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Korg KONTROL49 Musical Instrument User Manual

1. MS 20 KORG Polysix KORG LegacyCell KORG Cubase SX SL Steinberg Digital Performer 4 MOTU Logic Pro Express Emagic Reason Propellerhead SampleTank 2 Korg Edition IK Multimedia Lounge Lizard EP 2 Applied Acoustics Systems Scene 11 VOKATOR Native Instruments Scene 12 Live Ableton eeeeeeeeeneeeoeoeeoeeeoeeeneeeneeoeeoeeoee eee 8 MIDI implementation System exdusive messages KONTROL49 format FO Exclusive status 42 Korg ID 4n n 0 F Global MIDI channel 1 16 6E Model ID 02 KONTROL49 sub ID ff Function ID type of message F7 End of exclusive Switching scenes When the KONTROL49 receives a message of F0 42 4n 6E 02 1F 14 ss F7 ss 00 Scene number 1 OB Scene number 12 it will switch to the specified scene When the scene is switched the KONTROL49 will transmit F0 42 4n 6E 02 SE 4E ss F7 Transits scene or global data data dumps The KONTROL49 can transmit scene parameters and global parameters in the form of MIDI exclusive data The operation of transmitting MIDI exclusive data to a computer or external MIDI device is called a data dump A data dump will be transmitted when the KONTROL49 receives a request from the Editor Librarian software Details of the data dump are described in the KONTROL49 MIDI implementation IT Please contact your Korg distributor for the MIDI implementation including informa
2. Scene Mw Jo PORT DIESEPREOAD GLOBAL STETWRITE MAIN ENC VESGS DICE sed MES COPIA aoe Ss Operation Quick Start Step 1 Press the SCENE key While you hold down the key the main display will indicate ScenePd Trigger pads to which a scene is registered will light and the pad for the currently selected scene number 1 will blink p 52 Scene mode The scene number matches the number that is printed at the upper right of each pad Step 2 Hold down the SCENE key and press the pad that has 2 printed above it The scene will change and the main display will indicate the name of scene number 2 Step 3 When you release the SCENE key you will return to Play mode Operate the KONTROL49 s controllers to control the software on your computer sp 13 Play mode 3 Making controller assignments You can assign the pads sliders encoders vector joystick and pedals to a wide variety of MIDI messages e As an example we ll assign control change number 10 on MIDI channel 1 to encoder 1 and control change number 15 on MIDI channel 2 to encoder 2 PANIC user EZ pt A NOTE OFF ea HAN GM ON al HeruPad mag Mn i ol muer PORT ISISTPREIOAD GLOBAL TESCEIWATTE Step 1 Press the SETTING key While you hold down the key the main display i
3. Use the main encoder to select the velocity curve If you select a curve the setting will be saved when you press the ENTER key blinking Step 8 V Curvel V Curve3 Velodty Curve 1 3 These curves begin to produce higher velocities when you play strongly V Curve3 will tend to produce higher velocities V Curve4 V Curves Velodty Curve 4 5 These are typical curves V Curve5 produces high velocity values even when played less strongly V Curve6 Velocity Curve 6 This curve produces high velocity values even when not played very strongly V Curve7 Velocdty Curve 7 This curve produces little change for medium strength playing creating a more consistent effect V Curve8 Velocdty Curve 8 This curve is slightly more flat than curve 7 and produces little change for medium strength playing creating a more consistent effect ES Since curves 7 and 8 produce less change for medium strength playing they are suitable when you do not need velocity or when you want to make the note strength consistent However since there will be greater change for softly played notes these curves can be more difficult to control Choose a curve that is suitable for your playing strength and the result that you want to obtain MAXA 127 Velocity MIN 1 ppp Strength fff 1 MIDI Velocity 127 Constant Notes will be transmitted with the specified velocity value 7 If you select Constant as the Velocity Type
4. Rear panel Contrast adjustment knob This adjusts the display contrast The visibility of the display will vary depending on your viewing angle Adjust this knob as necessary SWITCH jack You can connect a damper pedal or pedal switch such as the Korg DS 1H or PS 1 both sold separately to this jack You can assign the foot switch to control damper sostenuto soft pedal portamento or another control change You can also choose how the value of the MIDI message will be transmitted when the pedal is pressed Introduction Parts and what they do PEDAL jack You can connect a foot controller or expression pedal such as the Korg XVP 10 or EXP 2 both sold separately to this jack You can assign the foot pedal to control master volume foot pedal portamento time volume panpot expression or another control change USB connector Use a USB cable to connect the KONTROL49 to your computer for MIDI message transmission and reception KONTROL49 EE an MIDI STUDIO CONTROLLER MIDI connectors You can connect external MIDI devices to th
5. Appendices Main specifications H Dimensions W x D x H e 730 mm x 319 mm x 86 mm 28 7 x 12 6 x 3 39 H Weight e 4 9 kg 10 8 Ibs H induded items e AC adapter e USB cable e CD ROM containing KONTROL49 Editor Librarian software scene templates drivers e Trigger pad name sheet and labels e Owner s manual e Installation Guide e MIDI Implementation chart e Software license agreement N Requirements for connection to a computer Macintosh Supported OS Mac OS X 10 2 or later Supported computers Apple Macintosh with USB port capable of run ning Mac OS X Windows Supported OS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Professional Supported computers a computer with USB port capable of running Windows XP USB chipsets manufactured by Intel Corporation are rec ommended H Options Damper pedal DS 1H e Pedal switch PS 1 e Foot controller EXP 2 e Exclusive volume pedal XVP 10 Appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice Current as of October 2004 61 Appendices Index A EE e Adjust the tempo Aftertouch esse sesse se se All Note Off sies Ede SEE Ge BE anaes 49 All Note Off message eek see ee Re 50 All Sound OP ese sesse se se see ee ge Re Be ge se ee ee 49 Available characters uses sesse se se se ee se ee 22 B Bank dode EE N ege 40 41 Bank Select Message ee eke ee Re 43 Cc Cabanes SEELEN 47 Channel Aftertouch iis sesse ese se see se se ee ee se 29 Channel
6. Example Control change assign Pan message When you operate either a slider or encoder from this state the values of both controllers are displayed For the controller you are not operating the value of the current position is displayed If no MIDI message is assigned is displayed HEX LOCK key Off decimal display HEX LOCK key On hexadecimal display Encoder Slider Encoder Slider The backlight color of the sub displays will change depending on the controller you operate With the default settings this will be green when you operate a slider and red when you operate an encoder When a certain interval of time elapses after you operate the controller the name assigned to the last operated controller will appear ES The KONTROLA will remember the most recent value you have set the value not the function which is already saved as part of the scene for each of the rotary encoders in every scene This information is retained only until the power is turned off Play mode Operation Play mode IT If you hold down the EXIT key while operating a controller the sub display indication will not switch to the name of the assigned setting the controller value will continue to be displayed This lets you edit a setting accurately while watching its actual value E You can change the backlight color of the sub displays zp 46 Setting mode 16 GLOBAL Global setting Encoder and slider related setti
7. Pad 6 Start message Pad 7 Continue message Transmit the realtime message Continue p 51 Pad 8 Tap tempo message Adjust the tempo p 51 Pad 9 User message Messages you assign in Setting mode Fp 51 E The Setting mode USB MIDI Port parameter specifies the port from which the message will be transmitted esp A4 Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting Operation Message mode 1 PANIC Panic message This transmits All Note Off Bn 7B 00 All Sound Off Bn 78 00 and Reset All Controllers Bn 79 00 messages on all MIDI channels You can execute this if the connected software becomes unstable or if stuck notes occur on a connected MIDI sound module The numbers in the brackets are the hexadecimal values for these messages Bn is the current MIDI channel 1 Hold down the MESSAGE key and press pad 1 Pad 1 will briefly go dark and All Note Off All Sound Off and Reset All Controllers will be transmitted on all MIDI channels The main display will indicate PANIC Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode E5 Only in the case of the Panic message the messages will be transmitted from both USB Port A and USB Port B regardless of the Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting 49 Message mode Operation Message mode 2 SNAP Snapshot message This transmits the current values of the encoders
8. select a MIDI message Operation Setting mode Use the main encoder or directly press a pad 9 16 to select the pad for which you want to make settings The selected pad will blink Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Message Select select a MIDI message Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS Select the message you want to assign CtriChg Control Change The specified control change message will be transmitted when you press the pad You can specify a fixed value that will be transmitted each time you press the pad ProgChg Program Change The specified program change message Cn mm n channel mm program number will be transmitted when you press the pad BankSel Bank Select The specified bank select message Bn 00 mm Bn 20 bb will be transmitted when you press the pad By specifying the MSB and LSB values you can address a total of 16 384 banks Free Mesg Free Message The specified message will be transmitted when you press the pad You can use this to assign and send more than one message 41 Setting mode Operation Setting mode N CtriChg Control Change message Use the main encoder or the pads to select the control change you want to transmit The range is 0 127 p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values E The selected parameter or the edited value will blink in the display Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to D
