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Global blocks
The information on this page supplements the official manuals.
Contents
- 1 Global Blocks: supported by which Fractal Audio products?
- 2 No Global Blocks on AX8 and FX8
- 3 Export or back up Global Blocks
- 4 Global Blocks and modifiers/controllers
- 5 How to set the bypass state of Global Blocks globally
- 6 Preset noise gate and preset input level as Global Blocks
- 7 Unlink Global Blocks
- 8 Remove Global Block data
- 9 More information
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:
- Attach the Bypass parameter of the effect block to an External controller.
- 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.
- 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.
