Q: What are the groups A, B, C, & D used for?

A: The controls on your Axiom are separated into four groups (three on the 25-note version), labeled A, B, C and D (or A, B and C on the 25-note version).  These groups make it possible to recall settings for store each group individually. The controls are grouped as follows:

The active groups during store and recall of memories are indicated on the LCD display.  The Zone/Group button is used to select which groups are active.  If Zone/Group is active, the LED will light inside the Zone/Group button.  On the 49- and 61-note versions, when Zone/Group is active, the group buttons A, B, C and D (located below faders D13 through D16) are used to activate/deactivate Groups A-D, as the LCD screen shows.  On the 25-note version, when Zone/Group is active, the STOP, PLAY and REC buttons are used to activate/deactivate Groups A-C, as the LCD display shows.

You can switch Zones and Groups on and off by pressing the Zone/Group button followed by the chosen Zone or Group buttons.  When you enable a single group, the other two (or three) groups are automatically disabled. To enable multiple groups, press the respective group buttons at the same time.  Whenever you engage the Recall or Store functions, you will notice that Zone/Group select becomes active automatically.  If you press the Store button, all groups will be active by default to prevent any risk of some of the controllers you have set up
getting missed.  However, if you do not wish to store all controller groups together, you can activate the desired combination of controller groups by simultaneously pressing their respective group buttons immediately after pressing Store.

For example, if you want to store the settings for the trigger pads only:

49- and 61-note versions:

• Press the Store button.
• Press group button C to activate group C only.
• The LCD display will now only flash the Group C symbol.
• Use the numeric keypad to enter the memory location to store the Pad settings.

25-note version:

• Press Advanced.
• Press the Store key.
• Press the REC button to activate group C.
• The LCD display will now only flash the Group C symbol.
• Use the numeric data entry keys to enter the memory location.
• Press Enter to overwrite the selected memory location.

Note: When recalling a preset, only the groups currently active at that time are recalled