microkontrol pads

Rx · Post by Rx » Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:49 pm

hey,

i realize i'm being lazy by posting this question but i have extremely limited time for music-making these days. i broke out my mK last night for a half-hour of unadulterated music-making and could not get Impulse or a vsti to respond to the pads at all. i saw that midi messages were being received, and the mK keys were usable. i checked the pads to make sure i was at least trying one that was sending a message to C3 for the kick.

any ideas? when i first got the mK i tested the pads in Cubase and they worked fine. i'm damn sure i'm missing something. any help would be appreciated so that i can be a little more creative the next time i have a half-hour to devote to production.

arp

kabuki · Post by **kabuki** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:08 pm

A couple of things could be happening, BUT I bet it is the fact that the pads are sent by default to a second MIDI channel, and that needs to be set up in Live's preferences...

... or turn off the 2nd channel somehow.

Rx · Post by Rx » Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:03 pm

thanks - i'll look into that.

dirtystudios · Post by **dirtystudios** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:45 pm

a bit ot, but does anyone know where one can purchase pads like the ones on the mK? the texture and illumination qualities are superb and would be awesome in a custom controller. i've looked all over online but i can't track them down, anyone else find them?

k

Rx · Post by Rx » Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:48 pm

you may be better off with non-illuminated Akai pads. the guy who sold me the mK said he loved everything about it except the pad response. (i'm not too picky)

Winterpark · Post by **Winterpark** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:34 am

Rx wrote: i checked the pads to make sure i was at least trying one that was sending a message to C3 for the kick.

i'm pretty sure there is a misprint in the manual... notes that work on my microkontrol are c4-c5 for impulse

-am

TAP1 · Post by **TAP1** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 12:46 am

i had the same problem. u gotta goto settings, pads, and change the midi # to c4 wich is 50 somethin...its in the mk manual...up to c5. make sure to save the settings. its a pain in the arse once let alone......
peace

Rx · Post by Rx » Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:23 am

i tried all the pads, assuming that one of them would've been set for C4. it seemed that C3 on the keys worked. i'll give it another shot when i get the chance.

jcroot · Post by **jcroot** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:57 pm

laszlo, it's definitely c4 to c5 on the microkontrol. i went through the same thing in another thread. don't know if it's a misprint in the manual or something hinky with the mk.

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