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1. MIDI IMIDVAUDIO GUITAR GUITAR d MONO IN ZZ J BASS LEAD AXON NGC NDUSTRIESTRASSE 1 OUT IN THRU i TO GUITAR 56283 HALSENBACH STEREO OUT INTERFACE GUITAR OUT 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 ofthis socket the stereo audio signals ofthe 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 setto BASS or LEAD guitar CHAIN footswitch socket It enables you to activate pre programmed preset series atthe NGC 77 respectively presets at the NGC 60 with an optional footswitch HOLD footswitch socket The footswitch belongs to the delivery ofthe AXON and can be used for different functions ofthe 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 8 990 MONO IN socket It enable2. BLUE CHIP music technology AXON noc 60 USER MANUAL Version 1 01 6 96 Esuue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Table of Contents Features of the CENTER 8 How to use th H ld Dedak sects 2 2 tee in Ln Nav ee a ade eae 9 Howto use the Chain Pedal ssc clan anal odos oscila aiii 9 How to use the Mono E OU EE 9 How to use the optional sound module uueeesssnnerssnnerssnnnnenssnnnneennnnnensennnnennnnnnerennnnnensennennennenneren nenne 10 EE RA e EE 10 IN re ne NN RN 10 How to connect your guitar interface cinco seen nenn np Bibi IR bRSH a 10 How to connect your MIDI Eoupment non n nro nora nnnnrnnnnn nn nn nnnnrrnnonnnnnnss 11 How to mount an AXON in a 19 rack ueeeesserssessnessnensernessnesnnennennennnsnennonsnnensenneennnesnnensernnen nennen 11 Par meters 2 000028 Seege edd IRB coved enyed dabustebun ie Ep sl 11 Global Parameter 88 datan ta 11 BASTE CH e dd EE 12 PBDRANGE qn do a o o la e e is 12 SEND PBDRG citada ii tdo 12 AO NN 13 HOLD MODE si A NA A as 13 TRIGGER LEV ui A acts 14 AIN TO 14 SENS td E 15 KABER ERR EE 15 EOCAL EC 16 Reserve lia idiotas 16 SY S EA SE nes id ride SAS e EE 17 How t tune your PU canadian it A dd 18 How to call Up the prestsins ee a ENEE EE BUT 18 Howtoch ngepreseis cria ie aaa 18 How to store Or overwrite presets ciia erlernen pie 19 HOW lO COPY EE 19 Split Parameter EE 19 PROGRAM tesa 222 a ceed ee ae 21 V
3. 64 40H Damper Pedal sustain 65 41H Portamento On Off 66 42H Sostenuto 67 43H Soft pedal 68 44H Legato Footswitch vv 00 3FH Normal 40 7FH Legato 69 45H Hold 2 70 46H Sound Controller 1 default Sound Variation 71 47H Sound Controller 2 default Timbre Harmonic Intensity 72 48H Sound Controller 3 default Release Time 73 49H Sound Controller 4 default Attack Time 74 4AH Sound Controller 5 default Brightness 75 79 4BH 4FH Sound Controller 6 10 no defaults 80 83 50 53H General Purpose Controllers s 5 8 84 54H Portamento Control 85 90 55 SAH Undefined 91 5BH Effects 1 Depth formerly External Effects Depth 92 SCH Effects 1 Depth formerly Tremolo Depth 93 5DH Effects 1 Depth formerly Chorus Depth 94 SEH Effects 1 Depth formerly Celeste Detune Depth 95 5FH Effects 1 Depth formerly Phaser Depth 96 60H Data increment 97 61H Data decrement 98 62H Non Registered Parameter Number LSB 99 63H Non Registered Parameter Number MSB 100 64H Registered Parameter Number LSB 101 65H Registered Parameter Number MSB 102 119 66 77H Undefined 120 127 78 7FH Reserved for Channel Mode Messages AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01
4. AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 EsLue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER GENERAL MIDI GM charts Source MIDI 1 0 Detailed Specification 4 2 GENERAL MIDI Sound Se Groupings all channels except 10 Pros Instrument Group Prog Instrument Group 1 8 Piano 65 72 Reed 9 16ChromaticPercussion 73 80 Pipe 17 240rgan 81 88 Synth Lead 25 32Guitar 89 96 Synth Pad 33 40Bass 97 104 Synth Effects 41 48Strings 105 112 Ethnic 49 56Ensemble 113 120 Percussive 57 64Brass 121 128 Sound Effects GENERAL MIDI Sound Set MIDI Program Numbers 1 128 all channels except 10 Pros Instrument Pros Instrument Pros Instrument Pros Instrument 1 Acoustic Grand Piano 33 Acoustic Bass 65 Soprano Sax 97 FX 1 rain 2 Bright Acoustic Piano 34 Electric Bass finger 66 Alto Sax 98 FX 2 soundtrack 3 Electric Grand Piano 35 Electric Bass pick 67 Tenor Sax 99 FX 3 crystal 4 Honkey tonk Piano 36 Fretless Bass 68 Baritone Sax 100 FX 4 atmosphere 5 Electric Piano 1 37 Slap Bass 1 69 Oboe 101 FX 5 brightness 6 Electric Piano 2 38 Slap Bass 2 70 English Horn 102 FX 6 goblins 7 Harpsichord 39 Synth Bass 1 71 Basson 103 FX 7 echoes 8 Clavi 40 Synth Bass 2 72 Clarine 104 FX8 sci f1 9 Celesta 41 Violin 73 Piccolo 105 Sitar 10 Glockenspiel 42 Viola 74 Flute 106 Banjo 11 Music Box 43 Cello 75 Recorder 107 Shamisen 12 Vibraphone 44 Contrabass 76 Pan Flute 108 Koto 13 Marimba 45 Tremolo Strings 77
5. Back Panel Guitar IN 13 pin special plug GK Guitar Audio OUT jack cable 6 3mm Hold Pedal closing switch jack cable 6 3 mm Chain Pedal closing switch jack cable 6 3 mm MIDI connectors 5 pin DIN IN OUT THRU AC DC IN 5 5 2 1 mm Power supply 12V AC AC Adapter with delivery ofthe AXON 1500mA Measures Length 21 5 cm Width 22 cm Height 4 4 cm 1 rack unit Weight 1 5kg Accessories delivered with the AXON Usermanual AC Adapter MIDI cable 1 5m Footswitch Optional accessories AIX101 Interface with Hex pickup for guitar AIX102 Interface with Hex pickup for bass Special cable 13 pin from Interface to AXON Soundboard SB 676 with special cable Footswitch AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 32 BLUE CHIP AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE IMPLEMENTATION Received 1 DUMP 0 FOH 1 00H 2 20H 3 2DH 4 14H Dix 6 y 7 d 8 lengthO 9 lengthl 10 length2 11 D 0 L 12 D 0 H DIN IL D N 1 H CHS FIH SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE header for 3 byte manufacturer s ID 1 st byte of manufacturer s ID 2nd byte of manufacturer s ID AXON model ID device number not evaluated y 1 ALL y 2 SCRATCH y 3 ARRANGE d 0 dump coming d 1 dump requested lowest 7 bits of length middle 7 bits of length highest 7 bits of length low nibble of first byte high nibble of first byte low nibble
