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Rack effects – Line 6 AXSys 212 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Description of Features

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AxSys 212 User Manual

Acoustic Simulator

The AxSys provides two different Acoustic Simulator Preamp types.
These simulate the sound of an acoustic guitar with a pickup or a piezo
transducer in the saddle.

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For the best simulation, always select the pickup closest to the
guitarÕs neck. Single coil pickups tend to sound better because of
their bright tone; and a bright, stringy sound is the signature of an
acoustic guitar. If you are using a humbucking pickup, try using a
coil splitter to disable some of the coils and brighten the sound up.

When either of the Acoustic Sim Preamp types are selected, the following
parameters will be disabled:

Noise Gate On/Off

Noise Gate Threshold

Noise Gate Decay

Preamp Bass

Preamp Middle

Preamp Treble

Bright Switch

Preamp Output Level

Distortion Box

Distortion Box On/Off

Rando-Wah

Sample/Hold Wah

Drive

Drive On/Off

Bright Switch

The

BRIGHT SWITCH

parameter is your basic brightness booster.

The

BRIGHT SWITCH

control is disabled when the Acoustic Sim Preamp type is

selected. If you attempt to modify it, the display will temporarily read

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.

Presence

The

PRESENCE

parameter provides a boost of the high-mid frequencies,

and raises the signal level a bit. It can be adjusted between 00 and 99.

Rack Effects

5-Band Graphic EQ

A graphic EQ is a set of bandpass filters used for general tonal shaping, as
in many home stereos. The 5 bands in the Graphic EQ of the AxSys 212 are
about an octave and a fifth apart at

80Hz

,

240Hz

,

750Hz

,

2200Hz

and

6600Hz

.

Each of these may be set between -19 and +19 dB, providing a cut or boost,
of their respective frequency range.

Parameter Range

Description

80Hz

-19 to 19

Cuts or boosts the frequency range centered at 80Hz.

240Hz

-19 to 19

Cuts or boosts the frequency range centered at 240Hz.

750Hz

-19 to 19

Cuts or boosts the frequency range centered at 750Hz.

2200Hz

-19 to 19

Cuts or boosts the frequency range centered at 2200Hz.

6600Hz

-19 to 19

Cuts or boosts the frequency range centered at 6600Hz.