Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit Electronic Keyboard du fabricant Axiom Audio
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Axiom Line User Guide 2 English.
Axiom Line User Guide 3 English Introduction Congratulations on the pur chase of your M-Audio Axiom MIDI contr oller k eyboar d. Please r egister y our pr oduct toda y to ensure full warranty cov erage and r eceive fr ee pr oduct updates. Register online at www .
Axiom Line User Guide 4 English Section 1: Getting Star ted 1.1 Axiom K eyboards Ov erview 1.1.1 T op Panel Overview 1.1.2 Back Panel Overview 1.1.3 Control Definitions These controls ar e r eferr ed by name thr oughout this manual.
Axiom Line User Guide 5 English 1.2 Setup If you intend to connect your Axiom keyboar d to a computer , please read sections 1.2 and 1.3 first. If you only intend to use your Axiom k eyboar d to control a sound module or synthesizer using the external MIDI OUT y ou should skip to section 1.
Axiom Line User Guide 6 English 1.5 Pow er Supply If y ou ar e using your Axiom with a computer via its USB port, ther e is no need for an external pow er supply .
Axiom Line User Guide 7 English Advanced A number of advanced functions on the Axiom 25 are accessed fr om the k eyboard itself. These functions are listed abov e the k eys on the fr ont panel of the unit. T o use any one of these functions, first press the Advanced button.
Axiom Line User Guide 8 English 2.1 The K eyboard When y ou pla y the ke yboard, MIDI note messages are sent. These messages are read by your computer software or external MIDI gear and used to generate sound accordingl y .
Axiom Line User Guide 9 English T o change the velocity curve: 49- and 61-note versions: < Locate the label V el Curve. Press the tw o buttons abov e this label. < The LCD will show the currentl y selected velocity cur ve, pr eceded by a ‘C’ if a cur ve is selected, or ‘F’ if a fixed velocity is selected.
Axiom Line User Guide 10 English 2.2 M I D I Channel MIDI messages can be sent on any of 16 channels. If you are connected to a computer , the MIDI software will be receiving on all channels in most cases.
Axiom Line User Guide 11 English < Press the Advanced button. < Press the Program button. < Enter the program change in the range of 0-127 on the numeric data entry ke ys. < Press the Enter ke y to confirm the enter ed value T o send a bank change: 49- and 61-note versions: < Press the Bank LSB or Bank MSB button.
Axiom Line User Guide 12 English 2.4.1 Extra Messages – 128 T o 131 Y ou may ha ve noticed that although we have stated there are 128 MIDI controller messages (0 – 127), Appendix C shows 132 assignable controller messages.
Axiom Line User Guide 13 English 25-note ver sion: < Select the physical contr oller for pr ogramming using method 1 or 2 abov e. < Press the Advanced button.
Axiom Line User Guide 14 English Section 3: A dvanced Features In section 2 we saw how to use the k eyboar d, send program and bank changes, and assign MIDI controllers to the various controls on your Axiom. These basic skills allow you to perform with many softwar e applications, sound modules and synthesizers.
Axiom Line User Guide 15 English 3.1.2 Drawbar Mode Dra wbar mode is a quick method of rev ersing the direction of the nine sliders on your Axiom 49 or 61. If you are contr olling an instrument that makes use of drawbars rather than faders—the MB-3 electric organ on K e y Rig for example—then you should use dra wbar mode.
Axiom Line User Guide 16 English T o recall any memory you ha v e stor ed: 49- and 61-note versions: < Press the Recall button. < Enter the number of the memor y location (1 to 20) using the numeric k eypad. 25-note ver sion: < Press the Advanced button.
Axiom Line User Guide 17 English For example, if y ou want to stor e the settings for the trigger pads only: 49- and 61-note versions: < Press the Store button. < Press group button C to activate gr oup C only . < The LCD display will now onl y flash the Gr oup C symbol.
