The Zone feature allows you to layer or split sounds on a hardware or virtual instrument, by dividing the keyboard into a maximum of four programmable non-overlapping or overlapping sections. When active, each Zone will transmit MIDI notes on a separate MIDI channel. This makes it possible to play up to 4 different instrument sounds on a connected multi-timbral synthesizer, by playing notes in different sections (Zones) of the keyboard. If any of the Zones are configured to overlap partially or completely, multiple instrument sounds will be layered, and played simultaneously in those areas of the keyboard.

Axiom Pro Zones 1-4 default to transmitting on MIDI Channels 1-4 respectively.  In addition to configuring your Axiom Pro for splits/layers, you must also configure your software or external hardware accordingly.  Please refer to their documentation for further information.

Zone Range

The Edit Mode > Zones page lets you configure the parameters for each of the four zones contained within Axiom Pro.

To select the range of a keyboard zone:

1. Use Soft Keys 2-3 (or Encoder Knob E1) to select the zone you would like to edit.
2. Use Encoder Knob E5 to set the lowest note contained in your range. 10
3. Use Encoder Knob E6 to set the highest note contained in your range. 10
   ✓ TIP: Keyboard zone ranges can also be set by pressing the lowest and highest notes of the range on the keyboard itself. 10
4. Press Soft Key 4 (Data) to access additional parameters relating to the selected zone (the parameters contained on the “Data” sub-menu are covered in the following section of this guide.)
    

To activate or deactivate a zone:

The radio buttons on the left edge of the screen indicate which zones are currently active (active zones have filled in buttons while inactive zones are not filled in). Use Slider Buttons “1” through “4” (“Loop,” “Rewind,” “Fast Forward,” and “Stop” buttons on Axiom Pro 25), to activate a corresponding zone. To activate more than one zone, press and hold multiple buttons at the same time.

To deactivate a zone, press that zone’s corresponding Slider button again.

Zone Data

You can open the Data page for a Zone by entering Edit Mode, selecting the Zone for editing, and then pressing soft-key 4 (Data). This gives access to additional parameters relating to the operation of an individual zone.

Parameter: Channel
Value Range: Global, 1-16

• This parameter sets the MIDI output channel of the selected zone. The parameter can be set in the following ways:
  • Global This sets the MIDI channel for the selected zone to the same channel as specified
    on the Edit > Global page.
  • 1-16 This sets the MIDI channel for the selected zone to a channel between 1 and 16.
     

Parameter: Octave
Value Range: -4 through +4

• This parameter shifts the octave range of the selected keyboard zone either up or down. Note that this parameter works in conjunction with any global shift you may have set using the “Octave” parameter on the Edit Mode > Global page. For example, if you have set the global octave shift to “+1” and set this parameter to “+2” your selected zone will be shifted upward by three octaves.

Parameter: Transp.
Value Range: - 12 through +12

• This parameter simultaneously shifts all keys in the selected keyboard zone up to 12 semitones in either direction. Note that this parameter works in conjunction with any global transposition you may have set using the “Transp.” parameter on the Edit Mode > Global page. In other words, if you have set the global transposition shift to “+1” and set this parameter to “+2”, your selected zone will be transposed upward by three semitones.

For more information on the the Zone Data parameters and values, please refer to the Edit Mode > Zones section of the Axiom Pro User guide.  After you are finished configuring the zones on your Axiom Pro, please see this guide for information on storing these settings to a memory patch in your Axiom Pro.