User manual ROLAND AX-7

[. . . ] ENGLISH r AX-7 MIDI Keyboard Controller Owner's Manual mg ENGLISH ENGLISH Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland AX-7 MIDI Keyboard Controller. The AX-7 is a powerful, easy-to-operate, dedicated shoulder keyboard for MIDI sound modules (whether or not they are GM2/GM/GS compatible). That way, you can feel assured that you understand every feature the AX-7 offers, and will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation. It is designed to transmit note messages, program changes, bank select messages as well as a variety of other MIDI messages (such as Reverb and Chorus Send levels) to an external sound module. [. . . ] You need to leave the EDIT mode altogether before being able to do that. (5) Use [0]~[9] or [DOWN]/[UP] to make the desired setting. (6) Press [ENTER] to confirm the value or setting. (2) Press [CONTROL], [DATA], or [PRGCHG], depending on the column that contains the desired parameter. The number of the first parameter now flashes in the display. Press [EXIT] to return to the previous value. (7) Press [EXIT] if you want to select another parameter from the active EDIT group. To select a parameter from a different group, press the corresponding EDIT button ([CONTROL], [DATA], [PRGCHG]), then return to step (3) above. 10 r AX-7 Owner's Manual ENGLISH (8) Press [EXIT] yet again to leave the EDIT mode. You will achieve the same result by pressing the lighting EDIT button (it then goes dark). Note: See page 17 if you wish to save the settings you have just made as a Patch. CONTROL parameters As stated above, this is where you will find all parameters that are related to the AX-7's performance functions. This level also contains a parameter that allows you to check the state of the batteries. ENGLISH [0] den (Data Entry) Upper, Lower [3] bar (Expression Bar) Upper, Lower This parameter allows you to assign a control change number (CC) to the AX-7's [DATAENTRY] knob. The knob can then be used for realtime control of the related function. If you assign CC10 (Pan) to this knob, positions below the center correspond to the left side, while settings above the center correspond to the right. Note: Certain MIDI instruments may not respond in realtime to CC10 changes, because they only implement Pan changes at the beginning of a new note (Note-on message). It is also possible to select 0FF (by simultaneously pressing [DOWN]/[UP]), which means that the [DATAENTRY] knob performs no function at all. Note: See the manual of the MIDI instrument to be controlled for the CC numbers it supports for realtime control. Note: The CC assignment can be different for the Upper and Lower sections. This allows you, for example, to control the Pan setting (CC10) via the Upper section, and the Delay Send Level (CC94) via the Lower section. This parameter allows you to specify what kind of MIDI messages the selected section transmits when you press the EXPRESSION BAR. There are four possibilities: Mod: The section in question transmits Modulation messages (CC01). CC01 messages can be used for creating vibrato, tremolo, or WahWah effects. This depends on how the receiving MIDI instrument uses these messages. Depending on the instrument you are controlling, Aftertouch messages can modify the volume, timbre (filter), pitch, or even other aspects. All: The section in question transmits both Modulation and Aftertouch messages. The EXPRESSION BAR could then be used for "locking" the value generated by the D Beam controller (see also p. 12). ENGLISH ENGLISH [4] Uel (Velocity) Upper, Lower [1] hld (Hold) Upper, Lower This parameter allows you to specify (for Upper and Lower separately) whether the selected section should (0N) or should not (0ff) transmit Hold (CC64) messages when you press the Sustain button on the bottom panel. [2] tch (Touch Control) Upper, Lower This parameter allows you to specify whether the selected section should (0N) or should not (0ff) transmit Pitch Bend messages when you use the AX-7's ribbon (TOUCH CONTROL strip). This parameter allows you to assign a velocity curve to the selected section. The AX-7's keyboard is velocity sensitive and very responsive to nuances of your playing. You may, however, be controlling a MIDI instrument that does not interpret the velocity values in the desired way. Rather than reprogram the sound (if that is at all possible), you can simply select another curve on the AX-7 so that your striking force is translated in a different way and thus more usable for the part you wish to play. Select L (light) if the section in question should send high velocity values even when you strike the keys with light-to-medium force. [. . . ] until the current transposition interval is dis(3) Once the desired interval has been set, you played. can switch it off by pressing the [TRANSPOSE] (2) Keep holding the [TRANSPOSE] button while button. Press it again to switch the Transpose you press the key assigned to the note you function back on. wish to assign to every C key (­6~5 semiThe indicator lights to signal that the Transpose tones, i. e. [. . . ]