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MFC-101 LOOPER CONTROL MODE
Firmwareversion6addedgreatnewfeaturestotheLOOPERoftheAxe‐FxII.LOOPERCONTROLMODE,newinMFC‐101
firmware2.11,makesitpossibletoenjoythesefeatureswithoutneedingtore‐programeitherunit.Justonetapputsallofthe
newLooperfeaturesatyourfeet,plususefulfunctionssuchastaptempo,tuner,andmetronome.
LOOPERCONTROLMODEisengagedwiththeREVEAL footswitchaccordingtothesettingofanewLooperControlmenu
optionintheMFC‐101.(PressEDITSETUPPageRight21xtofindthisnewparameter.)
LooperControlLONG(default)TapREVEAL toenterREVEALMODE.TapagaintoExittoNORMALMODE.
Press&holdREVEALtoenterLOOPERCONTROLMODE.TaptoExittoNORMALMODE.
ItispossibletogodirectlyfromREVEALMODEtoLOOPERCONTROLMODE.
AshorttapineithermodealwaysreturnstoNORMALMODE.
LooperControlSHORTTapREVEAL toenterLOOPERCONTROLMODE.TapagaintoExittoNORMALMODE.
Press&holdREVEALtoenterREVEALMODE.TaptoExittoNORMALMODE.
ItispossibletogodirectlyfromLOOPERCONTROLMODEtoREVEALMODE.
AshorttapineithermodealwaysreturnstoNORMALMODE.
LooperControlOFFTapREVEAL toenterREVEALMODE.TapagaintoExittoNORMALMODE.
LooperControlModeisdisabled.
USING LOOPER CONTROL MODE
LOOPERCONTROLMODErequiresanAxe‐FxIIwithfirmware6.00ornewer.YourMFC‐101mustbeinAxe‐FxMode.MIDIor
CAT5cablesmaybeused.
AllLOOPERfunctions,alongwithseveralotheruseful
features,arepresentinLOOPERCONTROLMODE.A
mapappearsatrightwithcorrespondingMIDICC
numbersshowninred.ThefootswitchlayoutandCC
assignmentsarehardcodedandcannotbemodified.
WhileLOOPERCONTROLMODEisengaged,allInstant
AccessandPresetSwitchfunctionsareoverridden.
BANK(UP/DOWN)andEDIT footswitches
operatenormally.
Itisinfactpossibletochangepresetsfromwithin
LOOPERCONTROLMODE(unlessBANKSTYLEissetto
NONE).IfyouswitchtoapresetthathasNOLOOPER,
playbackwillstop,anyloopswillbecleared,andthe
displaywillshow“PRESETHASNOLOOPER”.
YoumayalsofreelyexitLOOPERCONTROLMODEwithoutinterruptingLooperplayback.ThisallowsyoutochangeIASwitch
settingswithinthecurrentpreset,oraccessotherPresetSwitcheswhile“looping.”
TheTUNER,ifactive,willbeexitedwhenyouenterorexitLOOPERCONTROLMODE.
ExpressionpedalsandexternalswitchesoperatenormallyduringLooperControl.
LooperControlModeiscompatiblewithAxe‐FxIITotalSync.
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