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1. 3 when you reach step 5 it will activate step 2 You will then be able to cycle through steps 2 3 and 4 Upon reaching step 5 you will be sent back to step 2 again Looping is infinite and will continue until you change the chain number w exit In order to avoid confusion it is recommended that you include an END element as the very last step of your chain The value parameter here is set for 1 and cannot be changed because it is irrelevant BLUE cup USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLEI Appendices Common functions e Editing a name Guitar name Arrange name Scratch name 1 Scroll the Axon window until desired edit function is at the TOP of the screen 2 The lower line on the screen now shows the name of the guitar Arrange Scratch that you want to change 3 Position the cursor on editable part of the lower line the left most of the two possible cursor positions 4 Press OK The Cursor will move to the first character of the editable name 5 Using the 1 1 10 10 keys scroll the characters until you find the one you want 6 When you are ready to move to the next letter hit the gt key to edit the next character 7 When you are finished editing the name hit the OK key again e Moving around within command 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 the2. 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER PBEND RANGE eer Global mode e Basic channel BASIC CHAN 1 10 The basic channel setting corresponds to the channel for String number the high E string This is the lowest channel number that will be used The other channel settings see Separate Common String modes are discussed in the sections Scratch Mode and Arrange Mode e Pitchbend range PBEND RANGE 1 24 The default setting is 12 1e 12 half steps or one octave You may set this parameter for less however in doing so you will limit the ability of the AXON to correctly interpret hammer ons pull offs glides slides etc Important The pitchbend range setting for your synth Le for the individual sounds on your synth should be identical with this setting in your AXON If you turn your synth on first after connecting MIDI cables to the AXON and then turn on the AXON these settings should be automatically synchronized provided your synth has the ability to receive MIDI pitchbend range information e Send pitchbend range SEND PBDRG ON OFF There are synth s Korg for example that store pitchbend information with each individual patch sound and therefore do not have a global pitchbend range parameter Therefore it is necessary to send pitchbend range information after each patch change transmission You can do that automatically by turning this parameter ON The default setting is ON illustrat
3. PBEND 15 Pick Controller 13 Pick Split 13 21 22 Pitch Quantize 11 12 Pitchbend 7 15 27 PROG A 25 PROGB 25 Q Quantize 11 12 16 27 R RECALL 19 REC ARRANGE 19 REC SCRATCH 19 Receive All 19 Receive Arrange 19 Receive Scratch 19 S Scratch 7 9 10 11 18 19 24 25 26 27 Segment 11 18 21 23 25 27 Send All 19 Send Arrange 19 Send Scratch 19 Separate 15 20 21 Separate String Mode 20 23 SOURCE ARR 18 SOURCE CHN 19 Specifications 29 Splits 11 19 20 23 Step 24 25 STRGMODE 20 21 STRG SPLIT 21 String mode 15 20 21 22 String Split 20 21 22 23 Sustain 20 21 Transpose 11 27 Trigger level 13 Tune Base 15 16 Tuning Aid 16 27 TYPE 24 u UP DOWN 21 23 24 V VALUE 24 25 Velocity offset 13 28 Velocity sensitivity 12 13 28 Volume 9 11 13 21 27 28 VERSION 2 04 Page 34
4. Split 1 PICK SPLIT1 Pick Split 2 PICK SPLIT2 and then a seventh parameter allowing you to choose a segment to edit EDT SEGM AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 21 zsLve CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER e The first two parameters String mode and Hold mode are identical to the two parameters in Scratch mode e String Split 1 6 see illustration You can divide the six strings on your guitar into two different groups each group playing a particular synth sound The numbers correspond to the string numbers the high E string being string number 1 For example if you set the string split to 2 then strings 1 and 2 will play one sound and strings 3 6 will play another If you set the string split to 6 there will actually not be a split at all since all six strings will play the same sound In other words in order to turn String Split off you would set it to 6 SEGMENT S1FnPn SEGMENT S2FnPn e Fret Split 0 24 see illustration You can also divide the fretboard of your guitar into two groups of frets so that when you play within one of these groups of frets regardless of what strings you play you will hear one synth sound If you then move to a position outside of this group of frets you will hear another sound You can set a fret split from 0 to 24 if your guitar has that many frets Frets are numbered starting with the nearest fret to the nut upward to the nearest fret t
5. different chains with up to 32 presets in each chain e How to do it 1 Press the Chain mode button 2 Select the chain you want to program or to edit by using the 1 1 10 10keys 3 Press OK to begin editing the chain 4 In the Edit Chain page there are four parameters to choose from A Step 1 32 Here you set the step number you want to edit You can cycle through the steps of this chain by using the 1 1 10 10 keys or by using the UP DOWN keys on your guitar interface Note If you want to increase the length of a chain by adding more steps at the end of a previously existing chain you have to use the 1 1 10 10 keys The UP DOWN keys on your guitar interface will not allow you to go past an END or LOOP point since they are intended for live use primarily B Mode EDIT INSERT DELETE In most cases you will want to use the Edit mode whenever you create a new chain or edit an existing one If you want to insert a step in the chain select the number of the step at which point you want to insert a step Selecting INSERT and pressing OK will copy the present step to the very next step and move all the following steps up by one number You can then edit the inserted step using EDIT Similarly if you want to delete a step in the chain set the MODE to DELETE and select the number of the step you want to delete and press OK The following steps in the chain will be copied to their previous steps and their ste
