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Photo: Mike Cameron Korg's Microkontrol was a highly versatile, yet compact MIDI controller — but perhaps, with its three octaves of miniature keys, it was too compact. The Kontrol 49 looks set to put that right with its four-octave, full-size keyboard. These days we are blessed with a wide choice of brilliant, affordable music software whose power and versatility often puts far more creativity at our fingertips than the hardware which inspired it, and so, not surprisingly, most of us are becoming more software-centric in our music-making. Which is why we're seeing a growth industry in hardware control surfaces, and particularly those that are easily configurable to work with many different programs, often simultaneously. Korg's new Kontrol 49 is intended as just such a 'universal' device and one particularly suited to the computer-based musician whose wallet and studio space are both relatively modest. Its grand title is 'USB/MIDI Studio Controller': in a nutshell, it's a controller keyboard equipped with a fair amount of knobularity plus a great deal of programmable MIDI intelligence enabling it to interface at the deepest level with any music software (or hardware) you can shake a MIDI parameter at. If you think those sleek silvery looks are Korgishly familiar, then you're right.
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May 6, 2013 - Korg K49 midi controller / Pod HD Pro REAPER Compatibility. Go to the Korg website and download the driver for the K49, install the driver. I am trying to find a driver that will work on my Macbook Pro for my K49. The keyboard is operating, letting be change Komplete Kontrol programs and adjustments knobs, but the piano keys will not sound any notes. I have a A Pro 300 also, and the notes of KK can be played through this midi controller?
Look into my eyes, look into my eyes. And cast your mind back to the Korg Microkontrol reviewed by Paul White in SOS March 2004. Those with long memories (or with browsers pointing to ) might recall the deal here: a neat velocity-sensitive keyboard married to eight sliders, eight rotary controls and a master control, 16 velocity-sensitive drum machine-like trigger pads (also doubling as data-entry buttons), plus a programmable vector-control joystick to handle such performance features as modulation and pitch-bend.
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There was also an array of colour-coded, eight-character LCD 'scribble strips' above the faders and rotary controls to display parameter names and also give instant feedback on changes to parameter values. In terms of its flexibility and intuitive handling, the Microkontrol generally earned itself a big thumbs-up from Paul. However, it was precisely in the big thumbs department that it wouldn't score so highly, being equipped with mini keys, and only 37 of them at that. So Korg have administered a portion of Alice's 'Eat Me' cake, and created the more grown-up version you see here, sporting 49 or four octaves of full-size keys (which incidentally, can be transposed up or down to give you a range of C1 to C9). The keyboard itself is of the non-weighted variety, and is velocity sensitive with eight programmable velocity curves to suit different styles.
However, a true player will bemoan the fact that there's no aftertouch. As on a lot of keyboards/synths, pressure control has to be applied through either the programmable modulation or pitch-bend wheels — features which were missing on the Microkontrol.
A Vector joystick is also present with separate control messages assignable to the X (up/down) and Y (left/right) axes. Compared to the rest of the package, which feels solid and well-built, this control does seem rather flimsy and lightweight to the touch. If my maths is correct (and counting the keyboard as only one) the Kontrol 49 offers a total of around 40 different controllers, each of which is extensively programmable. The shorthand for a complete set of controller assignments is the word Scene, and like the Microkontrol, the Kontrol 49 can store up to 12 Scenes on board with the trigger pads providing the means to switch between them. As it comes out of the box, it's preloaded with a variety of sample Scenes primarily designed to show off its muscles controlling the various demo packages which are included on the installation CD-ROM. However, these are just the tip of the iceberg: the CD-ROM has an extensive collection of templates covering all mainstream packages from the major software houses, including Ableton Live, Propellerhead Reason, IK's Sampletank 2, most NI instruments, and the major sequencers. The editor/librarian enables you to speedily assemble sets of Scenes and gives you visual access to all the Kontrol 49's various control elements.
Double-clicking on any item brings up a smaller menu (shown top right) where you can quickly input values and name names. When you're finished, you can upload the Scenes via USB to the keyboard. Names of parameters appear on the LED scribble strips to give you vital feedback on which slider/rotary control is assigned to what, though the eight-character limit makes some descriptions rather cryptic. Photo: Mike Cameron Korg also include a brilliant scene-management software package, which in terms of functionality goes well beyond the original librarian software that was included with the Microkontrol. This software offers complete on-screen programming of all Kontrol 49's assignment and functions, enabling you to very easily modify the presets or create custom Scenes of your own, assemble them into Scene sets and then upload them to the keyboard.
Using the editor I was quickly able to assemble the included templates into a custom Scene set, giving me control over my Cubase mixer and EQ screens, Steinberg's A1 software synth, Native Instruments' Battery (which I use as a VST instrument within Cubase), and also a Korg Electribe. Of course, you can also use the Kontrol 49's front panel to edit patches or create your own from scratch, but to be perfectly honest, it really is a lot less hassle and kinder on the tips of your fingers just to fire up the editor and do it all via the big screen. Unfortunately, like the USB drivers, the editor software is only for users of Windows XP and Mac OS 10.2 and above.
What's more, 12 scene memories is not that many, and if you need to control lots of different packages (or aspects of packages) then you will probably find yourself swapping between different Scene sets quite regularly. Like the Microkontrol, the Kontrol 49 is designed to interface with your computer through a USB connection, which also provides the necessary power to the keyboard. There's an included 9V wall-wart adaptor if you've got too many devices on your USB connection for this to work. USB drivers are provided for Windows XP and Mac OS X (10.2 or later) and installation on to my shiny new iMac G5 was simple and straightforward.
