Fractal Audio Systems MFC-101 User guide

MFC-101 LOOPER CONTROL MODE

Firmwareversion6addedgreatnewfeaturestotheLOOPERoftheAxe‐FxII.LOOPERCONTROLMODE,newinMFC‐101

firmware2.11,makesitpossibletoenjoythesefeatureswithoutneedingtore‐programeitherunit.Justonetapputsallofthe

newLooperfeaturesatyourfeet,plususefulfunctionssuchastaptempo,tuner,andmetronome.

LOOPERCONTROLMODEisengagedwiththeREVEAL footswitchaccordingtothesettingofanewLooperControlmenu

optionintheMFC‐101.(PressEDITSETUPPageRight21xtofindthisnewparameter.)

LooperControlLONG(default)TapREVEAL toenterREVEALMODE.TapagaintoExittoNORMALMODE.

Press&holdREVEALtoenterLOOPERCONTROLMODE.TaptoExittoNORMALMODE.

ItispossibletogodirectlyfromREVEALMODEtoLOOPERCONTROLMODE.

AshorttapineithermodealwaysreturnstoNORMALMODE.

LooperControlSHORTTapREVEAL toenterLOOPERCONTROLMODE.TapagaintoExittoNORMALMODE.

Press&holdREVEALtoenterREVEALMODE.TaptoExittoNORMALMODE.

ItispossibletogodirectlyfromLOOPERCONTROLMODEtoREVEALMODE.

AshorttapineithermodealwaysreturnstoNORMALMODE.

LooperControlOFFTapREVEAL toenterREVEALMODE.TapagaintoExittoNORMALMODE.

LooperControlModeisdisabled.

USING LOOPER CONTROL MODE

LOOPERCONTROLMODErequiresanAxe‐FxIIwithfirmware6.00ornewer.YourMFC‐101mustbeinAxe‐FxMode.MIDIor

CAT5cablesmaybeused.

AllLOOPERfunctions,alongwithseveralotheruseful

features,arepresentinLOOPERCONTROLMODE.A

mapappearsatrightwithcorrespondingMIDICC

numbersshowninred.ThefootswitchlayoutandCC

assignmentsarehardcodedandcannotbemodified.

WhileLOOPERCONTROLMODEisengaged,allInstant

AccessandPresetSwitchfunctionsareoverridden.

BANK(UP/DOWN)andEDIT footswitches

operatenormally.

Itisinfactpossibletochangepresetsfromwithin

LOOPERCONTROLMODE(unlessBANKSTYLEissetto

NONE).IfyouswitchtoapresetthathasNOLOOPER,

playbackwillstop,anyloopswillbecleared,andthe

displaywillshow“PRESETHASNOLOOPER”.

YoumayalsofreelyexitLOOPERCONTROLMODEwithoutinterruptingLooperplayback.ThisallowsyoutochangeIASwitch

settingswithinthecurrentpreset,oraccessotherPresetSwitcheswhile“looping.”

TheTUNER,ifactive,willbeexitedwhenyouenterorexitLOOPERCONTROLMODE.

ExpressionpedalsandexternalswitchesoperatenormallyduringLooperControl.

LooperControlModeiscompatiblewithAxe‐FxIITotalSync.

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