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Roland AX-Edge Editor Owner's manual

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CONTROL
ASSIGNABLE
VOLUME
MASTER
S6 S7
AX-Edge
PROGRAM
S4
S5
OCTAVE
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MENU/
SHIFT
WRITE
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FX
VOICE
VOCODE R/
PROGRAM
LEAD
EDGE
UNISON [S3]
HOLD [S2]
PORTAMENTO
[
S1]
USE ROLAND PSB -1U
ADAPTOR ONLY
ON OFF
MIDIOUT IN
DC IN
MIC INPUTPHONES
L/MONOR
OUTPUT
PEDAL
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COMPUTER
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MEMORY
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AX-Edge Editor
Owner’s Manual
© 2018 Roland Corporation
01
CONTROL
ASSIGNABLE
VOLUME
MASTER
S6 S7
AX-Edge
PROGRAM
S4
S5
OCTAVE
™
MENU/
SHIFT
WRITE
¡
EXIT ENTER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SONG PLAYER
BANK
LIST
LOCK
0
FAVOR ITE
ARPEGGIO
ON
LEAD BRASS KEYS
PADBASS
PO LY OTHER
FX
VOICE
VOCODE R/
PROGRAM
LEAD
EDGE
UNISON [S3]
HOLD [S2]
PORTAMENTO
[
S1]
USE ROLAND PSB -1U
ADAPTOR ONLY
ON OFF
MIDIOUT IN
DC IN
MIC INPUTPHONES
L/MONOR
OUTPUT
PEDAL
MIN MAX
COMPUTER
USB
MEMORY
POWER
(MIDI only)
MAX MIN
MAX MIN
AX-Edge Editor
Contents
Preparing to Use AX-Edge Editor
Turning on the AX-Edge’s Bluetooth Function
Connecting with the Mobile Device
About AX-Edge Editor
Using LIBRARIAN
Editing the “AX-Edge” List
Reading the programs that you want to edit from the AX-Edge (Read)
Writing the edited programs to the AX-Edge (Write)
LIBRARIAN
Downloading data from Axial
Editing a List (Organize)
Using EDITOR
Opening Editor
Selecting a program in the app and editing it
Editing the program that’s selected on the AX-Edge unit
Editing Values
Program Edit
Tone List Screen
Copying Part Settings
Tone Edit
System Effect
Contents
Preparing to Use AX-Edge Editor
Connect the AX-Edge with your mobile device via Bluetooth.
Turning on the AX-Edge’s Bluetooth Function
To connect the AX-Edge with your mobile device, turn on the AX-
Edge’s Bluetooth function.
1.
Press the [MENU/WRITE] button.
2.
Use the cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “SYSTEM,” and then
press the [ENTER] button.
3.
Use the cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “Bluetooth,” and use the
[-] [+] buttons to change the value to “ON.”
4.
If you want to save the setting, execute the System Write
operation.
&
“Saving the System Settings
(System Write)
”
(AX-Edge Owner’sManual: p. 20)
5.
Press the [Exit] button several times to return to the top screen.
The Bluetooth symbol
( )
appears in the upper right of the top
screen.
Contents
Preparing to Use AX-Edge Editor
Connecting with the Mobile Device
* When using on Android 6.0 or later, please turn Android Location mode on.
1.
Locate the AX-Edge near the mobile device that you want to
connect.
MEMO
If you have more than one AX-Edge unit, power-on only the unit that you want
to pair
(turn o the power of the other AX-Edge units)
.
2.
Turn on the Bluetooth function of your mobile device.
NOTE
Do not tap the “AX-Edge” indication that appears in the Bluetooth settings of
your mobile device.
3.
Start AX-Edge Editor.
4.
Tap the SETUP icon.
Contents
Preparing to Use AX-Edge Editor
5.
Tap the [BT Devices] button.
6.
Tap “AX-Edge.”
If the pairing conrmation screen appears, tap “Pair.”
When pairing is completed, the “Connected” indication appears.
Additionally, the Bluetooth symbol in the upper right of the
AX-Edge’s top screen is highlighted
( 0 )
.
7.
Tap the [back] button to return to the previous screen.
Contents
Preparing to Use AX-Edge Editor
8.
For both “INPUT” and “OUTPUT,” choose “AX-Edge
(Bluetooth)
.”
MEMO
If you’re using Android, this indicates “AX-Edge.”
