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Setting Toggle Values (Min/Max) for Pads, Buttons, or Sustain Pedals - Axiom (2nd gen)
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When standard MIDI CC numbers are assigned to pads, buttons, or the Sustain pedal, they will toggle between two values.  This means that one value is sent the first time it is pressed, and another value is sent the next time it is pressed.  By default, the buttons on your Axiom (2nd gen) keyboard may already configured to operate as toggle switches. When configuring a pad, button, or the sustain pedal to operate in toggle mode, the following three values need to be specified:


The following example will configure a button to use CC102 as a Toggle Function.  When it is pressed the first time it will to turn a function “on” by sending a value of 127, and "off" when it is pressed a second time by sending a value of “0”:

  1. Press to select a pad, button, or pedal
  2. Press the Edit button.
  3. Press the Control Assign key. The LCD screen will read “ASIGN,” and display the currently selected control and the current MIDI CC.
  4. Type 102 using the number keys. This assigns MIDI CC number 102 to the pad, button, or pedal
  5. Press the Enter key.
  6. Press the Edit button.
  7. Press the Data 2 key. The LCD screen will read “MIN” and display the currently selected control and the current value.
  8. Type 0 using the number keys to assign the “second button press” (minimum) value.
  9. Press the Enter key.
  10. Press the Edit button.
  11. Press the Data 3 key. The LCD screen will read “MAX” and display the currently selected control and the current value.
  12. Type 127 using the number keys to assign the “first button press” (maximum) value.
  13. Press the Enter key.


Note: While many programs utilize alternating values of 0 and 127 to toggle functions off and on, others may only utilize a value of 127 to toggle the current status of a function.  If you find that the desired control only responds (toggles) with every other press, assign the Data 2 parameter to 127.

MIDI CC messages are sent on a specific MIDI Channel, which by default is Channel 1.  Please see this article for instructions on assigning an Axiom control to a specific MIDI channel.  After programming your device, please refer to this article to store your changes to memory.