M-Audio Axiom AIR 25, User Manual

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Chapter 4: Advanced Keyboard Functions
Axiom includes extended programming capabilities through secondary functions of the keys. The available parameters are listed along the
top edge of the keyboard, and accessed by pressing the Edit button. The LCD screen shows the numerical value of the parameter being
edited.
Control Assign (Ctrl Assign), Data 1, Data 2, Data 3
The Control Assign function (Ctrl Assign) assigns a MIDI continuous control number (MIDI CC), or other MIDI parameter to any assignable
Axiom control. The Data 1, Data 2, and Data 3 keys define various related aspects of the parameter or function assigned to a control.
For example, it is possible to configure a button to send MIDI note On/Off Data by assigning it to controller number 147. The Data 1 key is
used to specify the pitch (note number) of the note played by the button. The Data 2 key is used to set the Note Off velocity (Velocity Off).
The Data 3 key is used to set the Note On velocity (Velocity On), determining how loud the note will sound.
For more details and step-by-step control assignment examples, refer to Chapter 5, "Advanced Programming Functions."
Zone Channel (Zone Chan)
The Zone Channel (ZONE CHAN) function specifies which MIDI Channel a Zone will use when transmitting MIDI data. Assigning each
Zone to its own channel will allow you to play up to 4 different sound patches on a connected synthesizer or virtual instrument. This setting
is saved as part of a user patch when stored to a Memory Location. For instructions on how to save a user patch, see the "Store" section.
Assigning an Axiom control to a Zone MIDI Channel (z1– z4) as described in the following section ("Channel Assign (Chan Assign)"),
causes that control to transmit MIDI data on the same MIDI Channel as the corresponding Zone.
For more information about Keyboard Zones and their related functions and parameters, see Chapter 6, "Keyboard Zones."
To set the MIDI Channel for a Keyboard Zone:
1. Press the Zone button followed by one of the Zone selection buttons. See Chapter 6, "Keyboard Zones."
2. Press the Edit button.
3. Press the Zone CHAN key. The LCD screen will display the current function ("CHAN"), the active Zone number (for example "z1")
and the current Zone Channel number.
4. Enter the new MIDI Channel number using the number keys or Patch buttons (+/–).
5. Press the Enter key.
6. Repeat steps 1 – 5 to assign set the MIDI channel for the remaining Zones.
After setting the Zone channel and exiting Edit mode, activate all desired Zones by simultaneously pressing their respective Zone buttons.
Default Zone Channels
Zone MIDI Channel
1 0 (Global Channel)
2 1
3 2
4 3
Channel Assign (Chan Assign)
The Channel Assign function (CHAN ASGN) assigns the active Axiom control to a specific MIDI channel.
To assign a knob, fader, button or pedal jack to a MIDI channel:
1. Select the active control as described in the next section, "Control Select (Ctrl Select)".
2. Press the Edit button.
3. Press the Channel Assign key. The LCD screen will display the current parameter ("CHAN), the currently selected control (for
example "E1"), and the current MIDI channel (for example "1").
4. Enter the new MIDI channel number using the number keys.
5. Press the Enter key.