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Hi Per, Since you know so much about this all, can you tell me the difference between the Axe FX II and the Axe FX Ultra? On Jul 30, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Per Boysen wrote: > Hi, > > I just was surprised reading about what a nice looper comes as part of > the guitar amp Fractal Audio Systems Axe Fx II. See for yourself in > the manual quote below: > > > The Axe-Fx has a full-featured Looper which allows you to create > multi-layered performances in real time. The > maximum loop time varies from 15 to 60 seconds, depending on your > choices for mono/stereo/undo. > > Looper functions can be operated from the Axe-Fx front panel, or > remotely via MIDI. Looper CC# assignments appear on the CONTROL page > of the I/O menu > > Looper Basic Controls > RECORD – When you press RECORD, the Looper starts recording (if you > hadn’t guessed as much we have to wonder...) Here’s something that’s > not as obvious: press record again to stop recording and instantly > start > playback. This prevents you needing to hunt around for more than one > footswitch to start a loop. If the record length reaches the maximum > allowed for the current mode, recording will end and playback will > stop automatically. > > PLAY – This switch has two functions: use it to stop recording and > begin playback, or use it to instantly stop playback that is already > rolling. A momentary switch can be assigned to PLAY for stutter > effects. > > ONCE – Toggles “auto-stop at loop-end,” so that if playback is > running, the looper will stop automatically when it reaches the end of > the loop. If playback is already stopped, ONCE will start playback, > play through the loop and then stop. You cannot go directly from > RECORD to ONCE. > > STACK – Overdubs audio on an existing loop. Pressing it again stops > the addition but playback continues. Existing audio is faded every > time through the loop based on the setting of the DUB MIX parameter on > the Looper’s MIX page. > > UNDO – This removes the most recently recorded overdub. Undo removes a > given “take,” defined as everything between when you pressed STACK to > start overdub recording and when you turned it off. > > REV – Pressing this reverses the direction of the Looper. Playback and > STACK recording are supported. > > HALF – Slows the Looper’s speed to half. Playback and normal or > overdub recording are supported at half speed. For double speed > playback, record in half speed and then switch back to normal. Note: > Halving the speed slightly reduces high-end frequency response. > Each Axe-Fx II preset can use one Looper block. Looper Advanced Controls > > MODE – Selects the Looper mode, determining mono/stereo, looper > length, and undo. Whenever you change the mode, the looper memory will > be entirely cleared. > > MONO – Recording and playback are in mono. Maximum loop length is 60 > seconds. Undo is not possible. > > STEREO – Recording and playback are in stereo. Maximum loop length is > 30 seconds. Undo is not possible. MONO UNDO – Recording and playback > are in mono. Maximum loop length is 30 seconds. Undo works. > > STEREO UNDO – Recording and playback are in mono. Maximum loop length > is 60 seconds. Undo works. > > QUANT – With quantize enabled, loop length is perfectly set to some > whole number of beats) with reference to the pulses of the Axe-Fx > GLOBAL TEMPO (see p. 146)). > > THRSH – The Axe-Fx Looper can start recording automatically when the > input exceeds a set level. Turn this feature ON or OFF using this > parameter. > > THRSH LEVEL – This sets the level which must be exceeded at the input > of the Looper for recording to start automatically. > > DUB MIX – Actually located on the Looper’s MIX page, this determines > how much layers are reduced when you STACK new layers. If you never > want old layers to decay, set this to 100%, but be aware that adding > additional layers in this way can result in excessive signal and > clipping. > > Looper Mix Parameters > The Looper has a MIX page with LEVEL, BALANCE, and BYPASS MODE > parameters. > > Greetings from Sweden > > Per Boysen > www.perboysen.com > http://www.youtube.com/perboysen >