But my laptop runs Windows Professional, to which the Kontrol 49 is only any good as a MIDI keyboard connecting through its five-pin sockets. One thing to get your head around when setting up the Kontrol 49 with your software is that although it is equipped with two physical MIDI Outs and one physical MIDI in, what the computer actually sees are five ports. Two of these are virtual routes through which the Kontrol 49 sends note and controller data to your software, and another is the virtual route by which computer transmits info (typically program dumps) back to the Kontrol 49. This means that you can use the unit both as a USB controller for your software and as a one-in/one-out MIDI interface between your computer and external hardware. In both the Microkontrol and the Kontrol 49, Korg have succeeded in producing a cost-effective way of providing flexible and relatively intuitive control over a typical collection of studio software. If you're the kind that knows your NRPNs from your RPNs and devours MIDI implementation charts in the way others do romantic novels, then the level of programmability you can achieve with the Kontrol 49 is impressive.
But the good news is that if you're the sort who doesn't particularly want to get down and dirty with arcane MIDI parameters, then the included templates do seem to work straight out of the box. Personally, I think it's actually the combination of the hardware with the editor/librarian that really makes this an appealing package, which makes the cheese very hard indeed if you're not running the right operating system.
The Microkontrol deserved its positive review, and with the benefit of its refined software and its bigger complement of full-sized keys, the Kontrol 49 is a welcome extension (if you'll pardon the pun) of the original offering. Korg Kontrol 49 £319 pros. Full-sized keys, separate pitch-bend and mod controls, and the Microkontrol's vector joystick. Programming easy via the software interface, with loads of ready-to-use templates.
Powered via USB. MIDI interface capability. Cons. Functionality over USB limited to users of Mac OS 10.2 and higher, and Windows XP. Similarly, the editing software and presets cannot be used with any other operating system on the host computer.
Summary A competitively priced, well thought-through package that's also easy-to-use (especially if you can run the bundled editor/librarian software). All contents copyright © SOS Publications Group and/or its licensors, 1985-2018. All rights reserved. The contents of this article are subject to worldwide copyright protection and reproduction in whole or part, whether mechanical or electronic, is expressly forbidden without the prior written consent of the Publishers. Great care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this article but neither Sound On Sound Limited nor the publishers can be held responsible for its contents. The views expressed are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the publishers.
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Hi all, I recently purchased an older (2006??) Korg K Series K49 keyboard controller. I use a Pod HD pro for my soundcard, and of course Reaper 32 bit on Win 7. The manual for the Korg is really bad in connectivity descriptions and basically leave you scratching your head.or at least it does me, lol. I can't connect via usb, with my Midi / USB adapter, and there is only a midi out on the back of the korg. Has anyone had or have experience with this type of a setup? I'm not sure if I can go midi out into the pod for control over midi synth programs like that.
I only want to use the controller for keys on the softsynth programs. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have and use a Kontrol 49, it is a very nice keyboard. Go to the Korg website and download the driver for the K49, install the driver. Get the driver here:. Then plug you K49 in with a USB cable, you don't need the adapter.
Plug the USB cable directly into your computer, don't use a 'hub', this is the only connection you need for the keyboard as it also gets it power through USB. While at the Korg website, also download the 'Scene Editor' and the manual for the K49. Hi Bluzkat, Thank you for the reply. Yes, I had already installed the correct driver successfully for the unit and connected via usb.
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The Korg did not show up in Reaper. So I am at a loss as far as getting the Korg to be recognized by Reaper (Via USB) and usable.
Bluz, I too have the Korg Kontrol49. I like it, but haven't figured it out yet. Are you able to use it as a control device as well? I had planned on using it as a control device as well as to play soft synths, ect. However, I tried to understand the manual and was left with a headache. I haven't used midi much, so much of it didn't make sense to me. I've pretty much always just recorded audio.
I went through the entire manual, following the instructions to the detail for 'manually' programming something, and none of it worked out for me. Since that time I've had a my C drive crash and have started over using a new OS as well. I have been re-setting up Reaper, trying to be more efficient with what I have, but haven't tried to set up any settings for the Korg yet.
I have it working with USB, but are you supposed to have Kontrol midi 1, 2,and 3 set up in a specific way? I know one of those is for the midi cable out on the keyboard, which I have yet to use. I'm not sure which one is which though.
The manual mentions USB A and B and midi out. Do you set up one for control, another for enable or what? I currently have one set up for control+enable and the other two enabled.
I don't know which is for what though. It doesn't label in Reaper like the manual is labeled. Then when 'controlling' I'm not sure how to set that up?
Do I just go through the actions list and twist knobs and sliders? Or, do I use the 'scenes' with the Korg software? I guess I'm just wondering if you could describe how it works for you. I've never found any info on this keyboard on the Reaper boards. I have put off trying this again since I first tried and made a mess of it.
Thanks for any help you can provide. Thanks for the quick response! Actually I already did that but not by right-clicking a knob because not every FX supports that. Instead I clicked the Param-Button in the FX window and chose FX parameter list - Learn - and then the knob. So what then appears is a new window (see att.).
But no matter which encoder or fader I move on the K49, nothing happens. It seems to me the problem is, that I didn't configured it as a controller but just as a simple MIDI device.
But when I want to set it as a controller, as I said, I don't know which protocol to chooose (Mackie, HUI, OSC, etc.). You don't set it as a controller. I have two midi devices and use them to do tons of tasks in Reaper but they're keyboard/controllers (and have tons of knobs) but I use the midi thing not the control surface protocol again. What you wanna do is make sure that you're running in absolute mode for instance and when you learn a param, choose absolute in that window too. Also make sure in the assigning text box the param of the knob you're twisting appears. Now what you also want is may be select use the parameter when the window is in focus (or something along those lines) and then once you're done assigning, just click on that window again, it looses the focus for some reason.