The next item to check is the type of instrument used. Press the PAR button again and GUITAR
NO will appear on the display. Up to 8 presets for different instruments can be stored here.
Press ENTER to open the submenu and select the instrument you will be using from the available instruments:
BASS, GUITAR, VIOLIN and CELLO.
Press PAR to open the selection menu for the pickup you will be using. MAGNETIC is selected by
default. If you are going to be using an instrument with a piezo pickup, change this setting to PIEZO.
Check the setting by playing the connected guitar. If you hear so-called double triggers (i.e. two notes hit in
rapid succession) even though you have only hit the string once, you should adjust the input sensitivity of the
AXON to your personal playing style and hardware. To do so, press the PAR button until you reach
the SENSE menu item.
Begin with the low E string and adjust the value at the bottom right of the display using the VALUE +/- buttons.
remaining 5 strings.
Finished! We can deal with the other parameters later—the AXON has been preconfigured at the factory to let
Ensure that the AXON is in Preset mode (Preset LED lit on the front panel). This is automatically the case
when you switch the device on and none of the other modes (GLOBAL, UTILITY or CHAIN) are selected.
Use PAR to move on to the
you get started with a minimum of hassle.
Editing preset sounds
The top half of the display shows the name of the currently active preset, with the number of the preset to the
right.
Use the VALUE +/- buttons or the UP/DOWN buttons of the guitar interface to step through the presets 1-256.
Presets 1-128 are reserved for the user and can be edited. 129-256 are fixed factory presets. By default, these
presets have been copied to the programmable user area (1-128) to ensure that it contains playable parame-
ter settings, but they can be overwritten as needed, of course.
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