Audio Axon User Manual

Axon User’s Guide
Audio Damage, Inc. Release 1.1
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Credits
Software Design and Construction, Documentation
Chris Randall Adam Schabtach
Field Testing
Brandon Daniel Steve Hamann
Made Possible By
Elle Tracie
Fuzzy Logic
Alfred Edwin Chica Madeline Pablo Zed
Audio Unit version implemented using Symbiosis from NuEdge Development.
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Introduction

Axon introduces an Audio Damage original: the Neuron Sequencer. A radical departure from traditional x0x­or MPD-style sequencers, the Neuron Sequencer generates rhythms and melodies with a network of interconnected nodes called neurons. Each neuron has a flexible but simple to use FM-based synthesizer capable of generating electronic percussion sounds and metallic tones. Axon includes an internal mixer for setting the relative levels and stereo positions of these seven synthesizers. The mixer also feeds a stereo delay and a pair of filters, both drawn from Audio Damage’s highly regarded effects plug-ins. Axon’s neurons also transmit MIDI note messages so you can use Axon to drive your favorite hardware or software synthesizers, sample players, etc. Axon can receive MIDI note messages and be used as a software synthesizer without using its internal sequencer.

If You Don’t Like To Read Manuals

We understand. You just got a shiny new plug-in and you’d really rather play with it than read some dull exposition about it. Go ahead, theninstall it, load it up, flip through the presets, move some of the controls around. Axon comes with a healthy assortment of built-in presets that will provide instant gratification and keep you amused for quite some time.
However, eventually you may find that it’s not entirely clear exactly what’s going on. Hexagons blink, sounds happen, beats emerge, but how? When you’re ready to learn about how Axon does what it does, come back to
this manual and read on.

System Requirements

To use Axon, you'll need a Steinberg VST-compatible host application which conforms to the VST 2.0 specifications, and a computer capable of running it. For the Audio Unit version of Axon, you’ll need an application capable of hosting Audio Unit plug-ins, and an Apple computer with an Intel CPU capable of running it.
We support the use of Axon under Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7; and Apple OS X version 10.5 or newer.

Installation

Double-click the Axon Installer icon, and follow the instructions. During the installation process the installer will ask you to enter your registration code. Your registration code uniquely identifies your purchase, and you will need it if you need to reinstall your plug-in (for example, after upgrading to a new computer). You can retrieve your code from your account at the Audio Damage website if you misplace it. Please don’t share your code with your friends. We’re delighted if you like our products so much that you want to share them, but please ask your friends to buy their own copy so that we can keep making new products.
On OS X, the installer installs both the AudioUnit and VST versions of Axon by default. If you click the Customize button you can choose to not install one of these formats. If you’re running a 64-bit version of Windows, you can choose to install either a 32- or 64-bit version of Axon, or both.
To un-install from OS X, simply delete the plug-in from your VST folder, which is usually located at
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/, and your AudioUnits folder, which is located at /Library/Audio/Plug­Ins/Components/. To un-install from Windows, delete the file named Axon.dll from your VST folder(s).

What’s New in Version 1.1

Version 1.1 includes the following improvements:
Multiple outputs
Each of Axons synthesizers now has a separate output bus so that you can process the sounds individually with your host softwares mixer.
New synchronization mode
Axon now optionally resets all of its node counters to zero when you stop your host softwares transport, to provide more predictable alignment with other tracks.
Fewer Bugs
Timing problems when using Logic have been corrected, and an obscure issue with automation has been removed.

Operation

The following screen shot shows Axon’s user interface. The controls are described in the following paragraphs.
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