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This document will help you find answers to your questions about the Axiom Pro Series keyboards. This document contains links to FAQ's, guides, tutorials, and other useful resources for the Axiom Pro keyboards.
Compatibility
- USB Keyboard & Controller - Windows 7 and Vista 64-bit Drivers
- Windows XP Media Center Edition
- Windows XP 64-bit Support
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: 32-bit vs. 64-bit
- MIDI Keyboard controller Sustain & Expression pedal compatibility
- Unable to locate M-Audio Hardware error when launching Pro Tools M-Powered
- Running Windows on a Mac: Boot Camp / Parallels
- What software supports HyperControl with the Axiom Pro?
- Plug-in compatibility and automatic mapping with DirectLink and HyperControl
- USB hubs
- Using Axiom Pro HyperControl with another Control Surface in Pro Tools
- Using HyperControl or DirectLink with applications that support ReWire
Installation
- USB MIDI Keyboard, Controller & Interface Installation Troubleshooting Guide
- USB Keyboard & Controller - Windows Vista/Windows 7 Installation Guide
- USB MIDI Device Installation - Mac OS X
- Is the HyperControl personality the same as or part of the Axiom Pro Driver?
- "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software" message during installation (Vista)
- "Windows Logo Testing" message during installation in Windows XP
- 2 MIDI devices of the same type in Mac OS X
- USB Device not Recognized. One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it.
- Abort Installation. We were unable to install. Your computer's operating system is not supported at this time
Video Tutorials
- Start playing sounds with your MIDI keyboard in Ableton Live Lite
- Video Tutorial: Loading and playing a software instrument in Pro Tools
- Axiom Pro Programming Tips 1
- Learn how to load, name and save patches—as well as program F Keys to change MIDI channels.
- Axiom Pro Programming Tips 2
- Use Zones to create stacks, splits and layers of sounds using hardware and software MIDI instruments
- Axiom Pro Overview: Pro Tools 8
- Pro Tools guru Phil Jackson takes you on a guided tour of Axiom Pro in session with Pro Tools 8
- Axiom Pro Overview: Controlling Plug-ins in Pro Tools 8
- Learn how HyperControl automatically maps Axiom Pro controls to plug-in effects and virtual instruments in Pro Tools 8
- Axiom Pro Overview: ASCII Key Commands
- Learn how to use and send ASCII key commands from the Axiom Pro to improve session workflow in your DAW
- How to Control Ableton Live with Axiom Pro
- An overview of configuring and controlling Ableton Live
HyperControl Configuration Guides
- HyperControl configuration for Pro Tools LE, M-Powered, and Pro Tools 9
- HyperControl Configuration for Pro Tools SE
- HyperControl configuration for Ableton Live
- HyperControl configuration for Cubase
- HyperControl configuration for Logic
- HyperControl configuration for Propellerhead Reason & Record
Documentation
- Axiom Pro User Guide
- Axiom Pro Quick Start Guide
- HyperControl for Pro Tools
- HyperControl for Reason
- Hyper Control for Ableton Live
- HyperControl for Cubase
- HyperControl for Logic
Technical Issues
- When I press a key, there is a delay before I hear any sound (Latency)
- The notes triggered do not match the keys played (transpose)
- The keys stick when first played and make a clicking sound
- Axiom or Axiom Pro LCD is blank, it’s not recognized or working
- My Axiom Pro is not recognized by my computer or applications
- Problems with Sleep (Hibernation) Mode
- Problems with USB devices - USB Root Hub Power Management problems (Windows)
- Testing the MIDI Input/Output of your device (Windows)
- Mac OS X MIDI Troubleshooting
- Axiom Pro, Factory Reset
- USB hubs
- USB Device not Recognized. One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it.
- Keys triggering mutes or solo's on ReDrum in Reason or Record software
- M-Audio Keyboard not available in Pro Tools 8 after installing HyperControl Personality
- 5 & 0 buttons on Numeric Keypad don't work with Logic 9
- Using Axiom Pro HyperControl with another Control Surface in Pro Tools
How-To & Guides
- How can I setup my Axiom Pro to control my DAW?
- How can I separate the keys and drum pads to play separate instruments?
- Axiom Pro - Global Channel – Changing the MIDI channel for the keyboard
- Axiom Pro Zones - Splits and Layers
- Axiom Pro - Changing the MIDI note for a pad
- Assigning pads or buttons to send program/bank change messages to recall sounds
- Axiom Pro - Changing the MIDI CC assignment for a control
- Axiom Pro - Saving and Loading Patches
- Assigning MIDI Machine Control (MMC) Transport Controls to Buttons - Axiom Pro
- Can I adjust the range of the pitch bend?
- How to reset Axiom Pro keyboards
- How to test and see if the MIDI Input/Output is working (Windows)
- Mac OS X MIDI Troubleshooting
- How do I configure my Axiom, Axiom (2nd gen), or Axiom Pro to send aftertouch?
General/Misc
- How does Axiom DirectLink differ from Axiom Pro HyperControl?
- Plug-in compatibility and automatic mapping with DirectLink and HyperControl
- Is the HyperControl personality the same as or part of the Axiom Pro Driver?
- Lead warning message in product documentation
- Where are the General MIDI Instruments listed in the appendix of the user guide?
- Does my M-Audio or Evolution MIDI keyboard/control surface have its own sounds?
- Can I adjust the range of the pitch bend with my M-Audio Keyboard?
- Can I Program my M-Audio controller to send custom SysEx messages?
- Using HyperControl or DirectLink with applications that support ReWire