6. guitar sound is a number of spurious noises such as fingers slipping on wound strings the overtones that result from picking strings etc In order for the AXON to know that these spurious noises should not be interpreted into NOTE ON events the trigger level can be set in much the same way as a noise gate is used to filter out unwanted sounds This is the volume level at which you play a string that causes a NOTE ON event to be sent If you strum chords loudly this trigger level can be set higher e Pick controller OFF 0 127 The AXON has the unique feature of being capable of recognizing the horizontal location on a string where the string is picked In order to utilize this feature two locations on a given string have to be defined When a string is picked between these two positions continuous MIDI controller information is sent to the synth for the controller number that you choose see illustration If the feature Pick Split is active in the Arrange mode then you will need to turn the Pick Controller feature OFF here Any MIDI controller can be assigned e Pick position 1 Pick value 1 e Pick position 2 e Pick value 2 BLUE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLEI EXAMPLE INPUT OF VELOCITY MAPPING Pick Loudness MIDI VELOCITY VALUES BY DIFFERENT SETTINGS OF VELOCITY SENSITIVITY AND VELOCITY OFFSET S Sensitivity 127 127 0 0ffset 127 127 127 G s ue CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC
7. of response whereas an organ has no dynamic range of response and a piano has a broad range of dynamic response To cause a suuvr CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER harpsichord sound being played by your guitar through the AXON to sound realistic the dynamic range has to be shaped Velocity sensitivity functions much like a dynamic compressor in that a symmetrical dynamic limit is created at the top and at the bottom of a tone so that no matter how loud or soft you play the resulting sound will always be between the limits you have set The notes that are played at dynamic levels within these limits are adjusted proportionally so that the dynamic range is not merely limited but compressed to maintain the original proportion of the dynamics as they relate to each other If the velocity sensitivity value is set for 127 the velocities sent to the synth will provide the full possible dynamic If you reduce the velocity sensitivity level to 0 all velocities will be 64 see Illustration e Velocity offset 63 63 The velocity offset parameter will be superimposed onto the already existing velocity sensitivity window If the velocity sensitivity setting is viewed as a window limiting the dynamic range of what is played then with the velocity offset parameter the window can be shifted up and down while maintaining it s original size and shape see graphic Trigger level O 9 A characteristic of
8. s ve cup USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER Table of Contents Quickstart Guide ooccoooooooooooooo 7 e Connecting your AXON to synths sound modules computer MIXET ANAP ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 7 e Installation of your Pickup and guitar interface 7 POW eNOS Ye en nana asa 7 e Synth Sound module preparatiOn 7 e AXON prIeparatiOD ooooooocooooooooooooooooo 8 e Playing sounds with your AXON and synth 9 Reference Manual ooo ooooooooooo 10 e Navigating the Menus b coooooocooooooo mm 10 e Introduction to the structure of the AXON 11 e What is a segment ahem sman 11 Velocity Mapping kawasan 14 TO WA IOC enam an 15 e Introduction to Scratch and Arrange modes 19 e Chain Node outta tu nana 24 Appendices hiona 26 e Common fUNCtIONS ooooooo 26 e Editing a name Guitar name Arrange name Scratch TRA ee ee 26 e Moving around within command menus oooooooo 26 Iroubleshootin gim kans 27 Specifications seken man nstaan bas anta bak 29 e System Exclusive Table 31 e MIDI ImplementatiOnD ooooooooo 31 itl GG SNN AN NN MANA NA AA OMEN OTTER TE METTLE 33 AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 2 sLUE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER MIDI T RECORDING amp eeeceei From MIDI THRU to the COMPUTER Output Sound Module to PRIEST E LISLE PI EEE ERE SP EPS Guitar audio signa to Mixe
9. scroll through the six strings until you find the string you want to adjust 7 Use the arrow key to move the cursor onto the number you want to edit 8 Use the 1 1 keys or the 10 10 keys to adjust the value for the string You will see on the screen levels 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 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 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 you adjust the level to the lowest possible value 16 and you still get an overload message then your pick up is too close to the strings and should be lowered 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 If you adjus