9. 8 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR PD to proceed to Name where you can specify a name for the encoder Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS gt Pan 9 Specify the desired name for the assignment In Play mode the name you specify is shown in the sub display For the procedure see Inputting a name p 22 1 O Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 Inputling a name In Setting mode you can freely assign a name to the parameter you assigned to an encoder or slider Also in Scene mode you can freely assign a name to the scene you ve assigned Available charaders You can input the following characters Blank ABCEEFGHIIRELHHOPGRSTUUW YZ abcde fhidvklmwnorFarstuyuxyz 1234587 85968 er Hae hb pete REL a Se BE COD J fob tb Moving the cursor A cursor is shown in the main display If the cursor is located on a character that character will blink Use the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR lt keys to move the cursor Inputting text There are three ways to input text using the main encoder using the trigger pads or using the encoders or sliders These three input methods are explained below N Using the main encoder to input text
10. 9 16 USER MESG 1 8 User message sesse sans esse ENEE 51 SOOM NDC geleed eege gege e Beki de A ec eege tee 52 Preset Scene Name ses EER KEE KEE KKK KEE KEE KEE KE 58 MIDI implementation NEE ss ERR EE eee eee eee 58 System exdusive MESSAGES ennen sek ENEE eee eee eee eee 58 KONTROL49 format 58 ee 58 Transmits scene or global data data dumPS eers 58 Contents of the package The KONTROL49 comes with the following items When you open the package make sure that all of these items are present If any items are missing please contact your Korg distributor The KONTROLAS main unit AC adaptor This supplies power to the KONTROL49 Use the AC adaptor if you will be connecting a MIDI sound module etc to the KONTROL49 via MIDI p 6 Making connections and turning the power on USB cable Use this to connect the KONTROL49 to your computer p 6 Making con nections and turning the power on CD ROM This contains a driver for installation in your computer Windows XP only Editor Librarian software Ai Never attempt to play back the CD ROM on audio CD player Doing so may result in damage to your hearing as well as to your CD player audio speakers C Tigger pad name sheet labels You can affix labels to the name sheet to indicate the MIDI messages or con trolled content assigned to each of the KONTROL49 s trigger pads and place the sheet over the trigge
11. Turn the main encoder to choose characters in the order of blank H a 1 3 5 and symbols Move the cursor to the position at which you want to input a character and use the main encoder to choose a character N Using the trigger pads to input text An alphanumeric character symbol or blank is assigned to each pad Insert insert a blank at the cursor location Delete delete the character at the cursor location and tighten up the subsequent characters and Clear erase the character at the cursor location functions are also provided The selected character will alternate each time you strike a pad 5 8 or 10 16 Move the cursor to the position at which you want to input a character and use the trigger pads to input or edit characters EER CE EER Een 1 Blank i fi 7 2 Insert ke d ag 3 Delete y J 4 Clear Te e SST EER Ss els Cat Pie CDT a 1ptnpolpnaunpa mabe ABC EER EE EE a es Ge 7 di H 1 H 3 witches between uppercase and lowercase IE os Bel posh i GH I S i au kl TEL 2m na H H O a368 123456789 D r ara FRRS st uuu TOU H D iu x az RY N Using the encoders and sliders to input text Regardless of the cursor location you can use the sliders and encoders to input the characters shown in the display Use slider 1 or encoder 1 to input the first character counting from the left edge of the display Use slider 2 or encoder 2 to input the second character of th
12. eek ekke eek eek 41 MIDI Channel 53 MPEC O K enori 2 17 60 MIDI connection ese ee se ee ee ee ee Ge ee 6 MIDI connector ees see ee ee ee ee Ge ee 5 MIDI Control Change messages 56 MIDI implementation ee ese sees ee se se eek ee 58 MIDI IN connector ees see see ee se ee ee 46 MIDLIN Port sessie eerst sees Ge GR ee se se Kg Gee sede 46 MIDI OUT A connector esse se se sesse se se ke ie 46 MIDI OUT B connector ees se se se see se se ke 46 MIDI OUT Bport sees see eek ee se eek ek ge eek Reg 46 MOD Wheel assignment iese ese eek ee 30 Modulation wheel sesse ee 1 2 15 60 Momentary euer deser 14 25 38 Moving the cursor eeuse seeks seek ek ek se eek Re ee 22 KE EER nog Se BE DERS Sant EER ee 43 N Native Korg mode 58 Note message Eed 2 25 Not le DEE 57 NRPN GE Se ee 1 3 20 21 23 57 Oo Octave setting ees seek Re eek Re eek Re ee 18 OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR keys 3 19 52 Ome ParaMeter occ 2 32 33 P PAD 1 8 assignment iese ees se se ee ee ee 24 PAD 9 16 assignment ee ese see se ee ee 26 PAD Illumination setting ees sees 47 48 Pad number sissies EERS ie Spek gee se Bee Ee Reese se 4 Pad operation ee esse se eek Re isoa 25 IHR Eed Se er ie N Eer see 25 Panic message ee ee ee e RR ee ee ee 49 D mpot EE ee AE 5 35 Pedal Caltbraton iese ese ees ee ee Re ee 47 PEDAL jack sekeres eksegese edge geed ener ges 5 16 Pedal operatton ees see ekke eek Re ee RE ee 38 Pitch Bend ius EE RR Rd Bes RA EE gees 2
13. EXIT key will operate as follows NoAssign No change Switch the tempo when released Always display the TempoChg Tempo Edit the decimal place Transmit Prog when released Always display the Prog ProgChg No change Transmit Prog amp BS when released Always display the PChg amp BS Prog Edit MSB LSB Operation Play mode For details see Setting mode 13 MAIN ENC Main Encoder assignment p 40 The MIDI Clock tempo defaults to 120 when you turn the power on D H D E If TempoChg is assigned you can hold down the SETTING key and turn the main encoder to adjust the first decimal place of the tempo At this time the range of adjustment will be 20 0 300 0 If Program Change amp Bank Select is assigned you can hold down the SETTING key and turn the main encoder to edit the Bank Select MSB or LSB Display When tempo change is assigned to the main encoder the tempo of the MIDI Clock will appear in the main display when you turn the main encoder The TEMPO LED at the upper left of the main encoder will blink at quarter note intervals of the specified MIDI Clock tempo GER When either program change or program change amp bank select is assigned to the main encoder the program change number will appear in the main display when you turn the main encoder rN OS Main encoder settings e Assign a MIDI message to the main encoder For details see Setting
14. End Of Exclusive Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURSt G Press the ENTER key to apply the settings IT If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode Ag Ifyou want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting The USB MIDI Port setting page lets you specify the USB MIDI transmission port that each controller will use when the KONTROL49 is connected to a computer via USB You can specify the transmission port separately for each controller AA These port settings apply only to the USB connection All MIDI messages will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT A connector regardless of the port settings Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 15 You will be in the USB MIDI Port setting page and the SETTING key and pad 15 will light The main display will indicate Controller Select select the controller for which you want to make settings 2 Use the main encoder to select the controller whose transmission port you want to specify ENCODER Specify the transmission port for the encoders SLIDER Specify the transmission port for the sliders PAD 1 8 Specify the transmission port for the pads 1 8 PAD 9 16 Specify the transmission port for the pads 9 16 PITC
15. NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to the selected pad If you select NoAssign the setting will be updated when you press the ENTER key blinking Step 14 Note Note message Assigns a note message to the selected pad CtriChg Control Change A control change message will be assigned to the switch If you selected CtrlChg select the control change number p 30 Assigning a control change 5 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key to proceed to Note Select specify a note number or Control Change Select specify a control change number When assigning a note message Green Green N Sg When assigning a control change Use the main encoder or the pads to select a note number or control change number The range is 0 127 p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values p 56 Available MIDI messages B If you re assigning a note message press a note on the keyboard to assign that note number to the current pad Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Operation Setting mode amp Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI transmit channel The range is 1 16 ch p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values Q Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to PAD Type select the type of pad operatio
16. Vibrato Delay Sound Controller 10 General Purpose Controller 5 undefined System Exclusive message MIDI Time Code Song Position Pointer Song Select Tune Request End Of System Exclusive Timing Clock Message mode 8 TAP Start Message mode 6 START Continue Message mode 7 CONTINUE Stop Message mode 5 STOP Active Sensing System Reset CC Hex Function 083 53 General Purpose Controller 8 Portamento Control undefined Effect Depth Reverb Send Level Effect Depth Tremolo Depth Effect Depth Chorus Send Level Effect Depth Celeste Depth Effect Depth Phase Depth Data Increment Data Decrement NRPN LSB MSB RPN LSB MSB undefined All Sound Off Reset All Controllers Local Control All Notes Off Omni Off Omni On Mono On Poly Off Poly On Mono Off RPN Fine Tune 00 00 01 01 RPN Coarse Tune 00 00 02 02 RPN Pitch Bend Range 00 00 00 00 Appendices Available MIDI messages 57 Appendices Appendices Preset Scene Name eeeeeeeeeneeeeeoeoeeeaoeeeeeeneeoeneeeoeeeee 8 Preset Scene Name WAVESTATION KORG
