IS the Kenton Control Freak difficult to program?

vdrum · Post by **vdrum** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:55 pm

I have never programmed anything midi before. Im aware that the Kenton C.F. needs to be programmed. I want to use the sliders for volume control and 6 buttons to arm tracks for recording....difficult?

Anyone have experience with this unit?

Thanks,

TK

muthafunka · Post by **muthafunka** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 2:03 am

Assuming the 'Freak already has some midi cc presets assigned to the knobs and sliders, you might not even need to programme it, simply do it in Live as normal-which is a cinch. Either way, can't be that hard-go to it!

nik

jamief · Post by **jamief** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:52 am

Piece of cake.
You dont have to edit the Control freak.

Steps are:

1. Choose a program number on the freak. ( memories it -- its your ableton setup now.)
2. Assign midi parameters within live.

Youy dont have to alter the freak at all.

best

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 5:55 am

In answer to your question, yes, the CF is bugger to program. Nice piece of gear, but if you're not familiar with MIDI programming, it is a challenging device to learn on... I am very happy with my Remote 25, and the programming is much easier. Granted, the CF can do just about anything that can be done w/MIDI, while the Remote is a little more limited. Plus the CF is red and made of metal. And $100 cheaper...

MartinBSE · Post by **MartinBSE** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 9:27 am

Anonymous wrote:In answer to your question, yes, the CF is bugger to program.

on your planet maybe

the control freak is not at all difficult to program once you read the manual - its worth using the PC editor tho because entering text via a jog wheel can be a bit of a pain.

for using live i just took one of the basic templates that had a cc associated with each fader and then programmed the buttons to send note info. 10 minutes work.

Martin