10. this only works with the A string 3 When you pick the open A string you will notice that the display returns to TUNE BASE and shows the new tune base value in cents depending on the tuning of your guitar Manual tuning adjustment If for example you know how many cents deviation from 440 Hz your guitar is tuned you can enter that value as follows 1 Place the cursor over the tuning parameter in the TUNE BASE command 2 Use the 1 1 10 10 keys to set the value in cents manually See also QUANTIZE e Tuning aid TUNING AID It is critical that your guitar is tuned within a certain pitch toler ance so that the AXON can properly interpret MIDI pitch values 1 Press OK You will see a display similar to any chromatic guitar tuner 2 Tune each string so that the pointer is above the upward arrow in the middle of the screen 3 At the left of the screen notice the 30C This Guitar Tuning 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 4 The middle arrow corresponds directly to the tune base value of the AXON as set above If the tune base parameter is set for 0 then the middle arrow will correspond to a tuning calibration of 440 If the tune base value is 50 for example then the middle arrow will correspond to a pitch that is appropriately higher in this case a quarter step than 440 Note Tuning a
11. OLD channel the HOLD segment 3 Release the HOLD pedal The chord you played will continue to sound 4 While the chord continues to sound you may now play your guitar with the normally assigned synth sound 5 Press and release the pedal don t play while pressing the pedal and the sustained chord will be released The sound for the HOLD chord will be assigned to the first available MIDI channel above the string assignments that is the Basic MIDI Channel 6 if you are in Separate String Mode Basic MIDI Channel 1 if you are in Common String Mode For example if your AXON is assigned channel 2 as its basic MIDI channel and it is in Separate String Mode so that each string is assigned a subsequent MIDI channel then the HOLD events will be sent on channel 8 Common How it works 1 Set the selector switch on your guitar to MIX 2 Play achord You will hear the chord using the normal synth sound as well as the natural guitar sound 3 While the chord is sounding press and hold the SEP AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 20 sLur CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER HOLD pedal 4 While holding the HOLD pedal you can continue to play your guitar You will hear what you play now only in the natural guitar sound 5 Release the HOLD pedal to release the sustained synth sound Sustain How it works 1 Press the HOLD pedal 2 Play notes on your guitar Every note you play as long as
12. arrow and press the OK key you will move in the direction of the arrow hierarchically see graphic 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 AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 26 LUE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER 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 Scrat
13. ch 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 Troubleshooting e Q When I play the guitar the Axon reacts with level meter response but the synth does not play Area Synth Axon setup Solutions 1 Make sure MIDI cables are correctly connected MIDI OUT on your Axon MIDI IN on your synth 2 MIDI channel number should be properly set on both machines 3 The synth should be in Multi timbral mode 4 Audio OUT cables from your synth to the amp may not be correctly connected or may be defective 5 The Synth Volume control on your guitar interface may be turned down 6 The Selector switch on your guitar interface could be set to Guitar e Q When I pick a string I hear the right note but hammer ons and pull offs and or bending strings do not work Area Discrepancy in pitchbend settings between Axon and synth Solution Make sure the pitchbend range values within the synth correspond to your settings in the Axon e Q When I play the guitar the notes I hear are wrong partly or completely Area Intonation discrepancy or quantize discrepancy Solutions 1 Make sure you tune your guitar to the Axon by using the Tuning Aid feature in Global mode 2 Tune the Axon to your guitar by using the Tune Base f
14. ds of both lines on the screen 9 OK button used to jump to an upper menu if the exit field is up arrow or to alower menu if the exit field is the down arrow see section Moving around within command menus 10 CHAIN mode button used to edit and store your own seguence chain of preprogrammed Scratch and Arrange presets l1 SCRATCH button easy to use presets for basic operation without splits AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 5 sveE cuip USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER REARPANEL Rear Panel l Input for AC DC mains adaptor 10 12V 1A 2 MIDI output 3 MIDI Input 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 AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 6 s ve cup USER SMANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER Quickstart Guide e Connecting your AXON to synths sound modules com puter mixer amp Make sure all power switches are OFF before connecting any cables e See illustrations on pages 3 5 and 6 and connect the appropriate cables according to your configuration e Installation of your Pickup and guitar interface e Refer to your Guitar Interface user s manual e Powering up e The first time you tur
