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AXON AX-100 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER
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User manual AXON AX-100 / AX-100 SB
PRESET PROGRAMMING
When your AXON is in preset mode, you can press the EDIT button
to program/edit a preset. The graphic at the bottom of the display
shows the actual split zones of the presently selected preset. In order
for you to better understand what a split zone is, let us look a little
closer at the split possibilities that your AXON is equipped with. A
split is simply the dividing up of the play area of an instrument into
two or more zones. Your AXON is capable of the following split
possibilities:
String Split
You can divide the six strings of your guitar into two separate groups,
each of which can be assigned a separate synthesizer sound. You can,
for example, assign a Bass guitar sound to the bottom E and A strings,
and then give the other four strings a piano sound. It is totally up to
you between which strings you want to set the split.
Fret Split
Likewise you can divide the fretboard of your guitar into two zones
divided by a particular fret, so that regardless of which string you
play, in one zone above or below the given fret one synth sound will
be heard, and in the other zone another one. The fret at which the split
occurs is determined by your own preference.
Pick Split
The area of your guitar between the bridge and the highest fret is the
area where you normally pick or strum your guitar. This area can be
divided into up to three split zones. The width of these zones is also
flexible and can be freely programmed. This function allows you to
play up to three different synth sounds with your guitar depending on
whether you pick/strum close to the bridge, in the middle, or close to
the neck.
Split Combinations
These three different types of splits can be totally independently
combined giving you a total of 12 split combinations (2 string splits,
2 fret splits, 3 pick splits). And because you can freely choose where
the split points are in each of the three split types, the combination
possibilities are more than numerous.
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Pick Split
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