It is possible to configure a Pad or Button to send a Note On message when it is held down, and a Note Off message when it is released. 

This requires four values to be specified (values given are examples):

Velocity Lock (Vel Lock) must be active for pads to transmit the note velocities specified by Data 2 and data 3. When Velocity Lock is off, the pads will transmit a velocity according to how hard the pad is struck. For further information, please refer to Velocity Lock under “Additional Functions” in the Axiom User Guide.

The following example configures a Pad or Button to play MIDI note E4 while it is being held down and stop the note when the button is released.

1. Press to select a Pad or Button.
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 assignment.
4. Enter 147 using the number keys. This sets the pad to trigger MIDI Notes.
5. Press the Enter key.
6. Press the Edit button.
7. Press the Data 1 key (Pitch/Note parameter). The LCD screen will display the currently assigned function (“NOTE”), the selected control and the current value.
8. Enter “64” using the number keys. This sets the pad to play MIDI note 64 (E4).
9. Press the Enter key.
10. Press the Edit button.
11. Press the Data 2 key (Velocity Off). The LCD screen will read “MIN” and display the currently selected control and the current value.
12. Enter 0 using the number keys. This sets the pad to transmit a Note Off message with a release velocity value of zero.
13. Press the Enter key.
14. Press the Edit button.
15. Press the Data 3 key (Velocity On). The LCD screen will read “MAX” and display the currently selected control and the current value.
16. Enter 100 using the number keys. This sets the pad to transmit a Note On message with a velocity of 100 when struck.
17. Press the Enter key.

It is also possible to configure a pad or button to send a note on message when it is pressed and a note off message when it is pressed a second time. To do this, follow the configuration steps above, but enter 148 for the “Control Assign” parameter (see Appendix B in the Axiom User Guide, “Assignable MIDI CC’s”).

In most Axiom factory presets, the pads are already programmed to transmit MIDI note data. In order to change the pitch of notes sent, you need only follow steps 6 to 9.  If you do not know the specific MIDI note, in Step 7, after pressing the Data 1 key, you can use the Patch ^/v buttons to scroll through notes while playing the pad to audition each note.  When you find the sound/note you want, press the Enter key.

MIDI Note messages are sent on a specific MIDI Channel, which by default on most Axiom Presets is MIDI Channel 10.  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.