15. eature in Global mode 3 Your Axon may be set to transpose pitches in a segment page This should be turned off 4 Your synth could be out of tune or set to transpose This should be turned off e Q When I play my guitar I hear synth sounds but no audio guitar signal AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 27 BLUE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLL Area The Audio chain is broken Solutions 1 Make sure the selector switch on your guitar interface is set to Mix or Guitar 2 Make sure the audio connection cable between your guitar and guitar interface is properly connected 3 Make sure the audio controls on your guitar are turned up 4 Make sure the Guitar Volume control on the front panel of your Axon is turned up 5 Make sure an audio cable is connected from the Axon s Audio Out jack on the rear panel and is properly connected to your amp e Q There is an irritating dynamic difference between notes Area Velocity mapping problems Solutions 1 The velocity sensitivity settings in the Axon for a given sound should match the synth patch 2 Experiment with decreasing the velocity sensitivity parameter in the segment page and eventually adding small amounts of velocity offset e Q One or more of the strings sounds too weak too loud in comparison to the others Area String sensitivity adjustment Solution Try adjusting the string sensitivity of the problematic string in the Global menu und
16. ed 1 DUMP 0 FOH SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE 1 OOH header for 3 byte manufacturer s ID 2 20H 1 st byte of manufacturer s ID 3 2DH 2nd byte of manufacturer s ID 4 OAH AXON model ID 5 x device number not evaluated 6 y y 1 ALL y 2 SCRATCH y 3 ARRANGE Ted d 0 dump coming d 1 dump requested 8 lengthO lowest 7 bits of length 9 length middle 7 bits of length 10 length2 highest 7 bits of length 11 D O L low nibble of first byte 12 D O H high nibble of first byte D N 1 L low nibble of last byte DIN IH high nibble of last byte CHS checksum modulo 128 F7H _ end of exclusive 2 BULK DUMP REQUEST 0 FOH SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE 1 OOH header for 3 byte manufacturer s ID 2 20H Ist byte of manufacturer s ID 3 2DH 2nd byte of manufacturer s ID 4 OAH AXON model ID 5 x device number not evaluated 6 1 bulk dump ALL 7 1 bulk dump requested FIH end of exclusive Transmitted I DUMP Same as Dump Received AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 31 BLUE cHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER Model AXON NGC 66 MIDI Implementation Chart Date June 1995 Version 2 04 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1 10 X Channel Channel 1 10 X Default Mode 3 4 X Mode Messages X X Altered X X Note 0 127 X Number True Voice X xX Velocity Note On 09n v
17. er GUITAR_NO AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 28 wpe LvE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER Specifications Display 2 lines 16 characterLCD Connectors rear panel Guitar IN Connector GK Guitar Audio OUT 1 4 Hold Pedal 1 4 Chain Pedal 1 4 MIDI connectors IN OUT THRU AC IN Power Supply 10 12V AC DC AC adaptor included 1000mA Dimensions Depth 21 5cm Width 22 cm Height 4 4 cm 1 rack unit Weight 1 5kg Accessories User s Manual AC Adaptor MIDI Cable Foot switch pedal Optional Accessories sold separately GK 2A Synthesizer Driver Guitar to Interface cable extra foot switch pedal AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 29 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 suuz cHIP con ears s reas eases rates paras means Eas ears Earns Peaears eaeats NIVES LIG e LINdS Oid L LIWdS YOld 1ds Lays LINdS DHLS AGOW d 10H 3GOW DHLS obed UE apoN abuey saosn pedueapy 104 CATIYAMOW FIL CNDILISOd MOld EL LATIVAMOH CI NOILLISOd MO LE TOUNO Old OL AGOW C 10H 3GOW DHLS aped UN apo U2JEIIS asn o Aseq aiNJONAYS Ieudaju 99 DDN NOXV CATIVAMOK Fh NOILLISOd Old LATIVAMOK Cl NOILUSOd Mid H Page 30 VERSION 2 04 AXON NGC 66 sLuve CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE IMPLEMENTATION Receiv
18. er you want to also bend a string it will recognize that bend and temporarily turn Pitch Quantize for that one string and that one moment OFF AUTO is recommended as the default setting e Panorama position OFF 15 15 The sound can be set to a stereo panorama from left to right in 30 increments 15 left and 15 right The middle position is marked with MID If this parameter is in the OFF position then no panorama information will be sent from the AXON and the panorama information from the patch in the synth will be used if there is any e Panorama spread 15 15 Once the panorama position has been set for the basic instrument sound a spread across the six strings of the guitar can be set using the panorama position as the center point for Jthe spread Here there are also 30 increments for the spread Left 15 to Right 15 Note Ifyou set your panorama position for the sound far enough to one side or the other and then set your panorama spread too wide it will only be physically possible to hear the spread a total of 15 increments to the left and 15 to the right E g If your panorama position is set for 10 Left and you set a spread of 15 Left then you will only hear a spread of 5 Left from the center of the sound because there are only a total of 15 increments inclusive e Velocity sensitivity 0 127 Different synth patches have different velocity responses For example a harpsichord has a narrow dynamic range
