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Axiom Line User Guide

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3.3 How To Avoid Jumping Parameters

A common problem with MIDI controllers occurs when you move a physical controller and the receiving parameter on your external 
MIDI gear or software jumps from its present setting to the position of the knob or fader that you are using.  The result can be a 
volume spike, a vibrato effect suddenly engaging or a pan position jumping from one side to another.  The Axiom is well equipped to 
avoid this situation.

3.3.1 Mute

The Mute button on your Axiom will turn off the MIDI data output from all controls.  This allows you to re-position the knob or 
faders that you are using to a setting that matches the current value of the parameter you are addressing.  

When the controls are all muted, the LCD displays the MUTE symbol.  The controls are un-muted by pressing the Mute button a 
second time.  

Note that Mute does not affect the assignable buttons, sustain pedal or the keyboard.  This is because these controls send one-shot 
MIDI controllers, so there is never a need to match them to the parameter they are controlling.  So, Mute mode is disengaged when 
you play the keyboard, or if you press an assignable button or the sustain pedal.

3.3.2 Null

The Null button engages Null mode which is used to temporarily deactivate the controls on your Axiom when you call up a new 
memory location.  Null mode blocks the controls from outputting MIDI data until they reach the same position at which you left 
them the last time you used the memory location.  When Null mode is active, there is never a worry that a control on your Axiom 
will cause a parameter to jump.

Turn Null mode on and off at any time simply by pressing the Null button.  When Null mode is active, the LED in the Null button 
will be lit.  

When you recall a preset, if Null mode is active moving a control on the Axiom engages a comparison between the current position 
of the control and its position when you last used this preset. If the control is at a different position than where you last left it 
before changing presets, the NULL symbol on the LCD display is shown and the numerical value displayed indicates how far away 
you are from the original position.  A negative number indicates that the current value is lower than where you had left it, and a 
positive number indicates a higher value.  As you move the control nearer to its original value, you see the numbers on the LCD 
display tend towards 0.  When 0 is reached, the NULL symbol turns off, and the control starts to output MIDI data again.

The current positions of every control are remembered each time you leave a memory to recall a new one, regardless of whether 
Null mode is active or not.

The status of Null mode is stored on powering down your Axiom.

3.3.3 Snapshot

The Snapshot function sends out the current values of the sliders, Expression pedal, Modulation wheel, Pitch Bend wheel and rotary 
encoders.  This will adjust your software or external MIDI gear to the control positions on your Axiom.

Press the - and + buttons together to use the Snapshot function.

Snapshot can be used in conjunction with the Mute function (section 3.3.1) in order to perform a function not available on most 
hardware synths.  Use the Mute function to reposition the controls of your Axiom as you like, and then use the Snapshot function 
to send all of the new positions at the same time.

3.4 The Rotary Encoders

As mentioned in section 2 it is possible to assign the rotary encoders to any MIDI controller message listed in Appendix C.  When the 
encoders are assigned to MIDI controllers, they work in the same way as the sliders on the Axiom 49 and 61—when the minimum or 
maximum limit is reached, no more data is sent until you turn the dial the other way.

It is possible to program the encoders to increment or decrement the current value in the software, rather than sending an actual 
value.  This means that there is never a risk of causing your software parameters to jump if they do not match the position of the 
control you’re moving.

Please note that not all software supports the use of rotary encoders.  Also, those applications that do support them can differ in 
the way that encoder support is implemented.  The Axiom therefore supports several different types of increment/decrement MIDI 
messages.  You should check your software’s manual to see what message type is supported and how to engage endless dial support.  To 
help with this we have listed the names commonly used for each of the relative data methods.  We have also provided the data values 
used to represent data increment and data decrement.  Where a range of values is specified for an increment or decrement, the range 
is in the form “slow movement" to "fast movement”.

The Program change increment/decrement will send out program changes with each step.  

Summary of Contents for AXIOM

Page 1: ...Axiom User Guide English...

Page 2: ...ontrol Functionality 29 Section 4 Usage Examples 32 4 1 MIDI Out from USB Function 32 4 2 RecordingYour Performance On A Sequencer 33 4 3 Controlling a Sound Module from the Computer 34 Section 5 MIDI...

Page 3: ...Axiom Line User Guide 2 English...

Page 4: ...upply is required MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports for connecting external MIDI gear Expression pedal socket expression pedal not included Sustain pedal socket sustain pedal not included Fully programmable...

Page 5: ...1 LCD display 2 Sliders Axiom 49 61 only 3 Encoders 4 Transport buttons 5 Assignable buttons Axiom 49 61 only 6 Trigger Pads 7 Function buttons 8 Numeric Keypad Axiom 49 61 only 9 Octave buttons 10 Pi...

