Home

FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual (Rev. 4)

1. 7 Switches 8 7 1 7 2 Primary Switch FUMCUOMS eeu edere ERR snd RR ERR NEU TEE 10 Td EDI n CR LS m Lm M M MM MM 10 7 1 2 7 1 3 7 1 4 7 1 5 7 2 1 7 2 2 7 2 3 2 4 PRESET Ie e tite e AR ebd ute e ce eren ERU eee oe ope Eq o dese ees 12 7 2 5 SONGSET 7 2 6 UTILITY 7 21 0 9 7218 cord eA LI Solo A 7 2 0 VENTER GD eed i P treten e re pole deat i dentists ant sett 7 2 10 INC NO amp DEC YES E X 8 Rear Panel erre aAa anna na aa aane uS Eae aE Enna an Enna uu unnuusunsuueunennenses 14 8 1 17 M 14 CES ODD EAT 14 UE MED UD IE 14 8 14 XPDL4A 14 INI T 14 9 56 9 Lino die tb o d e co eer bb ee hala ete 15 8 1 7 MIDI IN mt 8 15 07 2 MIDE QUT irc tests Ded se p euge MU es UE EIU 15 81 9
2. OO 16 1 Operating Mode 2 ente cnc TR Ro Robe ee Robe 16 2 81 12 Switch Link need ee costes e eo herede dde 16 3 Instant Access Switch Type 16 4 XP 1 XPA Port Type uti oec nei edet Sechelt et ehe pce b tet etse bre See es ee ute Let ces a de Dp E 16 5 1 4 Port Calibration 16 5 1 Calibrating An Expression Pedal Port 16 6 Global Preset Availability 16 7 Data DUM p LOa iei eie 16 7 1 Remote Data Dump Load 16 8 16 9 Firmware Version amp Update 16 9 1 Updating The EX Fitmwates sii e e Ales EE ed ee 17 Cables ET 1721 4 XPDL amp External SWUCH scritte ee P 17 1 2 XPDL amp External Volume 17 1 3 XPDL amp External Expression Pedal 17 1 4 511 512 amp External Dual Footswitch eee 17 4 5 S11 812 amp Footswitches ero oh de 17 1 6 511 512 amp Single External Footswitch 511 17 1 7 511 5
3. H 15 8 10 SEXPANDER i et e ec oo a eem ce e e E ho m ate D e ee ets 15 9 OR erre ae aua anna aa anna na anna na aa iani 16 10 Edit Mode wees 17 11 COPY MCI MIRI 18 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 4 11 5 Preset Copy i tu tre ip itg e ise ipla utet stet uen Bank Copy Song Copy Setlist Instant Access Switch Copy 72 MIDI M 12 1 12 2 12 3 12 4 12 5 12 6 Receive MIDI Program Change Starting N mb r 1 1 niei S1 524 Control amp Program Changes Internal Control Changes XP1 XP4 Global Settings 1 512 Custom Hex MIDI Message 12 6 1 MIDI Messages For Guitar Players 101 Table of Contents 13 Names OD 13 1 Song Names Lido 13
4. pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the original song that is going to be used in the setlist 0 9 Press one switch to enter setlist number between 0 amp 9 press two switches to enter a song number between 01 amp 50 for a song within the setlist and press two switches to enter a song number between 01 amp 99 for the original song to be used in the setlist Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 52 16 Utility Menu The Utility Menu allows configuring the FX1 s general functionality by selecting its operating mode and defining how the preset switches instant access switches and expression ports will function when used Its sub menu s also provide access to the user data dump delete restore expression pedal port calibration and firmware version update utilities 16 1 Operating Mode This sub menu allows selecting the FX1 s operating mode From the Edit Menu press the UTILITY switch one time the display will show e mtopon the display indicate the operating mode PRST SETO SET9 SLAV or SONG The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through and select the desired operating mode EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved UTILITY Press to advance to the next Utility sub menu
5. Press the ENTER switch again to return to the top Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 28 12 5 XP1 XP4 Global Settings Cont d The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 4 expression pedal ports EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved MIDI Press to advance to the next MIDI sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a MIDI sub menu is selected NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the MIDI channel shown on the display and release to return to the above display format The LED above this switch will turn OFF when two asterisks are displayed for the MIDI channel which is the case when the displayed MIDI control change number is OFF 0 9 Press two switches to enter a MIDI channel number between 01 amp 16 press three switches to enter a MIDI control change number between 000 amp 127 or 999 press three switches to enter a MIDI control change value between 000 amp 127 for the MinValu and MaxValu and press three switches to enter a MIDI control change value between 000 amp 127 444 or 999 for the BegValu Entering 999 for the MIDI control change number will turn the expression pedal port off and so Pr
6. ENTER Press to switch between calibrating the MINimum 000 and MAXimum 127 MIDI control values UTILITY Press to advance to the next Utility sub menu The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Utility sub menu is selected SELECT Press to assign a MIDI control value of 000 to the current pedal switch position when MIN is displayed and press to assign a MIDI control value of 127 to the current pedal switch position when MAX is displayed The LED above this switch will only turn ON after the pedal switch connected to the displayed expression pedal port has been moved pressed 16 5 1 Calibrating An Expression Pedal Port 1 Refer to Section 16 4 XP1 Port Type in this User Manual and configure each expression pedal port to accept a pedal or a switch depending on what is or will be physically connected to the four expression pedal port jacks 2 Return back to this Utility sub menu the display will show 3 Press the INC or DEC switch to select the expression pedal port to be calibrated Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 58 16 5 XP1 XP4 Port Calibration Cont d 4 f calibrating a pedal move it to its minimum position which is typically heel down if calibrating a switch press and release if necessary and or press again until its minimum position has been reached As soon as the pedal switch is moved pressed the SELECT switch LED will t
7. 48 replace pp with 30 49 replace pp with 31 50 replace pp with 32 51 replace pp with 33 52 replace pp with 34 53 replace pp with 35 54 replace pp with 36 55 replace pp with 37 56 replace pp with 38 57 replace pp with 39 58 replace pp with 3A 59 replace pp with 3B 60 replace pp with 3C 61 replace pp with 3D 62 replace pp with 63 replace pp with 64 replace pp with 40 65 replace pp with 41 66 replace pp with 42 67 replace pp with 43 68 replace pp with 44 69 replace pp with 45 70 replace pp with 46 71 replace pp with 47 72 replace pp with 48 73 replace pp with 49 74 replace pp with 4A 75 replace pp with 4B 76 replace pp with 4C 77 replace pp with 4D 78 replace pp with 4E 79 replace pp with 4F 80 replace pp with 50 81 replace pp with 51 82 replace pp with 52 83 replace pp with 53 84 replace pp with 54 85 replace pp with 55 86 replace pp with 56 87 replace pp with 57 88 replace pp with 58 89 replace pp with 59 90 replace pp with 5A 91 replace pp with 5B 92 replace pp with 5 93 replace pp with 5D 94 replace pp with 5 95 replace pp with 5F 96 replace pp with 60 97 replace pp with 61 98 replace pp with 62 99 replace pp with 63 100 replace pp with 64 101 replace pp with 65 102 replace pp with 66 103 replace pp with 67 104 replace pp with 68 105 replace pp with 69 106 replace pp with 6A 107 replace pp with 6B 108 replace pp with 6c 109 replac
8. A guitar router switcher should ONLY supply phantom power to a single FX1 or any other footcontroller for that matter As such two options exist for powering a Master Slave Loop of FX1 s Option 1 The master FX1 or one of the slaved FX1 s is supplied with power via its power jack from an adapter a power supply capable of supplying enough current for all the FX1 s being used phantom power will be distributed via the interconnecting MIDI cables This option requires that Cable 1 in the above diagram has its phantom power pins disconnected Option 2 The master FX1 is supplied with phantom power via its connection Cable 1 to the guitar router switcher and one of the slaved FX1 s is supplied with power via its power jack from an adapter or power supply capable of supplying enough current for all the slaved FX1 s being used phantom power will be distributed via the interconnecting MIDI cables This option requires that Cable 2 and Cable Zn loop back cable from the last slaved FX1 to the master FX1 have their phantom power pins disconnected Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 70 19 Master Slave Loop Contd 19 1 2 Master Slave Cable Details The maximum cable length allowed for each cable in the Master Slave Connections diagram above by the MIDI specification is 50ft but the shorter the better because cable quality will determine the maximum length usable Cable 1 The end o
9. FX1 MIDI Footcontroller e x d E 8 Ss AXESS ELECTRONICS 511 i512 EDIT 2 FX1 MIDI Footcontroller f e 56 UP e e e e 1 2 e BEGIYES DOWN Axess Electronics User Manual Revision 4 Table of Contents 1 D 2 5 D 3 Introduction 3 1 6 D MEN UI DEDIT pez 5 Quick 1 6
10. XPDL 4 Same as above 8 1 5 511 512 This is standard TRS stereo jack and it allows two external normally open momentary switches to be connected in parallel to the FX1 s S11 tip sleeve and S12 ring sleeve instant access switches The purpose of this jack is to provide the option of positioning one or two footswitches where it is more convenient for certain things such as a tap tempo switch a hold switch Please see Sections 17 1 4 to 17 1 7 Cables for more information on using this jack Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 14 8 Rear Panel Contd 8 1 6 9VAC 0 4A This is a standard 5 5mm 2 1mm barrel jack and it allows the FX1 to receive power The FX1 s power requirements are 9Vac 400mA 0 4A The power adapter shipped with the FX1 is capable of supplying 9Vac 1000mA which is more than enough to power two FX1 s in a Master Slave Loop Do NOT use this jack if the FX1 is receiving phantom power via the MIDI IN the MIDI OUT or the TO RACK jack the FX1 should receive power from ONLY ONE source 8 1 7 MIDI IN This is a standard 5 pin DIN jack and it allows the FX1 to receive MIDI information and commands such as control change program change and system exclusive messages from external MIDI devices such as a sequencer a computer another FX1 or another MIDI footcontroller see Section 16 7 Section 18 and Section 19 for details on its use Pins 1 and 3 can provide phantom p
11. any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved UTILITY Press to advance to the next Utility sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Utility sub menu is selected SELECT Press to switch toggle how the instant access switch will function either as a latching LTCH or hold HOLD type switch NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the instant access switch and release to return to the above display format Latch LTCH type switches transmit their ON state MIDI messages when the switch is pressed released and its LED is turned ON Pressing releasing the switch again transmits its OFF state MIDI messages and turns its LED OFF When changing presets the ON or OFF status of a LTCH type switch is stored as part of the preset and so the ON state or OFF state MIDI messages are always transmitted when a preset is selected Hold HOLD type switches transmit their ON state MIDI messages when the switch is pressed and its LED is turned ON Releasing the switch transmits its OFF state MIDI messages and turns its LED OFF When changing presets switches setup as HOLD type switches do not send any MIDI messages as part of the preset Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 56 16 4 XP1 XP4 Port Type This sub menu allows the four expression pedal ports to be individually configured to accept a p
12. how the expression pedal ports will function when used in the preset and assigning a custom hex MIDI message to be sent as part of the preset are also handled in this menu The SongSet Menu allows for the FX1 s regular presets to be organized in a custom bank to create a song Multiple songs can then be arranged into a collection of customs banks each bank represents a song to create a setlist The Utility Menu allows configuring the FX1 s general functionality by selecting its operating mode and defining how the preset switches instant access switches and expression ports will function when used Its sub menu s also provide access to the user data dump delete restore expression pedal port calibration and firmware update utilities Please note that when in one of the Edit Mode s six sub menu s listed above some of the switches will not perform their secondary function until a complete number has been entered for the parameter being edited this is normal Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 17 11 The Copy Menu allows copying entire presets banks of presets songs setlists and instant access switches from location to another 11 1 Preset Copy This sub menu allows copying a preset from one preset location to another From the Edit Menu press the COPY switch one time the display will show e b cand fon the display indicate the preset and the bank it s in that is going to
13. 127 replace pp with 7F 50 15 SongSet Menu The SongSet Menu allows for the FX1 s regular presets to be organized in a custom bank to create a song and multiple songs can then be arranged into a collection of customs banks each bank represents a song to create a setlist 15 1 Song Create Edit This sub menu allows creating editing songs A song is a custom bank of the FX1 s regular presets organized so that all the presets necessary during the performance of a song are available in one bank eliminating the need to change banks in the middle of the song Each song contains 6 presets plus the Global Preset if made available see Section 16 6 Global Preset Availability The FX1 can support 99 songs each with a unique 13 character name and they can be accessed via the SONG and SETO SET9 Operating Modes From the Edit Menu press the SONGSET switch one time the display will show e and f on the display indicate the song number 01 to 99 that is going to be edited created i on the display indicates the preset number 1 to 6 or 0 for the Global Preset within the song m on the display indicate the bank number 01 to 21 that the original preset is located in p refers to the original preset 1 to 6 or 0 for the Global Preset in the above bank to be used in the song The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu SELECT EXIT SAVE SONGSET
14. 2 lt 56 15 13 3 MIDI Channel Names 13 4 Instant Access Switch 5 13 5 Internal Control Change Names 14 Preset Ea ae aS AO 14 1 e ea oe a eg ne et bn etd pie tarea das ged de A shade Soe 14 2 Preset ege roe esee 14 3 Program Change Messages inest eR 14 4 Instant Access Switch On Off Status 14 5 Internal Control Change On Off Status eee 14 6 XP1 XP4 Preset Settings 14 7 Preset Custom Hex MIDI Message 14 7 1 MIDI Messages For Guitar Players 101 15 5 Menu OF 15 1 Song Create Edlt erret e NU Hte e ORE 51 15 2 Setlist Create Edit eed ie ee a vee tre Rede e etg 52 16 Utility
15. Failure to follow these precautions WILL void the warranty and may result in Axess Electronics refusal to service support the device in the future Do NOT remove the cover from this device at any time Do NOT tamper with make any internal adjustments or additions to this device at any time Do NOT use this device near water and or allow any liquid to spill into it through any of its openings Do NOT drill any part of the chassis to secure this device to a pedalboard use 3M Dual Lock instead Do NOT drill the bottom of the chassis to attach rubber feet use the supplied self adhesive 3M rubber feet instead Do NOT use any solvents such as Benzene etc to clean the exterior ONLY use a dry soft cloth to remove dust dirt Do NOT attempt to service this device and or have anyone else attempt to service this device other than Axess Electronics Do NOT expose this device to excessive heat It has been designed and tested to operate between 0 9C and 45 9C 32 9F and 113 9F This device may shut down under extreme temperature conditions Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 5 3 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller After reviewing the introduction section of some other user manuals for inspiration noticed they usually start with the word congratulations and include words such as finest most powerful and ultimate when describing the product was
16. MIDI Hex Calculator PC version only or the FX1 Editor for the Mac PC which includes a built in calculator ONLY if you RE whatyou are doing It e Updated Section 16 4 XP1 XP4 Port Type with information on how to select different volume expression pedals linear or audio logarithmic e Added Section 16 7 1 Remote Data Dump Load e Added a note after the first paragraph in Section 16 9 Firmware Version amp Update to visit our website to see what the current firmware version is and how to get an update e Updated the first paragraph of Section 16 9 1 Updating The FX1 Firmware with Axess recommendation for Mac PC MIDI interfaces external USB made by www m audio com e Updated the last sentence in Section 19 1 4 A Few Things To Remember Master Slave Loop with how a guitar technician or someone else capable of troubleshooting and fixing the Master Slave Loop during a show performance should use a slaved FX1 while the guitarist uses the master FX1 ALLY know Rev 3 to Rev 4 e Updated Section 22 Controlling Multiple DMC GCX s with additional information on how to change the MIDI channel that the GCX s will respond to MIDI control change messages on as well as how to change the number of the first and subsequent GCX s from GCX 1 to GCX 2 GCX 3 or GCX 4 Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 75 Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 76