19. hat 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 AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 11 GLUE cHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER the strings different finger pressure factors or slightly bending of the strings unintentionally Guitars are never totally in tune from fret to fret up the neck also depending upon the quality and age of strings If you want to use your guitar to control a synth sound of an instrument that has little intonation tolerance like piano organ harpsichord for example you can tell the AXON to take the pitches you play on your guitar and tune them 100 to the intended pitch This is accomplished by turning Pitch Quantize ON Disadvantages of Pitch Quantization With Quantize turned ON it is not practical to do string bending slides etc They will sound in halfstep increments If you play them very fast the ear may not notice that the bend or slide is in halfstep increments but at slower speeds it becomes obvious The AXON is equipped with an intelligent pitch recognition feature called AUTO QUANTIZE that recognizes the intent of the guitarist If you play a chord for example it will tune the chord completely for you quantizing the notes to half steps If howev
20. id is a feature that will allow you to tune your guitar to the AXON quickly and simply whereas Tune base allows you to tune the AXON to your guitar Guitar number GUITAR NO name The AXON allows you to set Preferences for up to four different totally separate guitars or bass guitars If for example you switch guitars in the middle of a concert you don t have to change all the sensitivity settings for that instrument you merely change to the appropriate guitar number name in your AXON AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 16 Give CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER Setting the guitar number and name 1 Scroll the AXON window until GUITAR NO is at the TOP of the screen You will see the number 1 4 to the right on the top line 2 The lower line on the screen now shows the name of the guitar This name can be changed according to your needs Please refer to the appendix Editing a name 3 Setting the sensitivity controls for each string You will need to teach the AXON to understand the way you play your guitar or the way each guitar plays according to pick up position string quality etc 4 With the cursor in the line GUITAR NO press OK You will see the names of each of the six strings followed by a number 5 In order to move the cursor from one string to another 6 Position the cursor over the or at the far right of the screen The 1 1 keys will allow you to
21. il 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 e 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 e 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 e 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 e All six peak levels should be similar e 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 e The editable numbers range fro
22. ion Because of the amount of data that has to be sent by this command if your synth doesn t need to have pitchbend range information sent every time there is a patch change then turn this parameter off illustration Note off limit NOTE OFFL 4 15 This level sets the point on the decay envelope where the NOTE OFF event will be sent The higher the setting the shorter the note will be the lower the setting the longer the note will be sustained e Level Meter VU METER ON OFF When strings are played the display momentaneously shows a horizontal level meter the high E string at the top the low E string at the bottom of the screen The normal display appears again when the decay reaches 40dB This function can be suppressed here by turning the VU METER off Note Even with this function turned off if you are in the Sensitivity Adjustment mode the level meter will still be displayed e Tune Base TUNE BASE 99 99 If your guitar is tuned to some other standard other than 440 Hz then you should notify the AXON of this deviance You BLUE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER can do this in two ways Automatic tuning adjustment 1 Place the cursor over the tuning parameter in the TUNE BASE command and press OK The display will say PICK THE OPEN A STRING 2 Pick the open A string on your tuned guitar The AXON will hear this note and adjust it s internal tuning base accordingly Note
23. ions In Scratch mode there are no split possibilities e Scratch mode presets 1 128 1 Press the Scratch button to select Scratch mode Using the 1 1 10 10 keys you can select one of the 128 possible scratch presets 2 To rename the scratch preset see Appendix 3 To edit the scratch parameters press OK This brings you to the main page of this scratch preset Here you will see the AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 19 s3uur CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER two parameters String mode STRG MODE and Hold mode HOLD MODE and then a third parameter allowing you to choose a segment to edit EDT SEGM gq String mode separate common Separate A separate MIDI channel is assigned to each string in the following order El Basic MIDI channel as assigned to the AXON in Global mode B2 Basic channel 1 G3 Basic channel 2 D4 Basic channel 3 AS Basic channel 4 E6 Basic channel 5 e Common All strings share a common MIDI channel unless a string split is implemented See section String Splits Note This mode is necessary for use with non multitimbral synths and can be implemented only with serious compromise in pitchbend Hold mode Separate Common Sustain You can use your hold pedal to lock notes on by pressing the pedal Separate How it works 1 Press the HOLD pedal 2 Play a chord The chord will be played using the sound assigned to the H
