devices · Axe-Fx III · learn · 04 of 08 · 6 min
the controls you will use
The handful you will use most, plus the gestures that are not printed on the chassis.
the one thing
Footswitches: none on the modeler—an FC-6 or FC-12 connects over one XLR cable and is a separate purchase. Learn to store a preset first: changing preset with the edited indicator lit loses the edit, with no prompt.
click anything
Every control on the Axe-Fx III, and what each press, hold and turn does.
controls
Axe-Fx III · front panel · schematic, drawn from Fractal Audio’s panel diagram
A – E knobs
Five knobs under the display, each editing the parameter shown above it.
- Turn
- Adjusts the parameter directly above it on screen.
- Press
- Resets that parameter to its default.
store, or lose it
Changing anything lights an edited indicator. Change preset with that lit and your work is gone—there is no confirmation and no undo.
Press STORE before you change preset.
Save before you change preset. An unsaved edit is lost on the switch.
Axe-Fx III Owner's Manual