Support
Looper's Delight
|
Support |
|
|
The II is newer and better than the Ultra. Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.perboysen.com http://www.youtube.com/perboysen On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 8:30 PM, Laurie Amat <voicesound@att.net> wrote: > 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 >> >