User guide

Chapter 3: Controls and Connectors
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Axiom User Guide
14 Mute Button
In DirectLink mode, this button will mute and “un-mute” the targeted track in a qualified DAW. Pressing
this button while holding down the Shift button will solo the keyboard's target track.
If the Zone button is active, the Mute button activates and deactivates Zone 4. For more information, see
section 17 “Zone Buttons (1,2,3, & 4)” in this chapter.
15 Track Buttons
These buttons function based on the type of operation, as follows:
DirectLink Operation
These buttons are used for selecting the target track or banks of 8 Tracks within qualified DAW applica-
tions.
• Track Selection The left Track button (<) targets the previous DAW Track. For example, if Track 2 is cur-
rently targeted, pressing this button will target Track 1. The right Track button (>) target the next Track.
For example, if Track 2 is currently targeted, pressing this button will target Track 3. These buttons can
also be used to target tracks outside the currently active bank of 8 tracks. For example, if track 8 is cur-
rently targeted and the > Track button is pressed, Track 9 will be targeted and Axiom will automatically
bank to the next group of 8 tracks. Axiom Faders and their corresponding buttons will now control
Tracks 9–16.
If the target is an instrument track, it is automatically armed for recording, and Axiom will immediately
play notes on the virtual instrument that is loaded. If Instrument Mode is active the controls will auto-
matically map to the instrument within the target track.
• Bank Selection When the Shift button is held down the left Track button (<) selects the previous bank
of 8 DAW Tracks. For example, if the bank of Tracks 9–16 is currently selected, pressing this button when
Shift is held down will select the bank of Tracks 1–8. The right Track button (>) selects the next bank of
8 Tracks. For example, if the bank of Tracks 9–16 is currently selected, pressing this button when Shift
is held down will select the bank of Tracks 17–24.
Default Operation
The Track buttons (< and >) are used for activating and deactivating Zones 2 (<) and 3 (>) as described be-
low in section 17 “Zone Buttons (1,2,3, & 4)” of this chapter.
16 Shift Button
This button functions based on the type of operation, as follows:
DirectLink (Default) Operation
Holding down the Shift button allows you to access additional functions and mapping options performed
by the Encoder knobs, Fader buttons, Track buttons, and Mute buttons, in qualified DAW applications.
17 Zone Buttons (1,2,3, & 4)
These buttons activate and de-activate keyboard Zones 1 though 4 respectively. Zone 1 is the default Zone.
Activating a Zone will cause its corresponding button to illuminate, and all other Zones will be deacti-
vated. Multiple Zones can be activated by simultaneously pressing any combination of these buttons.