Korg NanoControl 2: Basics?

RUST( i )K

How is this set up out of the box as far as MIDI channels?

Do you use it with ios? Which apps?

Do you use with Ableton? For what?

Thanks

I got one and really wondering why I got it again...........LOL impulse buy

RUST( i )K

Is it all on 1 channel setting or 1-8 or whatever?

What editor do you use for it?

dwarman

Program 4 is defaulted to Ch 1. No parameters are changeable on the device itself, you have to use the editor from Korg, the Korg Kontrol Editor, on a PC or a Mac. I fin d this quite inconvenient. What I do is first change the LED setting from pressed to CC received. Then I attach the nK2 to my iPad and run a bulk dump request to it from Midi Toolbox so I don't have to do that again. Finally I use MIdiFlow to map its channel number to something else, typilly also using MF Conditions to respond to either the odd transport buttons on the nK2 or from pads on my Quneo to select which mapping to use.

The other three programs are specific DAW protocols. Program 3 is HUI mode and works with Auria.

Korg publish the MIDI spec. I kee[ te;;ing myself to write an editor for it in Midi Designer Pro, but so far have not erged up enough to do that, MidiFlow basically satisfies all my use cases/

RUST( i )K

@dwarman said:
Program 4 is defaulted to Ch 1. No parameters are changeable on the device itself, you have to use the editor from Korg, the Korg Kontrol Editor, on a PC or a Mac. I fin d this quite inconvenient. What I do is first change the LED setting from pressed to CC received. Then I attach the nK2 to my iPad and run a bulk dump request to it from Midi Toolbox so I don't have to do that again. Finally I use MIdiFlow to map its channel number to something else, typilly also using MF Conditions to respond to either the odd transport buttons on the nK2 or from pads on my Quneo to select which mapping to use.

The other three programs are specific DAW protocols. Program 3 is HUI mode and works with Auria.

Korg publish the MIDI spec. I kee[ te;;ing myself to write an editor for it in Midi Designer Pro, but so far have not erged up enough to do that, MidiFlow basically satisfies all my use cases/

How do you change programs with it?

This thing kind of sucks at this point.

Not easy to integrate on ios apps at all. Except ielectribe

jrjulius

I believe iPolysix and iMS-20 have "NanoKontrol 2 Native Mode" settings. It seems to be mapped to the mixer and transport controls, not the actual synth controls.

I've used mine for Ableton, which was fine, and iMS-20, which felt pointless, but I finally wound up mapping it to the Lumen video synth on my laptop. I honestly don't think it does anything that a touchscreen mixer can't do but it's handier than a mouse and keyboard.

Will

@RustiK said:
How is this set up out of the box as far as MIDI channels?

Do you use it with ios? Which apps?

By default, it ships as channel 1. You can change it via the "KORG Kontrol Editor". You can set the default 'global' midi channel and also set each fader/knob/button group to its own MIDI channel if you need to. You can't set it per button.

I mostly use mine for control of Loopy. Attached image is how its set up.

A little easier to read full size.

RUST( i )K

I figured it all I think.

Thanks to all.

Now I just need the Launchpad editor.........................