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=Available on which Fractal Audio products=
 
  
* '''Axe-Fx III''': 1 block
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=Scene MIDI block=
* '''Axe-Fx II''': no
 
* '''FX8''': no
 
* '''AX8''': no
 
  
=X/Y and channels=
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'''Axe-Fx III''', '''FM3''', '''FM9''' — 1 block, no channels<BR>
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'''VP4''' — scene MIDI yes but not as a block<BR>
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'''AM4''' — scene MIDI yes but not as a block
  
* '''Axe-Fx III''': no
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'''Axe-Fx II''', '''AX8''' n/a<BR>
* '''Axe-Fx II''': n/a
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'''FX8''' — yes, X/Y
* '''FX8''': n/a
 
* '''AX8''': n/a
 
  
=What is the Scene MIDI block=
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=About the Scene MIDI block=
  
Available only on the Axe-Fx III.
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This block lets you send up to eight CC or PC MIDI messages through the MIDI OUT port upon a scene change, through different MIDI channels if needed. The MIDI messages can vary per scene.
  
It sends up to 8 CC or PC MIDI messages through the MIDI OUT port upon scene changes, over different MIDI channels. The MIDI messages can be different in each scene.
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The block must be added to the grid to use (except on the VP4), but does not have to be connected to the signal chain. It can't be bypassed, but a scene can be configured to send no MIDI messages.
  
It must be added to the grid to use, but it does not have to be connected to the signal chain. The block can't be bypassed (but a scene can be configured to send no MIDI messages).
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You can also use the Scene MIDI block to send MIDI commands to the device itself, by connecting MIDI OUT to MIDI IN.
  
You can actually use the Scene MIDI block to send MIDI commands to the Axe-Fx III itself, by connecting MIDI OUT to MIDI IN.
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The Scene MIDI block doesn't support [[Global blocks]].
  
[[Owners_Manuals|More information in the Owner's Manual]]
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For more information see:
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* [[Owners Manuals]]
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* [[MIDI]]
  
<blockquote>"The MIDI block only sends data out the MIDI Out DIN jack. It does NOT send to the USB. The purpose of the MIDI block is to control other equipment in you rack via standard MIDI." [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-firmware-version-2-03.145132/page-8#post-1718184 source]</blockquote>
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<blockquote>
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'''FRACTAL AUDIO QUOTES'''
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<HR>
  
=Other ways to transmit MIDI=
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<blockquote>
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[http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-firmware-version-2-03.145132/page-8#post-1718184]
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The MIDI block only sends data out the MIDI Out DIN jack. It does NOT send to the USB. The purpose of the MIDI block is to control other equipment in you rack via standard MIDI.
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</blockquote>
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</blockquote>
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=Tips, tricks and troubleshooting=
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=Videos=
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[[video:Cooper-MIDI]]
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[[video:Leon-MIDI]]
  
The Axe-Fx III provides additional ways to transmit MIDI messages. You can have the III transmit a MIDI PC through MIDI OUT with each preset change automatically. The [[FC-6 and FC-12 controllers]] can initiate MIDI commands using Control Switches. Incoming MIDI can be routed through the MIDI THRU port. 
 
  
 
[[category:Axe-Fx3]]
 
[[category:Axe-Fx3]]
[[category:Remote]]
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[[category:FX8]]
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[[category:VP4]]
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[[category:AM4]]
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[[category:FM3]]
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[[category:FM9]]
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[[category:All]]

Latest revision as of 23:46, 1 December 2025

Scene MIDI block

Axe-Fx III, FM3, FM9 — 1 block, no channels
VP4 — scene MIDI yes but not as a block
AM4 — scene MIDI yes but not as a block

Axe-Fx II, AX8 — n/a
FX8 — yes, X/Y

About the Scene MIDI block

This block lets you send up to eight CC or PC MIDI messages through the MIDI OUT port upon a scene change, through different MIDI channels if needed. The MIDI messages can vary per scene.

The block must be added to the grid to use (except on the VP4), but does not have to be connected to the signal chain. It can't be bypassed, but a scene can be configured to send no MIDI messages.

You can also use the Scene MIDI block to send MIDI commands to the device itself, by connecting MIDI OUT to MIDI IN.

The Scene MIDI block doesn't support Global blocks.

For more information see:

FRACTAL AUDIO QUOTES


[1] The MIDI block only sends data out the MIDI Out DIN jack. It does NOT send to the USB. The purpose of the MIDI block is to control other equipment in you rack via standard MIDI.

Tips, tricks and troubleshooting

Videos