6. Ce Off Off Off RECH Off Off Off WEE 0 0 0 ey 127 127 127 VERSION 1 01 28 BLUE CHIP AXON NGC 60 USER MANUAL STRING SPLIT FRET SPLIT PICK SPLIT AXON NGC 60 PRESET No _Jorr _lorr _JorF Beschreibung Description O Oe C Js C ba 1a ME GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER SPLIT 1 SPLIT 2 HOLD NOTES l PROGRAM 0 127 VOLUME 0 127 TRANSPOSE 36 36 QUANTIZE On Off Auto PAN POS Ot f L15 MID R15 PANSPREAD 15 15 REVERB 0 127 VEL SENS 0 127 VELOFFS 63 63 FINGER PICK On Oil PICK CTRL Off 127 BRIDGEVAL OW NECK VAL 0 127 PRESET No STRING SPLIT FRET SPLIT PICK SPLIT Lore _Jorr _Jorr Beschreibung Description ae IE ha ha O Ds E th SPLIT 1 SPLIT 2 HOLD NOTES PROGRAM 0 127 VOLUME 0 127 TRANSPOSE 36 36 QUANTIZE On Off Auto PAN POS Off L15 MID R15 PANSPREAD 15 15 REVERB 0 127 VEL SENS 0 127 VEL OFFS 63 463 FINGER PICK On Off PICK CTRL Off 0 127 BRIDGE VAL 0 99 NECK VAL 0 127 VERSION 1 01 29 rr CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Technical Data Display 3 digit 7 segment display LED line for display tuning aid Comnections
7. Gergen Auto Auto EN Off Off EE 2 E 15 EE off f off ee 105 gt 105 RE 10 10 Dee Off Off ne Off Off ees VAL 0 S 0 SCC 127 z 127 PRESET No Ds STRING SPLIT Jor O Ds ia Da Js FRET SPLIT xlorr _J 2 PICK SPLIT xlorr ha SPLIT 1 SPLIT 2 HOLD BEMERKUNGEN NOTES rn 27 33 61 Ke 80 127 127 Bee 0 12 0 are Auto Auto Auto Ss S ls miD ris Off Off Off Fe 2 15 15 ee Off Off Off ae 110 105 105 E 10 10 10 a Off Off Off EE Off Off Off De VAL 0 0 0 a 127 127 127 AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 21 GLUE CHIP AXON NGC 60 USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 PRESET No 3 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Beschreibung Description STRING SPLIT klor DU Us Ds Os FRET SPLIT Clore Cola PICK SPLIT xlorr 1 99 SPLIT 1 SPLIT 2 HOLD BEMERKUNGEN NOTES ee 57 54 52 Kee 86 127 127 a 0 0 0 en Off Auto Auto TA A l o BCE 2 2 15 Ze 84 off Off er 110 110 40 Ee 10 10 40 RE Off Off Off E Off Off Off SE 0 0 0 Ge 127 127 127 PRESET No EN Beschreibung Description STRING SPLIT xJorr TI EJ 13 D s FRET SPLIT xlorr ha PICK SPLIT L Jorr 1 99 SPLIT 1 SPLIT 2 HOLD BEMERKUNGEN NOTES BE 30 25 61 er 100 127 127 as 0 0 0 Ee Off Off Auto A O OR nenn l E E ns 92 23 Off ey 110 110 110 Ke 10 10 10
8. use only the original screws If you prefer another form of mounting remove first the rubber foot from the bottom ofthe AXON Please use only screws ofthe 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 Parameters 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 GLO BAL parameters are above the SPLIT and HOLD parameters are below the LED line Global Parameter 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 ofthe GLOBAL parameters switch your AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 11 Esuue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER AXON in edit mode Press the P
9. AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER MIDI Key Drum Sound 35 Acoustic Bass Drum 51 RideCymbal 1 36 Bass Drum 1 52 ChineseCymbal 37 Side Stick 53 Ride Bell 38 Acoustic Snare 54 Tambourine 39 Hand Clap 55 Splash Cymbal 40 Electric Snare 56 Cowbell 41 Low Floor Tom 57 Crash Cymbol 2 42 Close Hi Hat 58 Vibraslap 43 High Floor Tom 59 RideCymbal2 44 Pedal Hi Hat 60 Hi Bongo 45 Low Tom 61 Low Bongo 46 Open Hi Hat 62 Mute Hi Conga 47 Low Mid Tom 63 Open Hi Conga 48 Hi Mid Tom 64 Low Conga 49 Crash Cymbal 1 65 High Timbale 50 Hish Tom 66 Low Timbale AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Esuue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER GENERAL MIDI Controller Chart Controller Number Controller Function Decimal Hex 0 00H Bank Select 1 01H Modulation wheel or lever 2 02H Breath Controller 3 03H Undefined 4 04H FootController 5 05H Portamentotime 6 06H Data entry MSB 7 07H Channel Volume formerly Main Volume 8 08H Balance 9 09H Undefined 10 OAH Pan 11 0BH Expression Controller 12 OCH Effect Control 1 13 0DH Effect Control 2 14 15 OEH OFH Undefined 16 19 10 13H General Purpose Controllers s 1 4 20 31 14 1FH Undefined 32 63 20 3FH LSB for values 0 31
10. Blown Bottle 109 Kalimba 14 Xylophone 46 Pizzicato Strings 78 Shakuhachi 110 BagPipe 15 Tubular Bells 47 Orchestral Harp 79 Whistle 111 Fiddle 16 Dulcimer 48 Timpani 80 Ocarina 112 Shanai 17 Drawbar Organ 49 String Ensemble 1 81 Lead 1 square 113 Tinkle Bell 18 Percussive Organ 50 String Ensemble2 82 Lead 2 sawtooth 114 Apogo 19 Rock Organ 51 Synth Strings 1 83 Lead 3 calliope 115 Steel Drums 20 Church Organ 52 Synth Strings 2 84 Lead 4 chiff 116 Woodblock 21 Reed Organ 53 Choir Aahs 85 Lead 5 charang 117 Taiko Drum 22 Accordion 54 Voice Oohs 86 Lead 6 voice 118 Melodic Tom 23 Harmonica 55 Synth Voice 87 Lead 7 fifths 119 Synth Drum 24 Tango Accordion 56 Orchestra Hit 88 Lead 8 bass lead 120 Reverse Cymbal 25 Acoustic Guitar nylon 57 Trumpet 89 Pad 1 new age 121 Guitar Fret Noise 26 Acoustic Guitar steel 58 Trombone 90 Pad 2 warm 122 Breath Noise 27 Electric Guitar jazz 59 Tuba 91 Pad 3 polysynth 123 Seashore 28 Electric Guitar clean 60 Muted Trumpet 92 Pad 4 choir 124 Bird Tweet 29 Electric Guitar mute 61 French Horn 93 Pad 5 bowed 125 Telephone Ring 30 Overdriven Guitar 62 Brass Section 94 Pad 6 metallic 126 Helicopter 31 Distortion Guitar 63 Synth Brass 1 95 Pad 7 halo 127 Applause 32 Guitar harmonics 64 Synth Brass 2 96 Pad 8 sweep 128 Gunshot AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 s ve CHIP USER MANUAL Channel 10 MIDI Key Drum Sound MIDI Key Drum Sound