Axiom Line User Guide 18 English 3.3 How T o A void Jumping Parameters A common problem with MIDI contr ollers occurs when y ou mov e a ph ysical contr oller and the r eceiving parameter on your external MIDI gear or software jumps from its present setting to the position of the knob or fader that you are using.
Axiom Line User Guide 19 English In order to program one of these methods to the rotary encoders on your Axiom, you should assign the MIDI controllers given below: MIDI CC Endless Data Method Incr eme.
Axiom Line User Guide 20 English 3.4.1 Acceleration Curves There are three acceleration curves (C1-3) which define the r elationship betw een how fast you turn the endless encoder and the value increment/decr ement that is sent out.
Axiom Line User Guide 21 English 25-note ver sion: < Select the pad as described in section 2. < Press the Advanced button. < Press the Ctrl Assign k e y .
Axiom Line User Guide 22 English 3.5.3 Sample/ Loop T riggers with M I D I Controller Messages In some cases,y ou ma y wish to send standard MIDI contr oller messages to trigger samples or loops. T o make this w ork, y ou need to first assign a MIDI controller to the pad and then set the pad to send just ON and OFF values.
Axiom Line User Guide 23 English 3.5.4 Pressure Control Using the pressur e contr ol, the pads giv e you a differ ent type of performance option on y our Axiom. Y ou can contr ol parameters on your software in a wa y that would not be possible on a standard dial or slider .
Axiom Line User Guide 24 English *It is also possible to send fix ed velocities each time you press a pad This is useful when composing drum par ts, or simple synthesizer tracks. The fix ed v elocities are selected b y assigning Pad Curve 10 to 12 as follows: Curve Fixed V elocity Value 10 64 11 100 12 127 3.
Axiom Line User Guide 25 English 3.6.2 Activating/ Deactivating Zones There are four zones assignable on the 49- and 61-note versions and three zones assignable on the 25-note version. T o activate/ deactivate zones, first press the Zone/Group button which will light.
Axiom Line User Guide 26 English 3.6.4 Zone Range The Zone Range defines the upper and low er limits of the k eys contained in a zone. T o set the range of a zone: < Press the Zone Range button. The LED in the Zone/Group button lights to indicate that Zone/Gr oup mode is automatically selected.
Axiom Line User Guide 27 English 3.6.7 Individual Channel Assignments of Controls Every ph ysical contr oller on y our Axiom can be assigned to its own individual channel, allowing you to contr ol sev eral instruments at the same time. It is also possible to tie a ph ysical contr oller to a zone or to the Global Channel.
Axiom Line User Guide 28 English 3.7 Group A Controls Note : For information on Gr oup A memor y recall, please revie w section 3.2.1. The term “Group A controls” ref ers to the pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, aftertouch, sustain pedal and expression pedal.
Axiom Line User Guide 29 English 3.8 Example of Control Functionality 3.8.1 Setting T oggle V alues for the Buttons The assignable buttons and the pedals can each be assigned to toggle between two MIDI contr oller message values.
Axiom Line User Guide 30 English 3.8.2 Assigning M MC Mess ages to a Button MIDI Machine Control messages are used by some devices and software to control transport functions such as Stop, Pla y and Record.
Axiom Line User Guide 31 English 3.8.3 Assigning R PN / N R P N Messages to a Fader or Encoder Many of toda y’ s synthesizers and music applications can r eceive and pr ocess RPN and NRPN MIDI messages to allow contr ol of an arra y of useful settings and featur es.
Axiom Line User Guide 32 English Section 4: Usage Examples 4.1 M I D I Out from U SB Function MIDI Out from USB can be used to s witch the sour ce of the MIDI data seen at the MIDI Out port of your Axiom. On initial power up , MIDI Out from USB mode is off.
Axiom Line User Guide 33 English T o control MIDI out fr om USB mode: 49- and 61-note versions: < Press Data 2 and Data 3 together to change the MIDI Out setting to MIDI Out from USB. < Y ou will see a MIDI plug symbol appear on the LCD displa y .
