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User manual AXON AX-100 / AX-100 SB
AXON AX-100 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER
PRESET MODE
Preset Mode is always active unless you activate another mode. When
you leave one of the other modes, you will always be sent back to
Preset Mode. Preset Mode is signaled by a lit LED just to the right of
the PRESET button on the front panel.
Preset Parameters
These parameters contain all the settings that relate to individual
presets. A preset is a playing environment that you determine, saved
and easily retrievable, with the flexibility and complexity to give you
total control over playing and sound characteristics. You can pro-
gram, save and recall up to 128 complex presets. How complex a
preset is, is something you determine. For example you have the
capability of dividing the strings of your guitar into a total of 12 totally
separate and individual splits and then to freely combine them. Each
of these presets can have its own set of effects, selected from a copious
list, as well as its own set of playing parameters.
Recalling Presets
Use the +/- Value buttons to cycle through your presets. You can also
use the UP/DOWN buttons on your guitar interface.
Guitar Tuner
In the default setting (see UTILITY MODE, DISPLAY) the bottom
half of the display shows a tuner that monitors your instrument as
you play to insure correct tuning. It is important that your instrument
is tuned within a certain tolerance so that your AXON will send the
proper MIDI pitch information to your MIDI instruments. Tune every
string so that the meter pointer is directly over the arrow in the middle
of the scale. As long as the Tune Base Parameter is set to “0”, the
arrow in the middle of the scale represents a standard tuning of 440
Hz. There may be reasons for changing this basic tuning standard, for
example if you want to play with an acoustic piano that is somewhat
under the pitch. (see Global Parameters, TUNE BASE) In this case
you can tell the AXON to orient itself to the tuning of your guitar,
giving you a new standard. In this case the arrow in the middle of the
tuning scale represents the new tuning standard.