11. Local Mode ON OFF OFF The MIDI data that are received by your AXON are directly transferred to the embedded sound module Program change commands do not influence the presets of your AXON You cannot receive System Exclusive Data for your AXON as well Naturally you can keep changing the presets of your AXON with the buttons Concerning the receive your AXON is now like a GM expander This function addresses especially to persons who work with a sequencer All MIDI data the AXON generates during play are exclusively given out via MIDI OUT The sequencer will send data through its MIDI OUT Please connect the MIDI OUT of your sequencer to the MIDI IN of your AXON in order to direct it to your embedded sound module The AUDIO OUT signals are transferred via the non used pins of the MIDI THRU of your AXON For that purpose use the special cable included with your AXON ON E If you don t use a sequencer you should set this parameter to ON n Your AXON controls now the embedded sound module and pro gram change commands influence your AXON Of course your AXON keep sending data via MIDI OUT Then you can connect further MIDI instruments to the MIDI OUT If you do not have an embedded sound module you should set LOCAL to ON in order to benefit from preset changes via MIDI IN Reserved This parameter is planned for future extensions and has no function AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 16 Esuue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUI
12. front panel of the AXON indicate the current split type which was stored in this preset You can use three different split possibilities in one preset but only one of three is active If all LEDs light no split will be used in the preset That means you can play on your guitar with one sound Try the presets together with the different applications of the Hold pedal How to change presets Your AXON is delivered with presets being only propositions Each musician prefers other settings You do not need all parameters in order to create a new preset or to change an existing preset but you should know about all possibilities of the AXON Press the and PARAMETER buttons in order to change your AXON in edit mode The LED EDIT lights By pressing these buttons again you can leave the edit mode In edit mode you can change the SPLIT and HOLD parameter according to your ideas All changes that you made at the parameters do not overwrite the current preset You must copy the new settings to the same or another preset which is freely chosen and which you would like to overwrite with new settings After copying you can continue to edit in edit mode AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 18 BLUE CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Another possibility is to leave the edit mode by pressing the parameter keys at the same time Note Ifthe preset number lights you will know that you changed one or more parameters of a curren
13. of last byte high nibble of last byte checksum modulo 128 end of exclusive 2 BULK DUMP REQUEST 0 FOH 1 00H 2 20H 3 2DH 4 14H 5 x 6 1 7 1 F7H Transmitted 1 DUMP SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE header for 3 byte manufacturer s ID Ist byte of manufacturer s ID 2nd byte of manufacturer s ID AXON model ID device number not evaluated bulk dump ALL bulk dump requested end of exclusive Same as Dump Received EsLue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON MIDI Implementation Chart AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER AXON MIDI Implementation Chart 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 X Velocity Note On 09n v 1 127 A Note Off 08n v 10 A After Key s X X Touch Ch s X X Pitch Bender O A H O X Volume 10 O Panorama Control 64 O Hold 1 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 O O 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 Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO X No
14. your guitar Another advantage is the recognition of the picking position According to the picking position you can call up for example another sound on your MIDI instrument You change to edit mode by pressing the PARAMETER buttons at the same time The LED EDIT lights Choose one of the four split possibilities by pressing the mode button again and again You see the split type on the guitar symbol at the front panel of the AXON Please consider that a split is always separated into two parts SPLIT 1 and SPLIT 2 Each split has to be defined 19 BLUE CHIP STRING SPLIT FRET SPLIT PICK SPLIT SPLIT OFF SPLIT 1 SPLIT 2 SPLIT POINT HOLD AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITARTO MIDICONVERTER According to the split setting either the upper two LEDs light SPLIT 2 or the lower two LEDs SPLIT 1 light According to the split setting either the middle two LEDs light SPLIT 1 or the right two LEDs SPLIT 2 light According to the split setting either the left LED SPLIT 1 or the right LED SPLIT 2 lights at the picking position All splits are turned off All LEDs light By using the SELECT button you call up successively the following edit or split possibilities The LEDs belonging to the split type light Call up the desired parameter with the PARAMETER buttons for SPLIT 1 or SPLIT 2 and change each with the VALUE keys Play your guitar until you find the sett
