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3.6.4 Zone Range

The Zone Range deﬁnes the upper and lower limits of the keys contained in a zone.

To set the range of a zone:

Press the Zone Range button. The LED in the Zone/Group button lights to indicate that Zone/Group mode is automatically selected.

The LCD display will ﬂash the symbols representing all zones which are currently active, and will therefore be affected by this range

setting. The Range symbol will also appear on the LCD display.

Press a key on the keyboard to select the lower limit of the zone. The note number is displayed in small digits on the LCD display.

Press a second key on the keyboard to select the upper limit of the zone. The note number is displayed in large digits of the LCD

display.

Once two keys have been pressed, the keyboard will automatically return to normal, and the range of the edited zone will be updated.

Note

: It’s possible for zones to overlap to create the effect of ‘layered’ keyboards.

The range of each zone can be stored to the 20 memory locations. You must ensure Group A is selected to store this data. Please see section
3.2.1 for more information on Groups.

3.6.5 Octave And Transpose Of A Zone

Each zone can be octave shifted or transposed independently.

To set the octave or transposition of a zone:

Press the Zone Range button.

Select the zones you want to edit using the zone activate/de-activate buttons as described in section 3.6.2.

Use the Octave –/+ buttons to select the new octave/transpose value, as described in section 2.1.2 and 2.1.3.

If Zone Range mode is not active when you make an octave/transpose change, the change is global, meaning all active zones will be
affected.

If Zone Range mode is active when you make an octave/transpose change, only those zones currently active will be affected.

The Octave and Transpose values for each independent zone, as well as the global octave and transpose values can be stored to the 20
memory locations. You must ensure Group A is selected to store this data. Please see section 3.2.1 for more information on Groups.

3.6.6 More About Program, Bank LSB And Bank MSB

We saw in section 2.3 how Program and Bank messages can be sent from your Axiom to select different sounds on the connected device(s).

When you send these messages, they apply to whichever zones are active at that time. If two zones are selected and set to transmit on
different channels, the Program or Bank message will be sent on BOTH channels.

Note

: New Program and Bank messages always override previously sent Program and Bank messages. It is important to ensure that ONLY

those zones that you want to send these messages on are active, or you could call up new sounds on a device you don’t intend to.

The last sent Program, Bank LSB and Bank MSB message for each zone is remembered, and can be stored in each of the 20 memory locations.
You must ensure Group A is selected to store this data. Please see section 3.2.1 for more information on Groups.

3.6.7 Individual Channel Assignments Of Controls

Every control on your Axiom can be assigned to its own individual channel, allowing you to control several instruments at the same time. It is
also possible to tie a control to a zone, or to the Global Channel.

To assign the transmit channel for a control:

49 and 61 note versions:

Select the control as described in section 2.4.2.

Press the Chan. Assign button.

The LCD display will ﬂash the currently assigned MIDI channel.

Use the numeric keypad to enter the new MIDI channel in the range 00 to 20 (20 MIDI channels?? – we explain this below).

Section 3: Advanced Features