24. l 127 X Note Off 08n v 10 X After Key s X X Touch Ch s X X Pitch Bender O X 7 O X Volume 10 O Panorama Control 64 O Holdl 32 O Bank 0 1 Change 121 O Reset Controllers 100 38 101 6 O Pitch Bend Range 0 127 O Assignable Pick Position Controller Prog O Change True O 0 127 System Exclusive O O System Song Pos X X Song Sel X X Common Tune X X System Clock X X Real Time Commands X X Aux Local On Off X X Mes All Notes Off X X sages Active Sence X X Reset X X Notes O Yes X No Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 sLuE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER Index A ADC 19 Arrange 10 11 13 15 18 19 21 24 26 27 AUTO OUANTIZE 12 Cc Chain 10 18 24 25 27 Channel 20 channel 7 15 20 27 Common 15 20 Common String Mode 20 Copy Arrange 18 Copy Chain 18 Copy Scratch 18 Copy Segment 18 D DELETE 24 DEST ARR 18 DEST CHN 19 E EDIT 24 EDTSEGM 20 21 23 F Fret Split 21 22 23 G Global 7 8 10 15 20 27 28 Guitar interface 7 9 11 21 23 24 27 28 Guitar number 16 17 H HOLD 20 21 22 23 I INSERT 24 L LOOP 24 25 M main page 19 21 N Norm 21 Note off 15 P Panorama 12 21 AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 33 GLUE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER AXON NGC 66 PBDRG 7 15
25. lace the cursor in this line and press OK You will see a momentary message confirming the copy 7 If you decide you don t want to complete the copy move the cursor to another line and press OK This will return ou to the main Global Menu page e Copy Segment COPY SEGMENT 1 Position the cursor in the COPY SEGMENT line 2 Hit OK 3 Position the cursor in the value to the right of SOURCE ARR to set the Arrange number you want to copy 4 Using the 1 1 10 10 keys enter the Arrange number that you want to copy 5 Using the same process set the value for the Arrange number you want to copy to in the line DEST ARR 6 The line just below DEST ARR now reads COPY OK Place the cursor in this line and press OK You will see a momentary message confirming the copy 7 If you decide you don t want to complete the copy move the cursor to another line and press OK This will return you to the main Global Menu page e Copy Chain COPY CHAIN AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 18 sLvuE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER 1 Position the cursor in the COPY CHAIN line 2 Hit OK 3 Position the cursor in the value to the right of SOURCE CHN to set the Chain number you want to copy 4 Using the 1 1 10 10 keys enter the Chain number that you want to copy 5 Using the same process set the value for the Chain number you want to copy to in the line DEST CHN 6 The line just be
26. low DEST CHN now reads COPY OK Place the cursor in this line and press OK You will see a momentary message confirming the copy 7 If you decide you don t want to complete the copy move the cursor to another line and press OK This will return you to the main Global Menu page Send Scratch sysex SEND SCRATCH 1 Position the cursor in the SEND SCRATCH line 2 Set the Scratch number you want to send using the 1 1 10 10 keys 3 Position the cursor in the SEND line and press OK 4 If you change your mind position the cursor in another line and press OK Send Arrange sysex SEND ARRANGE Send All sysex SEND ALL Receive Scratch sysex REC SCRATCH e Receive Arrange sysex REC ARRANGE Receive All sysex REC ALL OK ADC Monitor ADC MONITOR Introduction to Scratch and Arrange modes Scratch mode is a simplified set of menus and commands with a limited set of functions Arrange mode is an advanced set of menus and commands that gives you access to all the parameters that the AXON is capable of In other words Scratch mode is merely a simplified version of Arrange mode Everything that you can do in Scratch mode you can also do in Arrange mode Think of scratch mode as being a user friendly tool for those learning to use their AXON and Arrange mode for advanced users The main difference between the two modes Scratch and Arrange relates to the three different types of splits and their combinat
27. m 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 e 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 AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 8 sLvr CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER Guitar Tuning L 30C Mulwlutudlut 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 e At the left of the screen notice the 430C 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 e Press the Scratch key Don t change the sounds by controlling them from the synth Simply push the Down S1 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 e Using the Synth Vol cont
28. n your AXON on Cold start Hold down Scratch button while turning on power switch This in sures that all the data is reset to the factory presets e Synth Sound module preparation e Your synth should have at least 7 channels and multitimbral capabilities e Your synth should be set up to receive channels 1 7 1 6 for the six strings and channel 7 for HOLD pedal function e 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 infor mation to your synth to allow for easiest possible setup e 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 e 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 e You can change your synth sounds directly from the UP DOWN buttons on the guitar Interface AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 7 s veE cup USER SMANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER AXON preparation e 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 unt