15. ARAMETER buttons at the same time The EDIT LED lights up and the AXON is now in edit mode Please press the SELECT key several times until the LED shows the word GLOBAL The first parameter LED appears and indicates you that you can change the first of the global parameter basic MIDI channel Press the PARAMETER buttons until the LED of your desired parameter blinks At the display the current value ofthe optional parameter is always shown Change the value of the wanted parameter by using the value buttons If you are ready with your settings leave the edit mode while pressing the PARAMETER keys at the same time The EDIT LED becomes dark and you are in the preset mode again BASIC CH Basic MIDI channel Setting I 10 Your AXON needs maximal seven successive MIDI channels in order to control a connected MIDI tone generator One channel is necessary for each string and an additional channel is required if you would like to use the special function ofthe Hold Pedal With the basic MIDI channel you assign the first of seven channels which will be used by your AXON All further channels follow implicitly Pitchbend Range OFF I 24 Since your connected MIDI instrument should convert the pitch changes of your guitar correctly you have to setthe Pitch Bend Range of your MIDI instrument to the same value as this one on the AXON The value shows the maximum number of semitone steps that can be converted with Pitch Bend informat
16. ERSION 1 01 Please read in the description ofthe GLOBAL parameters SYSEX SE or SYSEX RCV BLUE CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER MIDI channel string assignment In addition to 6 string guitars you can also connect 4 5 and 6 string basses to your AXON requiring a correspondent HEX pickup The string assignment is MIDI channel offset 6 string guitar 4 string bass 5 string bass 6 string bass 0 El Cl B2 G2 G2 G2 2 G3 D3 D3 D3 3 D4 A4 A4 A4 4 AS E5 E5 E5 5 E6 B6 B6 How to reload factory presets You can always reload the original factory presets but your current settings are lost Please store your preset data with MIDI System Exclusive before While turning on the AXON keep pressing the VALUE button and the display shows Inl Description of the factory presets In the following the factory presets are listed with its parameters in a table The sound description refers to GENERAL MIDI sounds Please ensure that your MIDI instrument produces similar sounds to the given examples The global parameters are identical for all presets AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 26 sLuE CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER A Beschreibung PRESET No Description Appendix STRING SPLIT kor Ji Oz Ds Us DO FRET SPLIT xJorr ha PICK SPLIT xlorr Cha Y SPLIT 1 SPLIT 2 HOLD NOTES Be 26 2 31 er 127 127 ZE 0 f 0
17. For that purpose you play a chord while pressing the Hold Pedal and releasing it then You can play again your AXON now and at an additional channel the already played chord sounds If you press the Hold Pedal again all notes are turned off and you can play a new chord again SUSTAIN 5 E 5 While pressing the Hold Pedal the controller 64 Sustain with a maximum value of 127 is given out Play notes on your guitar Every note you play as long as you have the Pedal pressed will be sustained much like the sustain pedal on a piano Leaving the pedal releases the sustained notes The same controller 64 is given out again but with the value 0 All played notes will sound then normally CONTROLLER 0 127 i j I d It is possible to call up one ofthe 128 MIDI controller While pressing the Hold Pedal the selected controller is given out with the maximum value 127 7Fh As you release the Hold Pedal again the controller will be sent out with value 0 Appropriate controllers are Sustain 64 Portamento 65 or for example Chorus 93 In the appendix you can find a detailed list of all MIDI controllers TRIGGER LEV Trigger Level 0 9 You assign by this parameter the weakest picking level that causes a NOTE ON event to be sent A low value means that a weak picking triggers a tone a high value means that a strong picking is required TUNE BASE Tune Base 99 99 Your AXON generates MIDI sounds relating to a tune base o
18. ITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER GLOBAL When this LED lights it indicates you to change now the GLOBAL parameter If you do not want to change the GLOBAL parameters leap over this function by pressing the SELECT key Then SPLIT 1 is shown with the LEDs of the guitar symbol and you can change again the corresponding parameter of SPLIT 1 PROGRAM Program number of your MIDI instrument Setting I 128 Please choose your favourite sound on your MIDI instrument or on your embedded sound module with this parameter Your AXON will send this program number to your MIDI instrument Volume 0 127 Perhaps the preset volume of your MIDI instrument is too low or too loud This parameter allows you to increase decrease the volume of your sound Should the volume be too high for you it is possible to decrease the volume of your MIDI instrument with the T volume controller of your interface For this reason you should set i y sees the value of this parameter as high as possible A later increase with the volume controller of your interface is not possible TRANSPOSE Transposing in semitones 36 36 This parameter allows you to trigger notes at your MIDI instrument which you can t reach with your guitar AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 21 Esuue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER QUANTIZE How to quantize pitches Setting possibilities OFF ON AUTO You determine by this parameter if pitch chan
