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Summary of Contents for M-Audio Axiom Pro
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Page 1: User Guide
HyperControl for Pro Tools User Guide... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Axiom Pro What is HyperControl? HyperControl Requirements Pro Tools 7 4 Software: Axiom Pro Hardware: HyperControl Installation HyperControl with Axiom Pro Hardware Using Pro Tools with HyperControl General Overview HyperControl Display and Soft-Keys Mixer Mode Instrument Mode Changing HyperControl assignments (Pro Tools 8 only) -
Page 3: What Is Hypercontrol
Furthermore, since HyperControl is a two-way communication protocol, your Axiom Pro hardware and Pro Tools software always remain synchronized with each other For example, if a knob is turned on Axiom Pro, its corresponding knob in Pro Tools will update... -
Page 4: Hypercontrol Requirements
Axiom Pro Hardware: HyperControl requires the presence of an Axiom Pro controller on your computer and this document assumes your Axiom Pro keyboard has already been installed and connected to your system To learn more about this installation procedure, please see... -
Page 5: Hypercontrol Installation
Click the first “Send To” drop-down menu and select the “Axiom Pro HyperControl Out” port 8. Finally, make sure that “8” is selected in the “# Ch’s” drop-down menu Once steps 1-8 are completed, click “OK ” You can now control Pro Tools with your Axiom Pro using HyperControl technology... - Page 6 MIDIOUT2 Axiom Pro 61 These MIDI port names will display the corresponding number of keys, based on the Axiom Pro model you use: 25, 49 or 61. These MIDI port names will display the corresponding number of keys, based on the Axiom Pro model you use: 25, 49 or 61.
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Page 7: Hypercontrol With Axiom Pro Hardware
✓ TI P: It is possible to set the Drum Pads or Numerical Keypad of your Axiom Pro to replicate keystrokes of your standard computer keyboard (such as “Ctrl” or “Shift”) This will allow you to select multiple Pro Tools mixer channels using only the Axiom Pro keyboard (i e , no computer keyboard is required) Please refer to the “Edit Mode >... - Page 8 Insert / Instrument Modes: When Axiom Pro is in Instrument Mode or when an Insert is selected within Pro Tools, the Axiom Pro Sliders 2 control Pro Tools track volume settings whereas the Encoder knobs 5 control the parameters of your selected insert plug-in or virtual instrument The Flip Button can be used to exchange (or “flip”) the function of the Encoder knobs...
- Page 9 HyperControl for Pro Tools Axiom Pro Transport Controls – These buttons map to the Pro Tools Transport and provide other useful functions Axiom Pro Control Functionality within Pro Tools Rewind. Tapping this button will skip to the beginning of the previous bar (or time/sample...
- Page 10 Due to space limitations, Axiom Pro 25 does not feature dedicated F-Keys Instead, the Soft-Keys on the bottom row can be converted to F-Keys by pressing the “F-Keys” Function button on the top row Note that Axiom Pro 25 only supports F-Keys 1 through 4 (Mode, <...
- Page 11 “Function Buttons and Soft Keys” section of the Axiom Pro User Guide Save Button – This button brings up a prompt allowing you to save the current settings of your Axiom Pro Saving of patches is covered in the “Function Buttons and Soft Keys” section of the Axiom Pro User Guide Hold (Load + Save Buttons) –...
- Page 12 Why do I need patches? Doesn’t HyperControl assign controls automatically? HyperControl technology automatically handles the assignment of most Axiom Pro controls and—in many cases—you will not need to load or save any Axiom Pro patches However, there are some cases in which you may need to use customized patches:...
- Page 13 Zone/Group Button – This button switches the functionality of the buttons beneath the Sliders (on Axiom Pro 49/61) or Transport Control (on Axiom Pro 25) and allows you to select the Performance Groups and Zones When the button is not...
- Page 14 Shift + (Plus) Zoom in (horizontal) See the “Edit Mode > Control” section of the Axiom Pro User Guide to learn how to make customized patches for these buttons ✓ T I P: When working in Edit Mode, these buttons allow Axiom Pro 49/61 users to enter numerical values quickly...
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Page 15: Using Pro Tools With Hypercontrol
Axiom Pro keyboard: The F1-F7 F-Keys (F1-F4 on Axiom Pro 25) 8 let you select, solo, and mute tracks within your Pro Tools session without having to use a mouse When a track is selected using the F2-F3 (Track) keys, its name is highlighted within Pro Tools and it is... -
Page 16: Hypercontrol Display And Soft-Keys
However, Axiom Pro is ideally suited to control Pro Tools when in a sequencing environment (i e , while working within the “Edit” window) since the Axiom Pro display and controls can handle Pro Tools mixing functions while your computer monitor helps you arrange your music The default “Home”... -
Page 17: Mixer Mode
The HyperControl menus are as follows: 1. “Home” Page This is the default “Home” page of HyperControl On the Home page, the Encoder knobs of Axiom Pro are assigned to control the pan position of your selected Pro Tools mixer channels Since Axiom Pro 25 does not feature any sliders, pressing the “Home”... - Page 18 D-Verb plug-in is loaded into track “Vox Lead” of Pro Tools If you would like to increase the Wet/Dry level of the plug-in, turn Encoder Knob E3 If the inserted plug-in features multiple pages of parameters that can be controlled by Axiom Pro, use Soft-Keys 3-4 (“< Page” and “Page >”) to step through all of the available parameters...
- Page 19 Bus 1-2 and 3-4, respectively If sends have been assigned to other busses (or to the outputs of your audio interface), these busses or outputs will be listed on the Axiom Pro display If a send has not been assigned, “no send”...
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Page 20: Instrument Mode
If a virtual instrument has been loaded on the selected track, a page similar to the one shown below will be displayed on your Axiom Pro If the selected Pro Tools track does not contain a virtual instrument, pressing the Mode button will list “NoInstr” at the... - Page 21 The parameters of your virtual instrument are listed on screen and are automatically mapped to the eight Encoder knobs of Axiom Pro The parameters in the left column are mapped to Encoder knobs of the top row whereas the right column parameters are mapped to Encoder knobs on the bottom row Pressing Soft-Key 2 (Plugin) allows you to show or hide the virtual instrument’s window on your computer monitor...
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Page 22: Changing Hypercontrol Assignments (Pro Tools 8 Only)
Click on an on-screen control within the plug-in or virtual instrument window Move one of the hardware controls (buttons, knobs, sliders, etc ) of Axiom Pro This will assign your selected on-screen control to the chosen hardware control of Axiom Pro Repeat steps 2-3 for any other controls you wish to re-assign When you are finished, click the “Learn”... - Page 23 M-Audio USA M-Audio Germany Technical Support Technical Support Sales Sales M-Audio Canada M-Audio U.K. Technical Support Technical Support Sales Sales Benelux Technical Support Belgium tel +32 22 54 88 93 M-Audio Japan Holland tel +31 35 625 0097 107-0052 2-11-7 ATT...