M-AUDIO AXIOM61
User Guide

25-note version:
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Press the Advanced button. Press the Curve key twice. The LCD will show �Pd� on the small 2-digit display as well as the currently selected velocity curve on the 3-digit display. The current curve is preceded by a C if a curve is selected, or �F� if a �xed velocity* is selected. Enter the new curve number using the numeric data entry keys or use the -/+ keys to step through the options. Press the Enter key to con�rm the Pad Curve setting.

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*It is also possible to send �xed velocities each time you press a pad This is useful when composing drum parts, or simple synthesizer tracks. The �xed velocities are selected by assigning Pad Curve 10 to 12 as follows:

Curve 10 11 12

Fixed Velocity Value 64 100 127

3.5.6 Velocity Lock
The Velocity Lock (Vel. Lock) feature allows you to immediately turn off the response curve of the pads, and lock them to a set velocity. You can assign a different Lock velocity to each pad individually. To turn Vel. Lock mode on and off for Axiom 49 or 61, press the Bank LSB and Glob Chan buttons together. On the 25-note version, �rst press the Advanced button and then the Vel Lock key. The display will show �Loc� if you turn Vel Lock on. Please note that the Vel. Lock feature only applies to pads set up as trigger pads. If a pad is assigned as a pressure pad, the Vel. Lock function has no affect. The velocities that are locked by this function are set using the Data 2 and Data 3 parameters for each pad. Setting the Vel. Lock parameters as follows: 49- and 61-note versions:
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Select the pad for programming as explained in section 2.4.2. Ensure the pad is set up as a note trigger pad as described in section 3.5.1. Press the Data 3 button. Enter the �xed ON velocity. Press the Data 2 button. Enter the �xed OFF velocity.

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Select the pad for programming as explained in section 2.4.2. Ensure the pad is set up as a note trigger pad as described in section 3.5.1. Press the Advanced button. Press the Data 3 key. Enter the �xed ON velocity. Press the Enter key to con�rm. Press Data 2 key. Enter the �xed OFF velocity. Press the Enter key to con�rm.

3.6 Controlling Several Devices at the Same Time
In a software MIDI environment, it is often desirable to control more than one device at a time. This is done by transmitting on different MIDI channels with each one triggering a different sound. Using the Axiom, you can divide the keyboard into sections, with each section transmitting on a different MIDI channel. Furthermore, you can assign the MIDI channel of each physical controller on your Axiom to individual channels�or even tie controls to the different sections of the keyboard you have set. Dividing the keyboard and assigning different channels is done using the Zone feature.

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Section 3: Advanced Features