Yamaha KX8 help help to X3

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2014/05/18 23:29:04 (permalink)

Yamaha KX8 help help to X3

Hi All,
I am new here but very in need of help. I have a Yamaha KX8 and I am trying to set it up as a controller for Sonar X3. The keyboard was designed to support a few DAW's and Sonar was one of them. So far I have only been able to make the enter and direction arrows work. I am sure I have not done the setup correctly because the transport functions and others will not work.
 
Anyone who knows how to set this up could you kindly please type me out some directions.
 
Thanks!
 
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    robert_e_bone
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    Re: Yamaha KX8 help help to X3 2014/05/19 12:03:24 (permalink)
    I have an Axiom Pro 61, and I started fiddling around with ACT and all of that, and just decided to skip it and use the mouse - sorry I cannot help you.
     
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    Re: Yamaha KX8 help help to X3 2014/05/19 21:14:55 (permalink)
    I have a Yamaha KX49, the little brother of the KX8.  Out of the box it is set up to work with Cubase, but if you select Sonar as the DAW on the KX8 it emulates Mackie controller logic.  You'll need to tell Sonar it is a Mackie device in the controller configuration then, bingo, all the transport controls will now work.  You'll need to assign the correct MIDI drivers as well, either KX1 or KX2, I can't remember which.  Make sure KX3 is disabled - this driver is for Cubase only.  You can further customize the Mackie config to assign the correct functions to the buttons too.  From memory, the Yamaha manual was pretty good about telling you how to set up Mackie emulation.
     
    I've never been able to get the rotary knobs working properly with ACT.  I suspect it's an ACT problem as I've seen others here report similar problems with non-Yamaha controllers. In fact, only Roland controllers seem to work flawlessly with ACT.
     
    Sorry if this is a bit vague - I'm miles away from my system at the moment but happy to follow up later if you get stuck.
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    Re: Yamaha KX8 help help to X3 2014/05/19 23:28:14 (permalink)
    Your my hero ! LOL
    I added Mackie Control and then set the midi to KX8-2 in and out and all works great now..
    Thanks a lot!
     

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    Re: Yamaha KX8 help help to X3 2014/05/20 00:48:20 (permalink)
    You're welcome 
     
    .....and award yourself a medal for being able to decipher my sketchy instructions.
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