How do I configure the 8 trigger pads in the controller section of Transfuser to respond to the 8 pressure pads on my Axiom Keyboard?

1) First set the Transfuser preferences for the trigger pads to a specific octave. In this example we will use Octave C3. To change the Transfuser preferences, click the icon at the bottom right of the Transfuser window that looks like a wrench;This will show the Transfuser preferences.



In the Trigger pad midi input section, set the octave to C3. This will map the first 8 midi notes of octave C3 to the 8 trigger pads in Transfuser sequentially, 1-8. Ex. Pad 1=C (#60),Pad 2=C#/D (#61) etc...

Now that your Transfuser trigger pads are set to octave C3 you are ready to configure your Axiom pads to the same range of notes.

*Refer to the Transfuser guide page 39 for more details about Transfuser preferences.

2) Next, assign the 8 pressure pads on your Axiom keyboard to first 8 midi notes of the octave selected in the Transfuser trigger pad preferences. In this example, the first 8 midi note values for the C3 range are numbered 60-67. Therefore, you must assign your Axiom pressure pads to the same midi note values #60-67 sequentially. The bottom left pressure pad on your Axiom represents the graphical trigger pad 1 in Transfuser. Assign the 1st note of octave C3 , to this pad.
Ex. bottom left pad = C (#60)

For help assigning midi note values to your Axiom pressure pads follow these steps from the Axiom User Manual:

To program the pads to send a MIDI note on/off message:
Axiom 49- and 61-note versions:
-Select the trigger pad on the Axiom
-Press the Ctrl Assign button.
-The LCD display will show the controller number currently assigned to the pad.
-Enter 147 for Note on/off (press/release), or 148 for Note on/off toggle
-Press the Data 1 button.
-The LCD display will show the currently assigned note for the pad.
-Enter the note number you want the pad to transmit using the numeric keypad.
-The Data 2 and Data 3 buttons can be used to specify the note off velocity, and note on velocity respectively.

Axiom 25-note version:
-Select the trigger pad on the Axiom
-Press the Advanced button.
-Press the Ctrl Assign key.
-The LCD display will flash the currently assigned controller for the pad.
-Use the +/- keys to select value 147 for Note on/off (press/release), or 148 for note on/off toggle
-Press the Enter key to confirm.
-Press the Advanced button again.
-Press the Data 1 key.
-The LCD display will flash the currently assigned note for the pad.
-Enter the note number you want the pad to transmit using the +/- keys.
-Press the Enter key to confirm.
-Press the Advanced button again.
-The Data 2 and Data 3 keys can be used to specify the note off velocity, and note on velocity respectively.

Note: The octave range in Transfuser is mapped using C-2 through C8, middle C is mapped to C3. Some other devices may use a different octave range table. Be sure to follow the Transfuser octave range when assigning note values to your Axiom pads. The table below will help define the midi note values for each octave available in Transfuser.

NOTE OCTAVE
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
C 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120
C#/Db 1 13 25 37 49 61 73 85 97 109 121
D 2 14 26 38 50 62 74 86 98 110 122
D#/Eb 3 15 27 39 51 63 75 87 99 111 123
E 4 16 28 40 52 64 76 88 100 112 124
F 5 17 29 41 53 65 77 89 101 113 125
F#/Gb 6 18 30 42 54 66 78 90 102 114 126
G 7 19 31 43 55 67 79 91 103 115 127
G#/Ab 8 20 32 44 56 68 80 92 104 116 -
A 9 21 33 45 57 69 81 93 105 117
A#/Bb 10 22 34 46 58 70 82 94 106 118
B 11 23 35 47 59 71 83 95 107 119

3) Now you are ready to configure the trigger pad buttons in Transfuser. To assign a Trigger Pad, right-click the trigger pad you want to assign. From the pop-up menu, choose the Track and the Module you want (such as Track 3 > Drums) and select the Pattern or MIDI note you want to trigger—such as C2 (48) to trigger a Kick Drum sound.



4) Now that you have everything set properly, you can press the pressure pads on your Axiom to control the trigger pads in Transfuser. The Trigger pads in Transfuser will light up yellow when being triggered.
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