X/Y switching (legacy)

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How to use X/Y switching

• You can set up certain effect blocks to switch between two sets of parameters. For example, with Amp blocks you can have 4 configured amps per preset, of which two can be active. Then use the X/Y knob on the front panel, or an IA switch (toggle) on a MIDI foot controller, to switch between the sets. This essentially doubles the number of those blocks within a preset. X and Y can be the same type of effect, say a RAT drive, but with different parameters. There's no transition between the two. Switching occurs at block level using a MID CC, not on preset level. Source1 Source2 Source3 Source4 Source5 Source6
• Cliff: "The idea behind X/Y is that people often have multiple distortion/chorus/delay/etc. pedals on their board but they rarely have more than one on at a time. So rather than creating more instances of effects, which sucks up CPU, have each instance capable of more than one sound." Source
• X/Y switching is nearly instantaneous
• X/Y doesn't support delay and reverb spillover. Source
• On the MFC-101 X is green, Y is Red. Source

How to switch multiple effects simultaneously

Set the blocks to the same CC.

How to copy settings between X and Y

By double-clicking Y you can copy the parameters from the X channel, and vice versa.

Configuring floot controllers

If you have an effect block with X/Y, you can configure the floor controller to turn on the effect in either X or Y mode.

1. IA Switch 1, ON message: DELAY 1 ON, DELAY 1 X (CC#47:127, CC#106: 127)
2. IA Switch 1, OFF message: DELAY 1 OFF, DELAY 1 X (CC#47:0, CC#106: 127)
3. IA Switch 2, OFF message: DELAY 1 ON, DELAY 1 Y (CC#47:127, CC#106: 0)
4. IA Switch 2, OFF message: DELAY 1 OFF, DELAY 1 Y (CC#47:0, CC#106: 0)

Use the controller's group/link feature. Source