17. amp Program Changes 24 of them c1 Control Change Number OFF and MIDI Channel c2 Control Change Number OFF and MIDI Channel Program Change Number OFF and MIDI Channel p Program Change Number OFF and MIDI Channel 1 Global Settings 4 of them MIDI Channel Minimum Value 000 Maximum Value 127 Beginning Value 127 Control Change Number OFF e S1 S12 Custom Hex MIDI Message 12 of them Byte 1 to Byte 16 for ON and OFF FF e Setlist Names 10 of them Rename Set0 Rename Set9 e Songs Names 99 of them Rename Sng01 Rename Sng99 e MIDI Channel Names 16 of them Rename Chan01 Rename Chan16 e Internal Control Change Names 24 of them Rename Icc01 Rename Icc24 e Instant Access Switches Names 24 of them Rename IASw01 Rename IASw24 e Preset Names 126 of them plus the Global Preset Global Preset Global Preset Preset 1 Bank 01 Preset 1 Preset No 001 Preset 126 Bank 21 Preset 6 Preset No 126 e Program Change Messages all presets and 16 per preset OFF e Instant Access Switch ON OFF Status all presets and 24 per preset OFF e Internal Control Change ON OFF Status all presets and 24 per preset OFF XP1 4 Preset Settings all presets and 4 per preset MIDI Channel Minimum Value 000 Maximum Value 127 Beginning Value 7 127 Control Change Number GLO e Preset Custom Hex MIDI Message all presets and 1 per preset Byte 1 to Byte 16 F
18. bank and preset numbers that were shown when first entering this sub menu Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 18 11 2 Bank Copy This sub menu allows copying an entire bank of six presets to another bank From the Edit Menu press the COPY switch two times the display will show e eandfon the display indicate the bank that is going to be copied e oand pon the display indicate the destination bank location to copy to The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu SELECT Press to move the cursor between the two banks EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu nothing will be copied 0 9 Press two switches to enter a bank number between 01 amp 21 COPY Press to advance to the next Copy sub menu nothing will be copied The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Copy sub menu is selected ENTER Press to begin the copying process While the FX1 is copying a bank the display will show After the copying process is complete the display will be updated with the bank numbers that were shown when first entering this sub menu Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 19 11 3 Song Copy This sub menu allows copying a song from one song location to another From the Edit Menu press the COPY switch three times the display will show e eand fon the display indicate the song that is going to be copie
19. displaying the instant access switch number as shown above and the instant access switch name being created modified Press hold to move scroll through the 24 instant access switches when the instant access switch number is displayed as shown above and press hold to move scroll through the available characters fonts when the instant access switch name is displayed Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 38 13 5 Internal Control Change Names This sub menu allows a custom name up to 14 characters in length to be created modified for each internal control change From the Edit Menu press the NAMES switch five times the display will show e o indicate the internal control change 01 to 24 for which a name is going to be created modified The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE SELECT NAMES ENTER INC amp DEC Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved Press to move the cursor from left to right and back when creating modifying the internal control change name The LED above this switch will only turn ON when the internal control change name is displayed Press to return to the first Names sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Names sub menu
20. is selected Press to switch toggle between displaying the internal control change number as shown above and the internal control change name being created modified Press hold to move scroll through the 24 internal control changes when the internal control change number is displayed as shown above and press hold to move scroll through the available characters fonts when the internal control change name is displayed Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 39 14 Preset Menu The Preset Menu allows selecting a preset assigning it a custom 13 character name and up to 16 program change messages for it to transmit The on off status of the instant access switches and internal control changes determining how the expression pedal ports will function when used in the preset and assigning a custom hex MIDI message to be sent as part of the preset are also handled in this menu 14 1 Preset Select This sub menu allows selecting a preset to be created modified From the Edit Menu press the PRESET switch one time the display will show e fand g on the display indicate the bank number 01 to 21 that the preset is located in e pon the display indicates the preset 1 to 6 or 0 for the Global Preset that is going to be created modified Please note that the preset selected in this sub menu will be affected modified by all the following Preset sub menu s As an added convenience for preset selection and creation modificati
21. or the global setting This will prevent an extreme change in the device parameter i e volume level being controlled when the pedal switch is moved pressed For example if the BegValu is set to 100 moving the expression pedal will not have an effect until the pedal has crossed reached the 100 BegValu position at which point the device parameter being controlled will track the movement of the expression pedal in real time When using an expression pedal port s global settings Section 12 5 XP1 XP4 Global Settings and the BegValu is set to OFF the MIDI data associated with the expression pedal port will ONLY be transmitted when the pedal switch connected to it is physically moved pressed nothing will be sent when a preset is selected If the BegValu is set to PDL the MIDI data corresponding to the actual pedal position will be transmitted when a preset is selected Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 46 14 7 Preset Custom Hex MIDI Message This sub menu allows creating a custom 16 byte hex MIDI message that will be sent as part of the preset that was selected in the Preset Select sub menu When creating a custom hex MIDI message always start with the 1 byte Need help creating a custom hex MIDI message Visit the FX1 page on our website and download the MIDI Hex Calculator PC only or the FX1 Editor both Mac PC which includes a built in calculator From the Preset Select sub menu press the PRESE
22. organized in the order they will be preformed so that during a live performance only one bank switch has to be pressed once in between songs The FX1 can support 10 setlists each with a unique 13 character name and they are accessed via the SETO SET9 Operating Modes From the Edit Menu press the SONGSET switch two times the display will show e d indicates the setlist number 0 to 9 that is going to be edited created e the display indicate the song number 01 to 50 within the setlist e oandpindicate the original song number 01 to 99 to be used the setlist The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu SELECT Press to move the cursor from left to right and back between the setlist and songs EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved SONGSET Press to return to the first SongSet sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a SongSet sub menu is selected NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the setlist or the original song and release to return to the above display format When the cursor is at display locations d i or j pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the setlist that is being edited created When the cursor is at display locations
23. s Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 60 16 7 Data Dump Load This sub menu allows the FX1 user data to be DUMPed transmitted or LOADed received to from a computer another FX1 or a MIDI data storage device via the FX1 s MIDI OUT not the TO RACK jack and MIDI IN jacks User data is DUMPed and LOADed as a MIDI sysex system exclusive message From the Edit Menu press the UTILITY switch seven times the display will show a b c d e f g h i j k m o e display indicate whether user data is going to be DUMPed or LOADed The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu SELECT Press to select DUMP or LOAD ENTER Press to start DUMPing or LOADing data EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu nothing will be DUMPed or LOADed UTILITY Press to advance to the next Utility sub menu nothing will be DUMPed or LOADed The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Utility sub menu is selected When the FX1 is DUMPing user data DUMP will flash and when it s finished DUMP will stop flashing and change to DONE When the FX1 is LOADing user data LOAD will flash and when it s finished LOAD will stop flashing and change to DONE If the FX1 error checking software detects that the user data sysex message being LOADed is corrupt LOAD will stop flashing and change t
24. three parameters Any changes made while in this sub menu will result in the MIDI control change number and MIDI control change value being transmitted via the MIDI OUT and TO RACK jacks in real time When moving pressing a pedal switch for the first time after selecting a preset the MIDI data associated with the expression pedal port will not be transmitted until the pedal switch has crossed reached the BegValu point This will prevent an extreme change in the device parameter i e delay level reverb level volume level being controlled when the pedal switch is moved pressed For example if the BegValu is set to 100 moving the expression pedal will not have an effect until the pedal has crossed reached the 100 BegValu position at which point the device parameter being controlled will track the movement of the expression pedal in real time If the BegValu is set to PDL the MIDI data corresponding to the actual pedal position will be transmitted when a preset is selected If the BegValu is set to OFF the MIDI data associated with the expression pedal port will ONLY be transmitted when the pedal switch connected to it is physically moved pressed nothing will be sent when a preset is selected Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 29 12 6 51 S12 Custom Hex MIDI Message This sub menu allows creating two custom 16 byte hex MIDI messages for instant access switches S1 to 12 One of these custom messages will be tra
25. 0 amp 127 and press three switches to enter a MIDI control change value between 000 amp 127 for the BegValu MinValu and MaxValu Entering 444 for the MIDI control change number will cause the FX1 to use the global settings for the expression pedal port when the preset is selected Entering 999 for the MIDI control change number will turn the expression pedal port off The preset will not transmit any MIDI data associated with the expression pedal port Entering 444 will display GLO instead of 444 and entering 999 will display OFF instead of 999 in both cases the MIDI channel will automatically be changed to two asterisks The MinValu must always be lower than the MaxValu and the MaxValu must always be higher than the MinValu The BegValu should never be lower than the MinValu and the BegValu should never be higher than the MaxValu When BegValu MinValu and MaxValu are displayed moving pressing the pedal switch connected to the displayed expression pedal port will also allow data entry of these three parameters Any changes made while in this sub menu will result in the MIDI control change number and MIDI control change value being transmitted via the MIDI OUT and TO RACK jacks in real time When moving pressing a pedal switch for the first time after selecting a preset the MIDI data associated with the expression pedal port will not be transmitted until the pedal switch has crossed reached the BegValu point either this preset specific setting
26. 12 13 14 15 If using the optional expander be sure to connect it to the FX1 using ONLY the supplied cable and ONLY when the power is off see Section 8 1 10 for details See Section 4 Fundamentals to get a basic understanding of the FX1 user interface and for avid readers see Section 6 to Section 9 for a detailed description of the user interface Connect a MIDI cable from either the TO RACK jack or the MIDI OUT jack on the FX1 to the main MIDI input point jack of the guitar rig switcher being controlled by the FX1 see Sections 8 1 8 and 8 1 9 If the FX1 is not receiving 9Vac phantom power from the guitar rig switcher it s controlling connect the supplied adapter to the FX1 power jack see Section 8 1 6 Enter the Edit Mode see Section 10 Verify that the factory default PRST Operating Mode is selected see Section 16 1 Decide what will be connected to each expression pedal port see Sections 16 4 and 17 1 1 to 17 1 3 and then calibrate each pedal switch see Section 16 5 Setup the global MIDI control change message that each expression pedal port will transmit see Section 12 5 Decide what loops and switching functions in the guitar rig the instant access switches will control and setup the MIDI control change and or program change messages that each instant access switch will transmit when pressed and as part of a preset see Section 12 3 Assign a name for each instant access switch being used see Section 13
27. 12 amp Single External Footswitch S12 18 1 1 PRST Operating 18 1 2 SETn Operating Mode us 16 1 3 SONG Operaling Mod6 id ORTA ONE d e Ha e oa d ode b o Hed 19 Master Slave Loop eere eer eu uuu nna na na au au auuana nana un uuu 191 1 Master Slave Connectiohs ii re t b e e ie o ee see eo eH oo e eoa PR 70 19 1 2 Master Slave Cable Details iid aser Ua qe qoi 71 191 3 Power Supply Adapter Details 5 cce e iei E desea 71 19 1 4 A Few Things To Remember sessi esee seines enhn ssh nnns sina nss strat sent nasse nsn rns nnn 71 20 Factory Default Settings esee ee ae ea na na na na aa aa na na na aa aa aa aa Ea Ea EE ER ER ER E ER ER ER ERES ER UR ua un ana aaa au au au au au nunununn 72 21 MIDI Implementation Chart eee e sese ana Ea EE EE ERES ER ER EE ER ER ER ER ER UR un ana nan au au au aa nana nananann 22 Controlling Multiple G UX S esee eo ee reae nn au aa aa aa nn uu aa aa na nana uu aa aa aa na Eu E 23 User Manual Revision History esee ae na na na na na aa aa na aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa Ea EE EE ER ER ER ER ERES Ea an an anananuuauauaunununn 1 Warranty Thi
28. 4 FYI When labeling the instant access switches with self adhesive labels align the top edge of the label with the bottom edge of the boxed instant access switch number S1 512 or S24 with the expander so that all the labels are aligned perfectly There is enough room under each instant access switch except S13 S15 on the expander to accommodate two 1 2 labels or three 3 8 labels Assign the name of each MIDI device in the guitar rig to its corresponding MIDI channel see Section 13 3 Select a preset to be programmed see Section 14 1 and name it see Section 14 2 Setup any MIDI program change messages that the preset should transmit when selected see Section 14 3 Turn the loops and or switching functions controlled by the instant access switches ON or OFF for the preset being programmed see Section 14 4 This step can also be performed while in the PRST Operating Mode as outlined in Section 4 and detailed in Section 7 2 11 If i s necessary to have the expression pedal ports control something different specific for the preset being programmed than what was entered in Step 8 see Section 14 6 The FX1 is ready to go Repeat Step 12 to Step 15 for other presets Please note that the FX1 can transmit a LOT of MIDI data when a preset switch is selected In fact if every possible MIDI message that the FX1 is capable of transmitting per preset is enabled and used the total number of bytes transmitted would b
29. 6 replace pp with 42 67 replace pp with 43 68 replace pp with 44 69 replace pp with 45 70 replace pp with 46 71 replace pp with 47 72 replace pp with 48 73 replace pp with 49 74 replace pp with 4A 75 replace pp with 4B 76 replace pp with 4C 77 replace pp with 4D 78 replace pp with 4E 79 replace pp with 4F 80 replace pp with 50 81 replace pp with 51 82 replace pp with 52 83 replace pp with 53 84 replace pp with 54 85 replace pp with 55 86 replace pp with 56 87 replace pp with 57 88 replace pp with 58 89 replace pp with 59 90 replace pp with 5A 91 replace pp with 5B 92 replace pp with 5 93 replace pp with 5D 94 replace pp with 5 95 replace pp with 5F 96 replace pp with 60 97 replace pp with 61 98 replace pp with 62 99 replace pp with 63 100 replace pp with 64 101 replace pp with 65 102 replace pp with 66 103 replace pp with 67 104 replace pp with 68 105 replace pp with 69 106 replace pp with 6A 107 replace pp with 6B 108 replace pp with 6c 109 replace pp with 6D 110 replace pp with 6 111 replace pp with 6F 112 replace pp with 70 113 replace pp with 71 114 replace pp with 72 115 replace pp with 73 116 replace pp with 74 117 replace pp with 75 118 replace pp with 76 119 replace pp with 77 120 replace pp with 78 121 replace pp with 79 122 replace pp with 7A 123 replace pp with 7B 124 replace pp with 7 125 replace pp with 7D 126 replace pp with 7
30. D s The FX1 top panel is fitted with 21 heavy duty Carling stomp switches Each switch has dual functions the primary function is listed underneath the switch and the secondary function is listed between the switch and its LED The primary function is used when the FX1 is in one of the above mentioned Operating Modes and the secondary function is used when the 1 is in the Edit Mode When not in the Edit Mode i e one of the above Operating Modes the LED above the EDIT 2nd switch will be OFF indicating that the primary switch functions are available When the Edit Mode the LED above the EDIT 2nd switch will always be ON and one or all of the P1 to P6 switch LED s will flash indicating that the Edit Mode or one of its sub menu s has been selected Only the LED for switches that have a purpose or function when in the Edit Mode or one of its sub menu s will be ON all others will be OFF 7 1 Primary Switch Functions 7 1 1 EDIT 2 This switch allows entry to the Edit Mode To avoid entering the Edit Mode when accidentally pressing this switch it is equipped with a delay So to enter the Edit Mode press and hold this switch down for 1 second all the LED s will turn OFF except the LED above this switch which will turn ON and the P4 to P6 switch LED s which will start flashing 7 1 2 UP amp DOWN When one of the Operating Modes the LED above these switches will always be ON making it a little easier t
