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1. What is AIRSTEP?
AIRSTEP is an unprecedented foot controller, which can control almost all music-related devices and
software around you.
AIRSTEP can control all devices with the MIDI interface. It can also control devices with a footswitch(TRS)
interface, like some pedals and amps without the MIDI interface.
AIRSTEP can wirelessly control software on mobile phones, tablets, and computers via Bluetooth MIDI
and HID. Like effect software, Plugin, DAW, etc. It can even control the play/pause, backward and forward
of YouTube guitar lessons, page-turning of the music score, completely freeing your hands!
AIRSTEP has 5 footswitches, and can wirelessly expand 5 more footswitches by AIRSTEP Lite. It is capable
of sending up to 8 different messages per switch.
All functions can be easily set by the AIRSTEP APP. Programming and editing isn't your thing? Just load
any of the massive online presets with just one click, truly plug and play!
AIRSTEP is powered by a built-in rechargeable battery, no external power supply is required. Its compact
footprint and sturdy metal casing are built to meet the most stringent environments faced by musicians.
2. Types of messages sent by AIRSTEP
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Summary of Contents for XSONIC AIRSTEP
- Page 1 8 different messages per switch. All functions can be easily set by the AIRSTEP APP. Programming and editing isn't your thing? Just load any of the massive online presets with just one click, truly plug and play! AIRSTEP is powered by a built-in rechargeable battery, no external power supply is required.
- Page 2 ALL of them can be edited through APP, and also can be specified to different output interfaces. HID message The HID message is the message sent by a computer keyboard, and AIRSTEP’s footswitches can be used as any key value or combination keys on the computer keyboard.
- Page 3 AIRSTEP can send two types of footswitch messages, Momentary and Latching, which are set in the APP. Use the TRS line or TS line to connect to the controlled device. Please refer to the manual of you device for types of line.
- Page 4 controlled device for the specific line used. If you are unsure, you can also confirm the message type by stepping on 5 footsteps by the factory default preset 5 “External footswitch”. Footswitch’s Polarity Tip 1, ring 1 are corresponding to the tip and ring of f/s output 1. Tip 2, ring 2 are corresponding to the tip and ring of f/s output 2.
- Page 5 The USB interface can send and receive MIDI messages. It can work in device mode (USB Device) or host mode (USB Host). The default is the device mode, if you connect the OTG cable attached to the AIRSTEP, it will work in the host mode.
- Page 6 TRS cable should be used to connect. External Antenna The external antenna is used for wireless Bluetooth communication with mobile computers or AIRSTEP Lite. AIRSTEP sends or receives MIDI messages and also sends HID messages via Bluetooth. The antenna can be rotated to adjust the direction. When it is perpendicular to the ground, it means the best performance and the longest communication distance.
- Page 7 It should be connected to 5-9V DC power supply for charging, positive outside and negative inside. You can connect the supplied charging cable to a power supply with a USB port (such as a mobile phone charger), or you can connect a normal 9V stomp box power supply. While charging, the red indicator light next to it lights up.
- Page 8 Footswitch 5 footswitches A, B, C, D, E. Each footswitch can set 3 trigger modes: press, release, and long press. A single trigger can send up to 8 different messages, including MIDI messages, HID messages, and Relay messages. Footswitch indicator Each indicator can be set to 2 indication modes, normal mode and toggle mode.
- Page 9 To connect your smart device via USB, you need to use the USB A-C cable to connect it, and you can use it normally after the PC is connected. (Note: At present, the smart connection via USB is that AIRSTEP can...
- Page 10 The use of AIRSTEP’s Bluetooth function on the Windows : Bluetooth pair AIRSTEP with your device (if your PC does not have a Bluetooth module, please purchase a USB Bluetooth adapter that supports Bluetooth 4.0 or above). after successful pairing, if there is a “Swift Pair”...
- Page 11 Connect APP If you want to edit the preset or check the working status of AIRSTEP, you need to connect the AIRSTEP with AIRSTEP APP. First go to the APP Store or Google Play to search for “AIRSTEP” to download the APP, and then ensure that AIRSTEP and the mobile phone Bluetooth have been paired and connected successfully, and the indicator light is always on.
- Page 12 After the connection is successful, the APP will display AIRSTEP’s current preset data, current battery level, local preset number and other information. A. Enter the AIRSTEP APP and click “Touch to Connect AIRSTEP” to connect with AIRSTEP/LITE. B. Click”AIRSTEP” C. If the interface at the bottom of the APP shows as the picture below, it means the connection is...
- Page 13 5. What’s AIRSTEP Lite? AIRSTEP Lite is a simplified version of AIRSTEP. All wired control interfaces are removed, including the traditional MIDI interface, Relay output interface, USB interface, and expression pedal interface. The Bluetooth communication interface is retained.
- Page 14 In standalone mode, Lite Bluetooth connects to mobile phones, tablets, and computers to send MIDI messages and HID messages. At this time, the connection and usage of Lite are the same as AIRSTEP, so please refer to AIRSTEP for these points.
- Page 15 6. Connect to AIRSTEP Lite...
- Page 16 If the green light of Lite becomes solid, it indicates that the connection with AIRSTEP is successful. If the green light of Lite flashes, it means that AIRSTEP is not connected. In this case, re-pairing may be required.
- Page 17 AIRSTEP APP can be used to edit presets and display the current working status of AIRSTEP. After AIRSTEP is paired with the phone’s Bluetooth, click on the bottom of the APP screen to connect. You can also pre-edit and save the preset data through the APP, so that you can use AIRSTEP without the APP.
- Page 18 When you start using AIRSTEP, you can load massive default presets from the AIRSTEP Preset library or edit your custom presets and save. If you want to know about the custom editing of AIRSTEP’s presets, please read the following carefully.