17. encoders and other controllers to play and control connected MIDI sound modules or soft synthesizers and DAW programs running on your computer The assignments for each controller scene parameters can be recalled as a scene in Scene mode or specified in Setting mode 2 Setting mode In this mode you can set both the scene parameters assignments for each controller and the global parameters settings that apply to the entire KONTROL49 Scene parameters include the MIDI messages assigned to each controller You can create descriptive names for the functions assigned to the sliders and rotary encoders These names will appear in the sub displays The MIDI channel and USB MIDI port on which the assigned messages are transmitted are also scene parameters Set these parameters as appropriate for the connected MIDI sound module or for the soft synthesizer or DAW program you are using on your computer Global parameters include settings such as the type of connected pedal the LCD backlight and pad illumination The scene parameters can be stored in the KONTROL49 s internal memory in Scene mode The stored settings are called a scene Global parameters will be saved automatically in internal memory when you press the ENTER key to return from Setting mode to Play mode 3 Message mode In this mode you can transmit various MIDI messages that are assigned to the pads 4 Scene mode In Scene mode you can do th
18. velocity or a control change e MOD WHEEL can be assigned to aftertouch velocity or a control change Keyboard This is a full size 49 key velocity sensitive keyboard It transmits note messages 3 Main display In each mode this displays the scene name page parameters and other information TEMPO LED The TEMPO LED blinks every quarter note according to the MIDI Clock tempo specified by the main encoder Main encoder In Play mode you can use this to adjust the MIDI Clock tempo or to transmit program changes In other modes this is used to edit parameters Tigger pads You can assign control changes or note messages C 1 G9 to the trigger pads When assigning a control change you can choose to transmit a value of 127 when the pad is pressed and 0 when released or alternately transmit values of 0 and 127 each time the pad is pressed When assigning a note message you can specify whether a note on with velocity will be transmitted when the pad is pressed and a note off when released or alternately transmit both note on and note off messages each time the pad is pressed In other modes you can use the trigger pads to select pages to input numerical values or perform various other functions depending on the mode p 4 About the trigger pad functions MESSAGE key
19. 27 Pitch Bend assignment ee eek ee Re ee 26 Pitch bend wheel sesse sesse see ee 1 2 15 60 AE Biel snsrnrsrspriesisisensiias 8 13 Polarity settng esse se seek se eek ek Se eek Ee 46 47 Polyphonic key Pressure ees sesse ee ee 29 IN enne ME 5 34 37 Portamento Tme sesse ese ee ee 5 35 Power supply connector iese ees see ee 5 Power switchen 5 ND DE SERA 54 Preset SC ne geesde eer 52 54 Preset Scene Name 58 Program Change sesse sees 2 33 40 41 Program Change amp Bank Select un 40 Program Change message esse sees ee 42 Q Quick Assigns ni 11 Quick assign for control changes see 23 R Reset All Controller AAA 49 RPN is sees eke Re Se SERE GER ge es 1 3 20 21 23 57 S MAS EE dente EN 55 SCENE KW ue 3 52 Scene MIDI Channel 53 Scene e E 8 52 Scene Set eege EE N 12 e 52 SETTING Key r iiien 3 Setting mode eege aie 8 19 le EE 1 3 13 Slider assiemment eek Re ee ER ee 24 Snapshot message ese eek ee ee Re 50 Soft Pedal 2 HELE EE ee cy 5 34 37 Sostenuto siny Es es 5 34 37 SIPART EE RE EE N 51 Start message Sie Ee Ge ee ee ee 51 STOP SE Ee ES Re ed 50 Stop message Eeer 50 bel stegt RE Aen 3 SW1 SW2 assignment iese eek ee Re 32 Switch 1 Switch 2 2 16 KURS CR E 5 16 System Exclusive message en 58 System Realtime message 56 T Tap tempo message ekke ekke ek RR RR ee 51 Tempo Changeset anrai 40 TEMPO LED attente Bes Ee ke ee Ee Pe se 2 Ver RE EO 14 25 38 60 Transmitted on t
20. CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC And CE mark which is attached after January 1 1997 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Also CE mark which is attached to our company s products of Battery oper ated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC About your data Inadvertent operations or unexpected malfunctions may cause the contents of memory to be lost To safeguard your important data please save it on your computer Korg will accept no responsibility for any damages resulting from loss of data About the software license agreement You must read the separate Software license agreement before you install the software for this product Installing this software will be considered as your acceptance of this agreement Apple Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc The Built for Mac OS X graphic trademarks of Apple Computer Inc used under license Windows XP is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders All specifications are subject to change without notice All rights reserved D J 8 8 Encoders and keys Encoders and keys on the KONTROL49 s panel are enclosed in square brackets Paramete
21. Here you can assign a MIDI message to a foot switch or damper pedal connected to the rear panel SWITCH jack and specify the MIDI transmission channel You can assign damper sostenuto soft pedal portamento or control change CC messages to the foot switch 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 11 Now you can make pedal assignments and the SETTING key and pad 11 will light The main display indicates Message Select select the MIDI message 2 Use the main encoder to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to the foot switch If you choose NoAssign press the ENTER key blinking to apply the setting Step 5 Damper Damper CC 64 messages will be assigned to the foot switch Pressing the foot switch transmits a value of 127 and releasing it transmits a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate Dampr when you operate the foot switch Sostenut Sostenuto Sostenuto CC 66 messages will be assigned to the foot switch Pressing the foot switch transmits a value of 127 and releasing it transmits a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate Sostn when you operate the foot switch Soft Soft Pedal Soft pedal CC 67 messages will be assigned to the pedal Pressing the foot switch transmits a value of 127 and releasing it transmits a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate Soft when you
22. MIDI OUT A connector you ll be able to control it from the KONTROL49 s keyboard and controllers If a MIDI sound source is connected to the MIDI OUT B connector it will be able to receive data from your computer Set the KONTROL49 s power switch to USB to turn on the power When using a USB connection the power is supplied from the connected computer this is referred to as bus power The same applies if you are using a self powered USB hub lA You won t usually need to use the AC adapter if you are using a USB connection However if your computer does not supply a large amount of power via USB or if you have connected several bus powered devices to a USB hub the power supplied via USB may be insufficient If this occurs the main display will indicate LowPower In such cases use the AC adapter and set the power switch to DC When you are ready to turn off the power set the power switch to STANDBY he Never turn off the power while you are saving settings Oe while the Write operation is occurring Doing so may damage the internal data Introduction Making connections and tuming the power on Making connections and turning the power on Operation About the KONTROLA9 s modes Operation eeeeeoeeeeeoeeoenoeoeoeoeeoeeeaeoeeoeoeoeeoeoeeee eee About the KONTROLA9 s modes The KONTROL49 has four modes Play Setting Message and Scene 1 Play mode In this mode you can use the keyboard pads sliders
23. RR ER EE AE 36 E Assigning a control change esse eek se eek Re eke Se ge eke EG 37 12 KEYBOARD Keyboard setting sees ass ENEE KEREN KEE E ARE AE 38 13 MAIN ENC Main Encoder assigrument sesse sans esse ese 40 E Assigning Program Change and Bank Gelect en 40 14 MESSAGE Message setHiINg essens es ass nes RE ER ARE RARR AE E CtriChg Control Change message E ProgChg Program Change message H BankSel Bank Select message M Free Mesg Free message En 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port Setting ENEE EE sa se About the KONTROL49 and the driver porte MIDI IN devices 0 cccccccsccsscesscesecesecssecsseesecessseseceseceeeeseeeeeees MIDI OUT device iese see ee ee ee ee ee ee Re Re Re Re ee About the KONTROL49 s MIDI connectors When not connected via UR When connected via USB 16 GLOBAL Global seting ees ss ENER ER EER AR ER ARE RARR KEEN 46 E Pedal Polarity setting EEN 47 M Pedal Calibration setting EE 47 M LCD Backlight setting EE 48 M Pad Illumination setting ee 48 Message Mode es ER KERE ER RARR EE KERR ER AE KERR ER ER RE 49 1 PANIC Panic message teen eee eee eee eee 49 2 SNAP Snapshot message TEE 50 B NOTE OFF All Note Off message sesse KEREN KEREN 50 4 GM ON GM On Mesa esse seen ENER ENEE KEN EE ENEE KEEN 50 5 STOP Stop message eee eee eee eee 50 6 START Start message enee ee DL 7 CONTINUE Continue message BL 8 TAP Tap tempo message een DL
24. When you hold down this key and press a trigger pad to which a message is assigned the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted SETTING key To enter Setting mode hold down this key and press the trigger pad for the desired page SCENE key To enter Scene mode hold down this key and press the trigger pad for the desired page HEX LOCK key Press this key to enable and disable HEX LOCK mode When it s enabled the LED will light up and you can then use the trigger pads to input hexadecimal values Also MIDI messages and values shown in the main display and sub displays will be shown in hexadecimal form OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR keys In Play mode these function as Octave Shift keys to shift the octave of the keyboard p 18 When editing parameters or entering text in other modes these act as cursor keys both keys will light EXIT key Press this key to return to Play mode from Setting Message or Scene modes or to cancel a setting or operation In addition pressing this in Play mode will cause the current encoder and slider values to appear in the sub displays Introduction Parts and what they do Sub displays These show the names assigned to each encoder and slider or the values that are transmitted when they are moved ORG ENTER KONTROL49 MIDI STUDIO CONTROLLER ENTERI key In Setting mode press t
