User guide
Chapter 5: Advanced Programming Functions
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Axiom User Guide
Assigning a Note to a Trigger Pad
It is possible to configure a pad to send a Note On message when it is struck or held down, and a Note Off mes-
sage when it is released.
This requires four values to be specified (values given are examples):
The following example configures a pad to play MIDI note E4 while it is being held down and stop the note
when released. For a table of MIDI note numbers, see Appendix C, “Useful MIDI Data.”
To configure a pad to play a MIDI note:
1 Select a pad. See “Control Select (Ctrl Select)” on page 19.
2 Press the Edit button.
3 Press the Control Assign key. The LCD screen will read “ASIGN” and display the currently selected control
(for example “P1”), and the current MIDI CC assignment (for example “149”).
4 Enter 147 using the number keys. This sets the pad to trigger MIDI Notes. See Appendix B, “Assignable MIDI
CC’s.”
5 Press the Enter key.
6 Press the Edit button.
7 Press the Data 1 key (Pitch/Note parameter). The LCD screen will display the currently assigned function
(“NOTE”), the selected control (for example “P1”), and the current value.
8 Enter “64” using the number keys. This sets the pad to play MIDI note 64 (E4). See Appendix C, “Useful
MIDI Data.”
9 Press the Enter key.
10 Press the Edit button.
11 Press the Data 2 key (Velocity Off). The LCD screen will read “MIN” and display the currently selected con-
trol (for example as “P1”), and the current value (for example “1”).
12 Enter 0 using the number keys. This sets the pad to transmit a Note Off message with a release velocity
value of zero.
13 Press the Enter key.
Key Parameter Value
Control Assign Trigger Note On/Off 147
Data 1 (example) Note pitch 64 (Note E4) See Appendix C,
“Useful MIDI Data.”
Data 2 (example) Note off velocity 0
Data 3 (example) Note on velocity 100
Velocity Lock (Vel Lock) must be active for pads to transmit the note velocities specified by Data 2 and
data 3. When Velocity Lock is off, the pads will transmit a velocity according to how hard the pad is
struck. For further information, please refer to Velocity Lock under “Additional Functions” on page 12.