User manual TERRATEC AXON AX100 TECHNICAL DATA

[. . . ] A 32 Bit RISC processor makes it possible, opening up a whole new world of music to the guitarist. Never again will you have to change guitars to produce a different sound - just switch the MIDI channel. Optional connecting pedals and buttons add effects and even more variety to your playing, as does the built-in arpeggiator. [. . . ] The Axon Engineers have successfully developed an early recognition system that analyses the impulse that occurs at the very instant a string is played. This system recognizes the pitch of a string before it fully vibrates. Dynamics and length are then computed as the string continues to sound. The AXON Pickup-System MIDI on Bass MIDI for bass guitar has long been thought impossible. The low frequency (pitch) of the notes played as well as the time it takes for a string to fully resonate have caused MIDI interpretation to have such time delays that it has not been viable at all - until now. Now bass guitarists can use the full spectrum of their instrument's technique to play MIDI sounds. The possibilities go beyond a bassist's wildest dreams. You can now combine the sounds of your bass that sounds the best with the bass you like to play the best. You can play an acoustic bass on your electric bass, or a Fender bass sound on your Rickenbacher. AXON AX 100 Features § Extremely fast tracking § Pick position recognition § Functional with steel string, bass or nylon string § 128 editable presets § 12 play area zones (segments) § Programmable foot switches (hold and preset) § Arpeggiator with editable rhythmical patterns § 32 editable chain presets § Programmable wheel control § Programmable expression pedals inputs § Built in tuner § 32 Bit RISC processor § 6 x 18 Bit AD converters § 13-conductor jack from guitar interface § Variable mono input for microphone § 2X16 character LCD screen with back lighting § 2 audio output jacks for the optional sound board DESCRIPTION Let's Split! Guitaristic virtuosity means mastering the entire technical spectrum. Quick changes between bass notes and high solistic melodies give the guitar its flexible ability. Not a problem with the AXON and it's string splits and fret splits. Various sounds or timbres can be assigned to the different split areas. You can for example assign a bass guitar sound to the lower strings and maybe a sax or distortion guitar sound to the upper solo strings, and then for the middle fret split a piano or twelvestring sound. The AXON offers a variety of split possibilities that, in combination with each other, divide the play area of your guitar into various segments according to string and fret splits and pick position. Unbelievable possibilities that you have to try to believe! The Split Variants String Split Fret Split Pick Split Sounds on board With the optional sound board, you are equipped with a wealth of onboard sounds and rhythms. Of course, you can connect your AXON (even without the sound board) to virtually any MIDI capable sound module or synth with no difference at all in performance. The most popular synths, sound modules, samplers, expanders as well as MIDI pianos, organs, computers with sound boards (or anything else that generates sounds) are now available to you as a guitarist/bassist. [. . . ] These facts alone make for the most alive and dynamic guitar you've ever played. The backside: Great variety of connectors § Soundboard Output left & right § MIDI In, Thru & Out § Expression Pedal Input 1 & 2 § Chain & Hold Switch Pedal Input § 12 VAC Power Input § Guitar Output MIDI Recordings This is where the AXON shows its true colors. Totally separate MIDI signals for each string instead of the MIDI salad that comes from most other converters make reliable professional or home recordings possible. You can now take advantage of the myriad of possibilities of multi-track recording, music-page-layout and printing, digital saves and data transport via CD-ROM or via the Internet. [. . . ]