31. DI messages of the displayed instant access switch being transmitted via the MIDI OUT and TO RACK jacks Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 43 14 5 Internal Control Change On Off Status This sub menu allows the 24 internal control change messages to be individually turned ON or OFF for the preset selected in the Preset Select sub menu From the Preset Select sub menu press the PRESET switch four times the display will show e jand kon the display indicate the internal control change 01 to 24 e ntopon the display indicate the internal control change status ON or OFF The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 24 internal control changes SELECT Press to switch toggle the internal control change status ON and OFF EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved PRESET Press to advance to the next Preset sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Preset sub menu is selected NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the internal control change and release to return to the above display format Any changes made while in this sub menu will result in the ON OFF MIDI control change message of the displayed internal c
32. Each linked set may contain up to four instant access switches When instant access switches are linked together in a set only one of the instant access switches can be ON at any time in each set So pressing an instant access switch that is OFF will turn it ON and the instant access switch that was ON before will turn OFF automatically See Section 16 2 51 812 Switch Link for more information 7 1 5 513 S24 These are twelve more instant access switches located on the optional expander They offer similar features and functionality as 1 12 on the FX1 but they cannot be linked and they don t support custom hex MIDI messages Please note that unlike the footcontrollers and expanders offered by other companies the FX1 does not require an expander to be connected in order for the to transmit the MIDI messages associated with the expander s instant access switches when a preset is selected So to recap if the expander is disconnected or one is never connected at all the EX1 will continue to transmit the MIDI messages associated with the expander whenever a preset is selected Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 11 72 Secondary Switch Functions 7 2 1 COPY When at the main Edit Menu pressing this switch will select and move through the Copy Menu 7 2 2 MIDI When at the main Edit Menu pressing this switch will select and move through the MIDI Menu 7 2 3 NAMES When at the main Edit Menu pressi
33. Edit Mode s six sub menu s pressing this switch will return to the main Edit Menu When in the PRST SONG or one of the SETO SET9 Operating Modes pressing an instant access switch will cause the LED above this switch to flash indicating that the preset has been altered There are now four options all of which cause the LED above this switch to stop flashing 1 Press the appropriate instant access switch es to return the preset to its original stored state 2 Press the active preset switch to recall and transmit its original stored data This can t be done with the Global Preset since there s no active preset switch when it s selected 3 Select a different preset either within the same bank song or in another bank song this will discard the altered instant access switch settings and recall transmit the new preset data 4 Press this switch to update save the preset with the new altered ON OFF instant access switch settings n ATTENTION The following applies only when in the SONG one of the SETO SET9 Operating Modes Since a song is a custom bank of the FX1 s regular presets which can be and probably are used in other songs the FX1 will first check to see if the preset being updated is used in another song If the preset is not used in another song the FX1 will proceed with updating the preset at its current location If the preset is used in another song the FX1 will first copy and save the entire preset in the next ava
34. F e Song Create Edit Preset 0 to 6 for all 99 songs 01 P1 e Setlist Create Edit Song 01 to 50 for all 10 setlists Sngo1 e Operating Mode PRST e Global Preset Availability SS yY e 51 512 Switch Link Link A amp B all switches x e XP1 XP4 Port Type 4 of them LinVP e Instant Access Switch Type 24 of them LTCH Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 72 21 MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks FX1 is shipped with all its Basic Channel Default None None MIDI messages turned off Changed 1 16 1 16 changed settings can be saved in EEPROM memory Default X X Mode Altered X X Messages X X Note Number True Voice X X X X Velocity Note Off x x Key s X X After Touch Channel X X Pitch Bend X X Control Change 32hex with Control Value 1 to 50 or 99 Control Change m selects song 1 to 50 99 depending on the Operating Mode SETn or SONG Program Changes can be displayed with starting number of 0 to 127 or 1 to 128 2 Program Changes 1 to 7 Program Change True Number select presets 1 to 6 and the Global Preset within the current song and Program Changes 1 to 127 select presets 1 to 126 and the Global Preset bank 01 21 User data dump and load System Exclusive master slave messages and firmware updates Song Select X X System Common Song Position X X Tune Req
35. G and SETO 9 Operating Modes display locations d to will show either the 13 character user defined song name when the UP DOWN switches are pressed to select a new song or the 13 character user defined preset name when a preset is selected via preset switches 1 To have the display always show the song name apply power to the FX1 while pressing the P3 switch To revert back to displaying the song and preset names as described above apply power to the FX1 while pressing the P4 switch This display setting is stored in the FX1 s memory so applying power with one of these switches pressed only needs to be done once to select it When in one of the above Operating Modes the 3 display character location a blank character between the bank song number and the preset song name will be used to indicate the operating mode by periodically flashing a small operating mode indicator character The letter P will flash to indicate the Preset PRST Operating Mode the letter G will flash to indicate the Songs SONG Operating Mode a number between 0 and 9 will flash to indicate the Setlist SETO SET9 Operating Mode and the letter will flash to indicate the Slave SLAV Operating Mode SELECT EXIT SAVE EDIT 2 FX1 MIDI Footcontroller e INC NO 7 w UP DEC YES m DOWN E UTILITY Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 9 T Switches amp LE
36. LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Names sub menu is selected Press to switch toggle between displaying the setlist number as shown above and the setlist name being created modified Press to move the cursor from left to right and back when creating modifying the setlist name The LED above this switch will only turn ON when the setlist name is displayed Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 36 13 3 MIDI Channel Names This sub menu allows a custom name up to 14 characters in length to be created modified for each MIDI channel From the Edit Menu press the NAMES switch three times the display will show e indicate the MIDI channel 01 to 16 for which a name is going to be created modified The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE NAMES INC amp DEC ENTER SELECT Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved Press to advance to the next Names sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Names sub menu is selected Press hold to move scroll through the 16 MIDI channels when the MIDI channel number is displayed as shown above and press hold to move scroll through the available characters fonts when the MIDI channel name i
37. Latching Loop 1 80 87 Loop 8 Momentary Loop 1 88 95 Loop 8 Momentary Loop 1 64 71 Loop 8 Momentary Loop 1 56 63 Loop 8 Momentary Loop 1 104 111 Loop 8 112 119 Loop 8 96 103 Loop 8 72 79 Loop 8 2 2 wr 2 2 re wH Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 74 23 User Manual Revision History Rev 1 to Rev 3 e Added this section and Section 22 Controlling Multiple DMC GCX s e Added a note to Section 5 Quick Start Item 10 about labeling the instant access switches e Updated Section 6 Display with what is shown on the display when in the SONGS and SETn operating modes e Added a picture of an expanded FX1 to Section 8 1 10 Expander e Added a note to the end of Section 12 4 Internal Control Changes describing what they are e Updated Section 12 5 XP1 XP4 Global Settings and Section 14 6 XP1 XP4 Preset Settings with information about how the NAMES switch can be pressed to display the name assigned to the MIDI channel shown and how entering 444 for the BegValu for the Global Settings only will cause the FX1 to transmit the MIDI data corresponding to the actual expression pedal position when a preset is first selected e Replaced the following text crossed out below from Section 12 6 51 512 Custom Hex MIDI Message and Section 14 7 Preset Custom Hex MIDI Message with instructions to download from our website the
38. N From the Edit Menu press the MIDI switch three times the display will show b and c on the display will always indicate the instant access switch 01 to 24 while in this sub menu d on the display indicates the data shown is for a MIDI control change message hence the lowercase c e on the display indicates it s the 1 of two MIDI control change messages the instant access switch can send h to j on the display indicate the MIDI control change number 000 to 127 n and o on the display will always indicate the MIDI channel 01 to 16 or that the displayed MIDI message at display locations h to j will be sent on while in this sub menu Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e eon the display indicates it s the 2m of two MIDI control change messages the instant access switch can send Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e don the display indicates the data shown is for a MIDI program change message hence the lowercase p e on the display indicates it s the MIDI program change message the instant access switch will transmit when the instant access switch is ON e hto jon the display indicate the MIDI program change number 000 to 127 or 001 to 128 depending on the MIDI Program Change Start setting of the displayed MIDI channel Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e eonthe display indicates it s the MIDI program change message the instant access switch will trans
39. NAMES Press to move the cursor from left to right and back between the song bank and presets Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved Press to advance to the next SongSet sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a SongSet sub menu is selected Press hold to display the user assigned name for the song or the original preset and release to return to the above display format When the cursor is at display locations e f or i pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the song that is being edited created When the cursor is at display locations m or p pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the original preset that is going to be used in the song Press two switches to enter a song number between 01 amp 99 press two switches to enter a bank number between 01 amp 21 and press one switch to enter a preset number between 1 amp 6 or 0 for the Global Preset When the cursor is at one of the preset locations i or p the LED above switches 7 8 and 9 will turn OFF since there are no such presets Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 51 15 2 Setlist Create Edit This sub menu allows creating editing setlists A setlist is a collection of 50 custom banks and each bank represents a song Setlists allow songs to be
40. NO amp YES Press to return to the Edit Menu nothing will be deleted restored Press to move through the five parameters that can be deleted restored Press one switch to enter a preset number between 1 amp 6 or 0 for the Global Preset press two switches to enter a bank number between 01 amp 21 press two switches to enter a song number between 01 amp 99 press one switch to enter a setlist number between 0 amp 9 and press two switches to enter an instant access switch number between 01 amp 24 The LED above these switches will only turn ON when the switches can be used Press to advance to the next Utility sub menu nothing will be deleted The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Utility sub menu is selected Press to move the cursor between the preset number and the bank number The LED above this switch will only turn ON when the preset number and bank number are displayed Press hold to display the user assigned name for a preset a song a setlist or an instant access switch and release to return The LED above this switch will only turn ON after a valid number has been entered for a preset and the bank it s in a song a setlist or an instant access switch The LED above these switches will turn ON after a valid number has been entered for a preset and the bank it s in a song a setlist or an instant access switch Press the NO switch to abort the delete restore process any numbers entere
41. S12 To Boss FS 5U or similar 12 Sleeve Ground Tip Inst Acc Sw 511 Ring Inst Acc Sw 12 Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 68 18 Remote Control 18 1 1 PRST Operating Mode MIDI program change messages received via the MIDI IN jack see Section 8 1 7 on the MIDI channel that the FX1 is set to receive them on see Section 12 1 will allow for remote selection of the FX1 presets by a sequencer or another MIDI footcontroller The following table shows the relationship between the MIDI program change messages received and the FX1 banks presets MIDI program change number 127 selects the Global Preset 18 1 2 SETn Operating Mode When of the ten Setlist SETO SET9 Operating Modes MIDI control change and MIDI program change messages received via the MIDI IN jack see Section 8 1 7 on the MIDI channel that the FX1 is set to receive them on see Section 12 1 will allow for remote selection of the FX1 songs presets by a sequencer MIDI control change number 32 with a control value between 001 and 050 selects song 01 to 50 in the current setlist MIDI program change number 1 to 7 selects preset P1 to P6 and the Global Preset respectively in the current song 18 1 3 SONG Operating Mode MIDI control change and MIDI program change messages received via the MIDI IN jack see Section 8 1 7 on the MIDI cha
42. T switch six times the display will show a b c d e f g h i k m e a e iandm on the display indicate that these are bytes 1 to 4 of the custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e the display indicate that these are bytes 5 to 8 of the custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e a e iandmon the display indicate that these are bytes 9 to 12 of the custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e a e iandm on the display indicate that these are bytes 13 to 16 of the custom hex message Press the ENTER switch again to return to the top Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 47 14 7 Preset Custom Hex MIDI Msg Contd The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu ENTER Press to move through and display four bytes at a time of the custom 16 byte hex MIDI message EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved SELECT Press to move the cursor from left to right and back through the eight nibbles display locations b f g j nando PRESET Press to return to the first Preset sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Preset sub menu
43. This sub menu allows the 24 instant access switches to be individually turned ON or OFF for the preset selected in the Preset Select sub menu From the Preset Select sub menu press the PRESET switch three times the display will show e jand kon the display indicate the instant access switch 01 to 24 e ntopon the display indicate the instant access switch status ON or OFF The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 24 instant access switches SELECT Press to switch toggle the instant access switch status ON and OFF EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved PRESET Press to advance to the next Preset sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Preset sub menu is selected NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the instant access switch and release to return to the above display format The ON OFF status of the instant access switches can also be programmed without entering the Edit Mode and this sub menu by simply selecting a preset pressing the appropriate instant access switches to turn them ON or OFF and pressing the EXIT SAVE switch to store the settings Any changes made while in this sub menu will result in the ON OFF MI
44. alled the Global Preset and it is selected by pressing the preset switch that is active the LED above the preset switch will be ON When all the preset switch LED s are OFF it indicates that the Global Preset is active Realizing that some guitarists might not like the possibility of pressing a preset switch by accident and selecting the Global Preset the FX1 allows for the Global Preset to be disabled see Section 16 6 Global Preset Availability for more information When the Global Preset is disabled pressing the active preset switch will cause the FX1 to do and transmit absolutely nothing When in the PRST Operating Mode the Global Preset is the same in every bank and when in the SETO SET9 or SONG Operating Modes the Global Preset is unique to the selected song Presets transmit MIDI messages specific to the selected preset such as MIDI program change messages and a custom 16 byte hex MIDI message as well as the ON or OFF state MIDI messages of all the instant access switches and internal control changes depending on whether they are supposed to be ON or OFF for the selected preset 7 1 4 51 512 These are twelve instant access switches and they are used to turn specific function Such as audio loop or a switching function on a guitar router switcher ON or OFF without affecting any other audio loops switching functions or devices within a guitar rig The LED above each instant access switch will indicate whether th
