Edit Mode
Edit Mode lets you reconfigure your Axiom's controls and functions in a variety of ways. Please see Edit Mode Functions in the Appendix for a full-page illustration of all Axiom A.I.R. Mini 32 advanced functions, which you can print and use as a quick visual reference.
Octave Buttons
By default, the Octave "+" and "–" buttons shift the keyboard's range up or down one octave at a time. Each time you power up your Axiom, the octave setting will be at the default value of "0," and the buttons will be red in color at half-brightness.
When you use the "+" button to raise the octave of the keyboard, it will either illuminate or flash at full- brightness based on the octave chosen. The "–" will remain at half-brightness. Pressing the "–" button has the opposite effect; it will illuminate or flash at full-brightness based on the octave chosen, while the "+" button will remain at half-brightness.
Each octave is identified by color, as follows:
•Dim red: 0 (default)
•Green: +1 or -1 octave
•Amber: +2 or -2 octaves
•Red: +3 or -3 octaves
•Flashing red: +4 or -4 octaves
Cancel | Pitch Bend Rate | MIDI Channel | Modulation Rate | Sustain Mode | Oct = Octave | Control Assign | Oct = Program | Memory Location | Oct = Transpose | Program Change | Backup | Store | Velocity Curve | 0 | Control Maximum | 1 | 2 | Control Minimum | 3 | Bank MSB | 4 | Bank LSB | 5 | 6 | MIDI Panic | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pad Learn | Enter |
Octave Button keys
The Octave buttons can also be assigned to control two additional MIDI functions: transposition and program changes.
Transpose
You can also use the Octave "+" and "–" buttons to transpose the keyboard, raising or lowering its pitch by a number of semitones (half-steps) as opposed to an entire octave. For example, if you are playing a song with a singer that is having difficulty singing the top notes, you may want to lower the pitch by one or two semitones. You can transpose the keyboard a maximum of two octaves in either direction.
To assign the Octave "+" and "–" buttons to the Transpose function:
1.Press the Edit button. It will illuminate to full-brightness.
2.Press the Oct = Transpose key. The Edit button will return to half-brightness, indicating the Octave "+" and "–" buttons now control transposition (and that your Axiom is no longer in Edit Mode).
3.Now, you can press the "+" or "–" buttons to raise or lower the pitch, respectively.
Press both "+" and "–" simultaneously to return the keyboard to the default "0" transposition.
Program Change
You can also use the Octave "+" and "–" buttons to send MIDI Program Change messages, moving to the next highest or lowest program between 0 and 127. Alternatively, you can use your Axiom's Program Change button and the numerical keys (0–9) to enter a desired program number.
To assign the Octave "+" and "-" buttons to send Program Change messages:
1.Press the Edit button. It will illuminate to full-brightness.
2.Press the Oct = Program key. The Edit button will return to half-brightness, indicating the Octave "+" and "–" buttons now send Program Change messages (and that your Axiom is no longer in Edit Mode).
3.Now, you can press the "+" or "–" buttons to move to the next highest or lowest program, respectively. You can continue playing notes as you move through the programs to hear what each sounds like.
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