The AX-Edge and AX-Edge Editor begin synchronizing. It might
take several minutes for synchronization to be completed.
When the dialog window disappears, synchronization is
completed.
MEMO
If the unit and the AX-Edge do not synchronize successfully, check the
following settings of the unit.
[SYSTEM] parmeters
MIDI: Basic Ch = 1
MIDI: Ctrl Ch = 16
MIDI: RemoteKbd = OFF
MIDI: DeviceID = 17
MIDI RX: Rx PC = ON
MIDI RX: Rx Bank = ON
MIDI RX: Rx Exclusive = ON
[PROGRAM CTRL] parameters
MIDI RX: Rx PC = ON
MIDI RX: Rx Bank = ON
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Preparing to Use AX-Edge Editor
MEMO
If pairing becomes impossible, temporarily cancel
(delete)
the “AX-Edge” that’s
shown
(registered)
in the Bluetooth settings screen of your mobile device. Then
try the above connection procedure again.
Contents
About AX-Edge Editor
AX-Edge Editor has the following functions.
To switch between functions, use the buttons at the top of the
screen.
SYS EFX
(system eect edit)
Here you can edit the
system eects such as
reverb and chorus.
LIBRARIAN
Here you can copy, add, delete, organize, or rename
programs or user tones.
You can also import or export a list le for the AX-
Edge.
EDITOR
Here you can edit
program or tone
parameters.
SETUP
Here you can specify the
connection with the AX-
Edge, and refer to the
operating manual.
Contents
Using LIBRARIAN
[Preview] button
Sends the selected
program to the AX-
Edge unit, letting you
audition the sound on
the AX-Edge.
* If Mode is Tone, it is sent
to Part 1.
[Edit] button
Opens the edit screen
for the selected
program.
* This is not shown if
Mode is Tone.
“AX-Edge” List
The “AX-Edge” list shows
the programs or user
tones of the AX-Edge
that’s connected.
* This is not shown unless
you execute [Read].
[Mode] select
The librarian lets you view and edit lists of
programs or user tones.
This switches between program lists and user
tone lists.
MEMO
The [Preview] or [Edit] operations applied to a single program. Tap the button
of the program that you want to [Preview] or [Edit].
Contents
Using LIBRARIAN
Editing the “AX-Edge” List
Immediately after you start the editor, the entire contents of the
“AX-Edge” list is in the default state (the program list contains “INIT
PROGRAM” and the user tone list contains “INIT TONE”).
Here’s how to edit the list. You can edit the user tone list in the same
way.
Reading the programs that you want to edit from the AX-
Edge (Read)
1.
Tap to select the program number that you want to edit.
You can select multiple items.
MEMO
You can also select multiple programs by select one program and then long-
pressing another program.
The multiple selection is cleared when you switch lists.
2.
Tap the “Read” button.
3.
When the conrmation message appears, execute.
The selected programs are read.
NOTE
If you selected numerous programs, it might take some time for them to be
read.
4.
Edit the list.
&
to “Editing a List
(Organize)
”
MEMO
At this point, the data in the AX-Edge unit itself has not been edited.
Contents
Using LIBRARIAN
Writing the edited programs to the AX-Edge (Write)
1.
Tap to select the program number that you want to write to the
AX-Edge.
You can select multiple items.
2.
Tap the “Write” button.
3.
When the conrmation message appears, execute.
The selected programs are written to the AX-Edge.
NOTE
If you selected numerous programs, it might take some time for them to be
written.
MEMO
The Read/Write function is available only for the “AX-Edge” list.
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Using LIBRARIAN
LIBRARIAN
[Save] button
Writes the selected list
data to the AX-Edge, or
saves it as a le
(.axl)
.
[Duplicate] button
Duplicates a list and
opens it as a new list.
[Organize] button
Moves to edit mode,
where you can add or
delete data in a list, or
copy data between lists.
[Close] button
Closes the list.
[Open] button
Creates a new list, opens
a saved list, or reads
data from the AX-Edge.
Contents
Using LIBRARIAN
[Save] button
Writes the selected list data to the AX-Edge, or saves it as a le
(.axl)
.
Save destination Explanation
AX-Edge
Writes data to the AX-Edge.
NOTE
5
All data in the AX-Edge is overwritten.
5
It might take several tens of minutes to transfer the data. Using the Write func-
tion lets you write only specic data to the AX-Edge, shortening the writing
time.
