MIDI GUITAR FUN - AXON AX100 DEMO

[louisianarookie]

Where can I buy this product?

[violinmyth]

Very nice Dan, Cool video, long time no hear :) take care my friend! (I presume now you have the MKII)

[t0nkpi1s]

are these AXON ax-100 internal sounds only?

[EZGTR]

@t0nkpi1s Yes in this case it is - I am demo'ing only the built in General Midi sounds here but the real power is triggering external sounds.

[dinocakarov123]

posaljitemi na srpskom prevod da mogu ja da da koristim axsona hvalavam unapred

[damo3000]

pretty cool! Im picking up a Godin xtSA and an Axon-50 soon! Cant wait to mess about with Omnisphere!

[EZGTR]

@damo3000 Awesome combo

[ersemola]

hello. can you tell me please, wich is the differencet beetwen the axon ax 50 and axon ax 100 mk II ? thx you!

[liveeviltrypios]

that was really good!

I'm ordering a custom Suhr with midi and can't decide on the synth. Axon or Roland

[EZGTR]

@liveeviltrypios Tough choice but from everything I have read and heard Axon does track better but you need to drive some type of external sound module or plugins via laptop where the Roland does give you their sounds right out of the box.

[albanianvirtuoso]

if you are using the sounds just from the synth, go for the GR20........if you will use the MIDI out, using the keyboardsounds of antoher keyboard, or some soundmodule....go for the AXON.....axon has the better tracking, roland the better sounds :) if you didnt get just ask me again.....

[EZGTR]

@albanianvirtuoso Good advice, thank you

[Theo25ify]

Hello! great video thanks :) im a sibelius user and im considering buying the axon 50 instead.... do i need the axon 100 for sibelius use? ive been told that axon is faster than gi-20 for notation but im on budget...

thanks

[EZGTR]

Hi, from what I understand you can use either the 50 or 100. the 50 is more suited for home studio use and the 100 is for a live rig but both work equally well.

The 100 does not have USB out is one of the big differences but all you need is something like the M Audio Uno 1-In/1-Out USB Bus-Powered MIDI Interface and you will be just fine.

[albanianvirtuoso]

thnx for the MAUDIO idea buddy....i think ill go for that one.....but hey....some ppl complained the axon with USB had some problems with noise... :S do you personllay have it ???

[EZGTR]

@albanianvirtuoso What I have heard if anything is there may be some noise with the AX50??? One other guy mentioned that but I have the 100 so there is no USB but the M Audio Uno 1 seems to be pretty quiet.

[dinocakarov123]

posaljitemi na srpskom prevod da mogu ja da da koristim axsona hvalavam unapred

[joe44850]

After listening to samples in other places, yes, the Axon is capable of driving some nice sounding VST's. EZGTR, if I were you, I'd re-do this with some better quality samples :-)

[EZGTR]

It's all good, the main point of the video was to stay "in the box" but in future videos I will be driving Soft Synths/Virtual Instruments.

I am still looking at some outboard gear like the Motif Rack or a few of the Rolands.

Thanks

[albanianvirtuoso]

if you are for rack stuff go for the motif..ive tried it via midi with a gr20 ....the motif is better thn the roland fantom..i swear.....if u want to blow way everybody with inteligence, go for the WALDORF BLOFELD its a small synthezier module, it kicks ass so bad...its amazing my friend, just amazing...and its so cheap.....you will use that stuff for sounds and not for prograimming like a keyboardist, so save the mony, like i did :D

[joe44850]

Wow, this sounds incredibly bad. Kind of like Windows 95. Surely the mkII does not sound this horrible (?).

[EZGTR]

General MIDI sounds but it does drive better outboard gear flawlessly

[anko8aug]

i like the split screen thing the song good

[hootersnooter]

Cheesy sounds - yuk, great technology though - just awful samples

[EZGTR]

yep just General MIDI sounds but it does drive better outboard gear flawlessly

hootersnooter ? funny name... lol

[Haelibus]

hi dan, ehm...do you have a tab for this? i want practice other thing cause i´m near to master the canon in d (from beginning to end of chorus)...so, if you have a tab or an ebook, plz reply...

thanks....Hælibus

[EZGTR]

sorry no tab at least from my side of the fence, I was reading from the actual notation which I got from free-scores(dot)com.

Glad to hear you are working on the canon!

:)

[Haelibus]

thanks a lot!...see you... :)

[tokaibob]

Dan, wait till they hear you shred. You, as always, are a talented guy!

[0015804875]

i really like it

[dillio61]

you rock i want to here more

[TonyJackMusic]

Nice one man

[AnchoriteProductions]

Axon faster than Roland? Thanks for the vid! Nice demo! -Derek

[EZGTR]

Hi Derek,

Well as far as I have been told! I have never played through the Roland but from what many of the MIDI guitar pros are saying on the AXON forum is that yes the Roland is extremely quick within itself but the AXON's magic is when you talk to external synths or computers.

I am a bit new to the MIDI game so granted I am no authority but learning as I go...

I got to admit though it is tons of fun.

Dan

[ReaktorFreak]

Wow, Dan, how many channels you have actually ? :)

I think the real speed should not be determined by the built-in sounds, but through MIDI Out, because with built-in sounds, there's no need for converting the tracked pitch into MIDI data first, which of course is much faster than with converting.

Yes, i agree, i too heard AXON way faster than Roland in regards to data that sent to MIDI Out. Roland is known to measure the note period, while AXON works by learning from the attack of the note.

[EZGTR]

That is true, the AXON has a forward looking technology they call the "Neural Net" which detects pick transients adn the end result is quite amazing to say the least.

[ReaktorFreak]

Imagine the speed advantage over the 'period' method.. with pick transients detection it can recognize notes as soon as your pick / finger touches the string :) , while with 'period measurement' the note must at least complete a cycle before it can be recognized by measuring the period time..

[ReaktorFreak]

Oh, btw Dan, have you tried play some hammer ons / pulloffs with it ? How well does this device responded to such technique ?

[ankin8]

now I know what that was stuck in my head the entire time!

[littlekidsrock]

That was very cool!!

Thanks for sharing it!

[thepunkisnotdie]

is a great song

[RockerRoxy500runner]

NICE

[DamianMunoz01]

Nice job, keep it up!

[grandpasantana]

Beautiful, my favorite JSB song.

[SayaFight]

Sweet could you do more? :)

[tsand19151]

AWESOME!!!!

[EZGTR]

Thanks brother Tim.

[wesselbindt]

Midi guitars are fun to play :D.

Sadly, if I listen to midi for too long, I die.

[EZGTR]

lol I know what you mean but if you are going through excellent sound modules it seems its closer to hanging with a keyboardist

[UltimateMemberz]

that's real cool. :D

ur really talented. ^^

[YraNecrem]

hahaha sick man

[MaxichaChan]

O.O ah! so cool!!!

[sjokolade147]

Yes You may be right, bur for me playing classical guitar and luthe, i sounds not all so right ... but I understand the temptation of playing like that Hahahaha! Keep going on! Best regards from Norway Frank!

[jonrivera]

the performance itself was pretty darn sweet 8D

[sjokolade147]

interesting but to much electronic...

[themanwins]

I'm horribly against midi but ok haha.

[EZGTR]

I know what you mean but I do find it very fun to live inside the world of a keyboard player for a little bit and getting the guitar to sound like a synth.

I was never really impressed with MIDI guitar for the longest of times due to poor tracking but must admit the Axon has enamored me.

[The1TrueGuitarHero]

that was awesome good job =)

[skegtheegg]

nice one.

[Ra6nar]

this is cool :D

[haykym]

very cool!

[geusetelli]

Woah...

Hey, how do you use this thing anyway?

[guidenoob]

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[jimbo45699999]

thats pritty cool but like genehilbert i think the sounds are a little bit limited :(

[EZGTR]

Yes that seems to be the chatter, nothing new there really... the built in sounds are pretty general and for the purpose of this demo I am showcasing what the unit has although the beauty of it is you can trigger your VST's in your computer or your favorite external rack mount sound modules which I plan on doing in future videos...

Dan

[Marcin23395]

nice :D

[Insektoid]

still only midi..

[juztigen08]

pretty good. awesome.

[diegodbz69]

awesome, very good

[mistrmann]

they all sound the same

[niclashbg]

CRAAAZY!!!!!!:D awesome!!!

[notonearth]

WoW... I Like It !!!

[csSpetzNaz]

this is pretty kool. but somehow im not that crazy for that MIDI sound

[EZGTR]

Yes these are just the general MIDI sounds that the unit offers but you certainly can access VST's and premium sound modules through the MIDI cable. This demo deal exclusively with a selection of sounds straight from the AXON's built-in soundboard.

[genehilbert]

Hey Dan, this is a kewl presentation, and you always perform well. However I'm not crazy about the preset sounds. Kind of a general midi non-descript kind of thing. How is the editing with this unit. Can you upload your own samples or are you stuck with the on board ROM. At this price point I assume the latter. Is it expandable?

As well if your gtr has a midi out, the VSTi that are available now are far superior in sound quality but do carry a higher price as a result.

[BogdanLeitan]

Good job dude

[CaiGefei]

awesome

[ilikelennon]

SERIOUSLY i say this every time but wow that was great! you just have an amazing talent. great job on this video and i hope you're doing well!

[drperzik]

Nice :o

[halipino]

DUDE!!!

[DaMadSkater]

......

[cias96]

awesome

[emoguystar]

nice one dude

[dude111111111110]

damn...

[bawisky12]

awesome thaks!

[Criptografo]

interesting!!

[bienveillance57]

hey, friend ! it's awsome !!! congratulations for your performance, video ans music !!!

[charlesxjung56]

sick man thats awsome.

[danilopezp]

I totally agree with that...completely addicting, you can't take your your eyes off....

Very Cool!!!

[EZGTR]

The real trick is trying to figure out which of the 4 corners of the video is playing the sound you are hearing... it's like a puzzle!!!

[anko8aug]

wow one man band good stuff

[0015804875]

its really kool. :)

[CoolProductDemos]

A "Cool Product Demo" for sure

[ripstickerGTR]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!!

you were right that is awesome

[DethDroog]

Great job man! That Axon synth is really good!

[DanSindel]

YES IT IS..! It is completely addicting and so much fun.

[UrbanNinja216]

pretty sweet