45. annel 01 to 16 e ntopon the display indicate the MIDI program change number 000 to 127 or 001 to 128 depending the MIDI Program Change Start setting of the displayed MIDI channel The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC EXIT SAVE NAMES PRESET Press hold to move scroll through the 16 MIDI channels Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved Press hold to display the user assigned name for the MIDI channel and release to return to the above display format Press to advance to the next Preset sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Preset sub menu is selected Press three switches to enter a MIDI program change number between 000 amp 127 or 001 amp 128 depending on the MIDI Program Change Start setting for the MIDI channel shown Entering 999 will stop the FX1 from transmitting the MIDI program change message and the MIDI channel will automatically be changed to two asterisks Entering 999 will display OFF instead of 999 Any changes made while in this sub menu will result in the displayed MIDI program change message being transmitted via the MIDI OUT and TO RACK jacks Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 42 14 4 Instant Access Switch On Off Status
46. any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Utility sub menu is selected NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for a setlist when SETO SET9 Operating Mode is shown selected and release to return Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 53 16 2 51 S12 Switch Link This sub menu allows linking up to two sets instant access switches Each linked set may contain up to four instant access switches When instant access switches are linked together in a set only one of the instant access switches can be ON at any time in each set so pressing an instant access switch that is OFF will turn it ON and the switch that was ON before will be turned OFF automatically The ability to link instant access switches is particularly handy for users of multi channel guitar amplifiers Selecting channels on an amplifier using the instant access switches on any other MIDI footcontroller because Axess is the 1 and currently the only company offering this feature can be very confusing For example some four channel guitar amps require two instant access switches be used in order to select a channel Switch 1 LED off amp Switch 2 LED off Channel 1 Switch 1 LED off amp Switch 2 LED on Channel 2 Switch 1 LED on amp Switch 2 LED off Channel 3 Switch 1 LED on amp Switch 2 LED on Channel 4 Selecting channel 4 when channel 1
47. atches on rackmount effect processors A program change message is two bytes four nibbles long and looks like this Cn pp Nibble B informs the MIDI receiving device that the message is a control change message Nibble c informs the MIDI receiving device that the message is a program change message Nibble n refers to the MIDI channel that the control change or program change message is being sent on To send a message on MIDI channel 1 replace n with 0 2 replace n with 1 3 replace n with 2 4 replace n with 3 Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 5 replace n with 4 6 replace n with 5 7 replace with 6 8 replace n with 7 9 replace n with 8 10 replace n with 9 11 replace n with A 12 replace n with B 13 replace n with 14 replace n with D 15 replace with 16 replace n with F 32 12 6 51 512 Custom Hex MIDI Msg Cont d 12 6 1 MIDI Messages For Guitar Players 101 Cont d Byte cc is the control change number The MIDI specification allows 121 of them to be used freely and different switcher manufacturers can do use different numbers so following is a complete list To send control change 0 replace cc with 00 1 replace cc with 01 2 replace cc with 02 3 replace cc with 03 4 replace cc with 04 5 replace cc with 05 6 replace cc with 06 7 replace cc with 07 8 replace cc with 08 9 replace cc with 09 10 replace cc with 0 11 replace cc with 0B 12 rep
48. be copied e mand p on the display indicate the destination preset location and the bank it s in to copy to The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu nothing will be copied SELECT Press to move the cursor from left to right and back between the banks and presets NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for a preset and release to return to the above display format When the cursor is at display locations b c or f pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the preset that is going to be copied When the cursor is at display locations m or p pressing holding this switch will display the name currently assigned to the destination preset that is going to be copied to COPY Press to advance to the next Copy sub menu nothing will be copied The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Copy sub menu is selected 0 9 Press one switch to enter a preset number between 1 amp 6 or 0 for the Global Preset and press two switches to enter a bank number between 01 amp 21 When the cursor is at one of the preset locations the LED above switches 7 8 and 9 will turn OFF since there are no such presets ENTER Press to begin the copying process While the FX1 is copying a preset the display will show After the copying process is complete the display will be updated with the
49. cc with 4A 75 replace cc with 4B 76 replace cc with 4 77 replace cc with 4D 78 replace cc with 4E 79 replace cc with 4F 80 replace cc with 50 81 replace cc with 51 82 replace cc with 52 83 replace cc with 53 84 replace cc with 54 85 replace cc with 55 86 replace cc with 56 87 replace cc with 57 88 replace cc with 58 89 replace cc with 59 90 replace cc with 5A 91 replace cc with 5B 92 replace cc with 5 93 replace cc with 5D 94 replace cc with 5E 95 replace cc with 5F 96 replace cc with 60 97 replace cc with 61 98 replace cc with 62 99 replace cc with 63 100 replace cc with 64 101 replace cc with 65 102 replace cc with 66 103 replace cc with 67 104 replace cc with 68 105 replace cc with 69 106 replace cc with 6A 107 replace cc with 6B 108 replace cc with 6 109 replace cc with 6D 110 replace cc with 6E 111 replace cc with 6F 112 replace cc with 70 113 replace cc with 71 114 replace cc with 72 115 replace cc with 73 116 replace cc with 74 117 replace cc with 75 118 replace cc with 76 119 replace cc with 77 120 replace cc with 78 Byte vv is the control change value and guitarists typically only use two even though many exist One value turns an audio loop or switching function ON and the other turns the audio loop or switching function OFF To turn an audio loop or switching function ON replace vv with 7F To turn an audio loop or switching function OFF replace vv wi
50. ce cc with 1E 31 replace cc with 1F 32 replace cc with 20 33 replace cc with 21 34 replace cc with 22 35 replace cc with 23 36 replace cc with 24 37 replace cc with 25 38 replace cc with 26 39 replace cc with 27 40 replace cc with 28 41 replace cc with 29 42 replace cc with 2A 43 replace cc with 2B 44 replace cc with 2c 45 replace cc with 2D 46 replace cc with 2E 47 replace cc with 2F 48 replace cc with 30 49 replace cc with 31 50 replace cc with 32 51 replace cc with 33 52 replace cc with 34 53 replace cc with 35 54 replace cc with 36 55 replace cc with 37 56 replace cc with 38 57 replace cc with 39 58 replace cc with 3A 59 replace cc with 3B 60 replace cc with 3c 61 replace cc with 3D 62 replace cc with 3E 63 replace cc with 3F 64 replace cc with 40 65 replace cc with 41 66 replace cc with 42 67 replace cc with 43 68 replace cc with 44 69 replace cc with 45 70 replace cc with 46 71 replace cc with 47 72 replace cc with 48 73 replace cc with 49 74 replace cc with 4A 75 replace cc with 4B 76 replace cc with 4 77 replace cc with 4D 78 replace cc with 4E 79 replace cc with 4F 80 replace cc with 50 81 replace cc with 51 82 replace cc with 52 83 replace cc with 53 84 replace cc with 54 85 replace cc with 55 86 replace cc with 56 87 replace cc with 57 88 replace cc with 58 89 replace cc with 59 90 replace cc with 5A 91 replace cc with 5B 92 replace cc w
51. ce pp with 06 7 replace pp with 07 8 replace pp with 08 9 replace pp with 09 10 replace pp with 0A 11 replace pp with 0B 12 replace pp with oc 13 replace pp with oD 14 replace pp with 0E 15 replace pp with oF 16 replace pp with 10 3117 replace pp with 11 18 replace pp with 12 19 replace pp with 13 20 replace pp with 14 21 replace pp with 15 22 replace pp with 16 23 replace pp with 17 24 replace pp with 18 25 replace pp with 19 26 replace pp with 1A 27 replace pp with 1B 28 replace pp with 1 29 replace pp with 1D 30 replace pp with 1E 31 replace pp with 1F Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 32 replace pp with 20 33 replace pp with 21 34 replace pp with 22 35 replace pp with 23 36 replace pp with 24 37 replace pp with 25 38 replace pp with 26 39 replace pp with 27 40 replace pp with 28 41 replace pp with 29 42 replace pp with 2A 43 replace pp with 2B 44 replace pp with 2 45 replace pp with 2D 46 replace pp with 2E 47 replace pp with 2F 48 replace pp with 30 49 replace pp with 31 50 replace pp with 32 51 replace pp with 33 52 replace pp with 34 53 replace pp with 35 54 replace pp with 36 55 replace pp with 37 56 replace pp with 38 57 replace pp with 39 58 replace pp with 3A 59 replace pp with 3B 60 replace pp with 3C 61 replace pp with 3D 62 replace pp with 63 replace pp with 64 replace pp with 40 65 replace pp with 41 6
52. ches which can be turned on or off for any given preset via a physical switch the on off status of the Internal Control Changes can only be changed while in the Edit Mode see Section 14 5 Internal Control Change On Off Status for details Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 27 12 5 XP1 XP4 Global Settings This sub menu allows assigning the global settings MIDI control change number MIDI channel minimum maximum and beginning MIDI control values for the four expression pedal ports From the Edit Menu press the MIDI switch five times the display will show e the display indicates the expression pedal port 1 to 4 e htojindicate the MIDI control change number 000 to 127 or OFF e nando on the display indicate the MIDI channel number 01 to 16 or Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e mtooon the display indicate the initial MIDI control change value 000 to 127 OFF or PDL that the expression pedal port will send when a preset is first selected Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e mtooon the display indicate the lowest MIDI control change value 000 to 127 that the expression pedal port can send when its pedal switch is moved pressed Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e mtooon the display indicate the highest MIDI control change value 000 to 127 that the expression pedal port can send when its pedal switch is moved pressed
53. d e oand pon the display indicate the destination song location to copy to The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu SELECT Press to move the cursor between the two songs EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu nothing will be copied 0 9 Press two switches to enter a song number between 01 amp 99 NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for a song and release to return to the above display format When the cursor is at display locations e or f pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the song that is going to be copied When the cursor is at display locations o or pressing holding this switch will display the name currently assigned to the destination song that is going to be copied to COPY Press to advance to the next Copy sub menu nothing will be copied The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Copy sub menu is selected ENTER Press to begin the copying process While the FX1 is copying a song the display will show After the copying process is complete the display will be updated with the song numbers that were shown when first entering this sub menu Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 20 11 4 Setlist Copy This sub menu allows copying a setlist from one setlist location to another From the Edit Menu press the COPY switch four times the display will show
54. d will return to question marks Press the YES switch to begin the delete restore process While the FX1 is deleting restoring a parameter the display will show Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 63 16 9 Firmware Version amp Update This sub menu displays the current version of the FX1 firmware software and it must be selected in order for the FX1 to receive a firmware update via its MIDI IN jack Visit the FX1 page on our website to see what the current firmware version is and how to get an update if available From the Edit Menu press the UTILITY switch nine times the display will show the actual version number may differ depending on when this manual was released published e mtopon the display indicate the firmware version number The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu UTILITY Press to return to the first Utility sub menu The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Utility sub menu is selected 16 9 1 Updating The FX1 Firmware To update the FX1 firmware a Mac PC with a MIDI interface Axess uses and recommends the external USB MIDI interfaces made by www m audio com and a software utility capable of sending MIDI sysex messages will be necessary Always make a backup of the FX1 user data prior to updating its firmware just in case so the same software utility
55. e 516 The MIDI specification stipulates that a single MIDI event such as when a preset switch is pressed should be kept to 255 bytes or less The FX1 will not place a restriction on how many or which of its MIDI messages can be enabled and used so this is one of the reasons that the FX1 is shipped with all its MIDI messages and features turned off Therefore the only MIDI messages transmitted by the EX1 will be what have been turned on and or programmed into it It s very unlikely that anyone will ever need to use all of the features that have been put into the FX1 but they are there to provide options so just use some restraint Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 8 6 Display The display is a 1 line by 16 character dot matrix LCD with a backlight When in the Edit Mode the display will show the parameter s being edited When in the Slave SLAV Operating Mode the display will show the exact same information as the display on the master FX1 see Section 19 Master Slave Loop for more information In the Preset PRST Operating Mode the display will show the bank number 01 to 21 at display locations a and b and at display locations d to p the 13 character user defined preset name In the Songs SONG Operating Mode the display will show song number 01 to 99 at display locations a and b and when in one of the ten Setlist SETO SET9 Operating Modes the display will show song number 01 to 50 For the SON
56. e eon the display indicates the setlist that is going to be copied e pon the display indicates the destination setlist location to copy to The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu SELECT Press to move the cursor between the two setlists EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu nothing will be copied 0 9 Press one switch to enter a setlist number between 0 amp 9 NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for a setlist and release to return to the above display format When the cursor is at display location e pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the setlist that is going to be copied When the cursor is at display location p pressing holding this switch will display the name currently assigned to the destination setlist that is going to be copied to COPY Press to advance to the next Copy sub menu nothing will be copied The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Copy sub menu is selected ENTER Press to begin the copying process While the FX1 is copying a setlist the display will show After the copying process is complete the display will be updated with the setlist numbers that were shown when first entering this sub menu Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 21 11 5 Instant Access Switch Copy This sub menu allows copying the MIDI data of one instant access switch to anothe
57. e function controlled by the switch is ON or OFF Typically on other footcontrollers instant access switches only transmit a single MIDI control change message This has proven to be very limiting for a lot of guitarists so the FX1 s instant access switches have been designed with the ability to transmit two MIDI control change messages two MIDI program change messages one when the switch is ON and the other when it is OFF and two custom 16 byte hex MIDI messages one when ON and one when OFF Another feature designed into the FX1 is the ability to select how each instant access switch will operate when pressed and released each can be configured to operate as a latching switch or as a hold type switch Pressing and releasing a latching switch once will turn it ON and transmit its ON state MIDI messages pressing and releasing the Switch again will turn it OFF and transmit its OFF state MIDI messages Pressing a hold type switch will turn it ON and transmit it s ON state MIDI messages and releasing the switch will turn it OFF and transmit it s OFF state MIDI messages When selecting a preset on the FX1 the ON OFF state MIDI messages for hold type instant access Switches are NOT transmitted as part of the preset The default switch type for all instant access switches is latching The final feature which Axess is the 1 to offer designed into the FX1 s instant access switches is the ability to link up to two sets of instant access switches
