F-Keys; Saving And Loading Axiom Pro Patches - M-Audio Axiom Pro User Manual

Axiom Pro User Guide

F-Keys

These are assignable buttons that can be used to control your audio applications and virtual instruments By default (when the
first Axiom Pro patch is active), these buttons are configured to send ASCII keystrokes and Axiom Pro patch change messages
but can be re-configured to control many other functions within your audio application or a connected synthesizer Like many of
the other assignable controls on Axiom Pro, these buttons can send either MIDI commands or ASCII commands (i e , keystrokes
like the ones generated by your computer's "QWERTY" keyboard).
The default mapping of these buttons is shown below:
F-Key Message
F1 Enter
F2 Left
F3 Right
F4 Up
Note that Axiom Pro 25 features F-Keys 1-4 only. To access these buttons, users must press the "F-Keys" button in the top row
to convert the Soft Keys (i.e., the buttons on the bottom row) into F-Keys.

Saving and Loading Axiom Pro Patches

Axiom Pro can store up to 50 patches in memory containing all your controller assignments (i e , button, knob, drum pad settings,
etc ) This allows you to configure Axiom Pro for various scenarios (i e , studio, live performance, portable studio setup, etc ) and
quickly recall these patches when necessary
Saving Patches:
To save your current settings:
1 Press the Save button The button becomes illuminated and the Save page is displayed on the LCD
2 Turn Encoder knob E5 to select the patch number that you would like to use to store your patch
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3 By default, all of the Axiom Pro controller groups (i e , the encoder knobs, drum pads, etc ) will be saved with the patch
If you would like any of the groups to not overwrite the settings of the patch:
a Axiom Pro 49/61 users: Press the "N, " "S, " "E, " and "P" buttons
Pad groups Axiom Pro 25 users: Press the Record and Play buttons to uncheck the encoder and pad groups,
respectively
b Use Soft Keys 2-3 to uncheck the Keyboard and Transport Control groups, respectively
4 Press Soft Key 4 (Save) to bring up a prompt allowing you to name your patch The "Editing Name Parameters" section
in the "Edit Mode > Control" section of this guide details how to create patch names
5 Once a name has been entered into the prompt, press Soft Key 4 (Enter) to confirm the entry, save the patch, and
return to Performance mode Press Soft Key 1 (Exit) to cancel the new name and to return to the Save page
Soft Key 1 (Exit) can be pressed at any time to exit this page without saving a patch
NOTE: Since Axiom Pro 25 does not feature sliders ("S") or a numerical keypad ("N"), these groups will not appear on
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the Save Page.
F-Key Message
F5 Down
F6 Patch –
F7 Patch +
Axiom Pro 49/61 users can also use the +/- buttons or enter the patch number using
the numerical keypad
to uncheck the Number, Slider, Encoder, and
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