Pick the open A string. Your AXON will analyse the pitch and automatically set the tune base parameter to the
correct value. If you already know the exact value, you can enter it manually using the VALUE +/- buttons, of
course. Next, tune the remaining strings of your guitar with the integrated tuner of your AXON. If you are play-
, set the parameter to 0.
Guitar Number (GUITAR NO)
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AX 100 MKII Display
(1 to 8)
So that your AXON works optimally with your guitar, you have to configure various basic settings per-
taining to sensitivity and other parameters. These settings depend on the type and setup of your guitar. They
can vary widely from one instrument to the next. However, the AXON stores up to eight sets of basic settings,
to configure the required parameter changes individually every time—simply choose a
ith the touch of a button.
Setting up the individual parameters is easy—simply pr
s the ENTER button to step through the parameters
making it unnecessary
guitar preset number w
es
and edit them. Use the PAR/- buttons to select individual functions. The VALUE +/- buttons adjust
the actual values. Within these basic settings, your AXON provides a VU meter in the first line of the display.
The positions of the bars correspond to the levels of the individual strings, varying depending on how hard you
pick and the sensitivity settings of the individual strings. In the Software Editor, you can select the eight guitar
presets for editing using the tabs. However, for the selection to be lasting, you have to use the "Guitar Num-
ber" selection box.
Instrument Type (INPUT TYP)
(GUITAR, BASS, VIOLIN, CELLO)
Select the instrument you will be using from the available instruments.
This is especially important for the assignment of the strings to the MIDI channels you specified.
Pickup
(MAGNETIC, PIEZO)
Select the pickup system you are using here. MAGNETIC is the default mode, for ex-
ample when using the AIX 101 guitar interface with its magnetic pickup. The PIEZO setting supports poly-
phonic piezo pickups. Piezo pickups are designed to reproduce the natural sound of hollow-body instruments
as faithfully as possible and have been engineered especially for use with acoustic guitars. An important ad-
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