Axiom Line User Guide 34 English 4.3 Controlling a Sound Module from the Computer By turning on MIDI Out fr om USB mode (section 4.1), the data coming into the Axiom from the computer will g o directl y out of the MIDI Out por t and trigger the sounds in the external sound module .
Axiom Line User Guide 35 English 5.2 RPN / N R PNs Explained Non-register ed parameter numbers (NRPN's) are de vice specific messages that enable you to control synths and sound modules via MIDI. The MIDI specification defines open parameter numbers to allow manufacturers to specify their own controllers.
Axiom Line User Guide 36 English Section 6: T roubleshooting The Axiom has been designed to give you high performance MIDI control. It has been tested under a wide range of systems and operating conditions. Howev er , ther e are vir tually limitless numbers of operating scenarios, any of which could affect your system’ s performance.
Axiom Line User Guide 37 English Section 7: T echnical Info Caution: Electro Static Discharge, Electrical Fast T ransient and Conducted RF interf erence ma y cause the unit malfunctioning. In such case, unplug the unit and plug it in again to restor e normal operation.
Axiom Line User Guide 38 English Section 9: Appendices Appendix A - M I D I I M PLE M E NT A TI ON C HAR T Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Chann el Changed 1-1 6 1-1 6 X X Mode D.
Axiom Line User Guide 39 English Appendix B – Useful M I D I Data T ables B1 - General M I D I Instruments – Program Change Numbers Piano Bass Reed Synth Ef fects 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 Bright A.
Axiom Line User Guide 40 English B3 - Roland GS And Y amaha XG NR P N Messages NRPN NRPN Data Data MSB LSB MSB LSB CC99 CC98 CC06 CC38 01 08 00-7F n/a (-64 - 0 - +63) Vibrato Rate (relative change) 01.
Axiom Line User Guide 41 English Appendix C - General M I D I Controller Numbers (M I DI CC's) 00 Bank Select 49 Gen Purpose 2 LSB 98 Non-Reg Param LSB 01 Modulation 50 Gen Purpose 3 LSB 99 Non-R.
Axiom Line User Guide 42 English Appendix D – Assignable Controller Numbers to Linear Controllers This table applies to the follo wing controls on y our Axiom: < Sliders < Aftertouch strip <.
Axiom Line User Guide 43 English Appendix E – Assignable Controller Numbers to Non-Linear Controllers This table applies to the follo wing controls on y our Axiom: < Assignable buttons (Axiom 49/.
Axiom Line User Guide 44 English Appendix F – Assignable Controller Numbers to Rotary Encoders This table only applies to the Rotary encoders on your Axiom MIDI CC Description Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 0.
Axiom Line User Guide 45 English Appendix G – Assignable Controller Numbers to Pressure Pads This table only applies to the pr essur e Pads on your Axiom.
Axiom Line User Guide 46 English Appendix H - Hexadecimal Conv ersion Chart Hexadecimal value Decimal value Hexadecimal value Decimal value Hexadecimal value Decimal value 0 0 2B 43 56 86 1 1 2C 44 57.
Axiom Line User Guide 47 English Appendix I – Factory Presets Y our M-Audio Axiom ke yboard comes with 20 preset setups which allow you to use the k e yboard controller with suppor ted software right out of the box. See section 3.2 for instructions on how to load a factory preset.
Axiom Line User Guide 48 English With some of these a pplications it is necessary to set up your Axiom k eyboar d within the softwar e. How to use the Axiom with Ableton Live Ableton Live does not hav e any default MIDI controller assignments but it is possible to make y our own very quickly and easily using the MIDI Learn function.
Axiom Line User Guide 49 English Presets 7 to 12: Propellerhead Reason Each Reason module is specifically co ver ed by these presets, except for Redrum.
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