1. m-audio_axiomAIR61_win_x86_x64.zip Driver
2. Axiom 25 Pro Tools info.txt File Contents

Axiom 25 Pro Tools info.txt Driver File Contents (m-audio_axiomAIR61_win_x86_x64.zip)

This setup will allow you to use your Axiom 25 as a Control Surface with Pro Tools.  This Zip file contains an XML File "Axiom 25 Pro Tools" that needs to be loaded into your Axiom using Enigma (www.m-audio.com/enigma).  


Use Preset 1 in this XML file with Pro Tools.  Preset 2 is the GM Preset (factory default preset 1, not specific to Pro Tools).  The remaining presets were copied from the Axiom factory defaults.



To setup an Axiom as a control surface with Pro Tools:

1.  Go to http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=54&langid=100&itemid=4796 and download the Legacy MIDI Controller file (CS-10) that corresponds with your version of Pro Tools.

2.  Install this file in: 

    (Mac) Macintosh HD > Applications > Digidesign > Pro Tools> Controllers

    (Windows) C:\Program Files\Common Files\Digidesign\DAE\Controllers

3.  In Pro Tools, open Peripherals from the Set Up drop down menu

4.  Choose the third tab “MIDI controllers” and select CS-10 under Type.

5.  Select Axiom Port 1 for both “Receive from” and “Send to”. 

6.  Select “8” for “# Ch’s” and Click OK.





HOW IT WORKS



Transport Buttons:

The Play, Stop, Record, FF, and RW buttons function as expected.  The Loop/Cycle button has no direction function of its own and instead acts as a modifier for the functionality of the Play and Record buttons.  When Loop/Cycle is pressed, Play toggles loop playback on/off and Record cycles through the 4 record modes (Normal, Destructive, Loop, and Quick Punch).  Pressing the Loop/Cycle button again will return the Play and Record buttons to their normal transport functions.





Encoder Knobs:

The 8 knobs will control volume for the currently selected bank of tracks.  The 1st 2 Pads (C14 and C15) will bank left and right (down and up) to access different groups of tracks.  Press pad C15 to bank right/up and control channels 9-16 (press again for 17-24 and so on).  Press pad C14 to bank left/down from controlling 9-16 to go back and control 1-8.





The Pads:


As mentioned above, Pad C23 banks left (or down) to select different groups of tracks to control.  Pad C24 banks right (or up).  The rest of the pads are disabled.





NOTES:


* The only way to interface the Axiom (or any MIDI Controller) with Pro Tools is by using an old JL-Cooper CS-10 Control Surface file, so the implementation is not perfect.


* You must turn the encoder on the Axiom past the point of the fader on screen for it to "catch" and start controlling the volume fader in Pro Tools.  It may not "catch" every time.


* When turning an encoder, the value on screen may "jump" to match the current position of the knob.  If this is a problem, you can press the "mute" button on your Axiom and turn the knob to the approximate position of the control on screen, the press "mute" again and continue turning the knob to minimize any "jumping".


* You can globally change the accelleration curve of the Axiom's rotary encoder to tailor the control response to your liking.  Press the "Advanced" button below Axiom's LCD display, followed by the key labeled "Curve" 3 times.  "Curve" will start flashing on the Axiom's display, and "En" should be displayed in the bottom left corner (En=Encoder).  To change the curve, use the +/- buttons below the display to scroll through the different Curves (C1, C2, C3, and OFF).  Test the different curves for adjusting volume to set the curve you are most comfortable with.