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AXON AX-100 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER
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User manual AXON AX-100 / AX-100 SB
LOCAL MODE
Local operation mode (ON/OFF)
ON: This is the internal operating mode of your AXON. The internal
sound module will be directly triggered. Received program change
events (via MIDI IN) will affect the program selected in your AXON.
These events are then sent on to the MIDI OUT port. In this way,
other connected MIDI instruments can be controlled. This value should
be set if you are not using an external sequencer to drive your AXON
or other synths. This would probably be the case most often in live
situations.
OFF: If you want to control your AXON from a hardware or software
sequencer in cooperation with other connected MIDI instruments,
you can deactivate local control. Your internal sound module will
now act like a normal expander. You can no longer change the Presets
of your internal sound module thtrough the MIDI IN port. Of course
you can still select presets using the front panel buttons. All the MIDI
data that your AXON generates will now be exclusively sent to the
MIDI OUT port. Make sure you have the sequencer connected to the
MIDI OUT port of the AXON and that the MIDI OUT port on the
sequencer is connected to MIDI IN on your AXON. Switch the echo
function in your sequencer on, so that the incoming signal from your
AXON will be echoed to the OUT port and back to the AXON and to
it’s internal sound module.
After turning off your AXON, the LOCAL MODE parameter is
automatically reset to ON. If you set this parameter to OFF, it will
only remain off as long as your AXON is poweredup.
TUNE BASE
Basic Tuning (-99…+99)
All the MIDI notes generated by your AXON are compared to the
reference tuning of 40 Hz plus or minus the value you set with this
parameter. If you are playing with other musicians using instruments
that are difficult to tune (piano for example), it is much easier to tune
your AXON to their instrument. Here’s how to do that: carefully tune
the A string of your guitar to the other instrument, to which you want
to tune (piano). Press the ENTER button. In the display you see ”PICK
THE OPEN A STRING”. When you play the A string, your AXON
analyses the pitch and adjusts its tune base to the correct value. You
can also set the value manually using the +/- Value buttons, if you
know the value. After this step, you can now tune the other strings of
your guitar using the AXON’s built in tuning function. When you
play alone (solo), you should set the tune base value to ”0”.