19. OLUME tig act Ais ia A BOA oa es 21 TRANSPOSE N euere a le an Ein 21 QUANTIZE EE 22 PAN POS misa iia EE ce 22 PAN SPREAD EE 23 RE VERB osos ada EeEien 23 VEESENS EE 23 VEE OFESE TA aia 23 FINGER e EE 24 ARA O A nn AO RC 24 BRIDGE VAL oia atlanta il EE 24 NECK VAE a EE EE EE 24 Hold Parametros 25 Data exchange through MIDI System Exclusive nono noncono corona non ncnn con nnna cn nana con nrnncns 25 MIDI channel El ET 26 How to xeload factory Presets m RR aia 26 Description of the factory Presta is 26 AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 2 our CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Appendi EE 27 SYSTEMEXCLUSIVEIMPLEMENTATION sssssccccccssscessesensccceceecesssessessnaaneeesecessesenansnsaaeeeseees 33 AXON MIDI Implementation Chart uusersesseennennnennennennennnennnnnennnennnensennnesnennnennnensennennensen sensor 34 GENERAL INC 35 GENERAL MID ISound SetGroupings 35 GENERAL MIDI Sound Ett See leh audi A e asin 35 GENERAL MIDI Pere ssi n Set iia liarla vias 36 GENERAL MIDI Controller CC H rte a ke A at dba 37 AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 3 p vue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER AXON connections and setup for NGC 60 NGC 77 AXON wer zz Masta Gunag Mior Coren Sound module output Stereo Mono Via MIDI THRU Sound connected to an module connected to the Amplifier mixer COMPUTER MIDI IN MIDI THRU for to MIDI IN Sound Board SB 676 of a fur
20. ON had not found an optimal setting Then you have to play the concerning string again Generally it is unimportant whether one string or more strings are picked at the same time As soon as an optimal value is established the display shows You can call up this function as often as you like perhaps in order to increase the sensitivity later For that purpose you repeat the above mentioned procedure but you play less powerful on your guitar Your AXON will then increase the sensitivity Please consider that you can overload your AXON later by playing loudly which can lead to faulty MIDI data VU METER Volume Meter OFF ON With this function you can turn on or off the optic level control If you switch on the level control the amplitude value of the last picked string is indicated at the display by means of the horizontal LED line in 3dB steps The left LED always lights red and signalizes that you turned on the level control A possible overload of your AXON is indicated by a short blink of this LED Additionally the corresponding string number appears at the display which caused this overload then the previous display is shown You should not worry about an occasional overload If overloads often happen set the sensitivity again GLOBAL parameter SENS in order to guarantee a faultless functioning of your AXON AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 15 Gout CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER LOCAL ON
21. SION 1 01 u Esuue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER AXON noc oo eo o e e eo 8 Q OO d 0 d D 90 00 0 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 AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 6 Esuue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER AXON o 8 e 98 9 0 O O
22. TAR TO MIDI CONVERTER SYSEX SE System Exclusive Send I 128 ALL Single or all presets of your AXON can be permanently stored and reloaded later via MIDI for example in a sequencer program Naturally you can copy data of your AXON in another AXON Please ensure that your recorder for example sequencer can receive System Exclusive Messages With the value buttons choose the preset of which data you would like to store If you want to save all presets decrease the indicated value as far as H E ALL appears at the display Press the MODE and SELECT keys at the same time in order to transfer the corresponding data via MIDI SYSEX RCV System Exclusive Receive 1 128 ALL This function allows you to overwrite single or all presets of your AXON with new presets which you stored perhaps before in a sequencer or other devices It could also be the preset data of another AXON which you would like to use in your AXON Choose the preset with the value keys of which data you would like to overwrite If you want to overwrite all presets decrease the indicated value as far as ALL appears at the display Press the MODE and SELECT H KE L STORE buttons at the same time in order to receive the desired data via MIDI Your AXON is now able to receive Trigger the sending of data for example at your sequencer by starting it Naturally one track of the sequencer must contain necessary data In order to receive pres
23. 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 AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 The UP DOWN buttons of your guitar interface are identical to the value keys You can use them to call up the different 10 E sue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER presets ofyour 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 ofyour AXONto the MIDI IN of your MIDI instrument For that purpose use a 3 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 You can mount your AXON in a 19 rack by using the optional installation frame In order to fix
24. an one note So a solistic play is possible although restrictive If your MIDI instrument can only receive at one MIDI channel you should use this mode In separate holdmode all data are given out at basic channel 1 while pressing the Hold Pedal SEPARATE Mode Each string is assigned to an own MIDI channel El Basic MIDI channel B2 Basic MIDI channel 1 G3 Basic MIDI channel 2 D4 Basic MIDI channel 3 A5 Basic MIDI channel 4 E6 Basic MIDI channel 5 The SEPARATE Holdmode is basic MIDI channel 6 If your MIDI instrument can receive data on several channels you should always use this mode Restriction mentioned above in the COMMON mode is not valid here The split functions can only be used in SEPARATE mode HOLD MODE Hold mode common separate sustain controller While pressing the Hold Pedal you can access four different functions Common separate sustain and controller COMMON While pressing the Hold Pedal no other MIDI data are sent A previous chord will be kept frozen on your MIDI instrument as long AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 13 BLUE CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER as you keep the pedal down Herewith you realize also a bypass function i e as long as you press the Hold Pedal in this mode your AXON doesn t give out further MIDI data SEPARATE 8 E H A further MIDI channel is available You can for example underlay a solo with an optional accompaniment
