and OFFSETS page provide options for advanced tuner functions.
CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
PARAMETER
CAL
430.0 – 450.0 Hz
MUTE
OFF/INPUT/OUTPUT
USE OFFSETS
OFF/ON
OFFSET PARAMETERS
PARAMETER
E1, B2, G3, D4, A5, E6
+/-12.7 Hz
the TUNER
and then use VALUE to select "IN 2 [POST]".
Description
Calibrates the tuner by setting the frequency of A4 (in the 8va above middle C).
Determines how the tuner mute works.
OFF: No mute. All signal is passed as usual when the tuner is engaged.
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OUTPUT: The signal is muted at the output. Tails for PRE FX are silenced.
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INPUT: The signal is muted at the noise gate. Tails for PRE FX ring out.
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Determines whether the OFFSET settings (see below) are applied or ignored.
Description
Offsets allow the tuner to be calibrated so individual notes diverge from standard
concert tuning by a defined amount. Use this for example, for Buzz Feiten tuning.
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