Blue Chip Music Technology NGC 60 User's Manual
Table of Contents
Features
How to start .................................................................................................................................................... 10
Parameters ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Global Parameter............................................................................................................................................ 11
How to call up the presets............................................................................................................................... 18
How to change presets .................................................................................................................................... 18
Split Parameter ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Data exchange through MIDI System Exclusive............................................................................................ 25
MIDI channel / string assignment .................................................................................................................. 26
How to reload factory presets ......................................................................................................................... 26
Description of the factory presets................................................................................................................... 26
of the
AXON
How to use the Hold Pedal.......................................................................................................................... 9
How to use the Chain Pedal......................................................................................................................... 9
How to use
How to use the optional sound module ..................................................................................................... 10
Special functions ....................................................................................................................................... 10
How to connect your guitar interface ........................................................................................................ 10
How to connect your MIDI Equipment..................................................................................................... 11
How to mount an AXON in a 19 " rack ................................................................................................... 11
BASIC
PBD RANGE
SEND PBDRG
STRG
HOLD MODE
TRIGGER LEV.........................................................................................................................................
TUNE
SENS
VU METER............................................................................................................................................... 15
LOCAL
(Reserved).................................................................................................................................................. 16
SYSEX SE.................................................................................................................................................
SYSEX
How to tune your guitar............................................................................................................................. 18
How to store or overwrite presets.............................................................................................................. 19
How to copy presets .................................................................................................................................. 19
PROGRAM
VOLUME .................................................................................................................................................. 21
TRANSPOSE............................................................................................................................................ 21
QUANTIZE............................................................................................................................................... 22
PAN POS ................................................................................................................................................... 22
PAN SPREAD ........................................................................................................................................... 23
RE VERB
VEL SENS ................................................................................................................................................23
VEL OFFSET............................................................................................................................................ 23
FINGER PICK ..........................................................................................................................................24
PICK CTRL............................................................................................................................................... 24
BRIDGE VAL............................................................................................................................................ 24
NECK VAL................................................................................................................................................ 24
Hold Parameter.......................................................................................................................................... 25
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AXON NGC60 -VERSION 1.01 2
Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................................ 33
AXON MIDI
GENERAL MIDI (GM)
GENERAL MIDI Sound Set Groupings.............................................................................................. 35
GENERAL MIDI Sound
GENERAL MIDI Percussion
GENERAL MIDI
Implementation
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Set................................................................................................................
Controller Chart......................................................................................................
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AXON NGC60 -VERSION 1.01 3
Front Panel
Level of the MONO input.
Three-digit 7-segment display shows the current presets or the VALUE of a parameter.
Parameter selection; the + button moves the cursor to the next, the - button moves the cursor
to the previous parameter.
In preset mode you select the presets with the + and - key. In edit mode the value of a
parameter is increased by pressing the + button, and is decreased by pressing the - button.
While pressing both keys at the same time, the tuning aid will be activated ( also possible from
the AIX Interface).
In edit mode, different split possibilities are selected.
In edit mode the splits, the hold function or the global parameters are chosen. Together with
the MODE button it is used to copy and store presets.
The current split mode is immediately indicated by the LED in the guitar symbol.
List of all parameters. The upper line describes the Global parameters, the lower one the
segment. The LED line serves also for displaying the loudness of a picking, or as a tuning
indicator.
This LED shows the edit mode.
In edit mode you can access the global parameters.
In edit mode you can access the hold parameters.
Power ON / OFF switch.
Back Panel
Input for power adapter 12V, 1500 mA, AC.
MIDI OUT socket. The AXON sends out its MIDI data through this socket.
MIDI IN socket. The AXON receives program change commands as well as system exclusive
data via this socket. System exclusive data can also be sent to the optional Sound Board
SB-676 which is sold by BLUE CHIP, too.
MIDI THRU socket. All data arrive through MIDI IN and are transmitted further through this
socket. At the unused pins of this socket, the stereo audio signals of the Sound Board are
available. For that purpose, use the special cable which is included with the Sound Board.
Before turning on the AXON this switch has to be set to BASS or LEAD guitar.
CHAIN footswitch socket. It enables you to activate pre-programmed preset series at the NGC
77 respectively presets at the NGC 60 with an optional footswitch.
HOLD footswitch socket. The footswitch belongs to the delivery of the AXON and can be used
for different functions of the hold mode which can be programmed.
INTERFACE connector socket. Please connect the 13 pin cable of your guitar or bass interface
to this input.
GUITAR OUT socket. The pickup signals of your guitar can be unchanged transmitted from
this socket.
MONO IN socket. It enables you to connect monophonic signals with line or microphone level.
Features of the AXON
Your AXON is fitted with a novel method of pitch recognition
working so quickly and safely that you can use your AXON also
with a bass guitar. At present, no comparable device offers you
this feature.
The AXON is unique because it recognizes the pick position of
each string, and the AXON offers you new possibilities to
control your MIDI instrument.
Your AXON is able to reduce the MIDI output data stream as far
as possible to a minimum. According to the setting of the preset
parameter, further reliefs are the result. At previous devices,
Pitch Bend data load the MIDI interface strongly.
If you did not work with a comparable device before, you will
get to know some terms which are perhaps new for you.
Therefore we would like to explain here the extraordinary
possibilities you can use with your AXON.
The most interesting and the most extraordinary features of your
AXON are undoubtedly the different split possibilities.
You can set a string split in order to divide the six strings of your
guitar into two parts. In each part, your MIDI instrument could
give out another sound. For that purpose you will fix a split
point - in this case a string number - in order to set the border
between the two parts.
Assign a fret split in order to divide the neck of your guitar into
two parts.