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26. and from the Editor Librarian software refer to Editor Librarian software manual on the included CD ROM 3 Press the EXIT key to return to Play mode 53 Scene mode Operation Scene mode BS If you are using the Editor Librarian software the KONTROL49 will move to the Dump page automatically 15 PRELOAD Here you can re load any of the factory preset scenes into the KONTROL49 s internal memory You can load any of the twelve preset scenes into any scene number 1 Hold down the SCENE key and press pad 15 You will enter the Preload page and the SCENE key will light The main display will indicate Source select the preset that you want to load and that pad will blink IT The selectable parameter or value will blink in the main display 2 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the preset scene that you want to load If you use the pads simply press the pad for the scene you want to load 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to Destination select the loading destination Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the destination into which you want to load the preset scene 5 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR Te key The main display will ask Sure Are you sure you want to load 6 Press the ENTER key to load the preset scene When loading is completed the main display will indicate Complete and yo
27. assigned NoAssign the main display will not change even if you operate the pedal the display will continue to show the scene name Pedal related settings e You can assign a MIDI message to the pedal For details see Setting mode 10 PEDAL Pedal assignment p 35 e You can specify the USB MIDI port from which the assigned MIDI message is transmitted For details see Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting p 44 e Specify the polarity of the connected pedal switch and the effective range of the pedal For details see Setting mode 16 GLOBAL Global setting p 46 7 Main encoder You can use the main encoder to adjust the tempo of the MIDI Clock or to transmit program changes If a connected device or application is synchronized to MIDI Clock messages from the KONTROL49 you can use the main encoder to control the tempo The tempo range is Clock Off and 020 300 If you set the encoder to Clock Off MIDI Clock will not be transmitted MIDI Clock messages are transmitted from the port you specify for MIDI message transmission in Message mode p 44 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting If the main encoder is assigned to transmit program changes any value in the range of 1 128 can be transmitted You can also specify that the program change be transmitted together with a Bank Select message Depending on the assignment of the main encoder the SETTING key MESSAGE key and
28. mode Use the main encoder to select the assignment mode for switches 1 and 2 Here we will select SW1 SW2 INC DEC One paraneter mode Assign a single MIDI message to switches 1 and 2 SW1 SW2 Kwo parameter mode Assign separate MIDI messages to switch 1 and switch 2 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to select the switch you want to assign Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS p 33 Setting mode Operation Setting mode 4 Use the main encoder to select the switch you want to assign sw1 Swe Use the main encoder to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to the switch If you choose NoAssign press the ENTER key blinking to apply the setting Step 9 Damper Damper CC 64 messages will be assigned to the switch Pressing the switch transmits a value of 127 and releasing it transmits a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate Dampr when you operate the switch Sostenut Sostenuto Sostenuto CC 66 messages will be assigned to the switch Pressing the switch transmits a value of 127 and releasing it transmits a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate Sostn when you operate the switch Soft Soft Pedal Soft pedal CC 67 messages will be assigned to the switch Pressing the switch transmits a value of 127 and releasing it transmits a value of 0 In Play mode the main di
29. operate the foot switch Portmnt Portamentp Portamento CC 65 messages will be assigned to the pedal Pressing the foot switch transmits a value of 127 and releasing it transmits a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate Porta when you operate the foot switch CtriChg Control Change A control change message will be assigned to the foot switch If you choose CtrlChg press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to Control Change Select p 37 Assigning a control change Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch Ieep A About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values Operation Setting mode Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 N Assigning a control change If you chose CtrlChg for Message Select you ll also need to make settings for Control Change Select MIDI Channel and Pedal Type Choose CtrlChg for Message Select and th
30. or Mod Wheel controller 3 Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode amp h If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 N Assigning a control change If you chose CtrlChg for Message Select use Control Change Select to select a control change and then proceed to MIDI Channel MIDI channel setting Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Control Change Select select the control change number Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder or pads to select the desired control change number in a range of 0 127 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS 4 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI transmit channel The range is 1 16 ch 5 Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode Ag Ifyou want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 6 MOD MOD Wheel assignment Here you can select a message to assign to the Mod Wheel co
31. panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack Make this setting if operating the pedal does not produce the expected result Baddit LCD Backlit setting Specify the backlight color of the main display and sub displays For the sub displays you can specify the backlight color separately for the encoders and sliders The display backlight color will change depending on the controller you operate PadBiink PAD Illumination setting Specify the illumination of the pads when they are used to transmit a MIDI message N Pedal Polarity setting When you choose the Pedal Polarity setting the main display will indicate Polarity setting 2 Use the main encoder to select the polarity of the pedal you have connected Choose this if the connected pedal uses polarity Choose this if the connected pedal uses polarity Use the setting if you ve connected a Korg damper pedal the optional DS 1H or a Korg pedal switch the optional PS 1 You should also use this setting if no pedal is connected to the PEDAL jack 3 Press the ENTER key The settings will be saved and you will return to Play mode BS If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode amp Never turn off the power while settings are being saved Doing so may destroy internal data Operation Setting mode N Pedal Calibration setting When you choose the Pedal Calibration setting the main display will show the ran
32. press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to Cnst Constant and use the main encoder to set the velocity value The range is 1 127 Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Constant Press the ENTER key The settings will be saved and you will return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 39 Setting mode Operation Setting mode 13 MAIN ENC Main Encoder assignment Here you can assign a function to the main encoder Tempo change program change or program change with bank select can be assigned to the main encoder 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 13 Now you can make Main Encoder settings and the SETTING key and pad 13 will light The main display indicates Message Select select a MIDI message 2 Use the main encoder to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to the main encoder If you choose NoAssign press the ENTER key blinking to apply the setting Step 5 TempoChg Tempo Change Tempo change will be assigned to the main encoder If you choose TempoChg press the ENTER key blinking to apply the setting Step 5 ProgChg Program Change Program change will be assigned to the main encoder
33. the equipment was pur chased THE FCC REGULATION WARNING for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recep tion which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user s authority to operate this equipment CE mark for European Harmonized Standards CE mark which is attached to our company s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and
34. the pad will light green If the pad operation is set to Momentary it will light orange when you press the pad to transmit a value if 127 It will once again light green when a value of 0 is transmitted If the pad operation is set to Toggle the pad will alternate between green and orange each time you press it ES You can change the lit status of the pads p 46 Setting mode 16 GLOBAL Global setting Tigger pad related settings e You can assign a MIDI message to a trigger pad For details see Setting mode 3 PAD 1 8 PAD 1 8 assignment p 24 or Setting mode 4 PAD 9 16 PAD 9 16 assignment p 26 e You can specify the USB MIDI port from which the assigned MIDI message is transmitted For details see Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting p 44 e You can specify the pad illumination for when a MIDI message is transmitted For details see Setting mode 16 GLOBAL Global setting p 46 3 Mach joystick When you move the vector joystick it will transmit the assigned MIDI message You can assign MIDI messages to the up down Y and left right X directions For the up down left right directions the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted with a value in the range of 0 127 ik X Display When you operate the vector joystick the main display will show the message that is transmitted B If you ve assigned a control change you can turn the HEX LOCK key o
35. transmit a fixed value regardless of your striking force 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 3 Now you can make pad 1 8 assignments The SETTING key and pads 1 through 8 will light blink The main display will indicate PAD 01 select the pad that you want to assign Sub displays 1 through 8 will show the MIDI transmit channel MIDI message and pad transmission setting for each pad MIDI channel MIDI message type Note number Pad operation type or Control change number ES For example if you operate the fifth encoder or slider PAD 5 will be selected and the main display will indicate PAD 05 2 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the pad that you want to assign To make your selection using the pads simply press the desired pad The pad selected for assignment will blink IT If both SW1 and 2 are lit you can also use these switches to select a pad to assign ES In the following pages where you specify the MIDI message type and note number or control change number you can use the correspondingly numbered encoder or slider to select a parameter or edit a value It s convenient to use the slider to make large changes in a value and use the encoder to make fine adjustments Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to Message Select select the MIDI message Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS 4 Use the main encoder to select the type of MIDI message
