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Effects Guide
The Axe-Fx II offers 34 different basic block types that can be combined freely up to the limit of available DSP
resources to create your own presets. An alphabetical listing of block types follows.
Amplifier [AMP]
5.1
The Amp block reproduces the sounds of an impressive array of vintage and modern guitar and bass amplifiers,
with 256+ different “types” based on stock, custom, and hybrid models. It uses our newest Quantum Amp
Modeling technology, including proprietary multi-stage nonlinearity generators to create ultra-realistic distortions.
Separate virtual preamp and power amplifier stages create rich, cascaded drive tones that cannot be obtained
using simpler modeling methods.
You can achieve great tone using only the basic amp controls on the first page or two. Should you desire to dig
deeper, you’ll find many exciting parameters that allow you to tweak and adjust the deepest aspects of your amp’s
sound. These are detailed below. Axe-Edit also makes using the amp block easier, with a few simple pages
organized with common parameters grouped together.
Note:
The
Cab
block (p.
) is vital in creating an overall sound. If you’re not getting the tones you’re
expecting from an amp, try different cab settings!
The heart of the
Quantum™
Amp block is its capacity for ultra-realistic distortions, created using our proprietary
multi-stage non-linearity generators, with virtual
preamp
and
power amp
stages emulating the different types of
distortion generated by a tube preamps and power amps. The models also offers accurate behavior for the drive
and tone stack controls over the full range of operation. This means you can set onscreen controls to match those
of the original amps to dial in familiar settings and generally achieve expected results.
Each Axe-Fx II preset can use two fully independent
Amp
blocks. Presets that use a single amp block run in
high
resolution
, providing the utmost in fidelity and resistance to aliasing. This mode is automatic and is selected
whenever there is only one amp block in the layout grid. Adding a second amp block will revert both to
normal
resolution
(in which the modeling is still of
extremely
high quality.) Note that switching between high and normal
resolution presets there can be an additional switching latency as amp blocks need to be soft-reset.
Figure 5-1 – A simplified diagram of the AMP block. The AMP block processes audio in mono.
INPUT SELECT and BALANCE parameters allow flexibility when combining the AMP with stereo effects.
The Amp block supports X/Y Switching. See p.
for more information.
Amp Type
5.1.1
Amp types are presented in an alphabetical list. A complete table appears on p.
. You can adjust
DRIVE
,
MASTER,
and
LEVEL
parameters directly from the
TYPE
page by using the A, B, and C knobs.
