User guide

Chapter 3: Controls and Connectors
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Axiom User Guide
4 Group F Button (Axiom 49 & 61 0nly)
DirectLink Operation
When this button is pressed, all nine Axiom Faders, and Fader buttons (F1–18) are released from their Di-
rectLink assignments, and mapped according to the active Patch. A new Axiom Patch can be selected at
any time by using the “Recall” function. See “Additional Functions” on page 12
Pressing the Group F button again, returns all controls to their DirectLink assignments. The button also
illuminates confirming the group is in DirectLink mode.
Default Operation
The Group F button is used to enable or disable the control group when a Patch is stored or recalled. When
the button is illuminated the group is enabled for the operation.
For example, when storing a Patch, the group is enabled by default. Pressing the button disables and ex-
cludes the controls from the newly stored patch. When the patch is recalled, the state of the group is re-
membered as being disabled, and the Group F button will not illuminate.
5Faders
There are nine Faders (F1–F9) on Axiom 49 and 61, and one Fader (F1) on Axiom 25. These faders function
based on the type of operation, as follows:
DirectLink Operation
In Mixer Mode (default), the first eight Faders (F1–F8) automatically map to control the track volume for
the currently selected bank of eight tracks in a qualified DAW application. The right-most Fader (F9) and
the single Fader on Axiom 25 will map to the Master Volume in the application.
When Instrument Mode is active, these faders generally map to parameters on the virtual instrument
within the targeted DAW track.
The operation of these Faders may vary slightly in different DAW applications. For more information
about Instrument and Mixer modes, refer to the DirectLink User Guide for your qualified DAW.
Default Operation
All nine Faders (Axiom 49 & 61) send different types of standard MIDI CC messages, or advanced MIDI
messages based on the parameter they are assigned to. See Appendix A, “Standard MIDI Control Numbers
(MIDI CC’s)” and Appendix B, “Assignable MIDI CC’s.” When a fader is moved the LCD screen will dis-
play the assigned MIDI message (for example “cc 74”), its name (for example “F1”), and the values sent.
If the Control Mute function (See “Additional Functions” on page 12) is active the LCD will display the
same information, with the addition of “MUTE.” This signifies that MIDI data will not be transmitted, and
the fader can be moved with affecting external software devices. All faders are fully assignable as described
in Chapter 5, “Advanced Programming Functions.