Save destination Explanation
File
Saves to your mobile device.
Cloud
Saves to a cloud service.
iOS devices: Saves to iCloud Drive.
Android devices: Saves to Google Drive.
MEMO
In some cases when you tap the Cloud icon, multiple services supported by
your device might appear. This app supports only iCloud Drive
(on iOS)
or Google
Drive
(on Android)
.
[Open] button
Creates a new list, loads a saved list, or loads data from the AX-
Edge.
Load
destination
Explanation
New
Creates a new list.
AX-Edge
Loads data from the AX-Edge unit into the “AX-Edge” list.
This is available only if “AX-Edge” list is selected in EDITOR.
Contents
Using LIBRARIAN
NOTE
5
All data in the “AX-Edge” list is overwritten.
5
It might take several tens of minutes for the data to be transferred. Using the
Read function lets you read only specic data from the AX-Edge, shortening
the loading time.
Load
destination
Explanation
File
Loads a list that you saved on your mobile device.
Cloud
Loads a list that you saved on a cloud service.
Axial
Downloads a list from the Axial website, and loads it into
the editor.
Downloading data from Axial
In the “Open from” window, tap the [Axial] icon to open the Axial
website.
Axial is a sound library site that lets you download additional
sounds for Roland synthesizers.
1.
Tap the [Axial] icon to open the Axial website.
2.
In the Axial website, select the le that you want to open, and
tap “Download.”
The le is downloaded to your mobile device.
3.
Tap “Open with “AX-Edge Editor” to open the list.
MEMO
5
If the downloaded le cannot be handled by AX-Edge Editor, an error message
appears, and the list will not open.
5
The downloaded le is saved on your mobile device in the File folder for iOS or
in the Download folder for Android.
5
If you’re using an Android device, and the default browser is something other
than Chrome, the “Open with AX-Edge Editor” popup will not appear after
downloading. In this case, open the list from the download folder.
Contents
Using LIBRARIAN
Editing a List (Organize)
In LIBRARIAN, tap the [Organize] button to enter list editing mode.
MEMO
5
You can’t Insert or Delete for the “AX-Edge” list.
5
Multiple selections are also possible in list edit mode.
[Init] button
(Initialize)
Initializes all parameters
of the selected item.
[Insert] button
Inserts the copied item
above the selected
item.
[Paste] button
Overwrites the copied
item onto the selected
item.
[Copy] button
Copies the selected
item.
[Delete] button
Deletes the selected
item.
[Done] button
Returns from list edit
mode to the previous
LIBRARIAN screen.
Contents
Using EDITOR
Opening Editor
Selecting a program in the app and editing it
1.
In the librarian screen, tap the program that you want to edit.
2.
Tap “Edit” at the right of the program name.
The edit screen of the selected program appears.
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Using EDITOR
Editing the program that’s selected on the AX-Edge unit
1.
Tap the “EDITOR” button in the top row.
The edit screen opens.
MEMO
The rst time the app is started, the edit screen will open for the program that
is currently selected on the unit.
2.
Tap the [Read] button.
The data of the program that is currently selected on the unit is
loaded.
Contents
Using EDITOR
Editing Values
When you tap a value, a controller
(*1)
appears. Continue swiping
left or right to edit the value.
By tapping the [−][+] buttons you can edit the value in detail.
*1 This appears if the SETUP screen item “Show big slider” is “on.”
Contents
Program Edit
(Program name)
Tap the program name
to open the name edit
screen.
[Read] button
Reads the program
that’s currently selected
on the AX-Edge unit into
the Editor.
[Write] button
Saves the program to
the AX-Edge unit. Tap
the [Write] button to
access a screen where
you can select the save-
destination.
* The save-destination
program is overwritten.
Major category buttons
Switch the major
category.
For details, refer to the
parameter guide.
Select [Part1–4]
buttons
A program consists
of four parts. These
buttons switch the part
that you’re editing.
Intermediate
category buttons
Switch the
intermediate
category. Press
“<” or “>” to switch
intermediate
category pages.
For details, refer
to the parameter
guide.
[EDIT] button
Opens the edit screen
for the currently
selected tone.
&
to “Tone Edit”
[LIST] button
Opens the tone list. You
can select a dierent
tone in the opened tone
list.
Contents
Program Edit
Tone List Screen
[PRESET], [USER]
buttons
Switch between the
preset tone list and the
user tone list.
/