25. e of this parameter If the value is 0 all played notes are given out of your AXON with the same velocity value with a velocity value of 64 independently of your dynamics You get the greatest dynamic response at the value of 127 Velocity offset 63 63 If the dynamics of your AXON is reduced by the Velocity Sensitivity parameter the generated velocity values could be too high too low This parameter allows you to increase decrease the velocity value again 23 Esuue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER FINGER PICK Finger picking OFF ON This parameter switches on off several internal parameter which can be used for the finger picking technique at your AXON In this case the pick split and the pick control function aren t available any more Please ensure that you hadn t used a pick split in the current preset Also the pick controller must be turned off OFF PICK CTRL Pick Controller OFF O 127 As mentioned above your AXON has the unique possibility to recognize the picking position Additionally to a pick split you have got the possibility to assign this picking position to one of several MIDI controllers Set the value for example to 1 and you can simulate the modulation wheel of a keyboard by the picking position There are MIDI controllers which are worth while For that purpose look at the user manual of your MIDI instrument Interesting controllers are for example 1 mod wheel 7
26. ets of another AXON you must send the required data to the other AXON For that purpose see also SYSEX SE You set the GLOBAL parameter LOCAL ON to OFF A reception of System Exclusive Messages is not possible then since all received MIDI data are transferred to the embedded sound module AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 17 sLveE CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER How to tune your guitar Your AXON has an embedded tuning aid which you should use to tune your guitar Pressing the VALUE keys tuning at the same time you can always call up the tuning aid For that purpose you can also use the UP DOWN buttons of your guitar interface They are identical to the VALUE keys Play a string on your guitar At the display the closest semitone is indicated You see the deviation of the tuning at the display of the horizontal LED If the string is tuned too sharp your LED will light right from the middle LED If the string is tuned too flat your LED will light left from the middle LED In case of exact tuning the middle LED changes from red to green You can leave the tuning aid by pressing the VALUE keys at the same time respectively the UP DOWN buttons of your interface How to call up the presets After turning on the AXON it is in preset mode Press the or the VALUE button in order to call up different presets At the display the current preset number is shown The LEDs of the guitar symbol at the
27. f 440 Hz plus a deviation which is set by this parameter If your musicians play instruments which can only be tuned with great effort for example a piano it is better if you fit your AXON to this situation ag We recommend the following procedure if the tune base deviates AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 14 p ve CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER from 440 Hz You tune first the open A string carefully by ear on the basis of the instrument for example a piano While playing now the open A string your AXON analyses the coming vibration and sets itself the Tune Base Parameter at the correct value The deviation in cents is shown at the display Naturally you can change the value also with the buttons if you know exactly the value Then you tune the remaining strings of your guitar with the embedded tuning aid of your AXON If you play alone you should set the tune base to the value 0 SENS Sensitivity The AXON converts audio signals into digital information They are very sensitive to overloading But you shouldn t drive your AXON too low By using the SENS function you can optimally prepare your guitar to play together with the AXON While doing this your AXON helps you During play on your guitar 6 vertical bars appear at the display They correspond to the strings 1 to 6 of your guitar As soon as you play on your guitar those strings with vertical bars are indicated at the display for which your AX
28. ges within a set pitch bend range should be converted with continous or step by step quantized pitch bend OFF ri E F All pitch changes for example pulling strings hammer on s or Lj other playing techniques are converted as exactly as possible see also Global Parameter Pitch bend range ON Each pitch change won be converted with pitch bend until the next rm semitone is reached then another pitch bend value gives out the new pitch Pulling strings continously and other playing techniques won t be interpreted as expected This setting is advantageous while playing chords exclusively since insignificant pitch changes resulting from varying the string pressure have no influence any more Especially organ and piano tones would then sound very unnaturally AUTO H E By this setting you make use of the unique possibility of the AXON LI to recognize your intention how to play The pitch quantization is switched on or off depending on the situation Chords are now exactly played without pitch bend whereas the pitch quantization is for example turned off again for a solo with pulling string hammer on s and similar playing techniques PAN POS Panorama Position OFF 15 MID 15 This parameter allows you to displace the sound of your MIDI instrument at the stereo panorama The values 0 15 mean that the current sound is more shifted to the left channel the values 0 15 move the sound more to the right channel T
