Table of Contents
Quickstart
• Connecting your AXON to synths, sound modules,
computer, mixer,
• Installation of your Pickup and guitar interface.. 7
•
Powering up
•
Synth/Sound module
•
AXON
•
Playing sounds with your AXON and synth
preparation..................................................
Reference
•
Navigating the Menus
• Introduction to the structure of the AXON.......... 11
• What is a segment?................................................. 11
• Velocity Mapping................................................... 14
• Global mode........................................................... 15
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Introduction to Scratch and Arrange modes
•
Chain
Mode............................................................
Guide
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amp............................................
preparation..........................
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Manual.................................
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Appendices.............................................26
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Common
• Editing a name: Guitar name, Arrange name, Scratch
name...............................................................................
• Moving around within command menus.................. 26
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Troubleshooting.....................................................
• Specifications ......................................................... 29
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System Exclusive
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MIDI
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Index.......................................................................
functions:...............................................
Table.........................................
Implementation...........................................
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FRONT PANEL
Front Panel
l.
2.
3.,4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Volume control for your analog guitar sound.
LCD screen
+!,-!,
field, or to edit data if the cursor is in the data field.
GLOBAL BUTTON; to edit and store the basic global parameters of the
AXON.
ARRANGE mode button; Advanced operation mode. Allows you to use all
the sophisticated split options.
POWER ON/OFF
-> key cycles the cursor between the data fields and scroll fields of both lines
on the screen.
OK button; used to jump to an upper menu if the exit field is up arrow, or to
a lower menu if the exit field is the down arrow, (see section: "Moving around
within command menus")
+10,
-10
keys; used to scroll the screen if the cursor is in the scroll
10.
11.
CHAIN mode button; used to edit and store your own sequence (chain) of
preprogrammed Scratch and Arrange presets.
SCRATCH button; easy-to-use presets for basic operation without splits.
REAR PANEL
Rear Panel
1.
Input for AC/DC mains adaptor 10-12V, 1A
2.
MIDI output
MIDI Input.
3.
4.
MIDI Thru.
5.
BASS/LEAD mode selector. Must be set before the AXON is turned on.
6.
CHAIN pedal connector. A preprogrammed chain of presets can be stepped through
by the Chain pedal.
7.
HOLD pedal connector.
8.
Input connector from the GK-2A compatible guitar interface.
9.
Guitar audio signal output.
Quickstart Guide
• Connecting your AXON to synths, sound modules, computer, mixer, amp.
• Make sure all power switches are OFF before connecting
any cables.
• See illustrations on pages 3, 5 and 6 and connect the
appropriate cables according to your configuration.
• Installation of your Pickup and guitar interface.
• Refer to your Guitar Interface user's manual.
• Powering up
• The first time you turn your AXON on: Cold start: Hold
down Scratch button while turning on power switch. This insures that all the data is reset to the factory presets.
• Synth/Sound module preparation
• Your synth should have at least 7 channels and
multitimbral capabilities.
• Your synth should be set up to receive channels 1-7. 1-6
for the six strings, and channel 7 for HOLD pedal function.
• After connecting the MIDI cables from the AXON to your
synth, turn your synth on first and allow it to initialize BEFORE
turning the AXON on. The AXON will then send the proper information to your synth to allow for easiest possible setup.
• Pitchbend range (Important!): Set your synth's pitchbend
range to match the AXON (factory default is 12). You may have
to edit the pitchbend for each sound individually (in the case of
Korg, for example) (See Global command: SEND PBDRG)
• You should now control all your synth functions from the
AXON. For example, don't change patches from the synth. If
you do, you should know that it will only affect the sound of one
of the six strings.
• You can change your synth sounds directly from the UP/
DOWN buttons on the guitar Interface.
AXON preparation
• Sensitivity: You will need to teach the AXON to understand
the way you play your guitar. For example, your dynamic
ranges:
1. Press Global.
2. Press the arrow key until the cursor blinks over the
furthest position to the right of the screen (plus/minus sign)
3. Scroll using either the +1 or -1 keys
until the cursor is over "GUITAR NO:"
4. Press "OK." You will see the names of each of the six
strings followed by a number.
• In order to move the cursor from one string to another:
1. Position the cursor over the "+", "-", or "±" at the far
right of the screen.
2. The "+1", "-1" keys will allow you to scroll through
the six strings until you find the string you want to adjust.
3. Use the arrow key to move the cursor onto the number
you want to edit.
4. Use the "+1", "-1" keys or the "+10", "-10" keys to
adjust the value for the string.
5. When you play your Guitar, you will see Ivels on the
screen for all six strings. (The level at the top of the screen is
your high E-string, at the bottom of the screen the low E-string.)
• If a string is set for a sensitivity level that is too high,
you will see an overload message for that string when it is
played. You can then reduce the value of that string's sensitivity.
• The peak level of each string should be 8-9 led units.
(should come close to the names of the strings on the right side
of the screen)
• All six peak levels should be similar.
