User manual BLUE CHIP AX-100 1997-09 V1.0

[. . . ] USERS MANUAL AX-100 AX-100 SB Version 1. 0-9/97 BLUE CHIP AXON AX-100 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Table of Contents Accessories AX-100 / AX-100SB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 AXON Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Front Panel AX-100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Rear Panel AX-100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] CHORUS Chorus Effect (0. . . 127) If your MIDI instrument is equipped with built-in Chorus, you can control it with this parameter. The higher the value, the more chorus will be added to the mix in the output signal of your MIDI instrument. VARIATION Variation Effect (0. . . 127) If your MIDI instrument is equipped with built-in variation effects (such as Auto-wah), you can control it with this parameter. The optional sound board contains numerous variation effects that can be randomly combined with Reverb and Chorus. VEL SENSE Velocity Sensitivity (0. . . 127) You can limit the dynamic range of your MIDI instrument by adjusting the value of this parameter. The smaller the value, the less dynamic range there will be between note events. In the extreme case, a value of zero plays all notes on your MIDI instrument at the same dynamic level, regardless of how loud or softly you play your guitar. With a value of 127, you achieve the highest sensitivity and dynamic range for the notes you play. 30 User manual AXON AX-100 / AX-100 SB AXON AX-100 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER BLUE CHIP VEL OFFSET Velocity Offset (­64. . . +64) If the average dynamic level of your MIDI instrument is too soft or too loud after limiting the dynamic using VEL SENSE (see above), you can set the middle/average volume here. (see the graphic on the following page. ) PICK CONTROL. . . Pick Controller (NO CONTROLLER, CONTRLxxx) Because your AXON has the ability to recognize the position of your right hand on the strings (where you pick or strum), you can link this function with a MIDI Controller, allowing you to simulate the modulation wheel on a synth, or after touch, etc. Further interesting effects can be generated by assigning Ctrl 74 (Filter) or Ctrl 10 (Pan) to pick control. Press the ENTER button and choose the controller you desire using the +/- Value buttons. The function of the chosen controller will appear in text in the display window. Using the following parameters you will now assign the value areas of the chosen controllers. (Your AXON can have up to 3 pick zones to which you can theoretically apply 3 different pick controllers. ) As a rule, you will not use more than one pick split for a pick control effect. If you don't do this, the controller will only affect one pick split and not the entire pick area between bridge and fingerboard. PICK VAL1 Pick Value 1 for Pick Controller (0. . . 127) Now that you have linked a particular MIDI controller to your split zone using PICK CONTRL, you are now ready to input the beginning value for that controller using this parameter. The further you move your right hand away from the bridge on your guitar, the more this beginning value increases continually until you reach its final value which is set in PICK VAL2. PICK VAL2 Pick Value 2 for Pick Controller (0. . . 127 Now that you have linked a particular MIDI controller to your split zone using PICK CONTRL, you are now ready to input the final value for that controller using this parameter. The further you move your right hand away from the bridge and toward the upper frets on your guitar, the more the beginning value increases continually until you reach this final value which you set using this parameter. To leave the sub menu, press EXIT. User manual AXON AX-100 / AX-100 SB 31 Pick Control BLUE CHIP AXON AX-100 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Diagram Velocity Mapping EXAMPLE INPUT OF VELOCITY MAPPING Pick Loudness pp p mf f ff MIDI VELOCITY VALUES BY DIFFERENT SETTINGS OF VELOCITY SENSITIVITY AND VELOCITY OFFSET 127 S = 127 O= 0 127 S = 64 O= 0 0 127 S=0 O= 0 0 127 S = 64 O= 32 0 127 S = 127 O= 32 0 127 S = 127 O= -32 0 0 32 User manual AXON AX-100 / AX-100 SB AXON AX-100 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER BLUE CHIP Changing split-common Parameters Up until now the preset parameters that we have worked with have been specific to the individual split zones. There is however one preset that contains parameters that are common to all split zones and control characteristics of the entire preset. This is also where you will set the points at which the split types change. [. . . ] · If you want to tune your AXON to your guitar, use the Tune-Base function in GLOBAL MODE. · It's possible that the transpose function in the preset split is ON. · Your MIDI instrument may be set to another tuning or have its transpose function turned ON. Check to see if these parameters are set to the correct values. User manual AXON AX-100 / AX-100 SB 87 BLUE CHIP AXON AX-100 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Varying string volume levels Description: One or more strings are not loud enough in comparison to the others. [. . . ]