29. he Hold pedal the Hold parameters will be important if you set the GLOBAL parameter HOLD MODE to SEPARATE In this case your AXON offers you another possibility to control your MIDI instrument Change the Hold parameter by switching your AXON in edit mode Press the PARAMETER buttons at the same time until the LED next to the expression EDIT lights Then press the SELECT button several times until the LED next to the expression HOLD lights The first parameter LED blinks and the display shows the value of the first parameter PROGRAM You change it with the VALUE keys or call up another parameter with the PARAME TER buttons which can also be changed by the VALUE keys The same control possibilities are available See the section split parameter In Hold mode the hold data are sent on an additional MIDI channel Since the meanings of the Hold parameters are identical to the meanings of the SPLIT parameters you can find a precise description of each parameter in the section split parameter You can leave this function while pressing the SELECT button again in order to edit perhaps again the split parameters You can leave the edit mode EDIT by pressing the PARAMETER keys at the same time Naturally you can use the MODE and SELECT key here in order to save your settings and to leave the edit mode Please act in the same way as in the section How to store presets Data exchange through MIDI System Exclusive AXON NGC 60 V
30. he value MID corresponds to the mid position OFF expresses that your AXON won t send this controller value to your MIDI instrument If your MIDI instrument has no panorama function set this parameter to OFF AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 22 BLUE CHIP PAN SPREAD REVERB VEL OFFSET AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Panorama spread 15 15 By using the parameter PAN POS you assign the stereo position for all 6 strings In order to avoid that all 6 strings are at the same stereo position you can use this parameter to spread the single strings around the panorama position Set the PAN POS value for example to MID to the MID position Play on your guitar and vary the PAN SPRD value Please consider that your MIDI instrument has to interpret panorama information For that purpose read the user manual of yourMIDlinstrument Reverb portion of a sound MIDI controller 91 OFF 0 127 If your MIDI instrument is fitted with an embedded Reverb this parameter allows you to decide about the Reverb portion of your used sound This parameter must set to OFF if your MIDI instrument does not have an installed Reverb Your AXON won t transfer this controller via MIDI The Reverb portion of the optional sound module will be controlled with this parameter too Velocity sensitivity 0 127 You can restrict the dynamic response at your MIDI instrument by reducing the valu
31. ing that corresponds to your ideas The current splits belonging to the LEDs light alternately Atthe display SPLIT 1 and SPLIT 2 of a split type is shown which can directly be changed with the VALUE buttons By pressing the SELECT key again you can leave this function The last indicated display value is now the new split point The limit ofthe shown value depends on the split type The split point range for a guitar with six strings is for example STRING SPLIT This split type has a range from 1 to 6 1 is the high El string and 6 is the deep E6 string Set for example the split point to G3 SPLIT 1 goes now from El to G3 and SPLIT 2 goes from G3 to E6 FRET SPLIT This split type has a range from 1 to 24 1 is the first fret after the nut and 24 is the fret at the base of the neck Set for example the split point at 15 SPLIT 1 goes now from 1 to 15 and SPLIT 2 goes from 15 to 24 PICK SPLIT This split type has a range from 0 to 99 It goes from the bridge to the neck and is therefore the usual picking position of a guitar separated in 100 parts Set for example the split point at 33 SPLIT 1 goes now from 0 to 33 and SPLIT 2 goes from 33 to 99 This function is only available ifthe GLOBAL parameter HOLD MODE is set to SEPARATE Please read in the section Hold parameter how to use and program the functions of the Hold pedal Otherwise leap over this function and press again the SELECT key 20 our CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GU
32. ion without triggering anew note on your MIDI instrument If your MIDI instrument allows this value should be set to at least 12 one octave or 24 for bass guitars two octaves OFF Your AXON does not send Pitch Bend information to the MIDI instrument Send Pitchbend Range Setting ON OFF If you are sure that the Pitch Bend Range of your connected MIDI instrument and of your AXON are set to the same value you can switch this parameter OFF D II E E This parameter has to be set to ON if your MIDI instrument stores m Pitch Bend Range in each preset separately In this case the AXON AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 12 Gs LUE CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER sends the Pitch Bend Range information after each program change immediately again This is necessary by most KORG synthesizers and probably by some other manufacturers If your MIDI instruments store Pitch Bend Range globally just like the AXON itself this parameter should be OFF If you are not familiar with your MIDI instrument you should set this parameter to ON Then your AXON will possibly give out some unnecessary MIDI data but you will hardly notice it STRGMODE String Mode How to set COMMON or SEPARATE COMMON Mode In common mode all strings of your guitar are assigned to the basic channel In order to avoid conflicts with still sounding notes of the same channel no Pitch Bend information is sent in this mode if you play more th
