Danny Danzi
Power User
Hi everyone,
I've been enjoying my AxeFxII since Tuesday afternoon. Killer piece! I do have a load of questions that I'm hoping someone will be able to answer for me please?
Using this pic as my next question:
1. Can you tell me WHY the first block would be skipped over?
2. WHY does this chain start with the second block down from the top left?
3. WHY could it not start at the first block on the top left and what would the pros/cons be to starting at the top left or bottom left?
4. I just don't quite understand the grid system on this at all. I see how things hook up, but I can't see why they'd be hooked up like this. Can you explain the blocking system to me please?
5. Another example...sometimes I see blocks all filled up with effects and then there will be a section later in the chain where they skip a block, run a shunt and then run another effect AFTER the shunt? Why did they skip the block?
6. Are the Effects Loop options (sends/returns you can add to blocks) just for external effects or can we route the virtual effects into them like we would a real amp?
7. Ammended to question 6, where would you put them in the blocks if you wanted to do it like a real amp rig? You know...all your front end effects like wah, eq, compression, talk box and the like right into the front of the amp, all your processing gear like verb, flange, delay, chorus etc into your effects loop to keep things clean. I saw the book said "for external effects" but I don't recall seeing this could be used in our block chain.
*Side note* Is that why in some presets, effects are AFTER amp--cab? Is that the equal to using an effects loop in the back of your amp....meaning the signal is not in the direct "front of the amp" signal?
I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I'm pretty decent at this stuff...yet I'm totally lost on how some of this stuff works and WHY.
Thanks for your time in advance.
I've been enjoying my AxeFxII since Tuesday afternoon. Killer piece! I do have a load of questions that I'm hoping someone will be able to answer for me please?
Using this pic as my next question:
1. Can you tell me WHY the first block would be skipped over?
2. WHY does this chain start with the second block down from the top left?
3. WHY could it not start at the first block on the top left and what would the pros/cons be to starting at the top left or bottom left?
4. I just don't quite understand the grid system on this at all. I see how things hook up, but I can't see why they'd be hooked up like this. Can you explain the blocking system to me please?
5. Another example...sometimes I see blocks all filled up with effects and then there will be a section later in the chain where they skip a block, run a shunt and then run another effect AFTER the shunt? Why did they skip the block?
6. Are the Effects Loop options (sends/returns you can add to blocks) just for external effects or can we route the virtual effects into them like we would a real amp?
7. Ammended to question 6, where would you put them in the blocks if you wanted to do it like a real amp rig? You know...all your front end effects like wah, eq, compression, talk box and the like right into the front of the amp, all your processing gear like verb, flange, delay, chorus etc into your effects loop to keep things clean. I saw the book said "for external effects" but I don't recall seeing this could be used in our block chain.
*Side note* Is that why in some presets, effects are AFTER amp--cab? Is that the equal to using an effects loop in the back of your amp....meaning the signal is not in the direct "front of the amp" signal?
I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I'm pretty decent at this stuff...yet I'm totally lost on how some of this stuff works and WHY.
Thanks for your time in advance.