29. n 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 e The AXON is capable of handling patches from MIDI banks 0 and 1 on your synthesizer e There are two popular systems for numbering programs sounds within synthesizers e MIDI Bank 0 A11 A88 B11 B88 MIDI Bank 1 Cll C88 D 11 D88 Korg system e MIDI Bank 0 A1 A128 MIDI Bank 1 B1 B128 Yamaha system e Whenever you edit a Patch number within a segment on your AXON you will see both numbering systems simultaneously on a line e Volume O 127 Whenever a different segment is accessed the prepro grammed volume information is sent to the synth immediately after Patch change information Volume controller 7 uses the standard values of 0 127 e 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 e 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 e Transpose in halfsteps 36 36 e Pitch Quantize to halfsteps AUTO OFF ON By nature the guitar is an instrument t
30. nd you hear when you have the HOLD pedal de pressed in Separate String mode e The illustration to the left shows the possible combina tions of splits graphically e NOTE In most cases you will only want to use one kind of split at a time for example a fret split but probably not more than one simultaneously You will then need to simply find the segment where the F for fret is 1 or 2 and S and P are 1 SIFIPI and S1F2P1 If you want to use a string split but no other splits find the segment where the S for string is 1 or 2 and the F and P are 1 SIFIPI and S2F1P1 e The UP DOWN keys on your guitar interface cycle you through the entire arrange pages not merely cycling through patch numbers as was the case in Scratch mode AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 23 sLuE cup USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER e Chain Mode 1 64 Often in live performance you will want to change from one scratch or arrange preset to another You can do this very easily by creating chains of presets in chain mode You can then cycle through the chain by using your UP DOWN keys on your guitar interface UP to increase one step in the chain DOWN to de crease one step in the chain or by using a foot pedal plugged into the chain jack on the back panel of your AXON Click the pedal once to increase the chain step double click the pedal to decrease one step in the chain You have the option of creating up to 64
31. nt in your pick area at which you want the sound to change SEGMENT AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 22 s ve CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER e Splits see illustration The three types of splits are combined and superimposed upon each other to give you a synthesis of up to 12 different combi nations of splits Within these combinations depending on where your split points are the possibilities are innumerable e How to edit the segments for the different splits 1 Find the EDT SEGM command After the colon you will see one of the groups of characters listed below 2 Place the cursor on the characters and use the 1 1 10 10 keys to find the combination of splits for which you want to edit the segment You will then see the standard segment page see section What is a segment e SIFIPI String 1 Fret 1 Pick 1 e SIFIP2 String 1 Fret 1 Pick 2 e SIFIP3 String 1 Fret 1 Pick 3 e SIF2PI String 1 Fret 2 Pick 1 e SIF2P2 String 1 Fret 2 Pick 2 e SIF2P3 String 1 Fret 2 Pick 3 e S2FIPI String 2 Fret 1 Pick 1 e S2FIP2 String 2 Fret 1 Pick 2 e S2FIP3 String 2 Fret 1 Pick 3 e S2F2P1 String 2 Fret 2 Pick 1 e S2F2P2 String 2 Fret 2 Pick 2 e S2F2P3 String 2 Fret 2 Pick 3 SEGMENT S2F1Px SEGMENT SIF1Px GMENT S2F2Px SEGMENT S1F2Px e Hold HOLD This segment allows you to set the parameters for the sou
32. o the bridge For example if you seryour Fret Split to 4 as long as you play between frets 1 and 3 including fret 3 you will hear one sound If you play a note using fret 4 or above you will hear the second sound If you do not want to split the fretboard set this parameter to 24 SEGMENT SnF1Pn SEGMENT SnF2Pn e Pick Split 1 and 2 0 99 see illustration The pick area the area of your guitar typically used for picking between the bridge and the highest fret ISTE can be divided into 3 parts To do this two split nH points have to be determined The entire pick area is divided into 100 units numbered 0 99 0 is the bridge and 99 is the highest fret Pick Split 1 and 2 are these two points For example you can divide your pick area into 3 roughly equally sized parts by setting Pick Split 1 to 33 and Pick Split 2 to 66 When you pick in the area closest to the bridge regardless of what string you pick you will hear one sound If you move your picking into the center of your pick area between the two pick split points you will hear a second sound If you move your picking further forward near the frets you will hear a third synth sound Note The same effect will result if you set Pick Split 1 to 66 and Pick Split 2 to 33 If you don t want to use the pick split function set both pick split parameters to 99 If you want to use only one split i e two sounds set one pick split to 99 and the other one to the poi
33. p numbers will be reduced by one C D TYPE and VALUE A chain element can be one of six different types a scratch preset a patch change for MIDI bank A a patch change for MIDI bank B an arrange preset a loop an end of chain AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 24 sLuvr CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER element To define a chain step using a scratch preset you need to select the SCRATCH option in the MODE parameter and then the number of the scratch preset in the VALUE parameter Often you will want to change only a patch within a scratch preset but maintain all the other segment information To do this create a step and select PROG A or PROG B in the MODE parameter immediately after the step in which the scratch preset appears Then set the VALUE to the number of the patch you want to play When you come to this step in the chain only patch change information will be sent to the synth and everything else will stay unaffected This way you don t have to create a completely different scratch preset if you only want to change a sound There may be a situation in which you will want to repeat several steps in a chain Use the LOOP element in the MODE parameter to do this Then set the value of the loop for the number of steps backward in the chain to which it will jump when you come to the loop element in the chain For example if you create a LOOP at step number 5 in the chain and set it s value for