Page 6: ...om input port as the MIDI input device in your software Once this is set your software should be able to receive notes and controller data from the Axiom If you have connected external MIDI gear like...

Page 7: ...odule to generate sounds Programming MIDI data can get complicated at times so with theAxiom range of keyboards we have strived to make MIDI programming as simple as possible In this section we look a...

Page 8: ...ents As you enter data from the keyboard numeric keys or use the buttons the current value is displayed on the LCD 2 0 3 Function Index Function Section Function Section Advanced Axiom 25 only 2 0 2 M...

Page 9: ...time you press a key a MIDI note message is sent with a velocity value between 0 and 127 this value speci es how hard you pressed the key A velocity value of 0 speci es that the key has been released...

Page 10: ...ed via the Octave button To access all 11 available octaves from your keyboard Locate the Octave buttons Press to shift down one octave at a time Or Press to shift up one octave at a time 2 1 3 Transp...

Page 11: ...ontrolling Percussion Sounds Setting the transmit channel of your keyboard to channel 10 will allow you to control percussion sounds on any GM GM2 GS or XG compatible module or synthesizer The Global...

Page 12: ...or on your external MIDI gear Examples of these controllable parameters include volume pan expression reverb chorus and portamento Each of the controls on your Axiom keyboard is able to send any of t...

Page 13: ...ect a different physical controller for programming use one of the following two methods Method 1 25 49 and 61 note versions Move the physical controller you wish to program or press the assignable bu...

Page 14: ...for Volume The LCD display mode can be changed as follows Press the Zone Range and Zone Group buttons together The LCD will display OFF Simultaneously press the Zone Range and Zone Group buttons again...

Page 15: ...pendix F Pressure Pads Appendix G Each MIDI controller has either two or three extra data parameters associated with it as shown in the appendices listed above The function of these extra data paramet...

Page 16: ...ion 2 4 2 Press the Ctrl Assign button and enter 000 on the numeric keypad While the LCD is still ashing press the data minus button The LCD will now display OFF 25 note version Select the controller...

Page 17: ...ion 3 6 The active groups during store and recall of memories are indicated on the LCD display The Zone Group button is used to select which groups are active If Zone Group is active the LED will ligh...

Page 18: ...urned to normal 25 note version Press the Advanced button Press the Mem Dump key The LCD display will ash SYS while the Axiom is transmitting its Memory content Do not touch your Axiom until the SysEx...

Page 19: ...er indicates a higher value As you move the control nearer to its original value you see the numbers on the LCD display tend towards 0 When 0 is reached the NULL symbol turns off and the control start...

Page 20: ...ment Decide which endless data method you want from the table above and enter its MIDI CC number using the numeric keypad Press Data 2 The LCD display ashes the encoder s current data parameter Enter...

Page 21: ...urve off Press the Enter key to con rm 3 5 Pressure Pads The eight pressure pads on your Axiom are unique controls As you apply more pressure to a pad a higher value of effect is transmitted The pads...

Page 22: ...e Enter key to con rm Press the Advanced button again The Data 2 and Data 3 keys can be used to specify the note off velocity and note on velocity respectively 3 5 2 Drum Pattern Composition When you...

Page 23: ...nd The range of values here is 0 127 Press the Data 3 button and enter the ON value this should be 127 in most cases Press the Data 2 button and enter the OFF value this should be 0 in most cases 25 n...

Page 24: ...will show the currently assigned controller for the pad Enter the controller number from Appendix C that you want the pad to send using the numeric data entry keys Press the Enter key to con rm If you...

Page 25: ...velocity 25 note version Select the pad for programming as explained in section 2 4 2 Ensure the pad is set up as a note trigger pad as described in section 3 5 1 Press the Advanced button Press the...

Page 26: ...e 49 and 61 note versions Press Glob Chan and Zone Range together to access the Zone Channel setting The LED in the Zone Group button lights to indicate that Zone Group mode is automatically selected...

Page 27: ...want to edit using the zone activate deactivate 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 Ra...

Page 28: ...r that the 49 and 61 note versions of the Axiom have four possible zones and the 25 note version has three Therefore as you alter a zone s channel you are also altering the physical controller s chann...

Page 29: ...r to prevent the Group A control from transmitting on more than one active zone you can simply assign the Group A control to the desired zone s channel This will prevent the Group A control from havin...

Page 30: ...ng the numeric data entry keys Press the Enter key to con rm This sets ON position value If you want the button to send the same value every time you press it simply set the same value for both Data 2...

