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The MOD page also contains the ducking controls. Ducking causes the “wet” level to be lowered automatically
when the level of your playing goes above a set threshold. Then, when you play more quietly or pause, the effect
volume increases so that the echoes fill the spaces.
DUCKER ATTEN
– Attenuation sets the amount by which the effect volume will duck (decrease). A setting
of 20 dB, for example, will decrease the echoes by 20 dB when the input level is above the threshold. Set to
0.0 to defeat the ducker.
DUCKER THRSHLD
– Sets the trigger level of the ducker. If the input signal exceeds this value, the delayed
signal will be reduced by the amount set with the ATTENUATION control.
DUCKER REL TIME
– Sets how long it takes for the delay signal to return to normal when the input goes
below the threshold. A short value here causes the ducked echoes to return to full volume the moment you
stop playing. Longer times cause the levels to swell back more gradually.
Finally, the MOD page contains some other cool parameters.
DIFFUSION
– Sets the amount of echo diffusion. This causes the echoes to get “blurry” and can be used to
smooth the sound.
DIFF TIME
– Sets the delay time for the diffuser.
PHASE REV
– Allows the Left, Right, or Both delay line outputs to be phase inverted.
Delay EQ Parameters
The delay features an equalizer inside the loop (before the feedback tap) to shape echo tone over time.
LOW CUT
– Sets the frequency of the low-cut filter. Increase for thinner sounds.
HIGH CUT
– Sets the frequency of the high-cut filter. Decrease for darker sounds.
SLOPE
– Sets the filter slopes, in dB per octave, of the high and low-cut filters.
Q
– Sets the resonance of the high and low-cut filters. High values create boosted peaks at the cutoff points.
FREQ 1, GAIN 1, Q 1
– Controls for one of two peaking filters. Select the frequency to boost or cut, and set
Q to determine the width of the effect.
FREQ 2, GAIN 2, Q 2
– Controls for the second peaking filter.
Delay Mix Parameters
The
Delay
block has a
MIX
page with
LEVEL, BALANCE,
and
BYPASS MODE
parameters.
for more information.
Delay MIX works differently than other MIX parameters. The dry signal stays constant at unity until Mix reaches
50% then decreases linearly to zero. Conversely the wet signal starts at zero and then increases linearly to unity
when Mix reaches 50%.
A Word on “Spillover”
The Axe-Fx II Delay is capable of “spillover,” which means that effect tails ring out when the effect is bypassed or
when you change presets. For more on this subject, please see
on p.
