I have broken your block by block description on page 5 to just the triggers and pedals and was hoping you would clarify a few of them. (see below)
I personally have three expression pedals, but all of them are sweeping heel-to-toe type pedals. No switches to click, or buttons to press. Are yours?
first thing....
my current config is quite different to that described in page 5..
what you see in this thread is a journey learning the Axe and my presets evolve based on trial and error..
for control I have:
- MFC: used only for selecting presets
- Boss FV-500 expression pedal [this has no toe switch and is only used for tone morphing]
- Boss FS-6: which is a pair of external switches
I prefer these to the IA switches on the MFC because:
--- I can use them with my heel on the ground
--- they are low to the ground
--- the switch action is softer
--- the switch is a bigger target for your foot to hit
FV-500 = XP1 [modifier: extern1]
FS-6 switch A = XS1 [modifier: extern5]
FS-6 switch B = XS2 [modifier: extern6]
On your phaser block, you say ext 3 is triggered by exp switch 2. Is that a Mission style pedal where you have the sweep and the click?
all that has changed
here is how I/O: CTRL is set up
ext ctrl 1 = CC16 / modifier extern1: used for XP1 [the FV-500: for tone morphing]
ext ctrl 2 = CC17 / modifier extern2: used for XP2 [reserved for a future expression pedal]
ext ctrl 3 = CC18 / modifier extern3: used for XP3 [reserved for a future expression pedal]
ext ctrl 4 = CC19 / modifier extern4: used for XP4 [reserved for a future expression pedal]
ext ctrl 5 = CC20 / modifier extern5: used for XP5 [the FS-6 switch A: solo mode switch]
ext ctrl 6 = CC21 / modifier extern6: used for XP6 [the FS-6 switch B: misc FX on/off switch]
ext ctrl 7 = CC22 / modifier extern7: used for XP7 [reserved for a future external switch]
ext ctrl 8 = CC23 / modifier extern8: used for XP8 [reserved for a future external switch]
so basically.. I've preconfigured everything so that adding new pedals and switches will be easy...
to answer this question, the phaser is triggered by ext ctrl 5 [FS-6 switch B]
On the Amp1 block, why did you tell us that the solo button (ext5/exp1) changes nothing here?
because at that time, hitting solo mode changed nothing in the amp block.. other things changed around it [vol / mixer2 etc]
now however that is a bit different..
in riff mode I run amp1 and amp2 simultaneously.. I like that fat tone of two amps panned hard / opposite..
in solo mode I preferred the clarity of a single amp [amp1 in this case]..
so when I switch to solo mode, the following happens to the amps:
- amp2 mutes
- amp1 pans to centre
On the Reverb1 block, how does ext5 know you are not in Solo mode?
if you look at my later config you'll see that the reverb is on all the time and that I use mixer2: gain3 to pull up the reverb and pitch wet signals
which blend with the 'dry [but with delay] signal coming through mixer2:gain2
that whole screwy config with the reverb / delay / pitch and mixer is something I came up with to behave as if I were using a pair of reverb and pitch blocks..
I nicknamed it 'the matrix'
essentially, the row1 path is the 'riff' tone wet signal and row3 is the 'solo' tone wet signal
so mixer:gain1 is assigned to modifier:extern1 and mixer:gain3 is assigned to modifier:extern5
Specifically how is Solo mode engaged?
stomp on FS-6 switch A to turn it on
FS-6 A is presented as XP1 in the MFC by virtue of the jack socket it's connected to
XP1 is assigned to MIDI: CC20 in the MFC
in the Axe: I/O: CTRL ext ctrl 5 is assigned to MIDI:CC 20
modifier: extern5 = ext ctrl 5 and so it reacts to the changing state of the MIDI data for CC20 [the FS-6 switch A]
all fx parameters assigned to modifier:extern5 will react to these changes bassed upon a combination of:
-- the incoming MIDI data [in this case switching things off and on]
-- the settings in the modifier itself [min / max etc]
it's essentially a "chain of command"
Delay2: I love that you set bypass mode to mute fx in, thus allowing delay to spill when exiting solo mode. But again assigned to ext5 for solo mode?
mix is assigned to extern1 so that when I morph back to clean I get stronger delay
bypass is assigned to extern5 so that the delay only sounds when I'm in solo mode
The grammar here reads like there is a condition to tell the switch it is in solo mode.
Is Ext5 the only switch for turning on Solo mode?
it's actually the other way around..
the switches state [off or on] dictates the mode
the Axe simply reacts to changes of the switch's state
this is done via the MIDI CC
the CC is actually two pieces of information
one is the CC number itself, the other is a numeric value
in the case of the switch, CC:20, value 0 = off and CC:20, value 127 = on
when I hit the FS-6 switch, the MFC electrically detects that the switch has changed state from off to on
the config I've done means that this switch is assigned to CC20, so the MFC spits out a MIDI message to the Axe - CC:20 value 127
so all my 'stuff' assigned to modifier: extern5 reacts [as configured within the modifier] to this incoming 'on' state
I hit the switch again and the MFC electrically detects the stage change to 'off' and spits out a MIDI message to the Axe - CC:20 value 0
and likewise, all my modifier: extern5 assigned 'stuff' reverts to it's 'not in solo mode' state
are you wanting me to list all of the modifier assignments and explain what they do?
