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Premium Audio Interface

with advanced guitar tone shaping

USER MANUAL

Summary of Contents for AXE I/O

Page 1: ...Premium Audio Interface with advanced guitar tone shaping USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...tor only for Instrument Input 1 13 2 4 Variable impedance Z TONE control only for Instrument Input 1 14 2 5 Tuner only for Instrument Input 1 15 2 6 External control 15 2 7 Preset browsing 16 3 Setup...

Page 3: ...our package contains 1x 1x 1x AXE I O USB cable PSU Quick Start Guide Registration Card AXE I O is a 2in 5out audio midi interface capable of a resolution up to 24 192kHz It has been designed from the...

Page 4: ...NE input will be selected and the corresponding LED will light up if an instrument is connected to the front input the INSTRUMENT input will be selected and the corresponding LED will light up The fro...

Page 5: ...e knob to the left will increase the level of the direct signal turning to the right will increase the level of the playback stream from the DAW This control works both for Outputs 1 2 and Heaphones 1...

Page 6: ...L use these 1 4 6 35mm jack to connect external controller pedals single or dual switches continuous expression pedals MIDI messages sent are freely assignable from the Control app 7 LINE OUTPUTS 1 to...

Page 7: ...imedia com products axeio and go to the Download section 2 You can now download the AXE I O Drivers and Control Software file Mac and Windows versions available 4 Download and install the AXE I O Driv...

Page 8: ...USB cable 3 Connect the supplied PSU to the AXE I O and switch on the unit ON 3 2 1 4 You can connect microphones or line level signal to the back combo XLR inputs 1 and 2 or instrument signal to the...

Page 9: ...English 9 5 Connect speakers amplifiers or other line devices to the four line output jack 1 4 on the rear panel of AXE I O Out 1 L and 2 R are balanced output...

Page 10: ...English 10 6 If needed you can connect external MIDI devices to the physical MIDI ports Input Output MIDI IN MIDI OUT...

Page 11: ...ar to external analogue stomps or a real amplifier still being able to monitor the session from main Output 1 2 The external stomps or the miked amplifier will be connected to Input to return into the...

Page 12: ...uitry adds a tiny bit of color and harmonics to the signal giving your instruments a bit of added warmth Pure circuitry results in a more linear response featuring the absolutely cleaner signal path p...

Page 13: ...ibit significantly higher output impedance than the passive counterpart among other significant tone differences but neither of the two is better or worst than the other indeed they have different beh...

Page 14: ...ple if you find your high gain tones to be too harsh try setting this control at mid position and you ll experience what the Z TONE can magically do If you re recording a bass with passive pickups and...

Page 15: ...t press the tuner button on the front panel This is another feature not so common on audio interfaces and allows the artist to access seamlessly to tune their instruments on the fly without having to...

Page 16: ...E IO MIDI messages associated with these controllers are freely assignable from the Control app 2 7 Preset browsing 1 2 By default this control is setup to directly control presets browsing on AmpliTu...

Page 17: ...English 17 PUSH PUSH To go back on the previous level of the preset menu push and hold the control PUSH and HOLD ROTATE...

Page 18: ...the preferred Audio Device in your DAW all 2 inputs and 5 outputs will appear in your DAW s Audio I O preferences 4 Connecting microphones Always connect microphones to AXE I O with XLR to XLR balanc...

Page 19: ...n microphone turn OFF phantom power and check the microphone s operating instruction manual to see if it requires it Most ribbon microphones don t require phantom power and some can even be damaged by...

Page 20: ...guitar cable Please refer to Section 2 of this manual for the complete description of features dedicated to the instrument input 6 Connecting loudspeakers and headphones The 1 4 jack outputs 1 L and 2...

Page 21: ...urning to the right will increase the level of the playback stream from the DAW When Monitor is set to DIRECT make sure any software monitoring option for direct or low latency monitoring is disabled...

Page 22: ...reason you might see this value to go back to its previous state when you attempt changing it Direct Monitoring Here you can determine how the two input channels are mixed on the Direct monitoring pa...

Page 23: ...ssible to enable phantom power on one input channel only However phantom power will only be applied to the XLR input Audio Output section Here you can see the output channels levels on precision peak...

Page 24: ...b The CONTROLLER tab gives you control over the preset knob and 2 controller inputs Set behavior MIDI channel MIDI CC minimum and maximum values and more to dial in the best settings for whatever appl...

Page 25: ...osstalk 115 dB A Line Outputs 3 4 Configuration Unbalanced Output impedance 75 Ohms Output Level 0 dBFS corresponds to 16 dBu Frequency response From 3 Hz to 32 kHz within 0 5 dB 96 kHz sample rate Dy...

Page 26: ...From 5 Hz to 32 kHz within 0 5 dB 96 kHz sample rate Dynamic Range 116 dB A THD N 106 dB A at 10 dBFS Instrument Inputs 1 Configuration Multiple topology instrument preamp Input impedance PASSIVE mod...

Page 27: ...English 27 Warranty Please visit www ikmultimedia com warranty for the complete warranty policy Support and more info www ikmultimedia com support www axeio com...

Page 28: ...in the U S and other countries Lightning is a trademark of Apple Inc App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc FCC statement This device complies with Part 15 107 and 15 109 Class B of the FCC Rules C...

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