
BLUE CHIP
AXON AX-100 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER
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User manual AXON AX-100 / AX-100 SB
NOTE OFF LIM
Note off Limiter (10…30)
Unlike a keyboard, where a key is pressed and the note ends when
you release the key, a guitar string sounds until its vibrations decay
totally or until it is dampened. The decay time is most definitely
dependant upon the quality and structure of the guitar and the strings.
Some guitars sound more percussive; others have a longer sustain.
Synthesizers recreate these characteristics using a so-called ”envelope
curve,” to graphically reproduce an instrument’s characteristic of
decaying amplitude (volume) as it diminishes to zero. Be setting a
limit point within the envelope, we can determine at what point in
time a note’s ”release” comes; the point at which it ceases to sound.
The higher this value, the earlier a MIDI NOTE OFF event will be
sent to the MIDI instruments. Smaller values will allow the note to be
held longer. In this way you can adjust this value to match your
instrument optimally.
TRIG. LEVEL
Trigger Level (0…9)
Using this parameter you can set the volume level at which your
AXON reacts to a signal from your instrument (at which volume level
a MIDI NOTE ON event is sent). The smaller the value, the more
sensitively your AXON reacts even to very softly played notes. Higher
values mean that you have to play loudly in order for the AXON to
send a NOTE ON event. You should experiment with this parameter
in order to find a setting that feels good to you and your playing style.
SENSE
Guitar/Bass input sensitivity: E6…E1 or B6…C1 (16…64)
Using the +/- Parameter buttons you can toggle through all the strings
of your instrument and set each one’s input sensitivity separately.
Higher values mean a higher level of sensitivity. Your AXON, like
many electronic devices that translate analog audio into a digital signal,
is very sensitive and can easily be overdriven. But the other extreme
is equally as true: you shouldn’t drive your AXON with too low of an
input signal level either.You will probably have to increase the
sensitivity of the thin strings to obtain a balance between the strings
and to reproduce a natural sound. When setting up a bass guitar, for
reasons of compatibility, your AXON takes for granted that you are
playing a six-string bass. If you are playing an instrument with less
than six strings, simply bypass the strings that don’t apply.