33. mpaniment 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 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 How to use the Chain Pedal How to use the Mono Input AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 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 ajack 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 recogni
34. s you to connect monophonic signals with line or microphone level AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 7 Esuue CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER 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 gui
35. t preset without saving these new settings You can ignore this message by pressing the PARAME TER buttons at the same time or you can store the new settings in a preset In both cases the preset display returns to the previous state How to store or overwrite presets How to copy presets Split Parameter AXON NGC60 VERSION 1 01 After you changed parameters according to your ideas you would like to save them as presets For that purpose you press the MODE and SELECT button at the same time At the display the current preset number lights You can overwrite the current preset with new data press the above mentioned keys again If you want to overwrite another preset with new settings choose your desired preset number with the VALUE buttons at the display Then press the MODE and SELECT buttons STORE at the same time and the indicated preset is overwritten by the settings In both cases you are in edit mode In order to leave the edit mode press the and PARAMETER buttons at the same time and the EDIT LED will be inactive If you want to copy an existing preset press the MODE and SELECT button at the same time The display of the current preset lights now Then you search a free preset with the VALUE keys for example a preset that you would not like to use any more and press again the MODE and SELECT button at the same time in order to copy By using splits you have got the possibility to assign different sounds on
36. tar 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 AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 8 Esuuz CHIP How to use the Hold Pedal USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER 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 acco
37. ther Sound module or and for with embedded SB 676 MIDI Dump through a special cable to the amplifier mixer The z 2 MIDI OUT Guitar Output of the AXON E to amplifier connected to the SG or MIDI IN SS ds a z mixer Synth Sound module y tl MIDI MIDI MIDUAUDIO IT GUITAR GUITAR O MONO IN p ss IN TO GUTTA T EEN INTERFACE MONO Input for guitar or microphone GUITAR SELECTOR Change over switch for LEAD Guitar or BASS Guitar From the AIX Interface 101 102 to the AXON through the 13 pin special cable Footswitch Footswitch for for POWER ADAPTER CHAIN HOLD AC 12V 1 5 A AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 4 p veE CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER Accessories of the AXON NGC 60 and NGC 77 MIDI cable One MIDI cable with a length of 1 5 m 5 uo Je es One footswitch for Hold or Chain function Adapter 5 f One Power Adapter for the power Va I supply ofthe AXON User Manual Optional accessories for the AXON FOUNO RONO 12 474 FON ere SB 676 GM XG Sound card with 676 sounds 11 reverbs 41 effects inclusive special cable for stereo output 13 pin cable 13 pin connector AIX 101 Guitar Interface for 6 string guitar 19 1HE rack carrier for AXON Sound module 13 pin connector AIX 102 Bass Interface for 4 string bass BASS PICKUP FOR 4 STRING BASS tO i AXON NGC 60 VER
38. tion 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 rr CHIP USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER The Fret Split depends now on the pitch because your AXON does not know anything about your frets Think ofa violin or think ofinstruments which you have to connectby 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 Special functions How to start 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 achorus 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 effectrange 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 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
39. volume or 10 panorama If you do not want to use the pick control function set this RI F F parameter to OFF BRIDGE VAL NECK VAL Bridge value Neck value Setting 0 127 You assign the value range of the MIDI controller with the parameter bridge value and the parameter neck value At both parameters the lowest value is O and the highest value is 127 It is also possible to set values between 0 and 127 To give an example Choose one of the MIDI controllers which are listed at the GENE RAL MIDI controller chart on page 37 for example number 7 volume Then determine the bridge value of this MIDI controller for example to 15 or minimally to 0 and the neck value of this MIDI controller to 80 or maximally to 127 Now start playing at the bridge and move continously to the base ofthe neck and you s will see that the tones become louder and louder y Vice versa it is possible to assign the bridge value ofthe MIDI controller number 7 volume for example to 80 or maximally to d E 127 and the neck value of this MIDI controller for example to 15 Se or minimally to 0 Now start playing at the bridge and move AXON NGC 60 VERSION 1 01 24 BLUE CHIP Hold Parameter USER MANUAL AXON NGC 60 GUITAR TO MIDI CONVERTER continously to the base ofthe neck and you will see that the tones become lower and lower Conclusively the intensity ofthe MIDI controller depends on the picking position While pressing t
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