58. e instant access switch numbers that were shown when first entering this sub menu Only instant access switches S1 S12 are capable of sending a custom 16 byte hex message So if when copying instant access switch S1 S12 too S13 S24 the custom 16 byte hex message can t be copied Alternatively when copying instant access switch S13 524 too S1 S12 there is no custom 16 byte hex message to be copied so if there is a pre existing custom 16 byte hex message at the destination instant access switch location it ll be deleted Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 22 12 MIDI Menu The MIDI Menu allows defining global parameters such as the MIDI channel that the FX1 will respond to incoming MIDI messages on the starting number used when displaying program change messages the control change and program change messages that each instant access switch will transmit the control change message each internal control change will transmit the expression pedal ports control change settings and the custom hex MIDI messages of each instant access switch 12 1 Receive MIDI Channel This sub menu allows setting the MIDI channel that incoming MIDI control change and or program change messages must be on in order for banks songs and presets to be selected from a remote device such as a sequencer when the FX1 is in the PRST SONG SETO SET9 Operating Modes From the Edit Menu press the MIDI switch one time the display will s
59. e pp with 6D 110 replace pp with 6 111 replace pp with 6F 112 replace pp with 70 113 replace pp with 71 114 replace pp with 72 115 replace pp with 73 116 replace pp with 74 117 replace pp with 75 118 replace pp with 76 119 replace pp with 77 120 replace pp with 78 121 replace pp with 79 122 replace pp with 7A 123 replace pp with 7B 124 replace pp with 7 125 replace pp with 7D 126 replace pp with 7 127 replace pp with 7F 34 13 Names Menu The Names Menu allows custom names to be created edited for each song setlist MIDI channel instant access switch and internal control change 13 1 Song Names This sub menu allows a custom name up to 13 characters in length to be created modified for each of the FX1 s 99 songs From the Edit Menu press the NAMES switch one time the display will show e fandgon the display indicate the song 01 to 99 for which a name is going to be created modified The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 99 songs when the song number is displayed as shown above and press hold to move scroll through the available characters fonts when the song name is displayed NAMES Press to advance to the next Names sub menu any changes made while in t
60. eate up to 99 songs Organize the 99 songs into 10 setlists of 50 songs Heavy duty Carling stomp switches the real ones Switches are spaced 3 00 apart in every direction Master Slave functionality for multiple footcontroller rigs Expression pedal port calibration Bulk data dump and load capabilities Software upgrades via its MIDI IN jack Scroll through banks songs without activating a preset Easily copy presets banks songs setlists and instant access switches Easily name presets songs setlists MIDI channels instant access switches and more Individually configure instant access switches to operate as latching type or hold type switches Each instant access switch can transmit two control change messages and two program change messages one when the switch is on and the other when it s off Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual Multiple instant access switches can be linked together to allow for quick easy selection and indication of which channel is on on multi channel guitar amps all with the press of one switch Instant access switches and presets are capable of sending custom 16 byte hex MIDI messages Presets can simultaneously transmit program change messages starting at 000 or 001 user selectable for each MIDI channel on all 16 MIDI channels Standard 5 pin MIDI IN and MIDI OUT jacks Heavy duty TO RACK 5 pin XLR MIDI OUT jack Powered by a 9VAC adapter which is included wi
61. edal linear or audio logarithmic taper or a switch ensuring the FX1 will react properly and consistently when either is connected From the Edit Menu press the UTILITY switch four times the display will show e the display indicates the expression pedal port 1 to 4 e indicate what is or is going to be connected to the expression pedal port LinVP LogVP or SWTCH The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 4 expression pedal ports EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved UTILITY Press to advance to the next Utility sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Utility sub menu is selected SELECT Press to switch toggle between what is or is going to be connected to the expression pedal port shown either a linear tapered volume pedal LinVP an audio logarithmic tapered volume pedal LogVP or a switch SWTCH Please note that selecting the LinVP option will cause the FX1 to track the pedal taper directly So if a linear tapered volume pedal is connected the transmitted MIDI data will be linear and if an audio logarithmic tapered volume pedal is connected the transmitted MIDI data will be logarithmic When the LogVP option is se
62. eminder that a Utility sub menu is selected NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the instant access switch at the current cursor position and release to return to the above display format If there is no instant access switch linked at the current cursor position the LED above this switch will turn OFF Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 54 16 2 51 S12 Switch Link Cont d An instant access switch can only be linked once Pressing a linked instant access switch that is already ON will do nothing no MIDI messages will be transmitted When selecting a preset only the ON state MIDI messages of the switch that is ON for LinkA and LinkB will be transmitted as part of the preset The OFF state MIDI messages for the other instant access switches that are OFF will not be transmitted as part of the preset If the FX1 has already been setup with presets that have multiple instant access switches turned ON and they have now been linked together the instant access switch considered ON when selecting a preset will be the one with the lowest switch value i e 1 is lower than 852 512 3 lower than S4to 12 Pressing a linked instant access switch that is OFF will turn it ON and cause the FX1 to transmit its ON state MIDI messages and turn OFF the other linked instant access switch without transmitting its OFF state MIDI messages There are several reasons why the FX1 has been des
63. esets using the global setting for the expression pedal port will not transmit any MIDI data associated with the expression pedal port the MIDI channel will automatically be changed to two asterisks Entering 444 for the BegValu will cause the FX1 to transmit MIDI data corresponding to the actual pedal position when a preset is first selected Entering 999 for the BegValu will cause the FX1 to NOT transmit any MIDI data associated with the expression pedal port when a preset is first selected instead the FX1 will ONLY transmit the MIDI data associated with the expression pedal port when the pedal switch connected to it is physically moved pressed Entering 444 will display PDL instead of 444 and entering 999 will display OFF instead of 999 SELECT Press to move the cursor between the MIDI control change number and the MIDI channel The LED above this switch will turn OFF when OFF is displayed for the MIDI control change number and when BegValu MinValu or MaxValu are shown on the display ENTER Press to move through the four parameters of the displayed expression pedal port The MinValu must always be lower than the MaxValu and the MaxValu must always be higher than the MinValu The BegValu should never be lower than the MinValu and the BegValu should never be higher than the MaxValu When BegValu MinValu and MaxValu are displayed moving pressing the pedal switch connected to the displayed expression pedal port will also allow data entry of these
64. ess of one switch Instant access switches can be pressed at any time to turn a turn the specific loop or function in a guitar rig ON and OFF in real time without affecting anything else in the rig When an instant access switch is pressed its ON or OFF state indicated by its LED MIDI messages will be transmitted via the MIDI OUT and TO RACK jacks The LED above the EDIT 2nd switch will begin to flash after an instant access switch has been pressed indicating that the preset has been changed Pressing the EDIT 2nd switch when its LED is flashing will update save the preset with the new ON OFF settings of the instant access switches Alternatively pressing the active preset switch or selecting another preset will recall and transmit its stored MIDI data settings or the instant access switch es can be pressed to return the preset to its stored state both of which cause the EDIT 2nd switch LED to stop flashing Pressing the UP and DOWN switches will select a new bank or song number depending on the operating mode selected After pressing either of these switches the bank or song number will begin to flash indicating the number shown is not current Pressing a preset switch will select the appropriate preset in the new bank or song otherwise pressing the UP or DOWN switch to return back to the current bank or song will cause the number to stop flashing Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 7 5 Quick Start 10 11
65. f this cable that plugs into the TO RACK jack on the FX1 should be a Neutrik 5 pin XLR female plug p n NCSFX The other end of this cable is determined by the guitar router switcher being used it can be a regular MIDI plug or an XLR plug or who knows what The pinout of the TO RACK jack on the FX1 is as follows 1 9Vac 2 8 9Vac 4 MIDI Out Pin 4 5 MIDI Out Pin 5 S Shield Ground Cable 2 This cable should be a standard 5 MIDI cable with all five pins connected as follows unless phantom power pins 1 and 3 need to be disconnected as per Option 2 of the Master Slave Loop 1 to 1 Phantom Pwr 2 to 2 Shield Ground 3 to 3 Phantom Pwr 4 to 4 MIDI Signal 4 5 to 5 MIDI Signal 5 Cable conductor for 2 should be the bare Drain Wire Cable conductors for 1 and 3 should be a twisted pair Cable conductors for 4 and 5 should be a twisted pair Cable 3 Same as Cable 2 but with all five pins connected at all times Cable 4 and on for more slaves Same as Cable 2 but with all five pins connected at all times Cable Same as Cable 2 with phantom power pins 1 amp 3 connected or disconnected as per Option 1 or 2 19 1 3 Power Supply Adapter Details The power adapter shipped with the FX1 is capable of supplying 9Vac 1000mA which is more than enough to power two FX1 s and if implementing Option 2 above a Master Slave Loop of three FX1 s can be realized wi
66. going to use similar words as probably have in other user manuals but instead decided not to and will leave that up to you and others designed the FX1 to be rugged reliable full featured yet simple to program and operate whether on stage in front of tens of thousands or just tens of tens etc Hopefully have succeeded and you think it s worthy of being described as one the finest most powerful and ultimate MIDI footcontrollers around would also like to thank the following people without whom the FX1 would not have been possible for one reason or another My wife daughter and dog for hesitantly allowing me to work crazy hours and sacrificing a whole lot of quality family time Daryl Speers the unbelievably talented software engineer who made my FX1 dream design a reality Mike Marino thanks for you know what bro Gil Elgez Kevin Young Lonnie Totman Dave Friedman the loyal Axess followers who placed advance orders sight unseen and the handful of other s who gave me ideas Mario Marino President AXESS ELECTRONICS 3 1 Features List 6 preset switches blue LED s 12 instant access switches green LED s Edit 2nd red LED Bank Up amp Down switches with yellow LED s 127 preset memory locations 21 banks of 6 presets plus a Global Preset Four global and per preset expression pedal ports Large 1 line x 16 character LCD display w backlight Song amp setlist modes Cr
67. his sub menu allows a custom name up to 13 characters length to be created modified for the preset selected in the Preset Select sub menu From the Preset Select sub menu press the PRESET switch one time The display will show the name assigned to the preset selected in the Preset Select sub menu On new FX1 the following name will be displayed for the preset shown on the previous page The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu SELECT Press to move the cursor from left to right and back when creating modifying the preset name INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the available characters fonts when creating modifying the preset name EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved PRESET Press to advance to the next Preset sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Preset sub menu is selected Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 41 14 3 Program Change Messages This sub menu allows assigning up to 16 MIDI program change messages one for each MIDI channel to the preset selected in the Preset Select sub menu From the Preset Select sub menu press the PRESET switch two times the display will show a new FX1 e canddon the display indicate the MIDI ch
68. his sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Names sub menu is selected ENTER Press to switch toggle between displaying the song number as shown above and the song name being created modified SELECT Press to move the cursor from left to right and back when creating modifying the song name The LED above this switch will only turn ON when the song name is displayed Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 35 13 2 Setlist Names This sub menu allows a custom name up to 13 characters in length to be created modified for each of the FX1 s 10 setlists SET9 Operating Modes From the Edit Menu press the NAMES switch two times the display will show e eon the display indicates the setlist 0 to 9 for which a name is going to be created modified The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE INC amp DEC NAMES ENTER SELECT Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved Press hold to move scroll through the 10 setlists when the setlist number is displayed as shown above and press hold to move scroll through the available characters fonts when the setlist name is displayed Press to advance to the next Names sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The
69. hose on the MIDI device processor display From the Edit Menu press the MIDI switch two times the display will show e canddon the display indicate the MIDI channel 01 to 16 e ntopon the display indicate the MIDI program change starting number 000 or 001 The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 16 MIDI channels EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved MIDI Press to advance to the next MIDI sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a MIDI sub menu is selected NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the MIDI channel and release to return to the above display format 0 amp 1 Press either switch to change select the MIDI program change starting number 000 or 001 for the displayed MIDI channel Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 24 12 3 51 S24 Control amp Program Changes This sub menu allows assigning two MIDI control change messages and two MIDI program change messages one when the switch is ON and one when the switch is OFF on individually selectable MIDI channels for the twenty four instant access switches The control value for the MIDI control change messages is fixed at 0 OFF and 127 O
70. how e oand p indicate the MIDI channel that the FX1 will receive MIDI messages 01 to 16 or NO The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved MIDI Press to advance to the next MIDI sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a MIDI sub menu is selected 0 9 Press two switches to enter a MIDI channel number between 01 amp 16 or 99 to stop the FX1 from responding to incoming MIDI control change and or program change messages Entering 99 will display NO instead of 99 NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the MIDI channel and release to return to the above display format When NO is displayed for the MIDI channel the LED above this switch will turn OFF since there is no name to view Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 23 12 2 Program Change Starting Number This sub menu allows setting the starting number 000 or 001 that the FX1 will use to display MIDI program change numbers for each MIDI channel Some MIDI devices processors display presets starting at 000 and ending at 127 and others start at 001 and end at 128 This sub menu will ensure that the MIDI program change numbers shown on the FX1 display will match t
71. igned to work this way but mainly it has to do with how most commercial guitar switchers operate and or respond to MIDI messages That s another reason why Axess designed instant access switches S1 to S12 with the ability to transmit custom hex MIDI messages along with their control change and program change messages so that when a linked switch is turned ON it can transmit additional messages to control the guitar switcher appropriately Axess Electronics AC8 Amplifier Controller has been designed to function and respond appropriately to the FX1 s linked instant access switches but users of other commercial guitar switchers will more than likely need to make use of the S1 512 Custom Hex MIDI Messages Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 55 16 3 Instant Access Switch Type This sub menu allows the twenty four instant access switches to be individually configured to function as latching default or hold type switches these settings are global not per preset From the Edit Menu press the UTILITY switch three times the display will show e handion the display indicate the instant access switch 01 to 24 e mtop indicate the instant access switch type setting LTCH or HOLD The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 24 instant access switches EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu
72. ilable blank preset location Then it will make the necessary instant access Switch ON OFF status change s and finally it will update the song with the new preset location The FX1 will automatically rename the new preset in the following format e and f on the display indicate the song number 01 to 99 h indicates the preset number 1 to 6 or 0 for the Global Preset in the song jand k indicate the bank number 01 to 21 that the original preset is located in m refers to the original preset 1 to 6 O for the Global Preset in the above bank If there are no more blank preset locations pressing this switch to update the preset will not do anything and the LED above this switch will continue to flash indicating and confirming that there are no more blank presets available Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 13 8 Rear Panel o AXESS ELECTRONICS FX1 MIDI Footcontroller 8 1 1 XPDL 1 This is a standard TRS stereo jack and it allows an external expression pedal or a switch to be connected to the FX1 The ring and sleeve of this jack are internally protected with resistors so that a short circuit will not damage the port input circuitry and or the FX1 Pedal resistance isn t critical but please see Sections 17 1 1 to 17 1 3 Cables and Section 16 5 XP1 XP4 Port Calibration more information on using this jack 8 1 2 XPDL 2 Same as above 8 1 3 XPDL 3 Same as above 8 1 4
73. is ON or vice versa will require two instant access switch presses not to mention the time required to think about what combination will select what channel because of the four different LED combinations Linking instant access switches on the FX1 will result in one instant access switch and it s LED being assigned to each amplifier channel So selecting a channel is only one instant access switch press away and figuring out what channel is ON is clearly displayed by a single LED at all times From the Edit Menu press the UTILITY switch two times the display will show e eon the display indicates the set B of linked instant access switches e h jlandnon the display indicate the four switches that are linked together The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu ENTER Press to switch toggle between the two sets A or B of linked instant access switches SELECT Press to move the cursor from left to right and back through display locations h j and n EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through and select the instant access switch 1 to 12 or x no switch to be linked UTILITY Press to advance to the next Utility sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a r
74. is selected INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the sixteen hex characters 0 to 9 amp A to F available for each nibble display locations b c f g j and when creating the custom hex message Two nibbles equal one byte and vice versa 14 7 1 MIDI Messages For Guitar Players 101 Guitar players only use a very small fraction of the messages and features that MIDI is capable of supporting The two MIDI messages most commonly used by guitar players are control change messages and program change messages so those are the one s details will be provided for here below For details on other MIDI messages please go here www midi org about midi table1 shtml MIDI control change messages are generally used to turn audio loops and switching functions ON and OFF either via an instant access switch or as part of a preset on guitar audio function switchers A control change message is three bytes six nibbles long and looks like this Bn cc vv MIDI program change messages are generally used to select presets patches on rackmount effect processors A program change message is two bytes four nibbles long and looks like this Cn pp Nibble B informs the MIDI receiving device that the message is a control change message Nibble C informs the MIDI receiving device that the message is a program change message Nibble n refers to the MIDI channel that the control change or program change message is being sent on To send a
75. itch again to return to the top Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 45 14 6 XP1 XP4 Preset Settings Cont d The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 4 expression pedal ports ENTER Press to move through the four parameters of the displayed expression pedal port EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved PRESET Press to advance to the next Preset sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Preset sub menu is selected NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the MIDI channel shown on the display and release to return to the above display format The LED above this switch will turn OFF when two asterisks are displayed for the MIDI channel which is the case when the displayed MIDI control change number is GLO or OFF SELECT Press to move the cursor between the MIDI control change number and the MIDI channel The LED above this switch will turn OFF when GLO or OFF is displayed for the MIDI control change number and when BegValu MinValu or MaxValu are shown on the display 0 9 Press two switches to enter a MIDI channel number between 01 amp 16 press three switches to enter a MIDI control change number between 00
76. ith 5 93 replace cc with 5D 94 replace cc with 5E 95 replace cc with 5F 96 replace cc with 60 97 replace cc with 61 98 replace cc with 62 99 replace cc with 63 100 replace cc with 64 101 replace cc with 65 102 replace cc with 66 103 replace cc with 67 104 replace cc with 68 105 replace cc with 69 106 replace cc with 6A 107 replace cc with 6B 108 replace cc with 6 109 replace cc with 6D 110 replace cc with 6E 111 replace cc with 6F 112 replace cc with 70 113 replace cc with 71 114 replace cc with 72 115 replace cc with 73 116 replace cc with 74 117 replace cc with 75 118 replace cc with 76 119 replace cc with 77 120 replace cc with 78 Byte vv is the control change value and guitarists typically only use two even though many exist One value turns an audio loop or switching function ON and the other turns the audio loop or switching function OFF To turn an audio loop or switching function ON replace vv with 7F To turn an audio loop or switching function OFF replace vv with 00 Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 49 14 7 Preset Custom Hex MIDI Msg Contd 14 7 1 MIDI Messages For Guitar Players 101 Cont d Byte pp is the program change number The MIDI specification allows 128 of them so to send program change 0 replace pp with 00 1 replace pp with 01 2 replace pp with 02 3 replace pp with 03 4 replace pp with 04 5 replace pp with 05 6 repla
77. lace cc with oc 13 replace cc with 0D 14 replace cc with 15 replace cc with OF 16 replace cc with 10 17 replace cc with 11 18 replace cc with 12 19 replace cc with 13 20 replace cc with 14 21 replace cc with 15 22 replace cc with 16 23 replace cc with 17 24 replace cc with 18 25 replace cc with 19 26 replace cc with 1A 27 replace cc with 1B 28 replace cc with 1 29 replace cc with 1D 30 replace cc with 1E 31 replace cc with 1F 32 replace cc with 20 33 replace cc with 21 34 replace cc with 22 35 replace cc with 23 36 replace cc with 24 37 replace cc with 25 38 replace cc with 26 39 replace cc with 27 40 replace cc with 28 41 replace cc with 29 42 replace cc with 2A 43 replace cc with 2B 44 replace cc with 2c 45 replace cc with 2D 46 replace cc with 2E 47 replace cc with 2F 48 replace cc with 30 49 replace cc with 31 50 replace cc with 32 51 replace cc with 33 52 replace cc with 34 53 replace cc with 35 54 replace cc with 36 55 replace cc with 37 56 replace cc with 38 57 replace cc with 39 58 replace cc with 3A 59 replace cc with 3B 60 replace cc with 3c 61 replace cc with 3D 62 replace cc with 3E 63 replace cc with 3F 64 replace cc with 40 65 replace cc with 41 66 replace cc with 42 67 replace cc with 43 68 replace cc with 44 69 replace cc with 45 70 replace cc with 46 71 replace cc with 47 72 replace cc with 48 73 replace cc with 49 74 replace
78. le T 5 y 5 T IT FX1 XPDL 1 XPDL 4 To Boss FS 5L or FS 5U or similar 17 1 2 amp External Volume Pedal Using an external volume pedal such as the Ernie Ball 6166 or the Jr models requires the use of a special cable sometimes called an insert cable with a standard TRS stereo plug on one end two standard 77 mono plugs on the other end To Volume Pedal Input T R 5 5 T 181 S R 1 FX1 XPDL 1 XPDL 4 To Volume Pedal Output 17 1 3 XPDL amp External Expression Pedal Using an external expression pedal such as the Boss FV 300L requires the use of a standard TRS stereo cable T R s 5 5 R T 18 ee FX1 XPDL 1 XPDL 4 To Boss FV 300L or similar Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 66 17 Cables Contd 17 1 4 511 512 amp External Dual Footswitch Using an external dual footswitch such as the Boss FS 6 with both switches set for momentary operation requires the use of a standard TRS stereo cable T R 5 5 RT ITI 5 181 IR To FX1 511 512 To Boss FS 6 or similar Sleeve Ground Sleeve Ground Tip Inst Acc Sw S11 Tip Sw S11 Ring Inst Acc Sw 512 Ring Sw A S12 17 1 5 511 512 amp Two External Footswitches Using two separate external footswitches such as the Boss FS 5U momentary requires the use of a special cable sometimes called a
79. le reception is not successful the display will show a b c d e f g h i l m o p 7 Reload indicates that the firmware sysex file was not received properly and to try again 8 Upon successful reception and error checking of the new firmware sysex file the display will show a b c d e f g h i j k l m o 9 The EXIT SAVE and UTILITY switch LED s will turn OFF and approximately 10 seconds later BURN will start to flash indicating that the FX1 is being updated with the new firmware Self programming burning of the FX1 microcontroller will take approximately 1 minute so please be patient and let it finish 10 After the microcontroller has self programmed the FX1 will automatically reboot itself with the new firmware The FX1 has been designed with some fail safe functionality so if power is accidentally lost removed while receiving a new firmware sysex file the FX1 will revert back to the current version If power is accidentally lost removed while self programming burning the microcontroller it ll automatically restart and or continue the next time it s powered up Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 65 17 Cables Using the XPDL 1 4 and or 511 512 jacks on the FX1 requires that the proper SHIELDED cable s be used 17 1 1 XPDL amp External Switch Using an external switch such as the Boss FS 5L latching or FS 5U momentary requires the use of a standard mono cab
80. lected the FX1 will try to convert the connected pedal i e an audio logarithmic tapered volume pedal so that it acts like a linear tapered volume pedal Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 57 16 5 XP1 XP4 Port Calibration This sub menu allows the four expression pedal ports to be individually calibrated ensuring the FX1 will react properly and consistently whenever the pedals switches connected to the ports are moved pressed Calibration consists of determining the minimum and maximum resistance points of the pedals switches connected to the expression pedal ports and assigning a MINimum MIDI control value of 000 and a MAXimum MIDI control value of 127 respectively or vice versa Typically when using expression pedals heel down is the minimum position and heel up is the maximum position To reverse this when using the FX1 simply calibrate the desired expression pedal port s with heel up for MINimum and heel down for MAXimum From the Edit Menu press the UTILITY switch five times the display will show e the display indicates the expression pedal port 1 to 4 being calibrated e n indicate which position MIDI control value MIN 000 or MAX 127 is being calibrated The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 4 expression pedal ports
81. message on MIDI channel 1 replace n with 0 2 replace n with 1 3 replace n with 2 4 replace n with 3 Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 5 replace n with 4 6 replace n with 5 7 replace n with 6 8 replace n with 7 9 replace n with 8 10 replace n with 9 11 replace n with A 12 replace n with B 13 replace n with C 14 replace n with D 15 replace n with E 16 replace n with F 48 14 7 Preset Custom Hex MIDI Msg Contd 14 7 1 MIDI Messages For Guitar Players 101 Cont d Byte cc is the control change number The MIDI specification allows 121 of them to be used freely and different switcher manufacturers can do use different numbers so following is a complete list To send control change 0 replace cc with 00 1 replace cc with 01 2 replace cc with 02 3 replace cc with 03 4 replace cc with 04 5 replace cc with 05 6 replace cc with 06 7 replace cc with 07 8 replace cc with 08 9 replace cc with 09 10 replace cc with 0 11 replace cc with 0B 12 replace cc with oc 13 replace cc with 0D 14 replace cc with 15 replace cc with OF 16 replace cc with 10 17 replace cc with 11 18 replace cc with 12 19 replace cc with 13 20 replace cc with 14 21 replace cc with 15 22 replace cc with 16 23 replace cc with 17 24 replace cc with 18 25 replace cc with 19 26 replace cc with 1A 27 replace cc with 1B 28 replace cc with 1 29 replace cc with 1D 30 repla
82. mit when the instant access switch is OFF Press the ENTER switch again to return to the top Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 25 12 3 51 524 Ctl amp Changes Cont d The LED above the following switches will turn indicating the switches can be used while this sub menu INC amp DEC EXIT SAVE ENTER 0 9 NAMES SELECT Press hold to move scroll through the 24 instant access switches Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved Press to advance to the next MIDI sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a MIDI sub menu is selected Press to move through the MIDI control change and MIDI program change messages that each instant access switch is capable of transmitting Press two switches to enter a MIDI channel number between 01 amp 16 press three switches to enter a MIDI control change number between 000 amp 127 and press three switches to enter a MIDI program change number between 000 amp 127 or 001 amp 128 depending on the MIDI Program Change Start setting for the MIDI channel shown Entering 999 will stop the FX1 from transmitting the MIDI control change or MIDI program change message and the MIDI channel will automatically be changed to two asterisks Entering 999 will display OFF instead of 999 Pres
83. n insert cable with a standard TRS stereo plug on one end and two standard 77 mono plugs on the other end IT t S 4 To Boss FS 5U or similar 511 T R 5 5 5 S RT To FX1 511 512 To Boss FS 5U or similar 12 Sleeve Ground Tip Inst Acc Sw S11 Ring Inst Acc Sw 512 Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 67 17 Cables Contd 17 1 6 511 512 amp Single External Footswitch S11 Using a single external footswitch such as the Boss FS 5U momentary for remote access of ONLY the S11 instant access switch requires the use of a special cable with a standard 74 TRS stereo plug with its Ring unconnected on one end and one standard 74 mono plug on the other end T R E 55 S T T_T eS it 9 e RI 8 8 IH Leave the Ring unconnected To FX1 511 512 To Boss FS 5U or similar 511 Sleeve Ground Tip Inst Acc Sw 511 Ring Inst Acc Sw 12 17 1 7 511 512 amp Single External Footswitch S12 Using a single external footswitch such as the Boss FS 5U momentary for remote access of ONLY the 12 instant access switch requires the use of a special cable with a standard TRS stereo plug with its Tip unconnected on one end and one standard mono plug on the other end T R IH Leave the Tip unconnected os 20 4581 05 Se Eg g FEE x x To FX1 11
84. nable the FX1 to do the same simply create the following custom hex MIDI message 1 byte FO 00 00 07 YY 08 xx F7 8 last byte for one of the 81 512 instant access switches either when the switch is ON or OFF both is not necessary Make sure that the instant access switch you ve selected is NOT setup as a hold HOLD type switch or is linked with other instant access switches as per Section 16 2 51 512 Switch Link Hopefully you ve noticed the XX and the YY in the above MIDI sysex message these two variables will allow you to further dictate how the GCX s will respond operate in a guitar rig The first variable XX tells all the GCX s which MIDI channel they should operate on which must match the MIDI channel that the MIDI control change messages listed below will be transmitted on by the FX1 Therefore if XX 2 01 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 1 02 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 2 03 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 3 04 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 4 05 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 5 06 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 6 07 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 7 08 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 8 09 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 9 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 10 OB all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 11 OC all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 12 D all the GCX s will
85. ng setlist instant access switch the FX1 From the Edit Menu press the UTILITY switch eight times the display will show e g indicates the preset 1 to 6 or O for the Global Preset that is going to be deleted restored e jand kon the display indicate the bank 01 to 21 that the preset being deleted is located in Press the ENTER switch and the display will show a b c d e f g h i k m o m ERN 1 jandkindicate the song number 01 to 99 that is going to be deleted restored Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e konthe display indicates the setlist number 0 to 9 that is going to be deleted restored Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e jand k indicate the instant access switch number 01 to 24 that is going to be deleted restored Press the ENTER switch and the display will show There are now three options 1 Press the ENTER switch again to return to the top nothing will be deleted restored 2 Press the NO switch to abort the delete restore process and automatically return to the top 3 Press the YES switch to begin the delete restore process a backup is the only way to go back Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 62 76 8 Delete Restore The LED above the following switches will turn indicating the switches can be used while this sub menu EXIT SAVE ENTER UTILITY SELECT NAMES
