Axiom Line User Guide
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3.6.7 Individual Channel Assignments of Controls
Every physical controller on your Axiom can be assigned to its own individual channel, allowing you to control several instruments
at the same time. It is also possible to tie a physical controller to a zone or to the Global Channel.
To assign the transmit channel for a control:
49- and 61-note versions:
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Select the physical controller as described in section 2.4.2.
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Press the Chan Assign button.
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The LCD display will show the currently assigned MIDI channel.
Use the numeric keypad to enter the new MIDI channel in the range 00 to 20*.
25-note version:
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Select the physical controller as described in section 2.4.2.
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Press the Advanced button.
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Press the Chan Assign key.
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The LCD display will show the currently assigned MIDI channel.
Use the numeric data entry keys to enter the new MIDI channel in the range 00 to 19*.
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Press the Enter key to confirm.
The channel assignment of each physical controller is saved if the group to which that controller belongs is active when
you save to any of the 20 memory locations.
* Please see section 3.6.7.1 for an explanation of channels 17-20.
3.6.7.1 Tying Controls to Zones
If you assign a physical controller to channel 17, 18, 19 or 20 the controller is tied to the transmit channel of Zone 1, Zone 2,
Zone 3 or Zone 4 respectively (remember that the 49- and 61-note versions of the Axiom have four possible zones and the
25-note version has three). Therefore, as you alter a zone’s channel, you are also altering the physical controller’s channel at
the same time.
Note that although a physical controller may be tied to a zone, if you want to save this assignment to any of the 20 memory
locations, it is necessary to ensure you select the group to which the physical controller belongs. Group A does not cover
this.
3.6.7.2 About SysEx Messages and Device ID
System Exclusive (SysEx) messages are not channel specific so when transmitting SysEx messages, the individual physical
controller channel number does not define a transmit channel, but a device ID instead. This is a difference that is indicated
on the LCD display when it DOES NOT show a ‘c’ for channel.
Device ID values range from 00 - 127. In most cases, you should set the device ID to 127, which is a value that allows SysEx
messages to be received by all connected devices.
Please note that the device ID assigned to a controller cannot be changed using the Dev ID button. This button is used for
setting the global device ID of the Axiom.
For more information on Device ID’s and SysEx messages please see section 5.3.
3.6.7.3 The Global Channel
The Global Channel of the Axiom can be altered easily on the fly and any physical controller or zone that is assigned to
channel 00 will transmit on whatever channel the Global Channel is set to.
The Global Channel can be stored to any of the 20 memory locations, as long as Group A is selected.
