Korg micro and Kontrol 49 users keep the faith !

jamesp · Post by **jamesp** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:06 am

I'm too busy enjoying my Kontrol49 to be shocked or outraged.

I'm running two Live Scenes(fades, pans, sends, transport pads and some nav,) an Impulse Scene for beating the pads, one Operator Scene (step on the damper pedal and start twirling! Also think I might dedicate a second scene to Operator.) Then I've got a Scene for the B3 VST (faders are tonebars, Mod wheel runs the Leslie, a blast!) Another Scene for another soft synth and one for the Piano in KeyRig.

So far I've left the other four Scenes open for fast "Learn" assignment to Effects. I've saved a few to the Library too. Between saved Scenes and Sets, I'm not really seeing much downside here for my usage. So I have to push a few buttons sometimes, is that so wrong?

Bottom line was the keybed. I played all the controllers I could find locally. The Korg was the only one I could stand. If they stretched the bed, added aftertouch and a few more faders I'd buy it again.

Anybody using this yet?
http://www.wisemix.com/mcmu/

marine289 · Post by **marine289** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:56 am

I have been a pleased Kontrol49 user for about a year now. This controller is awesome.
I didnt know anything about native mode untill I read this topic.
If this really is as great as everyone says it is, it would be a great thing to add to the Live 6 wishlist.
Do any of you know if Ableton are working on this?

yogz · Post by **yogz** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 10:27 am

we couldn't get the plugs or knobs to work unless the track was armed but then we were recording knob movements into the clip. Very confusing.

instead of track arm, use the monitor mode "on"

yogi

LOFA · Post by **LOFA** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:08 pm

marine289 wrote:I have been a pleased Kontrol49 user for about a year now. This controller is awesome.
I didnt know anything about native mode untill I read this topic.
If this really is as great as everyone says it is, it would be a great thing to add to the Live 6 wishlist.
Do any of you know if Ableton are working on this?

I saw one at sam ash the other day. Drool...

autoy · Post by **autoy** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:11 am

I really hope that this is in Ableton 6 by popular demand. Proof is in this topic.

LOFA · Post by **LOFA** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:59 pm

Wasn't there some kind of unofficial leak that they were officially not gonna support this?

Bump!

blakflag · Post by **blakflag** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:34 pm

I was talking with a Guitar Center dude and he pointed out that Korg and M-audio are competing in the same market bracket. Since Ableton is in bed with m-Audio this may be why they snub Korg. Novation on the other hand tends to be in the next price bracket so they dont really compete for same consumer $$$.

Seems as good a theory as any to explain why Korg's tech has been ignored by Ableton for so long. Too bad because I love the Kontrol 49, but might wind up selling it to a Reason user and get the SL instead.

...Although I SHOULD threaten ableton instead and say I'll switch to another host. But then Id have to walk the walk

jamesp · Post by **jamesp** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:46 pm

My theory is that the Germans don't like it when anybody else uses "K"s in place of "c"s. But it's just a theory.

LOFA · Post by **LOFA** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:58 pm

blakflag wrote:I was talking with a Guitar Center dude and he pointed out that Korg and M-audio are competing in the same market bracket. Since Ableton is in bed with m-Audio this may be why they snub Korg. Novation on the other hand tends to be in the next price bracket so they dont really compete for same consumer $$$.

Seems as good a theory as any to explain why Korg's tech has been ignored by Ableton for so long. Too bad because I love the Kontrol 49, but might wind up selling it to a Reason user and get the SL instead.

...Although I SHOULD threaten ableton instead and say I'll switch to another host. But then Id have to walk the walk

I love your post. M-audio is like the "Achilles' heel" of Ableton's reputation on this forum...

blakflag · Post by **blakflag** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:58 pm

LOL I like your theory better, actually.

rikhyray · Post by **rikhyray** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:01 am

I had enough of Novation SL , 5 months, never fixed the bugs, midi traffic jams, jumps Reason wouldnt work properly- no track names, no aftertouch and there is nothing better then Korg kontrols, Can use it as instrument rack without ever looking at Reason on notebook display, so it works rewired like a hardware workstaion.
Important points, Korg seems to listen to complains. I had the first series, sold it when I got the Novation. The new mK has better keys, they dont make so much noise and the pads feel better, have surprisingly good response, highly usable, unlike hard irresponsive of my first mK and Kontrol49.

kmo · Post by **kmo** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:25 pm

Anyone know how to get the Korg's tempo LED to blink in sync with Live's tempo?
(I don't need to control Live's tempo with the knob, I just want the LED to blink in sync!)

SubQ · Post by **SubQ** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:18 pm

only to say that i'm in love with my faderfoxes.
I received it a couple days ago. Still shocked. Nice support from Mathias, also. he solved all my doubts.
pure intuition and hands on control for pratically everything.
what a great purchase.
sorry but I couldn't help. Give the credit where credit is due.

johnpitcairn · Post by **johnpitcairn** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:30 pm

kmo wrote:Anyone know how to get the Korg's tempo LED to blink in sync with Live's tempo?
(I don't need to control Live's tempo with the knob, I just want the LED to blink in sync!)

The LEDs are only externally controllable via Korg Native Mode. So to make it happen in normal scene-mode you'd need to slave Live to the MK tempo.

But that's a nice idea - I'll look into it for LC Xmu...

kmo · Post by **kmo** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:45 am

johnpitcairn wrote:
kmo wrote:
But that's a nice idea - I'll look into it for LC Xmu...

Thanks John!