GotMetalBoy
Power User
I want to make sure all my presets are mono. What settings do I need to change to convert them from stereo to mono? I have an Axe-Fx II Mark I.
As an example, how would I convert a preset like factory preset 375 - Diamonique Rain.syx from Stereo to Mono?
I'm going to verify that my presets are mono by running them through a Correlation Meter and Vectorscope in my DAW.
If the info I'm looking for is already documented, please share the links. If the documentation doesn't exist, once I figure this out, I'll add it to the Wiki.
I've done some searches and the best info I've found so far is below:
http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threa...lr-are-my-settings-right.109646/#post-1311990
Mono or stereo: Effect blocks and mono/stereo output: http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2...stereo#Effect_blocks_and_mono.2Fstereo_output
Audio topics: Phase cancellation: http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Audio_topics#Phase_cancellation
As an example, how would I convert a preset like factory preset 375 - Diamonique Rain.syx from Stereo to Mono?
I'm going to verify that my presets are mono by running them through a Correlation Meter and Vectorscope in my DAW.
If the info I'm looking for is already documented, please share the links. If the documentation doesn't exist, once I figure this out, I'll add it to the Wiki.
I've done some searches and the best info I've found so far is below:
http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threa...lr-are-my-settings-right.109646/#post-1311990
- Check your reverb width, rotary width, and any phase reversal switches, common in delays, when you run L+R.
Mono or stereo: Effect blocks and mono/stereo output: http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2...stereo#Effect_blocks_and_mono.2Fstereo_output
- Flanger, Chorus and Phaser are set to mono by default. Use the parameter LFO Phase to switch the effect to stereo.
- Everything before an Amp block or Drive block will be summed to mono. To keep a stereo signal before the Amp block stereo, use two Amp blocks (Axe-Fx II only), use Input Select and Balance to make each block handle one side of the signal.
- When placing a Cab block at the end of the grid, the output signal will be summed to mono, unless the Cab is set to Stereo mode or when using two mono Cab blocks in parallel. When a Cab block is set to Stereo mode but followed by a mono effect such as Drive, the resulting signal is also summed to mono.
Audio topics: Phase cancellation: http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Audio_topics#Phase_cancellation
- To avoid phase cancellation when running your rig in mono:
- Don't use (or bypass) the Enhancer (ENH) block in Classic Mode.
- Disable the parameter Phase Rev in the Delay block.
- Use Output Mode Copy L > R instead of Sum L+R.
- Don't use Micro Delay in the CAB block.
- Avoid Chorus types such as "80s".