36. 22 When the cursor arrives at the eighth character the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key will light red and the ENTER key will blink Step 14 When you ve finished inputting a name press ENTER to apply the setting You will then return to Play mode If you press the ENTER key in one of the preceding pages the settings will be updated to the assignments you made up to that point IT If you assign an RPN or NRPN message the page structure will be different p 21 Go ahead and make settings for other controllers as well to create your scene For more about assigning other controllers Setting mode p 19 Quick Assign If you just want to set the control change number for an encoder or slider here s a simpler way to make the assignment Hold down the SETTING key and operate the encoder or slider you want to assign The sub display will change CO D to show the MIDI message you select When you release the SETTING key the assignment will be updated and you will return to Play mode If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key p 23 4 Saving a scene Operation Quick Start If you don t save your edited controller assignments your changes will be lost when you select a different scene or turn off the power Here s how to save your controller assignments in a new scene so you won t have to re create them later KI SNAP val ik NOTE OFF MULL GM ON EB T f D 5 OE
37. 8 p 24 Pad 4 PAD 9 16 assignment Assign messages to pads 9 16 p 26 Pad 5 Pitch Bend assignment Assign messages to Pitch Bend wheel p 26 Pad 6 Mod Wheel assignment Assign messages to Mod wheel p 30 Pad 7 Pad 8 Vector X assignment Vector Y assignment Assign messages to the left right direction of the vec tor joystick p 31 Assign messages to the forward backward direction of the vector joystick p 32 Pad 9 SW1 2 assignment Assign messages to Switch 1 Switch 2 p 32 Pad 10 Pedal assignment Assign messages to the connected foot controller ep 35 Pad 11 Foot SW assignment Keyboard assignment Assign messages to connected damper pedal or pedal switch p 36 Assign messages to Keyboard MIDI channel p 38 Main Enc assignment Assign messages to main encoder p 40 Message assignment Assign messages to Message mode pad 9 16 p 41 USB MIDI Port setting Make USB MIDI port settings p 44 Operation Setting mode Global parameter settings Pad 16 access pages for setting Global parameters These settings are saved automatically when you exit the page or select a different scene Lean Fee Pad 16 Global setting Sapir i color pad illumination About the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR keys ENTER key and EXIT key In Setting mode the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR sd P keys act as c
38. 8 assignment Pads 19 16 p 26 4 PAD 9 16 PAD 9 16 assignment N When you assign Polyphonic Pressure to the bend wheel and play multiple keys aftertouch does not apply to some keys e When using Polyphonic Pressure if you hold down more than one note on the keyboard aftertouch applies only to the note you played last H Notes are stuck e If note messages are assigned to a pad and the pad is set to Toggle operation the corresponding note off message may not be transmitted in some cases If this occurs execute the Message mode command 3 All Note Off p 50 or 1 Panic p 49 Ge eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Main specdfications E Controllers Keyboard 49 note velocity sensitive keyboard Rotary encoders x 8 Sliders x 8 Pads x 16 velocity sensitive Pitch Bend Mod Wheel Vector joystick Switch 1 Switch 2 Main encoder VALUE dial H Display e Main display 8 character 8 x 5 pixel LCD module with three color backlight e Sub display x 8 8 character 8 x 5 pixel LCD module with three color backlight e Tempo LED N Memory e User memories 12 e Global memory 1 E Connectors e Pedal Switch jacks e MIDI IN OUT connectors e USB connector e Power supply jack DC9V N Power supply e DC9V AC adapter e USB bus powered when using the USB connector N Current consumption e When using USB bus power approximately 350 mA Max 450 mA e When using the AC adapter approximately 350 mA Max 450 mA
39. FT CURSOR Chal pieca 1 TEMPO O SHIFT CURSOR Tal key to return to the page where you select the encoder to assign Step 8 Set the encoder number to Encodr 2 and set the control change number to 15 BE Note that the sub display above encoder 2 is also updated Step 9 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key The MIDI channel setting page will appear Since we just made an assignment for encoder 2 here we will specify the MIDI channel for encoder 2 Step 10 Use the main encoder to select the desired channel Next we ll specify the MIDI channel for encoder 1 Step 11 We are back in the page where you select the encoder to assign but you can also make the setting by directly operating the controller you want to assign Rotate encoder 1 and notice that both the main display and the encoder 1 display change You can use also this method in the MIDI message select page to quickly edit the assignments You can also change the assignments for two or more encoders at once while watching the sub displays ES You can use the same method to make assignments for sliders as well OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOP Step 12 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key The name edit page will appear Step 13 There are three ways to input a name you can use the main encoder the pads or the encoders or sliders You can input a name of up to eight characters For details see Inputting a name p
40. For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 N Assigning aftertouch If you chose A Touch for Message Select set Pressure Type to select the type of aftertouch and then proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel 1 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Pressure Type select the type of aftertouch Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS 2 Use the main encoder to select the type of aftertouch Ch Channel Aftertouch Channel aftertouch applies to all keys being played In Play mode when you operate the Pitch Bend or Mod Wheel controller the main display will indicate ChAft Last Polyphonic key pressure Polyphonic key pressure applies aftertouch only to the last played key if more than one key is being played In Play mode when you operate the Pitch Bend or Mod Wheel controller the main display will indicate PyAft Operation Setting mode 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel 4 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR lt a key to return to UP DOWN Select and make the desired assignment for the other range of movement p 28 Assigning separate MIDI messages to the up down ranges steps 3 7 5 Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the
41. H Specify the transmission port for the Pitch Bend controller MOD Specify the transmission port for the Mod Wheel controller VECTOR X Specify the transmission port for the X axis of the vector joystick VECTOR Y Specify the transmission port for the Y axis of the vector joystick SWI1 2 Specify the transmission port for switch 1 and switch 2 PEDAL Specify the transmission port for a connected foot controller FOOT SW Specify the transmission port for a connected damper pedal or pedal switch KEYBOARD Specify the transmission port for the keyboard MAIN ENC Specify the transmission port for program change or bank select mes sages sent by the main encoder MESG A Specify the transmission port for MIDI messages transmitted by hold ing down the MESSAGE key and pressing a pad 2 8 and for MIDI Clock messages MESG B Specify the transmission port for user MIDI messages specified for each scene and transmitted by pressing pads 9 16 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key to proceed to USBPort select the port Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS 4 Use the main encoder to select the transmission port 6 Operation Setting mode A USB Port A The MIDI messages assigned to the controller will be transmitted to the computer application via port A See About the KONTROL49 and the driver ports below B USB Port B The MIDI messages assigned to the controller will be transmitted
42. KONTROL49 MIDI STUDIO CONTROLLER Owner s manual KORG se Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction e In direct sunlight e Locations of extreme temperature or humidity e Excessively dusty or dirty locations e Locations of excessive vibration e Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the correct volt age Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your unit is intended Interference with other electrical devices Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience reception interference Operate this unit at a suitable distance from radios and televisions Handling To avoid breakage do not apply excessive force to the switches or controls Care If the exterior becomes dirty wipe it with a clean dry cloth Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner or cleaning compounds or flammable polishes Keep this manual After reading this manual please keep it for later reference Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment Never set any container with liquid in it near this equipment If liquid gets into the equipment it could cause a breakdown fire or electrical shock Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment If something does slip into the equipment unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet Then con tact your nearest Korg dealer or the store where
43. MESC SILAKAN MESSAGE MESGODIINA PORT MESGZILEGIN GLOBAL MESGERIIIA fes hal H VW The printing around each pad on the KONTROL49 s panel indicates the page or function in each mode Message mode Setting mode vector x CONTINUE Scene mode Numeric key ii or E HEX LOCK key L ft Text input character Input numerical values In Setting or Scene modes you will use the pads to input numerical values such as MIDI control change numbers or MIDI channels You can input values in either decimal or hexadecimal form Using the trigger pads to input decimal values To input a decimal value make sure that the HEX LOCK key is unlit and use the pads shown below The value will be cleared if you press any other pad PAD9 16 GM ONE F MOD SIARKA VECTOR X CONTINUE VECTOR Y TAP HI 9 lae oe D F PEDAL MESCA FOOTSW KEE KEY BOARD MESCRE H 5 6 eu aK n f o MAIN ENC EE vest PORT KEE Rd GLOBAL BEE E o Using the trigger pads to input hexadedmal val ues To input a hexadecimal value press the HEX LOCK key to make it light and use the pads shown below ENCODER PANICI SUIDER SNAP IE PAD1 8 NOTE OFFIEN PAD i GMONEN E F VEGORXICONTNGERA VECTOR Y TAP H H 9 AB DE E F SWI 2 MESGTIED PEDAL MESG2IN voa Ref KEY BOARD MESGATE A 4 5 6 Aal ent ug d 1 i o MAIN ENC MESO SENKAN MESSAGE MESGODIUNA PORT MESCLE GLOBAL BEE
44. MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 6 Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode kh If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 8 VECTOR Y Vector Y assignment Here you can assign a MIDI message to the Y axis of the vector joystick In the same way as for the X axis you can assign a control change CC message to the Y axis of the vector joystick 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 8 Now you can specify the Vector Y assignment and the SETTING key and pad 8 will light The main display indicates Message Select select the MIDI message The procedure for assigning the Y axis of the vector joystick is the same as for the X axis For details refer to Vector X assignment p 31 9 SW1 SM2 SW1 SW2 assignment Here you can assign MIDI messages to switches 1 and 2 and specify the MIDI transmit channel Switches 1 and 2 can be used either in one parameter mode Inc Dec operation or in two parameter mode separate assignments for each switch Using the switches in one parameter mode If you choose one parameter mode either control changes CC or program changes can be assigned to
45. MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch ep A About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode Ag Ifyou want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 27 Setting mode Operation Setting mode Assigning separate MIDI messages to the up down ranges Here s how to assign separate MIDI messages to the up and down ranges of the Pitch Bend controller You can assign aftertouch velocity or a control change CC 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 5 to enter Pitch Bend assignment and choose UP DOWN as the Assignment Select setting Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to UP DOWN Select select the range of movement for which you want to make an assignment Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS SE JEE Use the main encoder to select whether you want to assign the up or down range of movement UP Make an assignment for the up range DOWN Make an assignment for the down range Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to Message Select select the MIDI message Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURSI Hy Ea VI Use the main encoder to select the MIDI message y
46. MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch ep A About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to MSB LSB Select select the MSB and LSB You can specify that either bank select MSB or LSB will vary when you hold down the SETTING key and turn the main encoder The other byte LSB or MSB will have a fixed value In this page you can choose which byte will have a fixed value Green Green octave SHIFT CURS 4 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR key and use the VALUE dial or pads to specify the value of the fixed Bank Select byte you chose The range is 0 127 DES You can also press the HEX LOCK key and enter the value in hexadecimal form Press the ENTER key The settings will be saved and you will return to Play mode Ag Ifyou want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 14 MESSAGE Message setting In the MESSAGE mode you can create MIDI messages and assign them to pads 9 through 16 These messages will be transmitted when you press the pads 9 through 16 in MESSAGE mode 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 14 Now you can make Message settings and the SETTING key and pad 14 will light The main display indicates Message Select
47. NTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode a If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 Operation Setting mode 7 VECTOR X Vector X assignment Here you can assign a MIDI message to the X axis of the vector joystick You can assign a control change CC message to the X axis of the vector joystick y 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 7 Now you can specify the Vector X assignment and the SETTING key and pad 7 will light The main display indicates Message Select select the MIDI message 2 Use the main encoder to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to the X axis of the vector joystick If you choose NoAssign press the ENTER key to apply the setting Step 6 CChg 000 127 Control Change A control change message will be assigned to the switch 3 Use the main encoder or pads to select the desired control change number in a range of 0 127 4 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS gt 31 Setting mode 32 Operation Setting mode 5 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the assigned
48. P 7 r OT sw DEE Key soueen E j DE Ja FAL DES root au MESC 3 ver op DE 5 IL Use the Scene mode to save your scenes p 55 Step 1 Press the SCENE key Step 2 Continue holding down the SCENE key and press pad 16 assigned to the WRITE function to enter the WRITE page In this example let s save your new scene in scene 2 Step 3 Press pad 2 or use the main encoder to select scene number 2 Step 4 After you have made your selection press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to the next page 11 Quick Start 12 Operation Quick Start EORG LC Tee Lock am OCTAVE SHIFT CURSO Lee LOCK OCTAVE SHIFT CURS The page in which you edit the scene name will appear Step 5 Input a scene name using the main encoder the pads or the encoders or sliders You can input a name of up to eight characters For details see Inputting a name p 22 Step 6 When you ve finished inputting the name press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR b gt key or the ENTER key to proceed to the next page Step 7 This page asks you for confirmation To save the scene press the ENTER key When the scene has been saved the main display will indicate Complete and you will return to Play mode If you decide to cancel mid way through the Save procedure press the EXIT key 5 Managing scene se
49. PChg amp BS Program Change amp Bank Select Program change with bank select will be assigned to the main encoder By holding down the SETTING key while you turn the main encoder you can select whether to edit the bank select MSB or LSB If you choose PChg amp BS press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Assigning Program Change and Bank Select Assigning Program Change and Bank Select 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS 4 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 5 Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 N Assigning Program Change and Bank Select If you chose Program Change and Bank Select proceed to MIDI Channel set the MIDI channel 1 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CuRs 2 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the
50. R ER ARE EER EE KA 19 Scene parameter eifreg ss EER EE EER EE RE ER ARE ERR RE RARR AR KA AE 19 Global parameter setiNgs ss ERA RARR ARE ER ER ER EER AR E AR ERA EE 19 1 ENCODRR Encoder assignment er E Assigning NRPN or RN ee Inputting A NaMe esnie Ek ER sd geed eg Ed nadanie Quick assign for control changes e 23 2 SLIDER Slider assigrumernt 2 cesses eee KEREN KEREN KEE ENEE ER ENEE KENE KN 24 B PAD 1 8 PAD 1 8 assigrument esse eee eee eee ENEE 24 4 PAD 9 16 PAD 9 16 assigrument e teen KENE eee eee E EE KN 26 5 Pitch Bend Pitch Bend ASSIGNMENT ss ENER KEREN RA EE KN 26 Assigning a single MIDI message to the full range Up dOWN EE 26 Assigning separate MIDI messages to the up down TANG OS TEE SEET EES 28 E Assigning aftertouch en 29 E Assigning velocity E 29 E Assigning a control change eie se seek se eek ek ee eke EG 30 6 MOD MOD Wheel assigrumernt sesse ENER KEREN AR ER ARE KN 30 7 VECTOR X Vector X assigrument sesse ENEE RE KAREE RARR KN 31 8 VECTOR Y Vector Y A SSIQGIIMNONID sesse ses KEREN KEE KENE KN 32 9 SW1 SM2 SW 1 SM2 assigrument esse ENER eee E EEN 32 Using the switches in one parameter mode e sesse eers 32 Using the switches in two parameter mode sesse 33 10 PEDAL Pedal assigrumernt oes eee ee cence eee erence ENEE ER ENEE ENER KN 35 E Assigning a control change esse eek se se eek se eek Se ge RR EG 36 11 FOOT SW Foot SW assigrument e esse EER RE
51. age you can turn the HEX LOCK key on lit red to see the contents of the MIDI message in hexadecimal If channel aftertouch is assigned If pitch bend is assigned hexadecimal display Pe MIDI message Value BEES MIDI message Value 15 Play mode 16 Operation Play mode Pitch Bend amp Mod Wheel controller settings e Assign a MIDI message to the Pitch Bend controller For details see Setting mode 5 Pitch Bend Pitch Bend assignment p 26 Assign a MIDI message to the Mod Wheel controller For details see Setting mode 6 MOD MOD Wheel assignment p 30 Specify the USB MIDI port on which MIDI messages will be transmitted For details see Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting p 44 5 Switches 1 and 2 The assigned MIDI message will be transmitted each time you press switch 1 or switch 2 For switches 1 and 2 you can use either a one parameter assignment mode Inc Dec type or a two parameter assignment mode the two switches will transmit independent messages The one parameter mode assigns a single MIDI message to both switches and lets you increment decrement the value in steps of one The two parameter mode lets you transmit a separate MIDI message from each switch Display When you operate switch 1 or 2 the contents of the message will appear in the main display E Depending on the assigned MIDI message you can turn the HEX LOCK key on lit red to se
52. and sliders Snapshot function This is useful when you want to transmit the MIDI messages assigned to the encoders and sliders so that they can be recorded at the beginning of a song on your sequencer or used as initial settings for your DAW etc ES The Snapshot function transmits the current values for all of the encoders and sliders at once 1 In Play mode set the encoders and sliders to the desired settings The sub displays indicate the value while you are operating the controller 2 Hold down the MESSAGE key and press pad 2 Pad 2 will briefly go dark and the encoder and slider values will be transmitted The main display will indicate SNAP Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode 3 NOTE OFF All Note Off message This transmits an All Note Off Bn 7B 00 message on all MIDI channels Hold down the MESSAGE key and press pad 3 Pad 3 will briefly go dark and an All Note Off message will be transmitted on all MIDI channels The main display will indicate NOTE OFF Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode 4 GM ON GM On message This transmits a GM System On PO 7E 7F 09 01 F7 message 1 Hold down the MESSAGE key and press pad 4 Pad 4 will briefly go dark and a GM System On message will be transmitted The main display will indicate GM ON Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode 5 STOP Stop message This transmits the r