86. ng this switch will select and move through the Names Menu 7 2 4 PRESET When at the main Edit Menu pressing this switch will select and move through the Preset Menu 7 2 5 SONGSET When at the main Edit Menu pressing this switch will select and move through the SongSet Menu 7 2 6 UTILITY When at the main Edit Menu pressing this switch will select and move through the Utility Menu 7 2 7 0 9 These switches are used to enter a numeric value for parameter being edited 7 2 8 SELECT This switch is used to move the cursor across the display when multiple parameters are shown It s also used to switch toggle between two different options for a parameter being edited 7 2 9 ENTER This switch is used to initiate execute a process It is also used to move switch between different displays of a parameter being edited when there s a right hand arrow shown on the display 7 2 10 INC NO amp DEC YES These switches are used to move scroll through and select parameters to be edited or to enter alpha numeric values and characters for other parameters when held down these switches are repetitive accelerating Alternatively they are also used to select Y N when prompted on the display in some sub menu s Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 12 72 Secondary Switch Functions Cont d 7 2 11 EXIT SAVE When at the main Edit Menu pressing this switch will exit the Edit Mode When in one of the
87. nnel that the FX1 is set to receive them on see Section 12 1 will allow for remote selection of the FX1 songs presets by a sequencer MIDI control change number 32 with a control value between 001 and 099 selects song 01 to 99 MIDI program change number 1 to 7 selects preset P1 to P6 and the Global Preset respectively in the current song Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 69 19 Master Slave Loop Two or more FX1 s can be setup to operate in a Master Slave Loop allowing multiple FX1 s to control the same guitar rig from remote onstage and offstage locations A Master Slave Loop consists of a single master FX1 set to the PRST SONG or one of the ten SETO SET9 Operating Modes and as many slaved FX1 s as necessary all set to the SLAV Operating Mode and they will all act like the master FX1 While it is theoretically possible to connect an infinite number of FX1 s in a Master Slave Loop the practical limit will be determined by money cable length and power distribution 19 1 1 Master Slave Connections IH Rack Axess DMC CAE Guitar Router Switcher Cable 1 TO RACK TO RACK TO RACK TO RACK FX1 Master FX1 Slave 1 FX1 Slave 2 Cable 2 Cable 3 Cable 4 FX Slave n MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI OUT Cable n I ATTENTION
88. nsmitted when the instant access switch is ON and the other will be transmitted when the switch is OFF When creating a custom hex MIDI message always start with the 1 byte Need help creating a custom hex MIDI message Visit the FX1 page on our website and download the MIDI Hex Calculator PC or the FX1 Editor Mac PC which includes a calculator From the Edit Menu press the MIDI switch six times the display will show a b c e f g h i j k m o e bonthe display will always indicate the instant access switch 1 to 12 while this sub menu e con the display indicates it s the message the instant access switch will transmit when it is ON e d g jandmon the display indicate that these are the first four bytes of a custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show a b c d e f g h i j l m n o p e d g jandmindicate that these are bytes 5 to 8 of a custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show a b c d e f g h i k l m o p e d g jandm indicate that these are bytes 9 to 12 of a custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show a b c d e f g h i l m n o e d g jandm indicate that these are bytes 13 to 16 of a custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show continued on the next page Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 30 12 6 51 512 Custom Hex MIDI Msg Con
89. o REDO If the EX1 does not receive a valid user data sysex message within 10 seconds of LOAD starting to flash LOAD will stop flashing and change to REDO When the display shows REDO or DONE pressing the NEXT switch will do nothing The SELECT switch must first be pressed to select DUMP or LOAD 16 7 1 Remote Data Dump Load The following MIDI sysex messages are utilized by the FX1 only when it is in the Data Dump Load sub menu and the FX1 Editor for the Mac PC to initiate a data dump load on the FX1 from a remote location FO 00 01 4B 01 10 F7 When received by the FX1 via its MIDI IN jack it will respond by DUMPing sending its user data via the MIDI OUT jack FO 00 01 4B 01 11 F7 When received by the FX1 via its MIDI IN jack it will expect to start LOADing receiving user data via the MIDI IN jack within 10 seconds If the FX1 does not receive valid user data within 10 seconds of LOAD starting to flash LOAD will stop flashing and change to REDOV FO 00 01 4B 01 12 F7 Transmitted by the FX1 via its MIDI OUT jack after it has successfully LOADed received user data via its MIDI IN jack FO 00 01 4B 01 13 F7 Transmitted by the FX1 via its MIDI OUT jack after it has NOT successfully LOADed received user data via its MIDI IN jack Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 61 16 8 Delete Restore This sub menu allows deleting restoring a preset so
90. o see where the switches are on a darkened stage When in the PRST Operating Mode pressing and releasing these switches will move up and down through a bank of presets one bank at a time Holding down these switches will scroll up and down through banks of presets they are repetitive accelerating and the bank number will rollover upwards from 21 to 01 and downwards from 01 to 21 As soon as one of these switches has been pressed the bank number will start to flash indicating the bank has been changed No preset will be selected in the new bank until a preset switch has physically been pressed While the bank number is flashing the operating mode indicator will remain off and the preset name and ON OFF status of the instant access switch LED s will remain unchanged Pressing either of these switches to return to the original bank will cause the bank number to stop flashing Selecting a preset in the new bank will also cause the bank number to stop flashing and it will update the display with the new preset name and the ON OFF status of the instant access switch LED s will also be updated as per the new preset When in the SONG or one of the SETO SET9 Operating Modes pressing and releasing these switches will move up and down through a song one song at a time Holding down these switches will scroll up and down through songs they are repetitive accelerating and the song number will rollover upwards from 99 to 01 and downwards from 01 t
91. o 99 when in the SONG Operating Mode and upwards from 50 to 01 and downwards from 01 to 50 when in one of the SETO SET9 Operating Modes As soon as one of these switches has been pressed the song number will start to flash indicating the song has been changed No preset will be selected in the new song until a preset switch has physically been pressed While the song number is flashing the operating mode indicator will remain off and ON OFF status of the instant access switch LED s will remain unchanged but the song name will change to reflect the new flashing song number allowing for verification of the next queued song Pressing either of these switches to return to the original song will cause the song number to stop flashing Selecting a preset in the new song will also cause the song number to stop flashing and the ON OFF status of the instant access switch LED s will be updated as per the new preset Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 10 7 1 Primary Switch Functions Cont d 7 1 3 P1 P6 These are six preset switches and they recall presets 1 to 6 or the Global Preset Presets allow all the devices in a guitar rig to be controlled with the press of one switch a preset switch Only one preset can be active at a time and the LED s above the preset switches are used to indicate which it is Though the FX1 has six preset switches it is actually capable of recalling seven presets The seventh preset is c
92. on the preset and the bank it s in displayed when first entering this sub menu will be the same preset selected prior to entering the Edit Mode from the PRST Operating Mode If the bank and or preset values when first entering this sub menu from the Edit Mode are changed pressing the PRESET switch to advance through all the Preset sub menu s and returning to this sub menu will result in the changed bank and or preset values being displayed again The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu SELECT Press to move the cursor between the bank number and the preset number NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the preset and release to return to the above display format PRESET Press to advance to the next Preset sub menu please note that the preset selected in this sub menu will be affected modified by all the following Preset sub menu s The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Preset sub menu is selected 0 9 Press one switch to enter a preset number between 1 amp 6 or 0 for the Global Preset and press two switches to enter a bank number between 01 amp 21 When the cursor is at one of the preset locations the LED above switches 7 8 and 9 will turn OFF since there are no such presets Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 40 14 2 T
93. ontrol change being transmitted via the MIDI OUT and TO RACK jacks Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 44 14 6 XP1 XP4 Preset Settings This sub menu allows setting how the four expression pedal ports will function for the preset selected in the Preset Select sub menu Each expression pedal port can be set to use its global settings or preset specific settings for MIDI control change number MIDI channel minimum maximum and beginning MIDI control values From the Preset Select sub menu press the PRESET switch five times the display will show e the display indicates the expression pedal port 1 to 4 e oon the display indicate the MIDI channel 01 to 16 or e htojindicate the MIDI control change number 000 to 127 or GLO or OFF Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e mtooon the display indicate the initial MIDI control change value 000 to 127 that the expression pedal port will send when the preset is first selected Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e mtooon the display indicate the lowest MIDI control change value 000 to 127 that the expression pedal port can send when its pedal switch is moved pressed Press the ENTER switch and the display will show e mtooon the display indicate the highest MIDI control change value 000 to 127 that the expression pedal port can send when its pedal switch is moved pressed Press the ENTER sw
94. operate on MIDI channel 13 E all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 14 OF all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 15 10 all the GCX s will operate on MIDI channel 16 G The second variable YY tells the GCX physically connected to the FX1 via the regular 5 pin MIDI OUT jack or via the heavy duty TO RACK jack GCX MIDI PEDAL IN jack which GCX it should be then that GCX will tell the next one which it should be and so on For example if YY is 01 then the GCX physically connected to the FX1 will automatically be GCX 1 it will tell the next GCX to be GCX 2 which will in turn tell the next one to be GCX 3 which will then tell the next last GCX to be GCX 4 Therefore if YY 201 the GCX physically connected to the FX1 will be GCX 1 02 the GCX physically connected to the FX1 will be 2 03 the GCX physically connected to the FX1 will be GCX 3 04 the GCX physically connected to the FX1 will be GCX 4 The GCX loops are activated by MIDI control change messages which should all be on the same MIDI channel The default MIDI channel that the GCX s use when no MIDI sysex message is sent to them is MIDI channel 16 but if when using the above MIDI sysex message a MIDI channel MUST be specified Below is a list of the MIDI control change messages that GCX 1 through to GCX 4 must receive in order to turn their loops on and off GCX 1 Latching Loop 1 GCX 2 Latching Loop 1 GCX 3 9 Loop 1 GCX 4
95. ower to the FX1 from another device or a remote location 8 1 8 MIDI OUT This is a standard 5 pin DIN jack and it allows the FX1 to transmit MIDI information commands to external MIDI devices Pins 1 and 3 can provide phantom power to the FX1 from another device or a remote location 8 1 9 TO RACK This is a heavy duty locking 5 pin male XLR jack and it allows the FX1 to transmit MIDI information commands to external MIDI devices Pinout 1 9Vac 2 n c 3 9Vac 4 MIDI Out Pin 4 5 MIDI Out Pin 5 S Shield Ground Please note that the MIDI OUT jack transmits a continuous MIDI system exclusive message for use when two or more FX1 s are connected in a Master Slave Loop If this continuous stream of MIDI data causes noise in a receiving MIDI device using the TO RACK jack will eradicate the noise because it doesn t transmit the above stream of data 8 1 10 EXPANDER This is a heavy duty locking 5 pin male XLR jack and it allows the FX1 to communicate with and supply power to the optional instant access switch expander Only connect the FX1 and expander when the FX1 is OFF ENTER SELECT EXITISAVE 9 9 AXESS ELECTRONICS 512 EDITI2 FX1 MIDI Footcontroller T DECIYES 51 DOWN COPY SONGSET Q i Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 15 9 When power is first applied to the FX1 all of its LED s and
96. r instant access switch From the Edit Menu press the COPY switch five times the display will show e eandfon the display indicate the instant access switch that is going to be copied e oand pon the display indicate the destination instant access switch location to copy to The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu nothing will be copied SELECT Press to move the cursor between the two instant access switches 0 9 Press two switches to enter an instant access switch number between 01 amp 24 COPY Press to return to the first Copy sub menu nothing will be copied The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Copy sub menu is selected NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for an instant access switch and release to return to the above display format When the cursor is at display locations e or f pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the instant access switch that is going to be copied When the cursor is at display locations o or p pressing holding this switch will display the name currently assigned to the destination instant access switch that is going to be copied to ENTER Press to begin the copying process While the FX1 is copying an instant access switch the display will show After the copying process is complete the display will be updated with th
97. s displayed Press to switch toggle between displaying the MIDI channel number as shown above and the MIDI channel name being created modified Press to move the cursor from left to right and back when creating modifying the MIDI channel name The LED above this switch will only turn ON when the MIDI channel name is displayed Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 37 13 4 Instant Access Switch Names This sub menu allows a custom name up to 14 characters in length to be created modified for each instant access switch From the Edit Menu press the NAMES switch four times the display will show e o indicate the instant access switch 01 to 24 for which name is going to be created modified The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu EXIT SAVE SELECT NAMES ENTER INC amp DEC Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved Press to move the cursor from left to right and back when creating modifying the instant access Switch name The LED above this switch will only turn ON when the instant access switch name is displayed Press to advance to the next Names sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Names sub menu is selected Press to switch toggle between
98. s hold to display the user assigned name for the instant access switch or the MIDI channel and release to return When the cursor is at display locations h i or j pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the instant access switch When the cursor is at display locations n or 6 pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the MIDI channel Press to move the cursor between the MIDI control change or MIDI program change number and the MIDI channel depending on what is shown on the display The LED above this switch will turn OFF when OFF is displayed for the MIDI control change or MIDI program change number Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 26 12 4 Internal Control Changes This sub menu allows assigning the MIDI control change and MIDI channel numbers for the twenty four internal control change messages that can be sent as part of a preset The control value for these MIDI control change messages is fixed at 0 OFF and 127 ON From the Edit Menu press the MIDI switch four times the display will show e dand e indicate the internal control change 01 to 24 e ito k indicate the MIDI control change number 000 10127 e oand pon the display indicate the MIDI channel 01 to 16 or The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu INC amp DEC EXIT SAVE NAMES SELECT Press hold to move scroll through
99. s product is warranted against failures due to defective parts or faulty workmanship for a period of one year after delivery to the original owner During this one year period Axess Electronics will make any necessary repairs without charge for parts and labor However shipping charges to and from the repair location must be paid by the owner This warranty applies only to the original owner and is not transferable This warranty does not cover damage to the product as a result from accident or misuse This warranty will be canceled at the sole discretion of Axess Electronics if the product has e signs of tampering unauthorized service or modifications e Any damage resulting from physical abuse or failure to follow the operating instructions Axess Electronics reserves the right to make any changes and or improvements to the design of this product without any obligation to include those changes in any previously manufactured units Axess Electronics liability to the owner and under this warranty is limited only to the repair or replacement of the defective product Call or write to Axess Electronics prior to shipping the product for repair How To Reach Us Mail Axess Electronics Tel No 416 410 9688 251 Queen Street South 278 Mississauga Ontario L5M1L7 Canada Website http www axess electronics com 2 Precautions It is VERY important to read this section carefully to ensure years of reliable operation from this device