34. p 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 e 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 e 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 AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 10 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER sLuz CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER Introduction to the structure of the AXON e 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 i
35. r Power Amp MIDI OUT MIDI IN ta for nthe k Preset Sy nhe Souad Modi Dump MIDI THRU to an other Synth Sound Module aan pa ro gy nep From Interface GK 2A to AXON 13 pol cable POWER ADAPTER GUITAR SELECTOR AC DC 12V 1A 4 String Bass or Lead Guitar Hold Chain Footswitch Footswitch AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 3 s ve cup USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER CRATCH_HO 1 TEARS 00 bY Dingell AP mma AXON Accessories included 1 MIDI cable 1 5 m MIDI cable 15 1 Foot pedal for HOLD or CHAIN mode usage Footswitch for HOLD or CHAIN usage 1 AC Power Adapter Adapter AC DC 12volt 1000 mA User s Manual Interface GK 2A Optional Accessories compatible 13 pin cable Laga pe Hex Pickup AXON NGC66 VERSION 2 04 Page 4 sLuE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER FRONT PANEL 8 9 10 Il Front Panel Volume control for your analog guitar sound LCD screen 3 4 10 10 keys used to scroll the screen if the cursor is in the scroll field or to edit data if the cursor is in the data field 5 GLOBAL BUTTON to edit and store the basic global parameters of the AXON 6 ARRANGE mode button Advanced operation mode Allows you to use all the sophisticated split options POWER ON OFF 8 gt key cycles the cursor between the data fields and scroll fiel
36. rol on your guitar interface you can adjust the MIDI volume Controller 7 for the sounds on your synth e 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 AXON NGC66 VERSION 2 04 Page 9 GLUE cHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC 66 gt Display windows in this direction you will get if you push the plus key This is the active display window minus key you will get if you push the Display windows in this direction Reference Manual e Navigating the Menus e 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 e 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 u
37. t the level to the highest possible value 64 and the level is still too low then your pick up is too far AXON NGC 66 VERSION 2 04 Page 17 suLuE CHIP USER S MANUAL AXON NGC66 GUITAR TO MIDI CONTROLLER from the strings and should be raised e Copy Scratch COPY SCRATCH aS ES 1 Position the cursor in the COPY SCRATCH line YCOPY SCRATCH t 2 Hit OK COPY ARRANGE f 3 Position the cursor in the value to the right of 2 FA SOURCE SCR to set the Scratch number you want to copy 4 Using the 1 1 10 10 keys enter the Scratch number that you want to copy 5 Using the same process set the value for the Scratch number to which you want to copy in the line DEST SCR 6 The line just below DEST SCR now reads COPY OK 7 Place the cursor in this line and press OK You will see a momentary message confirming the copy 8 If you decide you don t want to complete the copy move the cursor to another line and press OK This will return you to the main Global Menu page Copy Arrange COPY ARRANGE 1 Position the cursor in the COPY ARRANGE line 2 Hit OK 3 Position the cursor in the value to the right of SOURCE ARR to set the Arrange number you want to copy 4 Using the 1 1 10 10 keys enter the Arrange number that you want to copy 5 Using the same process set the value for the Arrange number you want to copy to in the line DEST ARR 6 The line just below DEST ARR now reads COPY OK P
38. you have the pedal depressed will be sustained much like the sustain pedal on a piano 3 Releasing the pedal releases the sustained notes Edit Segment Page EDT SEGM See section What is a segment Here you can choose one of two segment pages NORMAL or HOLD Normal NORM This contains the parameters of a sound as described in What is a segment as it is used WITHOUT the HOLD pedal Hold HOLD This segment page defines the characteristics and translation parameters for the sound used when the HOLD pedal is used in Separate Hold Mode In order to edit one of these two segment pages you first choose the page you want to edit and then press OK to take you into the page itself for editing When you are finished editing the segment page press OK to return you to the EDT SEGM command e The UP DOWN keys on your guitar interface allow you to cycle through patches without changing any of the other parameters in the segment page such as volume or panorama eArrange mode presets I 64 1 Press the Arrange button to select Arrange mode Using the 1 1 10 10 keys you can select one of the 64 possible arrange presets 2 To rename the arrange preset see Appendix 3 To edit the arrange parameters Press OK This brings you to the main page of this arrange preset Here you will see the six parameters String mode STRG MODE Hold mode HOLD MODE String Split STRG SPLIT Fret Split FRET SPLIT Pick
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