Think of an accord accompaniment which you play in low-
pitched registers with an optional sound. Then you change to a
solo which is played in higher notes with another sound. In this
case the split point is a fret number.
The most unique feature of the AXON NGC 60 is the possibility
of pick splitting.
One split point can be defined to split the pick range between the
pickup and the neck into two pick regions. An individual sound
can be assigned to each of these regions.
At each of the three split possibilities you can additionally use
the pick control function. You can change the value of each
MIDI controller with the pick position. Keyboard players often
use a modulation wheel in order to produce vibrato or filter
effects. With the pick control function you have the same
possibilities, only by changing the pick position.
How to use the Hold Pedal
The Hold Pedal can be used to play an additional, third sound of
your MIDI instrument. In this case the current split becomes
temporarily ineffective and you can use another sound. All notes
which sound while releasing the pedal will sound until the next
pressure on the Hold Pedal. Play a chord by depressed Hold
Pedal. Without muting the chord, you release the Hold Pedal
now and the Hold sound will be locked. You can play again with
the current preset to your chord accompaniment. After pressing
once more you can play a new chord, the old one will be
replaced by a new one. Or you simply turn off the chord while
pressing once the Hold Pedal shortly without playing at that
time.
Additionally, the pick control function can be used as well for
the Hold sound.
You can also send a pre-programmed MIDI controller to the
MIDI instrument by pressing the Hold Pedal. This could be the
controller No. 64 (Sustain), the controller No. 65 (Portamento)
or even the controller No. 93 (Chorus).
How to use the Chain Pedal
How to use the Mono Input
After pressing the Hold Pedal you are moreover able to freeze
the already played tones in order to play only on your guitar.
Then all other MIDI sounds are suppressed. You can also realize
a bypass function in order to hear temporarily your guitar sound
alone.
If you connect a footswitch to the chain socket, you can call up
successive presets. Pressing once the footswitch activates the
next preset, hitting the footswitch quickly twice triggers the
previous preset.
All instruments with pickups can be directly connected by a jack
cable to the MONO input of your AXON. At the front of the
AXON is the potentiometer which helps you to set the
sensitivity of the MONO input. Please consider that not all
features of the AXON are available when using the MONO
input. The extremely fast pitch recognition is inactive. In this
case you work with a pitch recognition which is a little bit
slower. But it is comparable to devices which were already
offered by competitors. String Split, Pick Split and the Pick
Control function are no longer available.
The Fret Split depends now on the pitch because your AXON
does not know anything about your frets. Think of a violin or
think of instruments which you have to connect by a
microphone. There are no limits to your imagination but you can
not foresee the results in each case. We had already achieved
good results using guitar and bass.
How to use the optional sound module
If your AXON is fitted by an embedded sound module, 128
GENERAL MIDI SOUNDS in excellent quality will
immediately be available for you. Additionally, the sound
module has an installed reverb as well as a chorus effect which
can be called up by the AXON. Combined with a sequencer or
similar devices you have access to 480 sounds. Furthermore, 11
different drumkits are available. The complete effect range
consists of 11 reverb types, 11 chorus types as well as 42
variation programs. Please take details from the enclosed
description of the sound module.
Special functions
How to start
If you use a sequencer program, please connect the MIDI OUT
of your AXON to the MIDI IN of your computer, and the MIDI
IN of your AXON to the MIDI OUT of the computer. In this
case the GLOBAL parameter "LOCAL" on the AXON has to be
LOCAL OFF.
Two special functions of your AXON are an exact tuning aid
which is simple to use as well as level control that helps to avoid
overload.
Before starting the AXON please make the necessary
connections. Please consider that you must switch on the AXON
after turning on your MIDI instrument first, because the AXON
sends directly initializing data to your MIDI instrument. That is
why you have to check the connections of your MIDI cable from
the AXON to your MIDI instrument.
How to connect your guitar interface
The UP/DOWN buttons of your guitar interface are identical to
the +/- value keys. You can use them to call up the different
presets of your AXON. Moreover it is possible to change the
parameter values in edit mode from your guitar. By using the
volume regulator of your guitar interface, you can control the
volume of a sound at your MIDI instrument.
How to connect your MIDI Equipment
Please connect the MIDI OUT of your AXON to the MIDI IN of
your MIDI instrument. For that purpose, use a 5 pin commercial
DIN cable/ MIDI cable. If you employ a sequencer program,
connect the MIDI OUT of your AXON to the MIDI IN of your
computer as well as the MIDI IN of your MIDI instrument to the
MIDI OUT of your computer.
How to mount an AXON in a 19 " rack
Parameters
Global Parameter
You can mount your AXON in a
19"
rack by using the optional
installation frame. In order to fix, use only the original screws. If
you prefer another form of mounting, remove first the rubber foot
from the bottom of the AXON. Please use only screws of the type
M3 to fix the
19"'
rack with the bottom of the AXON and take care
that the screws do not reach longer than 4 mm into the AXON.
Longer screws can damage the inside of the device.
All parameters are printed above and below the middle LED line in
order to see immediately the current parameter. So you must not
keep figures in mind which belong to some parameters. The GLOBAL parameters are above, the SPLIT and HOLD parameters are
below the LED line.
If you use your AXON for the first time you have to check the
settings of some global parameter in correspondence to your MIDI
instrument:
Please check the basic MIDI channel and tune your guitar with the
embedded tuning aid of your AXON. If you are in a hurry and if
you would like to play immediately with your AXON, read the
explanations in the sections BASIC CH and tuning of the guitar.
You must ensure that the connected MIDI instrument receives Pitch
Bend Range information, otherwise you set this value at your MIDI
instrument to 12. Then you leap over all further parameters and you
can test the factory presets.
In order to change one of the GLOBAL parameters switch your
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