peterjakes
Member
I finally took delivery of two new CLR NEOs yesterday. I opened the box housing my XL which I bought 7 months ago and hadn't switched on (and yes, many in here reprimanded me at having an Axe FX XL and not plugging it in to get started, even with just headphones - can't help it - OCD !!).
I just went out and got balanced Mogami XLR cables, a Furman power conditioner / sequencer, 5 PIN Midi Cable etc etc and all of the kit is hooked up.
My connections and steps completed so far are:
Step 1 - XLRs from XL Output 1 - one each to each CLR Input 1.
Step 2 - Power cables hooked up from the Furman to each CLR.
Step 3 - MFC 101 hooked up using a balanced XLR from Faslink XL to Faslink MFC 101.
Step 4 - Firmware upgraded on the XLR after downloading Fractal BOT, Sysex Files for firmware 18.04.
Step 5 - Firmware upgraded on the MFC.
Step 6 - Set up the display offsets on XL and MFC to start with 001 (Bassguy) who is Bassguy anyway ??
Step 7 - Downloaded Axe Edit.
I had to go an have a lie down after that lot. !!!
Now I am sitting here staring at the printed XL Manual - 189 Pages. :nightmare:
So that I don't succumb to a nervous breakdown - I have put aside the:
- MIMIC Manual.
- MFC Manual.
- Looper operations for MFC Manual.
- MFC Scenes Manual
- CLR Gain Staging pages.
What I would like to do next is to test out the CLRs by playing some Programme mp3 tracks or just music form my iPhone.
Question: I am now confused as to whether I should just connect a stereo TRS cable 1/8" jack from the iPhone to a left and right 1/4" unbalanced ends into the Input 1 jacks on the back ? Then I need to copy the INPUT 1 from the front to the back through the I/O menu ???
Then go into the soft INPUT 1 Menu and set the input level so as not to clip ? but I understand this does not actually affect the output volume which is affected by the front Output 1 level knob, whilst keeping an eye on ensuring the XL INPUT Clip LED 1 is not "tickled red" (whilst I am slowly going from red faced to a purple hue before I bust a vein) and then making sure I set the gain staging on the CLR so not digital clipping there ... and so far my guitars are handing on the wall and not even plugged in.
56 years old, cranky with nearly $10,000 Australian digital modelling kit and at least two days for me just to hook it all up *&^%$#$% !!
Thoughts please and more to the point help...
So if I connect my iPhone to play backing tracks to INPUT 1 on the rear panel does that mean the Instrument input will stop working and I will only hear the programme material ??
:cry
I just went out and got balanced Mogami XLR cables, a Furman power conditioner / sequencer, 5 PIN Midi Cable etc etc and all of the kit is hooked up.
My connections and steps completed so far are:
Step 1 - XLRs from XL Output 1 - one each to each CLR Input 1.
Step 2 - Power cables hooked up from the Furman to each CLR.
Step 3 - MFC 101 hooked up using a balanced XLR from Faslink XL to Faslink MFC 101.
Step 4 - Firmware upgraded on the XLR after downloading Fractal BOT, Sysex Files for firmware 18.04.
Step 5 - Firmware upgraded on the MFC.
Step 6 - Set up the display offsets on XL and MFC to start with 001 (Bassguy) who is Bassguy anyway ??
Step 7 - Downloaded Axe Edit.
I had to go an have a lie down after that lot. !!!
Now I am sitting here staring at the printed XL Manual - 189 Pages. :nightmare:
So that I don't succumb to a nervous breakdown - I have put aside the:
- MIMIC Manual.
- MFC Manual.
- Looper operations for MFC Manual.
- MFC Scenes Manual
- CLR Gain Staging pages.
What I would like to do next is to test out the CLRs by playing some Programme mp3 tracks or just music form my iPhone.
Question: I am now confused as to whether I should just connect a stereo TRS cable 1/8" jack from the iPhone to a left and right 1/4" unbalanced ends into the Input 1 jacks on the back ? Then I need to copy the INPUT 1 from the front to the back through the I/O menu ???
Then go into the soft INPUT 1 Menu and set the input level so as not to clip ? but I understand this does not actually affect the output volume which is affected by the front Output 1 level knob, whilst keeping an eye on ensuring the XL INPUT Clip LED 1 is not "tickled red" (whilst I am slowly going from red faced to a purple hue before I bust a vein) and then making sure I set the gain staging on the CLR so not digital clipping there ... and so far my guitars are handing on the wall and not even plugged in.
56 years old, cranky with nearly $10,000 Australian digital modelling kit and at least two days for me just to hook it all up *&^%$#$% !!
Thoughts please and more to the point help...
So if I connect my iPhone to play backing tracks to INPUT 1 on the rear panel does that mean the Instrument input will stop working and I will only hear the programme material ??
:cry