100. s selected ENTER Press to move through and display four bytes at a time of the instant access switch s ON and OFF custom 16 byte hex MIDI messages INC amp DEC Press hold to move scroll through the 12 instant access switches when the cursor is at display location b and press hold to move scroll through the sixteen hex characters 0 to 9 amp A to F available for each nibble display locations e f h i k n and o when creating a custom hex message Two nibbles equal one byte and vice versa SELECT Press to move the cursor from left to right and back through the instant access switch number and the eight nibbles display locations e f h i n and o 12 6 1 MIDI Messages For Guitar Players 101 Guitar players only use a very small fraction of the messages and features that MIDI is capable of supporting The two MIDI messages most commonly used by guitar players are control change messages and program change messages so those are the one s details will be provided for here below For details on other MIDI messages please go here www midi org about midi table1 shtml MIDI control change messages are generally used to turn audio loops and switching functions ON and OFF either via an instant access switch or as part of a preset on guitar audio function switchers A control change message is three bytes six nibbles long and looks like this Bn cc vv MIDI program change messages are generally used to select presets p
101. set to be enabled or disabled when in the PRST and SONG SET Operating Modes If enabled pressing the active preset switch will select the Global Preset and will cause the FX1 to transmit the MIDI data associated with the Global Preset If the Global Preset is disabled pressing the active preset switch will cause the FX1 to re transmit the MIDI data associated with the active preset From the Edit Menu press the UTILITY switch six times the display will show e the display indicates whether the Global Preset is available the PRST Operating Mode e pon the display indicates whether the Global Preset is available in the SONG SET Operating Modes The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu NO Press to disable N will de displayed the Global Preset YES Press to enable Y will de displayed the Global Preset SELECT Press to move the cursor between the PRST and SONG SET Operating Modes EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved UTILITY Press to advance to the next Utility sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a Utility sub menu is selected Disabling the Global Preset does NOT delete any MIDI data it simply disables the Global Preset from being selected while in the applicable operating mode
102. should also be able to receive MIDI sysex messages Obviously the FX1 Editor for the Mac PC is more than capable of updating the FX1 firmware but other software utilities can also be used such as SysEx Librarian from www snoize com for the Mac and MIDI OX from www midiox com for the PC After installing MIDI OX configure the Low Level Input Output Buffers as follows Size 2048 Num 128 and Delay Between Buffers 0 msec 1 Refer to Section 16 7 Data Dump Load in this User Manual and perform a Data Dump of the FX1 user data and be sure to save the file 2 Return back to this Utility sub menu the display will show the actual version number may differ depending on when this manual was released published 3 Connect a MIDI cable between the MIDI OUT jack of the Mac PC MIDI interface and the FX1 MIDI IN jack 4 Using the Mac PC software utility send transmit the new firmware sysex file to the FX1 the display will show a b c d e f g h i k m o p Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 64 16 9 Firmware Version amp Update Cont d 16 9 1 Updating The FX1 Firmware Cont d 5 will start to flash indicating that the FX1 is receiving the new firmware sysex file File reception will take approximately 1 minute so please be patient and let it finish FYI the EXIT SAVE switch LED should be ON and the UTILITY switch LED should still be flashing 6 If the firmware sysex fi
103. td e the display indicates it s the message the instant access switch will transmit when it s OFF e d g jandmon the display indicate that these are the first four bytes of a custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show a b c e f g h i j k m e 4 9 indicate that these are the bytes 5 to 8 a custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show a b c d e f g h i j k m o e d g jandmindicate that these are the bytes 9 to 12 of a custom hex message Press the ENTER switch and the display will show a b c d e f g h i k m n o e 4 9 indicate that these are the bytes 13 to 16 of a custom hex message Press the ENTER switch again to return to the top first display on the previous page Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 31 12 6 51 S12 Custom Hex MIDI Msg Cont d The LED above the following switches will turn ON indicating the switches can be used while in this sub menu NAMES Press hold to display the user assigned name for the instant access switch and release to return EXIT SAVE Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved MIDI Press to return to the first MIDI sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a MIDI sub menu i
104. te onstage and offstage locations When connecting multiple FX1 s in a Master Slave Loop one FX1 must be set to a master operating mode PRST SONG or SETO SET9 and all the other FX1 s must be set to the SLAV Operating Mode When in this operating mode the FX1 will mimic the master FX1 s operating mode While in one of the above operating modes the display is used to provide three different pieces of information The first two characters on the left hand side of the display indicate the bank or song number depending on the operating mode selected The third character from the left will always be blank except when it periodically flashes a small character to indicate the current operating mode The final 13 characters on the display are used to show the user assigned name for the preset or song depending on the operating mode selected Preset switches P4 to P6 are used to select a preset instant access switches S1 to 812 to S24 if the expander is connected are used to turn a specific loop or function in the guitar rig ON or OFF and the UP and DOWN switches are used to select a bank or song depending on the operating mode selected When a preset is selected the MIDI data programmed for the preset as well as the ON or OFF state MIDI messages of all the instant access switches will be transmitted via the MIDI OUT and TO RACK jacks Preset switches allow every piece of gear in a guitar rig to be switched at the same time with the pr
105. th the included adapter Please contact Axess Electronics if a more powerful adapter is required 19 1 4 A Few Things To Remember The pedals switches connected to the expression pedal ports on every slaved FX1 must be calibrated to ensure the slaved FX1 s act exactly like the master This is the only editing programming required on a slaved FX1 The letter V will flash periodically at the a display character location c to indicate the Slave SLAV Operating Mode is active Other than the operating mode indicator every slaved FX1 will act like it s the master FX1 The FX1 does not transmit or receive any Master Slave Loop information via its MIDI jacks when it is in the Edit Mode So if an FX1 connected in the Master Slave Loop enters the Edit Mode or if a MIDI cable is disconnected or damaged the following message will be shown on the display of every slaved FX1 indicating that the Master Slave Loop is broken As such the guitar technician or someone else capable of troubleshooting and fixing the Master Slave Loop during a show performance should use a slaved FX1 while the guitarist uses the master a b c d e f g h i j k m o Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 71 20 Factory Default Settings e Receive MIDI Channel No e Program Change Starting Number MIDI Channels 01 to 16 001 e Internal Control Changes 24 them Control Change Number OFF and MIDI Channel e 51 524 Control
106. th 00 Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 33 12 6 51 512 Custom Hex MIDI Msg Cont d 12 6 1 MIDI Messages For Guitar Players 101 Cont d Byte pp is the program change number The MIDI specification allows 128 of them so to send program change 0 replace pp with 00 1 replace pp with 01 2 replace pp with 02 3 replace pp with 03 4 replace pp with 04 5 replace pp with 05 6 replace pp with 06 7 replace pp with 07 8 replace pp with 08 9 replace pp with 09 10 replace pp with 0A 11 replace pp with 0B 12 replace pp with oc 13 replace pp with oD 14 replace pp with 0E 15 replace pp with oF 16 replace pp with 10 3117 replace pp with 11 18 replace pp with 12 19 replace pp with 13 20 replace pp with 14 21 replace pp with 15 22 replace pp with 16 23 replace pp with 17 24 replace pp with 18 25 replace pp with 19 26 replace pp with 1A 27 replace pp with 1B 28 replace pp with 1 29 replace pp with 1D 30 replace pp with 1E 31 replace pp with 1F Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 32 replace pp with 20 33 replace pp with 21 34 replace pp with 22 35 replace pp with 23 36 replace pp with 24 37 replace pp with 25 38 replace pp with 26 39 replace pp with 27 40 replace pp with 28 41 replace pp with 29 42 replace pp with 2A 43 replace pp with 2B 44 replace pp with 2 45 replace pp with 2D 46 replace pp with 2E 47 replace pp with 2F
107. th a 5 5mm 2 1mm barrel connector or phantom powered via the TO RACK or MIDI OUT jacks Rugged 0 118 3mm thick aluminum enclosure Dimensions 18 00 W x 12 00 D x 1 25 FH x 3 50 RH Brush finish with black anodize coating amp laser engraved printing Optional 12 instant access switch expander The FX1 will automatically sense the expander is connected no oftware upgrade is necessary Powered by the FX1 via the included XLR cable Same physical mechanical attributes of the FX1 Dimensions 9 00 W x 12 00 D x 1 25 FH x 3 50 RH 4 Fundamentals The FX1 MIDI Footcontroller has four different operating modes plus the Edit Mode see Section 10 The operating modes are Slave SLAV Preset PRST Songs SONG Setlist SETO SET9 The PRST Operating Mode factory default allows the FX1 to behave like a standard footcontroller with banks 21 of presets 6 plus a Global Preset The SONG Operating Mode allows access to the FX1 s 99 songs Songs are basically a custom bank of the FX1 s regular banked presets arranged so that all the presets necessary during the performance of a song are available in one bank conveniently called a song The SETO SET9 Operating Mode s allow up to 50 of the FX1 s 99 songs to be arranged in any order to create a setlist The FX1 can support 10 different setlists The SLAV Operating Mode allows multiple FX1 s setup in a Master Slave Loop to control the same guitar rig from remo
108. the 24 internal control changes Press to return to the Edit Menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved Press to advance to the next MIDI sub menu any changes made while in this sub menu will automatically be saved The LED above this switch will always flash as a reminder that a MIDI sub menu is selected Press hold to display the user assigned name for the internal control change or the MIDI channel and release to return to the above display format When the cursor is at display locations i j or k pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the internal control change When the cursor is at display locations o or p pressing holding this switch will display the name assigned to the MIDI channel Press two switches to enter a MIDI channel number between 01 amp 16 and press three switches to enter a MIDI control change number between 000 amp 127 Entering 999 will stop the FX1 from transmitting the MIDI control change message and the MIDI channel will automatically be changed to two asterisks Entering 999 will display OFF instead of 999 Press to move the cursor between the MIDI control change number and the MIDI channel The LED above this switch will turn OFF when OFF is displayed for the MIDI control change number Internal Control Changes are simply twenty four 24 more on off MIDI control change messages that the FX1 can transmit as part of a preset Unlike the Instant Access Swit
109. those on the expander if connected will remain OFF and the display will show the current software version number for two seconds as follows the actual version number may differ depending on when this manual was published The display will then go blank very briefly before starting the Liquid Crystal Display LCD display test which is comprised of an all pixels on character scrolling from left to right across the display As the all pixels on character scrolls from left to right the following message will be left behind At which point all the FX1 LED s and those on the expander if connected will turn ON for two seconds After the two second LED test is over the FX1 will automatically return to the operating mode bank song and preset that was active when it was last powered off whether intentional or not To immediately abort the above tests simply press any switch on the FX1 When an 1 is setup for the SLAV Operating Mode the following message a b c d e f g h i j k m o Will be displayed after the above tests have finished if the slaved FX1 is not properly connected to a master FX1 Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 16 10 Edit Mode To enter the Edit Mode press and hold the EDIT 2 4 switch for 1 second All the LED s will turn OFF except the 2 LED and the P1 to P6 LED s which will start flashing The display will show the following Edit Men
110. u a b c d e f g h i k m As the display suggests e Press the COPY P1 switch to enter the Copy Menu e Press the MIDI P2 switch to enter the MIDI Menu e Press the NAMES P3 switch to enter the Names Menu e Press the PRESET P4 switch to enter the Preset Menu e Press the SONGSET P5 switch to enter the SongSet Menu e Press the UTILITY P6 switch to enter the Utility Menu e Press the EXIT SAVE EDIT 2 4 switch to exit the Edit Mode The Copy Menu allows copying entire presets banks of presets songs setlists and instant access switches from one location to another The MIDI Menu allows defining global parameters such as the MIDI channel that the FX1 will respond to incoming MIDI messages on the starting number used when displaying program change messages the control change and program change messages that each instant access switch will transmit the control change message each internal control change will transmit the expression pedal ports control change settings and the custom hex MIDI messages of each instant access switch The Names Menu allows custom names to be created edited for each song setlist MIDI channel instant access Switch and internal control change The Preset Menu allows selecting a preset assigning it a custom 13 character name and up to 16 program change messages for it to transmit The on off status of the instant access switches and internal control changes determining
111. uest X X Clock X X System Real Time Gommatids X X Local On Off X X M All Notes Off X X Auxiliary Messages System Reset X X Active Sensing Yes X No 1 Each instant access switch can send two control change messages and each internal control change can send one control change message The control value for these control change messages is fixed at 0 off amp 127 on 2 Each instant access switch can send two program change messages one when the switch is on and the other when the switch is off Each preset can also send up to sixteen program change messages one on each MIDI channel Please Note Each instant access switch can send two custom 16 byte hex MIDI messages one when the switch is on and the other when the switch is off and each preset can send one custom 16 byte hex MIDI message So though it may not be indicated in the above chart the FX1 can transmit more messages than just those shown with an O Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 73 22 Controlling Multiple GCX s Controlling multiple Digital Music Corp GCX audio switchers with the FX1 MIDI Footcontroller is a breeze and will not require you to change GCX software EPROM s When multiple GCX s are used a single guitar rig they need to be told which GCX they are either GCX 1 GCX 2 GCX 3 or GCX 4 The DMC Ground Control old version and the Ground Control Pro do this behind the scenes with a short MIDI sysex message To e
112. urn ON and the display will show The number shown at display locations to n is an uncalibrated value and it will change as the pedal switch is moved pressed It may not reach 000 due to pedal switch tolerances but move press the pedal switch until the displayed number is as low as possible 5 Press the SELECT switch to assign a MIDI control value of 000 to the current pedal switch position The SELECT switch LED will turn OFF and the display will show 7 If calibrating a pedal move it to its maximum position which is typically heel up and if calibrating a switch press and release if necessary and or press again until its maximum position has been reached As soon as the pedal switch is moved pressed the SELECT switch LED will turn ON and the display will show The number shown at display locations to n is an uncalibrated value and it will change as the pedal switch is moved pressed It may not reach 127 due to pedal switch tolerances but move press the pedal switch until the displayed number is as high as possible 8 Press the SELECT switch to assign a MIDI control value of 127 to the current pedal switch position The SELECT switch LED will turn OFF and the display will show 9 Repeat steps 3 to 8 to calibrate the other ports or press the EXIT SAVE or UTILITY switch to go elsewhere Axess Electronics FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual 59 16 6 Global Preset Availability This sub menu allows the Global Pre

FX1 MIDI Footcontroller User Manual (Rev. 4)

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents