NGC77 GUITAR TO MIDI INTERFACE

With the AXON, Blue Chip has introduced a new technology making a GUITAR MIDI CONTROLLER for lead and bass guitar. This is the first product that will allow a bass player to use his own instrument. Usually MIDI controllers will recognize analog waves. However, the AXON recognizes the picking transient. Using a neural network it can determine pitch and tone characteristics from the picking transient. This quick recognition system allows the guitar player to make fast moves, that the MIDI sound will follow, virtually in real-time. The AXON is the first guitar MIDI Controller that will work for all kinds of electric and acoustic guitars and for bass as well (metal strings) . Better means more precise tracking because the AXON is completely digital. This system double-checks the pitch and the character of each string separately. The question remains, how smart can the AXON be? Will it recognize personal style of the guitar player? It will! The neural network is trained for "real-time" tracking. In this way, it becomes possible to control sounds via MIDI as if they were coming from the guitar itself. We call it smarter, because it really does what the guitar player wants it to do. The AXON method (patented) with its premier features of rapid sound recognition, Bass-to-MlDI, Pick Position and Pick Control has generated a new age in guitar playing.

In the past, MIDI guitar controllers could send pitch bend data only. Due to AXONs innovative technology the picking position can be used either to switch from one MIDI sound to another or to continously change the value of a MIDI controller message. Additionally, a mono audio signal source can be connected to the AXON and this signal can be converted into MIDI information. The MONO input of the AXON can be used for all kinds of guitars with monophonic pickups. Also microphones or any other monophonic audio signals will work with this input.

Now the world of MIDI can be yours. Make your own MIDI recordings and arrangements. Use the various sounds MIDI offers you through keyboards and sound modules, whether you like Bluegrass, Country, or Rock n Roll. Use a sequencer and play your own backgrounds, track-by-track. Unlike other equipment, which can quickly become obsolete, the AXON is software based and can easily be upgraded by simply changing an EPROM. The NGC77 will provide many years of service. Its comfortable operation and preset functions will make you feel at ease instantly. No matter what kind of guitar you play (lead, bass, acoustic), the AXON offers you the world of MIDI. Pickup sold separately.