• If a string is set for a sensitivity level that is too low,
the level indicators will remain too far to the left of the screen.
You can then increase the value of that string's sensitivity.
• The editable numbers range from 16-64, where 16 is
the least sensitive and 64 the most sensitive setting. For
example, if you play loudly or if your pick-up is very close to
the strings, you may want to set this value lower. If you play
softly, you may want a higher value. These values should be set
for each string separately.
• Timing: It is critical that your guitar is tuned within a certain
pitch tolerance, so that the AXON can properly interpret midi
pitch values.
l.In Global mode, scroll using the +1, -1 keys, until you
find the command "TUNING AID"
2. Press OK. You will see a display similar to any chro-
matic guitar tuner.
3. Tune each string so that the pointer is above the
upward arrow in the middle of the screen.
• At the left of the screen, notice the "±30C". This means
that on the tuning scale, the left-most arrow is 30 cents lower
(30% of a half step), and the right-most arrow is 30 cents higher
than the middle arrow.
• Playing sounds with your AXON and synth
• Press the "Scratch" key. Don't change the sounds by
controlling them from the synth. Simply push the "Down/Sl"
and "Up/S2" buttons on your guitar interface. This will scroll
through the different sounds available on your synth by
automatically sending patch change information through the
AXON to your synth.
• Using the "Synth Vol." control on your guitar interface,
you can adjust the MIDI volume (Controller #7) for the sounds
on your synth.
• Using the Selector switch on your Guitar interface, you
can control the mix of your actual guitar sound and the synth
sounds. 1. Analog guitar sound alone, 2. Synth guitar alone, 3. a
combination of the two.
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Reference Manual
• Navigating the Menus
• The arrow at the left edge of the line on your screen
indicates whether you can move up or down in the hierarchy. If
you place the cursor in the line where you see the arrow and
press the OK key, you will move in the direction of the arrow
hierarchically, (see illustration) If there is no arrow at the left
edge of the line, then you will need to move/to another part of
the page by using the +1,-1,+10,-10 keys (see below) until you
find an exit arrow to allow you to move to a different part of the
hierarchy.
• As you look at a given page in the hierarchy, imagine
that you only have a small view window through which you
look at the page. Through this view window you can only see
two lines. In order to see more of the page, you move the page
up or down behind the view window. You will see +, -, and ±
signs at the right edge of the screen. If you place the cursor on
these signs and use the +1, -1, +10, -10 keys, you will be able to
move the page up or down behind the view window in order to
see more of the page. The "+" means that you are at the top of
the page and can only move the page up by using the +1, +10
keys in order to see what is further down on the page. The "-"
means that you are at the bottom of the page and can only view
upward by moving the page down behind your view window by
using the -1 or -10 keys. The "±" means that you are in the
middle and can move the page in either direction behind your
view window.
• At any point in the hierarchy of pages and lines, you
may press one of the mode keys (Scratch, Arrange, Global,
Chain) and move directly to the top page of that mode.
• If you are deep in the hierarchy of any mode and want
to be immediately taken to the top page of that mode, then
simply press the mode button again, although it is selected (the
LED is lit)
Introduction to the
structure of the AXON
• What is a segment?
The basic functional building block in both the Scratch and
Arrange modes of the AXON's internal structure is a "segment".
A segment is a packet of MIDI information relating to a specific
sound... a patch number in your synthesizer. It contains
important information about how the guitar signal will be
translated into MIDI information that your synth will be able to
understand. A segment contains the following 14 parameters:
•Program number (All...D88 and A1...A128,
B1...B128)
• The AXON is capable of handling patches from MIDI
banks 0 and 1 on your synthesizer.
• There are two popular systems for numbering programs
(sounds) within synthesizers:
• MIDI Bank 0: A11-A88, B11-B88; MIDI Bank 1: Cll-
C88, D 11-D88 (Korg system)
• MIDI Bank 0: A1-A128; MIDI Bank 1: B1-B128
(Yamaha system)
• Whenever you edit a Patch number within a segment
on your AXON, you will see both numbering systems
simultaneously on a line.
• Volume (O... 127)
Whenever a different segment is accessed, the preprogrammed volume information is sent to the synth immediately
after Patch change information. Volume (controller #7) uses the
standard values of 0-127.
• If you are in Scratch mode (see Scratch mode) and
adjust the Synth Volume control on the guitar interface, these
settings will simply override the preprogrammed values set in
the Segment page.
• If you are in Arrange mode and adjust the Synth
Volume control on the guitar interface, the volume levels of each
of the splits will be proportionally adjusted, maintaining their
preprogrammed balance.
• Transpose in halfsteps (-36...+36)
• Pitch Quantize to halfsteps (AUTO, OFF, ON)
By nature the guitar is an instrument that has a very wide
intonation tolerance. If your guitar is perfectly in tune for one
chord, for example, the moment you move your fingers to
another chord, the new chord will not be completely in tune.
Every guitarist has his own technique of placing his fingers on
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