Global blocks

The information on this page supplements the official manuals.

Global Blocks: supported by which Fractal Audio products?

• Axe-Fx II: yes.
• FX8: no.
• AX8: no.

No Global Blocks on AX8 and FX8

Fractal Audio:

• "The AX8 was not designed for use with Global Block, and there are no plans to add them.. You already have similar capabilities in AX8-Edit." source
• "The FX8 was not designed for use with Global Block, and there are no plans to add them.. You already have similar capabilities in FX8-Edit." source

Export or back up Global Blocks

When backing up a preset with Global Blocks, you also always need to backup the System data too, to be able to restore the stored data.

Global Blocks and modifiers/controllers

Modifier settings are not saved within global blocks. The same goes for controllers settings. You can use Recall Effect in the Axe-Fx II to copy controller settings from one preset to another, or use the editor.

How to set the bypass state of Global Blocks globally

The state (On/Off) of a Global Block is saved per preset. This means you can set Global Block #1 Off in one preset, and On in another.

If you want global control of the bypass state of an effect block, here's a solution:

1. Attach the Bypass parameter of the effect block to an External controller.
2. In the I/O menu, switch the External controller between 0% or 100% to change the effect's Bypass state. Or assign a switch on your foot controller to the MIDI CC of the External Controller to switch the block.
3. This works with global and non-global blocks, and across all presets with the same effect block.

Preset noise gate and preset input level as Global Blocks

The Noise Gate in the GTE/IN menu, including the Level control on that page, can be linked to a Global Block.

Unlink Global Blocks

You can unlink a Global Block in the following ways:

• Global Block menu
• STRIP ALL GLOBAL DATA in the Utility menu
• press Enter in the Recall menu
• use Axe-Edit or Fractal-Bot.

Remove Global Block data

You can't empty or reset individual Global Block slots.

There's no authorized method to clean your Axe-Fx II from all Global Block data, stored somewhere in the system data memory area.

More information

• Wicked Wiki
• Tutorial by AxeFxTutorials