53. ata specify the value of the transmitted message Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 3 Use the main encoder or the pads to specify the value of the message that will be transmitted The range is 0 127 4 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR PD key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the control change message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch 6 Press the ENTER key to apply the settings IT If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 N ProgChg Program Change message Use the main encoder or the pads to input the program number you want to transmit The range is 1 128 p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values ES You can also press the HEX LOCK key and input the value in hexadecimal form 2 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 3 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the program change message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch p 4 About the tr
54. be displayed IT If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode AA Never turn off the power while writing doing so may cause the internal data to be damaged 55 Scene mode Appendices Available MIDI messages MIDI Control Change messages Modulation MSB LSB Breath Controller MSB LSB undefined Foot Controller MSB LSB Portamento MSB LSB H Data Entry MSB LSB Available MIDI messages Channel Volume MSB LSB Balance MSB LSB undefined Pan MSB LSB Channel messages Expression MSB LSB Effect Control 1 MSB LSB Effect Control 2 MSB LSB General Purpose Controller 1 MSB LSB General Purpose Controller 2 MSB LSB General Purpose Controller 3 MSB LSB General Purpose Controller 4 MSB LSB ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee The KONTROL49 lets you transmit the following MIDI messages Note on Note off Polyphonic Key Pressure Control Change Mode Message Program Change Channel Aftertouch Pitch Bend Change n MIDI channel 0 F Hold 1 Damper Sustain Portamento Switch on off Sostenuto System Realtime messages Soft Pedal Legato Foot Switch Hold 2 Sound Controller 1 Sound Variation Sound Controller 2 Resonance Sound Controller 3 Release Time Sound Controller 4 Attack Time Sound Controller 5 Brightness Sound Controller 6 Decay Time Sound Controller 7 Vibrato Rate Sound Controller 8 Vibrato Depth Sound Controller 9
55. cal values 35 Setting mode Operation Setting mode Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode kh If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 N Assigning a control change If you chose CtrlChg for Message Select you ll need to use Control Change Select to select the control change and then proceed to MIDI Channel select the MIDI channel 1 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Control Change Select select the control change number Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 2 Use the main encoder or pads to select the desired control change number in a range of 0 127 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR PD key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 4 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI transmit channel The range is 1 16 ch Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode amp h If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 11 FOOT SW Foot SW assignment
56. ctor In KORG Native mode system exclusive messages will be received here MIDI OUT A connector MIDI data from the KONTROL49 s keyboard and other controllers is transmitted via this connector MIDI OUT B connector MIDI THRU Messages received via the KONTROL49 s MIDI IN connector are sent from the MIDI OUT B connector without change THRU When connected via USB MIDI IN connector Messages received here will be sent to the software application running on your computer using the USB MIDI IN port MIDI OUT A connector This connector transmits messages from all the KONTROL49 s controllers regardless of whether they are assigned to USB port A or USB port B MIDI OUT B connector MIDI messages generated by your software application via the USB MIDI OUT B port will be sent directly to the MIDI OUT B connector without change 16 GLOBAL Global setting Here you can make settings for the connected pedals the display backlight color and the pad illumination 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 16 The SETTING key and pad 16 will light now you can make Global settings The main display shows the item you are setting 2 Use the main encoder to select the item you want to set Polarity Polarity setting Specify the polarity of the damper pedal or pedal switch connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack PdiCalib Pedal Calibration Specify the effective range of the pedal connected to the rear
57. e display In this way sliders 1 8 or encoders 1 8 will edit the eight characters shown in the display However you ll need to use sliders 1 8 to input the name of a parameter assigned to an encoder Likewise you ll need to use encoders 1 8 to input the name of a parameter assigned to a slider Operation Setting mode Quick assign for control changes In Play mode there s a shortcut for assigning a new control change message to an encoder or slider if making a slider assignment This method is valid only for an encoder or slider which is already assigned to a control change message AA You cannot use this method for an encoder or slider to which you have assigned NRPN or RPN 1 In Play mode hold down the SETTING key and turn the desired encoder or slider if making a slider assignment to select a new control change message The sub display will show the new assignment for the encoder or slider Eed MIDI channel MIDI message type Control change number The new control change assignment will be updated when you release the SETTING key or operate a different controller If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key before you release the SETTING key ES The MIDI channel will still be set to the MIDI Channel specified in the Encoder assignment Slider assignment page AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving
58. e following things e Choose a scene from user memory e Select the scene and global MIDI channel e Save the scene parameter settings you made in Setting mode as a scene into user memory e Load the preset scenes into user memory restoring the factory settings e Transmit or receive dumps of internal scenes or global parameters See eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Quick Start 1 ming on the power Connect the KONTROL49 to your computer and turn on the power p 6 Making connections and turning the power on You will automatically enter Play mode The main display shows the name of the currently selected scene Start up the software that you want to operate from the KONTROL49 and make the appropriate USB and MIDI settings in your software For details on USB and MIDI settings refer to the owner s manuals for your software and computer 2 Selecting a scene You can assign parameters to the KONTROL49 s encoders sliders and other controllers in order to control your DAW or soft synthesizers just as you like These settings are collectively called a scene The KONTROL49 contains twelve preset scenes Refer to the scene list in the included CD ROM and select the most suitable scene for controlling your software The included CD ROM contains numerous scenes designed for specific software in addition to the twelve factory set internal scenes e As an example here s how to select scene 2
59. e last selected scene will be selected AA Be aware that if you have modified the settings of the currently selected scene re selecting that scene will revert to the unmodified settings amp Loading a scene merely changes the internal settings of the KONTROL49 it does not cause MIDI messages to be transmitted from the USB connector or MIDI connector amp Never turn off the power while changing scenes doing so may cause the internal data to be damaged 13 MIDI Channel Here you can select the MIDI channel for the currently selected scene and the global MIDI channel Normally the controllers of each scene will transmit messages on the MIDI channel that you specify for each controller in Setting mode the Any setting described below However you can use the settings in this page to specify a MIDI channel for the entire scene so that messages from all controllers will be transmitted on this MIDI channel regardless of the settings of the individual controllers 1 Hold down the SCENE key and press pad 13 Now you can make MIDI channel settings and the SCENE key and pad 13 will light and the ENTER key will blink The main display shows the current MIDI channel setting for the scene 2 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI transmit channel p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values Any Ch Any If you select Any Ch messages will be transmitted on the MIDI chann
60. e that lets you edit and manage scene data on your computer as well as template scene data for popular DAWS and software synthesizers Seamless integration of the KONTROL49 and the Editor Librarian software makes it easy to edit the template scenes or create your own original scenes Bus power is supported The KONTROL49 can be powered from the USB bus requiring no additional power Simply using a single USB cable to connect it to your computer will provide power and establish communication You can also power the KONTROL49 using the AC adapter Main features Introduction Parts and what they do eeeeeeeeeneeeeeoeoeoeeoeeeeeenoeoeoeneoeenee ee ee Parts and what they do Front panel Vector joystick You can assign separate control change messages to the up down and left right X and Y axes Switch 1 Switch 2 You can use these switches in either the one parameter Inc Dec type or two parameter SW x 2 mode e One parameter mode assigns a single control change or program change to both switches allowing the value to be increased or decreased by SW1 and SW2 e Two parameter mode lets you assign completely separate messages damper sostenuto soft pedal portamento or other control change to SW1 and SW2 Bend Mod Wheels You can assign MIDI messages to these wheels and use them to control a connected device or an application on your computer BEND can be assigned to pitch bend master balance aftertouch
