Kore X1 control setup - ready for testing!

cheers subtle.. I use a kore v2.. I haven't had time to setup with x1 or do any music of late.. as I also use a nocturn on my mobile setup (the NI thing is not something I wanna cart around / potentially damage)

I was gonna say how about the virtual midi port on the kore ? much like on my nocturn as well. dunno if you have gone down that route.. as well you know when they updated the s/ware it gave midi CC's as well as their own standard / mackie mode. Just maybe it might work in ACT without the mackie emulation. Not had the time to attempt to mess with it, I have a BCF that I use for the mixer faders and the kore is just for vst-i's

like many things, it's actually getting the time to sit down and go thru it.

Hey guys, only 2 so far? I thought there were a couple of other people waiting... Still. 

Fog - the stock Mackie implementation on the Kore unit differs sufficiently from whatever Sonar is expecting that it's basically useless, hardly anything works in any way. That's why I had to build a custom one from scratch. It uses the internal MIDI port as you say. If I had a Nocturn and a BCF I probably wouldn't bother with the Kore for control either - mind you, I do have an Alphatrack and a Contour Shuttle Express, but it's pretty simple to switch back and forth between MIDI mode and Kore mode, so I figured why not grab a few extra knobs and faders for things that don't make sense to run through Kore, or can't - like the Pro Channel. Also I like the transport buttons a bit better than the click-y ones on the Alphatrack. 

A1 - does that mean the setup basically works as it is on a Kore2 unit? That's good news. I don't have my DAW open at the moment, I'll have to look into the things you mentioned when I fire it up later on, though I can say for sure that the cycle-through-tabs is assigned properly on my machine. It's possible that the MIDI mapping doesn't quite connect on a Kore, did you try re-linking it with the instructions at the bottom of the Usage file? 

Anyway, glad the transport works well for you, that was the big issue for me too, though once I got started it was hard not to try to maximize the functionality on principle. I'm like that...

Hey A1, I'm back at my DAW now and having a look at the things you mentioned...

A1MixMan
Also, in the Kore 1 Control Usage Notes where you talk about:   

button 3 cycles through the 4 pages of "rotaries"; Shift-button-2 toggles Show/Hide Bus pane. 

I think you mean Shift-button-3, correct? 

Good catch, that was a typing-at-1am error. I'll fix it and re-upload the PDF. 

The Shift-Bottom-Left button is unassigned though. You have it listed as scrolling through the Multi-Dock tabs. But as it's not assigned, it doesn't do anything. 

Hmmm. This one is definitely working on my system. Does that button work without the shift-key, to open and close the Multidock? If not, the MIDI assignment may not have translated to the Kore2 as I mentioned above. 

Do you have multiple tabs open in the Multidock when you're trying this? If you only have one tab there, say the Console, then cycling through the tabs won't do anything, of course. If however it doesn't do anything when you have something else open there, like the PRV or whatever, then we have a problem. If you have a moment to check that out, I'd appreciate it!

Again, hope it's working out for you... happy twiddling!

Hi Tab, totally understandable - you can configure ACT to do lots of different things (though some functions are flakey and a few seem to simply not work in X1). To be honest I'm not altogether sure this setup is ideal for the way I work either, I was actually trying to create a generalized solution that might offer a good starting point for someone to customize it, with a bunch of general functions grouped in a way that made sense to me. I may also change my own setup, for example to minimize duplication of things I tend to use keybindings for. 

I'd be interested to see what you and/or others come up with too, please do share your setup(s)! I might learn something too... 

I hate replying to my own message, but here goes: I figured it out. And I think I found a (possible) bug and an inconsistency.

First the (possible) bug: when one hits the Write (W) button in console view to enable recording of automation (in this case the knobs on the Kore HW), nothing happens. I don't know how many time I attempted this last night, even when I was awake.

Second, the inconsistency/lack of documentation: the Write button works great in the Synth Rack, but unless one maximizes the Synth Rack view, one is not likely to know it exists. 

I hope this helps someone, somewhere, er, ah sometime....


outland

subtlearts


Hi all. As promised (and after repeated delays due to a number of technical and other issues), here is my full and working setup to use a Native Instruements Kore hardware unit as a full-featured control surface for Sonar X1. 

Detailed install notes are here:
http://subtlearts.com/kor...trol_install_notes.pdf

and usage notes (not really a manual) here:
http://subtlearts.com/kor...ontrol_usage_notes.pdf

the two files you'll need are linked from the Install document, or just snag them here:
http://subtlearts.com/korex1/SonarX1.nck
http://subtlearts.com/kor..X1_ACT_presets_Kore.spp


Fully appreciate all your efforts though this is the first time I've seen your thread(s).

However I'm fully overwhelmed with NI Maschine and the Korg Kronos right now though I'd like to try your software asap. I use the older Kore 1 device and I saw that someone else had some success with that.

Hope to keep in touch with what you are doing and at some point make use of your contribution.

Many many thanks.




It's a bit complex to set up, since there's no native support on either side and the two interpretations of the 'Mackie Control' emulation mode are sufficiently different to make it unusable. So I've built it up from scratch using a custom template on the Kore side and a pair of custom ACT presets. I've tried to make the notes as clear as I can... but there's a lot of information, and it's late... 

I'm intrigued to know whether this will work for others, especially since I use a 1st generation Kore unit and there may be minor differences to the Kore2 unit. Hopefully it will 'just work' but of course there's a reasonable chance that it won't, in which case let me know and I'll post instructions on setting up a template that will work with my ACT presets. 

Good luck, I hope it works and helps improve your Kore / X1 experience!

Hey, I'm way jealous on the Korg Kronos front, I would love to add that beast to the arsenal. I would imagine you have your hands full! I'm not sure I'd put a whole lot of effort into making Kore a big part of your flow at this point, given that it's discontinued... but given that I'm already set up I figure it's worth using for a while longer until something better/cooler comes along and I have the funds to migrate. 

Thanks for the post and the templates.  I've now got it working as a transport controller on my existing Kore 2 controller - - saved me from buying a 64-bit compatible replacement for my Tascam Fireone and freed up a primo spot on my desk.  I'll get into the deeper functions as time allows.