Midi Channel; Program And Bank Changes - M-Audio Axiom Line User Manual

2.2 MIDI Channel

MIDI messages can be sent on any of 16 channels. If you are connected to a computer, the MIDI software will be receiving on all
channels in most cases. However, when you are connected to external MIDI synthesizers, sound modules and some virtual instruments,
you need to match the transmit channel of your keyboard with the receiving channel of the MIDI device for the connection to work
properly.
To set the channel of your keyboard:
49- and 61-note versions:
Press the Glob Chan button. The LCD will show the channel on which the keyboard is currently transmitting.
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Enter a channel between 1-16 on the numeric keypad. The LCD will update to display the new channel selected as
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you enter the data.
You can also use the -/+ buttons to step through the channels.
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25-note version:
Press Recall and Program together to access the Glob Chan setting. The LCD will flash the GLOB CHAN
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symbol.
Use the -/+ buttons to select a channel between 1-16. As you press these buttons, you will see the selected channel
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change on the LCD display.
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Press the Advanced button.
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Press Recall and Program together to access the Glob. Chan setting.
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Enter a channel between 1-16 on the numeric data entry keys.
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Press the Enter key to confirm the entered value.
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Controlling Percussion Sounds – Setting the transmit channel of your keyboard to channel 10 will allow you to control percussion
sounds on any GM, GM2, GS or XG compatible module or synthesizer.
The Global MIDI channel setting can be saved to any of the 20 memory locations of your Axiom. This process is explained in detail
in section 3.2.
Note: It is possible to assign the controls of your Axiom to channels on an individual basis. This is explained in section 3.6.7.

2.3 Program and Bank Changes

Program messages (commonly referred to as program changes) are used to select different instrument sounds in a MIDI device.
Program messages cover a range of 128 instruments. These instruments are accessed by sending program numbers 0 to 127.
Some MIDI devices have more than 128 instruments. If this is the case, the instruments tend to be separated into groups of 128, called
banks. You can send bank MSB and bank LSB messages to access these different banks. Please consult the user manual of your MIDI
device to see how the bank change numbers relate to the sounds on your device.
To send a program change:
49- and 61-note versions:
Press the Program button.
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The LCD will flash the program number that was last sent out.
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Enter the program change in the range 0-127 on the numeric keypad.
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You can also use the -/+ buttons to step through programs.
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25-note version:
Press the Program button.
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The LCD will flash the PROG symbol.
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Use the -/+ buttons to select a program change in the range 0-127.
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