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| + | =User contributions= |
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| + | ==Mono or stereo?== |
| | + | There always be discussions about this. The Axe-Fx II sounds gloriously in stereo. However, that experience will not always translate very well to a live audience, because people seldom are in the right place to hear both sides equally well. |
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| − | Always discussion going on about this. The Axe-Fx sounds gloriously in stereo. However, that experience doesn't always translate very well to a live audience, because people seldom are in the right place to hear both sides equally well.
| + | ==Different mode for each output== |
| | + | The Axe-Fx II makes it possible to have a different mono/stereo mode for each of the outputs. |
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| − | Use the I/O menu (> Audio) to select mono or stereo OUTPUT mode. The output mode affects the output signal only. The signal of a mono source can be transformed into a stereo signal by using certain effect blocks, or the other way around. These are the choices:
| + | ==Effect blocks== |
| − | * “Stereo”: select this when going direct (no amplification) into a mixing table or when using stereo amplification
| + | * Flanger, Chorus and Phaser are set to mono by default. Use the parameter LFO Phase to switch the effect to stereo. |
| − | * “Sum L+R”: use this to feed a mono device. The left and right channels are summed, so both channels are sent to a single mono output. While this seems perfect for mono output, there is a caveat: summing signals can cause phase cancellation. Example 1: if a preset contains an ENH block (Enhancer), this setting will make your tone glassy, thin and hollow. Example 2: if a preset contains a delay with Phase Rev (Advanced page) switched on, all delay trails will disappear. A lot of factory presets employ either the Enhancer or the delay with Phase Rev set to on!
| + | * Everything before an Amp block will be summed to mono. |
| − | * “Copy L>R”: use this with a mono source. The signal of the left channel is copied to and replaces the right channel. A nice alternative for L+R Sum to avoid the phase cancellation issue. But you'll lose the right channel signal with hard-wired stereo effects such as Ping-Pong Delay. And you'll also lose cab(s) panned to the right side (when using a stereo cab or two separate cabs).
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| − | The output mode applies to Output 1 only. Output 2 is always stereo. So what if you want to send the FOH a stereo signal, and a (summed) mono signal to feed your monitor? Solutions:
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| − | * Do it the other way around: set Output 1 to mono (monitor) and use Output 2 for a stereo signal to FOH. This means that you can't use the balanced XLR outputs for FOH. | |
| − | * Or: use Output 1 for a stereo FOH signal. Feed your monitor thrugh Output 2 using the FXL block. Force the signal into summed mono by placing a Filter or Volume of Mixer block before it, with both Pan controls set to center.
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| − | Now about the effect blocks. Flanger, Chorus and Phaser are set to mono by default. Cliff: "All the effects, except the drive and amp blocks, are fully stereo. Many of the blocks default to a dual-mono configuration to prevent phasing problems when running into a mono PA." So everything before the Amp block or a Drive block will always be summed into mono.
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| − | Cliff: "All the effects, except the drive and amp blocks, are fully stereo. Many of the blocks default to a dual-mono configuration to prevent phasing problems when running into a mono PA." Effects such as Phaser, Chorus and Flanger can be stereo, but are mono by default. This is because a stereo configuration may cause phasing problems when the effect is placed before the (mono) amp sim. Use the parameter LFO Phase (value 90) to switch the effect to stereo.
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| − | Each row on the grid is a full stereo signal. And most effects are stereo. For example, you can use Balance, panning parameters or the LFO Phase parameter to place the effect in the stereo field. A couple of effects, such as Drive blocks, are mono.
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| − | If you're looking for emulations of existing effects, go here: [[Mother-of-all-pedal-and-effects-emulations thread]].
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