korg nano's

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Post by LoopStationZebra » Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:37 pm

Pickup mode will only work for the 1st scene change. After that, nothing. That's by design, according to Ableton. Apparently the APC will do limitless scene changes. It better, because that's a dealbreaker.

@six_o_clock_crow: Can you get a button to work with Arm track on Toggle mode?

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Post by pepezabala » Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:21 pm

I bought a Nanokontrol yesterday, and it's working fine.

There are two nice scenes for download here:
http://beatwise.proboards80.com/index.c ... nanoseries

I have built my own template, though.

Someone know if it's possible to do something with the user-configuration.txt so the faders go only up to 0 db, and not up to +6 db, also in automap, and not only when assigning by hand?

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Post by 639me » Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:49 am

i bought a korg nanokontrol. at first i had some problems with it, but after reinstalling the driver, it's ok.

but i got two issues with it, actually:
all faders and knobs seem to reach 127 only half way. above that there's no change of the value. anyone with a nanokontrol experienced this?
i entered 127 for the top/right value in it's editor app, but it reaches that value when knobs are at 12 o'clock and faders half way.
when the fader is only four cm or so, that's really short..

also, when i leave a fader untouched at some value (other than 0 and 127, it seems), it transmits a flickering value of ±2 or so. is this normal for cheap midi hardware?
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Re: korg nano's

Post by condra » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:00 pm

The Korg NanoKontrol is a brilliant controller but Ableton badly need to fix takeover mode to allow us to use all 4 scenes without parameter jumps.

more here:
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=109631

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Post by eric_c » Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:12 am

I use my Nanopad as a percussion controller and that's about it. I set up the first 3 scenes to reflect Battery's on-screen pads, and used Scene 4 for Live's Drum Rack pads. I enjoy it so far but even with the velocity curve tweaked it seems like I have to hit the thing pretty hard to get a sound out.

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Post by Pasha » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:36 am

In the specs Korg claims that it uses less than 100mA of current so I guess this can be used with a USB Hub, even 2 of them. Am I correct?

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Post by condra » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:36 pm

Yep

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Post by logic_user99 » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:50 pm

Nick the Zombie wrote:
six_o_clock_crow wrote: I find that these days I do most of my creative stuff on the sofa while my wife watches TV, or at the dining room table with football on the radio in the background.
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I am finding more and more that limiting what I can control to a few parameters is much more inspiring.
You sound like me. I will definitely be looking into these devices in more detail today!
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Re: korg nano's

Post by SolutionG » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:11 pm

I've got the nanoKONTROL and nanoKEY, and while the Kontrol is brilliant, the build quality of the KEY sucks hairy ones. I've had 2 keys pop off on me (uh-huh-huh), and luckily I've been able to stick them back on. I wouldn't recommend it for anything other than something you take to the kitchen table with you, or for traveling. I'm looking to go back to a proper keyboard, or maybe even just a padKontrol for everyday use.

If I lost or broke my nanoKONTROL, I would replace it in a heartbeat, but once I get my APC40, I doubt it'll leave my backpack.
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Post by LoopStationZebra » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:23 pm

SolutionG wrote:I wouldn't recommend it for anything other than something you take to the kitchen table with you, or for traveling. I'm looking to go back to a proper keyboard, or maybe even just a padKontrol for everyday use.
Yeah, I hear you. Can't imagine using the nanoKey for anything but coffeehouse noodling. Played out with the other nanos quite a few times now, and never had a problem.

I'm still nervous about Bank changes with the APC. I've got 2 nanoKontrols and it's fantastic to just look down - without having to look at my screen - and see where all my levels are at. Because they didn't do LEDs on the APC faders, you're screwed. You HAVE to look at the screen in order to get a level read. :(
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Re: korg nano's

Post by condra » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:30 pm

KNKs are so frickin badass. Love mine. Shame the scenes forget toggle buttons, but they still rock.

Even things like the editor. So straightforward. Real no-bullshit controllers.

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I'll never sell mine. If anything, I'll probably end up buying more.

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Post by condra » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:02 pm

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Post by LoopStationZebra » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:34 pm

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Post by Superchibisan » Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:25 pm

nonpad feels great, and its every bit as responsive as a PK.

so far i've had great luck with the nanokontrol. the faders are very expressive for instrument automation...

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Post by ze2be » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:48 pm

I love the kontrol and the key, but the pad sends out ghost midi signals from time to time, which is annoying.. And I dont really use it much.

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