I have received quite a few emails about the 'Global Custom Scales' and how to enter them.
So.........Here is some information about using 'Global Custom Scales'.
There are 32 'Global Custom Scales' available. The 'Global Custom Scales' are not entered in the Pitch block itself. They are stored separately in each individual unit, in the Global menu. The manual gives a very brief description about them, but not specifically how to access and program them.
Each scale must be programmed using the key of 'A' to work correctly. You then can select the actual 'Key' being used in the Pitch block itself. Any 'Global Custom Scale' can be used by multiple Pitch blocks, and in more than one preset. The 'Pitch' block type must be set to 'Custom Shift'. The 'Voice 1' and 'Voice 2' parameters now each access any one of the 32 'Global Custom Scales'.
........Entering 'Global Custom Scales' on the AX8........
On the AX8 front panel (not Axe edit), press the ' Shift' button, then the 'Store/Setup' button. Now press foot switch #1 to enter the 'Global' menu. Now press the 'Page>' button until you get to the 'Scales' tab. Use the 'A' knob to scroll through the available 'Custom Scale' slots. Once you get to the 'Custom Scale' number that you wish to program, for example Custom Scale #5, then use the 'E' button to move the cursor down through each 'Note'. Then use the 'A' knob to change the pitch shift amount for each 'Note' to match the list in the 'Description' page. The range of pitch shift available is -24 semi tones to +24 semi tones. The negative shift amounts will have a '-' in front of the number. The positive shift amounts will just display the number (no + in front of it).
It would be nice if this could be done in Axe-Edit. But it must be done on the unit itself. Each 'Custom Scale' should only take about 1 minute to program. The 'Pitch' blocks in my presets are already programmed to use a specific 'Global Custom Scale' number, so once you have the proper pitch shift intervals programmed in each scale (per the included Description page), the presets will work as intended. Nothing need be done to the pitch shift block itself.
Let me know if you have any issues.
Thanks, Moke