Page 31: ...Select the button to edit Press the Ctrl Assign button Type in 149 using the numeric keypad This is the number that corresponds to the MMC instruction Appendix E Press the Chan Assign button Notice t...

Page 32: ...to one of your Axiom s controls complete multi part RPN NRPN messages will be transmitted simply by moving a fader or using an encoder or one of the Axiom s other controls Assigning your Axiom s fade...

Page 33: ...long as you have selected your Axiom as the active output port in your computer s sequencer this is the data that will be sent the MIDI Out port For example if you want to control a sound module from...

Page 34: ...and LogicTM although there are many different sequencing applications available for your computer In order to use the Axiom with your sequencer you need to set up the sequencer software so that the A...

Page 35: ...rst 7 bits of the 14 bit Bank Change message are sent in a single byte known as the Bank LSB The last 7 bits de ne another byte known as the Bank MSB The Bank LSB is the most commonly used This allows...

Page 36: ...ntrol via MIDI The format of SysEx messages allows for virtually any function to be performed via MIDI so long as the receiving device is able to translate the message and act accordingly This allows...

Page 37: ...f you want the Sustain pedal to be off when it is not depressed make sure not to press the pedal when you power up To reverse the pedal polarity just press and hold the pedal when you power up Note th...

Page 38: ...o try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment...

Page 39: ...ch Channel X 0 X X Pitch Bend 0 X Control 0 119 Change 120 127 0 0 X X Program Change True 0 127 X System Exclusive 0 0 GM GM2 MMC M Audio Dev ID Req Mem Dump System Song Position Pointer Common Song...

Page 40: ...monica 23 Tango Accordion 48 String Ensemble 1 49 String Ensemble 2 50 Syn Strings 1 51 Syn Strings 2 52 Choir Aahs 53Voice Oohs 54 Syn Choir 55 Orchestral Hit 80 Syn Square Wave 81 Syn Sawtooth Wave...

Page 41: ...ute change 1D 00 7F 00 7F n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Reverb Send Level absolute change 1E 00 7F 00 7F n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Chorus Send Level absolute change 1F 00 7F 00 7F n a 0 to Max Drum...

Page 42: ...ller 116 19 Gen Purpose 4 68 Legato Pedal 117 Controller 117 20 Controller 20 69 Hold 2 118 Controller 118 21 Controller 21 70 SoundVariation 119 Controller 119 25 Controller 25 74 Cut off Frequency C...

Page 43: ...rse Tune 131 Channel Pressure 132 RPN coarse RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RPN ne RPN LSB RPN MSB 134 NRPN coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 135 NRPN ne NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 136 MasterVolume GM 137 Master Pan GM 138 Master...

Page 44: ...LSB Tuning MSB 139 Master Fine Tune GM Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 140 Chorus Mod rate GM2 Mod Rate 141 Chorus Mod Depth GM2 Mod Depth 142 Feedback GM2 Feedback Level 143 Send to Reverb GM2 Reverb Send Lev...

Page 45: ...Fine Tune GM 140 Chorus Mod rate GM2 141 Chorus Mod Depth GM2 142 Feedback GM2 143 Send to Reverb GM2 144 Pitch Bend Pitch Bend MIN Pitch Bend MAX 145 Program Change increment decrement MIN MAX 146 2...

Page 46: ...140 Chorus Mod Rate GM2 141 Chorus Mod Depth GM2 142 Feedback GM2 143 Send to Reverb GM2 144 Pitch Bend Pitch bend MIN Pitch bend MAX 145 Program Change Program 146 MIDI CC On Off MIDI CC OnValue Off...

Page 47: ...7 55 62 98 0D 13 38 56 63 99 0E 14 39 57 64 100 0F 15 3A 58 65 101 10 16 3B 59 66 102 11 17 3C 60 67 103 12 18 3D 61 68 104 13 19 3E 62 69 105 14 20 3F 63 6A 106 15 21 40 64 6B 107 16 22 41 65 6C 108...

Page 48: ...Melohman 14 Inc dec GM set up with 2 s comp data format 5 Way Out Ware TimewARP 2600 15 GM sequencer mixer set up 6 Wizoo Darbuka Latigo 16 GS XG NRPN set up 7 Propellerhead Reason Mixer 17 Unassigned...

Page 49: ...crement MIDI messages The pads on both Presets 17 and 20 are assigned to trigger the eight samples in Live s Impulse module Preset 4 GForce Minimonsta In order to select your Axiom keyboard as the MID...

Page 50: ...the documentation for your application to see how this is done For applications that learn the MIDI controllers for their parameters you should select this preset Preset 20 is similar to preset 17 but...

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