FX tap menu:
When “FX tap”is selected as the switch type, the following menu allows you to select the FX type and FX slot. These
settings must match the FX settings in the XR18 for the switch to function as intended. If a switch LED is equipped, it will
light while the tap rate is being sampled (between two switch presses). If the maximum tap rate allowed by that FX is
surpassed, the tap rate will not be sent to the XR18. This serves as protection from a switch being pressed accidentally.
DIN X-OSC must be enabled in the XR18 Audio/Midi setup for Tap to function.
FX delay time settings vary from 1ms to 3 seconds, but anything below 250ms can’t be set reliably using tap (even in X-
Air Edit) because you simply can’t tap that fast. Similarly, some FX can have tap speeds up to 20s, but anything above 3s
is really not suited to a footswitch application. For this reason, the NanoMute tap feature is limited to a range of
250ms/4.00hz to 3000ms/0.36hz. Any setting beyond this is likely not synchronized to song tempo, and should be
adjusted using the knobs in X-Air Edit to obtain the desired effect, and loaded as a snapshot.
When using the tap function, the pedal must be pressed twice to complete the capture process. The first pedal press will
start the capture and the display status will show “Tap?”. If a switch LED is equipped, it will turn on. The second pedal
press will complete the capture and if equipped, the LED will turn off. The display will then show the captured tap time in
milliseconds (ms) or hertz (hz) depending on the type of FX selected. If the captured tap time is too long (>3000ms or
0.36hz), the display show “Tap:+++”and no data will be transmitted to the XR18. If another switch is pressed during tap
capture, the capture will be aborted and the other switch will be executed. This allows you to escape tap capture before
the full 3 seconds if the switch is pressed accidentally.
The time/ms based FX are: Stereo Delay, 3-Tap Delay, Rhythm Delay, Delay + Chamber, Delay + Chorus, Delay +
Flanger and Modulation Delay.
The speed/hz based FX are: Stereo Chorus, Stereo Flanger, Stereo Phaser, Tremolo / Panner, Chorus + Chamber,
Flanger + Chambr, Mood Filter and Rotary Speaker.
Snapshot menu:
When “Snap”is selected as switch type, you get to choose the two (A/B) snapshot numbers (1-64) that will alternatively
be loaded by the XR18 when the switch is pressed. This is one of the most powerful features for the XR18 and allows for
complex scene changes at the touch of a button. DIN X-OSC must be enabled in the XR18 Audio/Midi setup for
Snapshots to function.
There are a few things you may want to consider when creating your snapshots on theXR18. When using the X-Air Edit
software to save the snapshot, only include the features you want altered by the snapshot in the “Recall scope”. If your
snapshot will be used to alter a specific effect, only select that FX parameter when saving the snapshot. This way your
snapshot will not impact other FX slots or settings such as channel / LR levels, aux mixes, or mutes when it loads. A
smaller snapshot will also load faster than reloading the whole mixer.
Display blanking:
The NanoMute can be programmed with one of three screen blanking options by holding down the following switches
during the power-on splash screen:
•Switch 1 and 4: This is the default power-saving mode and will blank the display 5 seconds after a switch is pressed.
•Switch 2 and 4: In this mode the display will always show the data from the last switch pressed.
•Switch 3 and 4: In this mode the display will revert to the splash screen 5 seconds after a switch is pressed.