- Page 19 Types of messages,four types in total: MIDI, HID, Relay and Device. The first three are messages sent by AIRSTEP. Device messages are local messages of AIRSTEP. 1 Msg： Message definition, display number of messages or toggle mode. MIDI IN parameters Forward：...
- Page 20 Contains parameters such as the type of expression pedal, MIDI messages , and the output interface. Each expression pedal can send up to 8 MIDI messages. Mod: The expression pedal input’s name, can be freely customized. RTS: Expression pedal type, RTS or TRS. The default is RTS. 1 Msg: Number of messages 9.
- Page 21 10. Load, Edit, Save, Reset Presets After the APP connects to AIRSTEP, it will display the current preset data of AIRSTEP and the local storage position of this preset. You can load new presets from the APP preset list into AIRSTEP, and the new presets will enable immediately after loading.
- Page 22 AIRSTEP can send 3 types of messages. For the explanation of the messages, please refer to the section “2. Types of Messages sent by AIRSTEP“. This section only explains how to edit messages. Footswitches, MIDI trigger, and expression pedal can all send messages. Enter the corresponding edit page in the APP to set the sent messages.
- Page 23 12. Device Command The Device command is a special message type inside AIRSTEP. It is an internal command used to switch the local preset of AIRSTEP. Therefore, when Device is selected in the message type, the output interface...
- Page 24 will not be displayed. You can use the Device command to switch to the next or previous preset position, or jump to any of the five local preset positions. The setting method is as follows: Select “Device” in the Message Type Then select the method you want to switch in Preset Action.
- Page 25 13. Footswitch Settings AIRSTEP’s footswitches can be set to three trigger modes: press, release, and long press. Each footswitch can send up to 8 different messages, and each message can correspond to a trigger mode.
- Page 26 When AIRSTEP is connected to the AIRSTEP Lite( Lite works as wireless external footswitches), the number of footswitches on the system increases to 10. In wireless external mode, AIRSTEP Lite’s footswitches has the same function as AIRSTEP. Press the footswitches on Lite and all messages will be output from AIRSTEP.
- Page 27 action in the “Trigger” . If you need to send multiple commands by one trigger action, you can add more messages and set them to the same trigger mode or different trigger modes. Example 1: One press to send multiple messages: Example 2: Press/release to send different messages: Example 3: Release/long press to send different messages:...
- Page 28 Note: Press and long press are conflicting trigger modes, because long press will definitely trigger the press action, so they cannot be used together. Guideline of the settings in Toggle Mode of footswitches When the toggle mode button is on, it means toggle mode is enabled. Toggle mode is to send different messages with twice trigger of one same action(e.g press two times).
- Page 29 Guideline of settings of footswitch indicator mode In the LED Display Mode column, you can set three modes: Normal, Toggle, Off. Normal Mode of the Footswitch Indicator: Among all the footswitch indicators set to the normal mode in a preset, which footswitch is stepped on, which light is always on.
- Page 30 Toggle Mode of the Footswitch Indicator: When the Toggle mode of the footswitch is turned on, the Toggle mode of the footswitch indicator will also be automatically turned on, so that the status of the Toggle Mode of the footswitch can be correctly indicated. When the footswitch is in Toggle On, the corresponding indicator is on, and when the footswitch is in Toggle Off, the corresponding indicator is off.
- Page 31 Bluetooth can be forwarded to the 5-Pin MIDI OUT interface. You can connect an USB MIDI keyboard to the USB interface of AIRSTEP and turn it into a Bluetooth MIDI keyboard benefits from the MIDI forward function.
- Page 32 Note: Message 1 in the picture example on this page is for MIDI trigger. If you only use the MIDI forward function, you don’t need to set it. If you want to know about the MIDI trigger function, please read next section. 15.
- Page 33 Device Command, and up to 8 messages can be sent by MIDI Trigger, to achieve the same function AIRSTEP’s footswitches. For example, you can connect a traditional MIDI foot controller to AIRSTEP as an extended pedal. When AIRSTEP detects a specific MIDI “trigger message” input from the controller, it could immediately send a custom HID message to control the Play/Pause of the player on the computer.
- Page 34 USB, Bluetooth, and up to 8 different MIDI messages can be sent by one expression pedal. AIRSTEP is compatible with all types of expression pedals, whether it is TRS or RTS type, you can use it. Use the TRS cable to connect AIRSTEP to the expression pedal.
- Page 35 If your expression pedal is of RTS type, please select RTS, if your expression pedal is of TRS type, please select TRS. Click on the link to check your expression pedal type: http://expressionpedals.com/list-of-expression-pedals If you are still not sure, please connect your expression pedal, and then click TEST, after the interface appears as figure.
- Page 36 17. Parameters MIDI OUT： MIDI IN： Bluetooth MIDI out Bluetooth MIDI in USB host MIDI out with 5V power out USB host MIDI in with 5V power out USB device MIDI out USB device MIDI in 5-Pin MIDI out x 2 5-Pin MIDI in Send all kinds MIDI message MIDI in can through to all MIDI out...
- Page 37 No 5-Pin MIDI in / out No USB HID, Bluetooth HID only No relay switch out No expression pedal in Can be used as a wireless extension foot switch for AIRSTEP Message send： APP Editor： Each Midi trigger and footswitch...
- Page 38 Battery AIRSTEP Local Preset： Power Supply： 300 hours of Up to 5 presets can be stored in AIRSTEP locally continuous AIRSTEP is battery Local preset can be switched by all triggers (except EXP), FUNC button, and App powered and...
- Page 39 Compatible Device iOS device：iOS 10 and above Mac device：OS X 10.6 and above Android device：Android 4.0 and above Windows device：Windows 10...