61. e the contents of the MIDI message in hexadecimal If program change is assigned hexadecimal display If program change is assigned decimal display nel a a HI MIDI message Value MIDI message Value If a MIDI message has not been assigned NoAssign pressing switches 1 2 will not change the indication in the main display it will continue to show the scene name If you re using the two parameter assignment mode the switch will light when you press it to transmit a value of 127 Ep If you re using the one parameter assignment mode the value can be reset by pressing switch 1 and switch 2 simultaneously Switches 1 and 2 settings e Assign a MIDI message to switches 1 2 For details see Setting mode 9 SW1 SW2 SW1 SW2 assignment p 32 e Specify the USB MIDI port on which MIDI messages will be transmitted For details see Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting p 44 6 Pedal PEDAL jadd SWITCH jack The assigned MIDI message will be transmitted when you operate a foot controller or damper pedal connected to the PEDAL jack or SWITCH jack Operating the pedal will transmit a value in the range of 0 127 Operating the switch will transmit a value of either 0 or 127 Display When you operate a connected pedal the main display will show the contents of the message If control change is assigned If damper is assigned MIDI message Value MIDI message Value If no MIDI message is
62. ealtime message Stop FC 1 Hold down the MESSAGE key and press pad 5 Pad 5 will briefly go dark and the realtime message Stop will be transmitted The main display will indicate STOP Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode 6 START Start message This transmits the realtime message Start FA 1 Hold down the MESSAGE key and press pad 6 Pad 6 will briefly go dark and the realtime message Start will be transmitted The main display will indicate START AF Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode 7 CONTINUE Continue message This transmits the realtime message Continue FB 1 Hold down the MESSAGE key and press pad 7 Pad 7 will briefly go dark and the realtime message Continue will be transmitted The main display will indicate CONTINUE Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode Operation Message mode 8 TAP lap tempo message You can set the tempo of a sequencer etc by pressing pad 8 at regular intervals Hold down the MESSAGE key and press pad 8 two or more times at the desired tempo Pad 8 will briefly go dark and the main display will indicate the tempo to the first decimal place of the timing clock messages the KONTROL49 is transmitting Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode E If you hold down the EXIT key and press the MESSAGE key to select the Mode Lock state you can set the te
63. eee Message mode In Message mode you can transmit various types of MIDI messages Message mode is divided into sixteen pages Pads 1 8 will transmit preset MIDI messages Pads 9 16 will transmit the messages you create in the Setting mode 14 MESSAGE page In Play mode you can hold down the MESSAGE key and press a pad 1 16 to transmit the MIDI messages listed below While you hold down the MESSAGE key pads 1 8 will light red and pads 9 16 to which MIDI messages are assigned will light green Alternatively you can hold down the EXIT key and press the MESSAGE key the main display will indicate MesgPad and the KONTROL49 will wait for you to select a message From this state you can press a pad to transmit a message If you press a pad to transmit a message the KONTROL49 will remain in this state after the message is transmitted Mode Lock You can then press another pad to transmit another message To exit this state press the EXIT key Transmit All Note Off All Sound Off and Reset All Pad 1 Controller messages p 49 Panic message Transmit the values of the encoders and sliders Pad 2 p 50 Snapshot message Pad 3 All Note Off message Transmit an All Note Off message p 50 Pad 4 GM On message Transmit a GM System On message p 50 Pad 5 Stop message Transmit the realtime message Stop p 50 Transmit the realtime message Start p 51
64. el specified for each controller SanCh 01 16 Scene MIDI Channel MIDI messages from all controllers will be transmitted on the MIDI channel you select here a You can t use the pads to select the Any Ch setting A The scene MIDI channel is stored separately for each scene If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 Operation Scene mode 3 Use the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR sd P keys to move to Global MIDI Channel 4 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the global MIDI channel The range is 1 16 ch 5 Press the ENTER key The settings will be saved and you will return to Play mode B If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode A Never turn off the power while settings are being saved Doing so may destroy internal data 14 DUMP In the Dump page you can transfer data between the KONTROL49 and Editor Librarian software running on your computer You can transfer both scene parameters and global data 1 Hold down the SCENE key and press pad 14 You will enter the Dump page and the SCENE key and pad 14 will light 2 From the Editor Librarian software running on your computer transmit a MIDI Data Dump or a Dump Reguest to transfer data For details on how to transfer data to
65. en press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Control Change Select select the control change number Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS 2 Use the main encoder or pads to select the desired control change number in a range of 0 127 p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 4 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch ep A About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 37 Setting mode Operation Setting mode 5 7 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Pedal Type select the type of pedal operation Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder to select the type of pedal operation Momt Momentary The assigned MIDI message will be transmitted with a value of 127 when you press the pedal and with a value of 0 when you release the pedal Tgle Toggle The assigned MIDI message will alternately be transmitted with a value of 127 and a value of 0 each time you press the pedal Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a differe
66. encoder itself or the slider if making a slider assignment To make a setting for a different encoder or slider simply move that encoder or slider The display will show the setting for the encoder or slider you operated and the display backlight color will change accordingly ES You can press the HEX LOCK key and input hexadecimal values 5 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS G Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch ep A About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 7 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt to proceed to Name where you can specify a name for the encoder Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 8 Specify the desired name for the assignment In Play mode the name you specify is shown in the sub display For the procedure see Inputting a name p 22 9 Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode Ag Ifyou want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 Operation Setting mode N Assigning NRPN or RPN If you select NRPN or RPN in Message Select you need t
67. ese connectors for sending and receiving MIDI messages The MIDI connectors will function differently depending on whether your computer is connected to USB r ASSIGNABLE e oe of Power switch This switch powers on the KONTROL49 Set the switch to the appropriate position for the type of power connection you are using p 6 Making connections and turning the power on connector For details refer to About the KONTROL49 s MIDI connectors p 46 D Power supply connector Connect the included AC adapter here Use the AC adapter if you are using the MIDI connectors to control a connected device If you use a USB cable to connect the KONTROL49 to your computer power will be supplied from the computer USB bus power and the AC adapter will not be necessary kh Some computers may not be able to supply power via USB bus power In this case use a self powered USB hub that obtains power from an external supply or use the AC adapter Parts and what they do Introduction Making connections and tuming the power on Making connections and turning the power on MIDI amp AC adapter connection M Before you make connections you must turn off the power of all devices Failure to do so may damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions 1 Connect the AC adapter to the power connector of the KONTROL49 and plug the adaptor into an AC o
68. expression pedal connected to the rear panel PEDAL jack and specify the MIDI transmission channel You can assign master volume foot pedal portamento time volume pan expression or control change CC messages to the pedal Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 10 Now you can make pedal assignments and the SETTING key and pad 10 will light The main display indicates Message Select select the MIDI message 2 Use the main encoder to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to the switch If you choose NoAssign press the ENTER key blinking to apply the setting Step 5 MasirVol Master Volume Assign master Volume Master Volume messages PO 7F 7E 04 01 vv mm F7 device ID fixed at 7Fh will be transmitted In Play mode the main display will indicate MstV1 when you operate the pedal If you choose MastrVol press the ENTER key to apply the setting Step 5 FootPdl Foot Pedal Foot pedal CC 04 messages will be assigned to the pedal Fully advancing the pedal will transmit a value of 127 and fully returning it will transmit a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate FootP when you operate the pedal PortaTm Portamento Time Portamento CC 05 messages will be assigned to the pedal Operation Setting mode Fully advancing the pedal will transmit a value of 127 and fully returning it will transmit a value
69. g a control change Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 Operation Setting mode ES Switches 1 2 will increment or decrement the transmitted value in a range of 0 127 for control changes and in a range of 1 128 for program changes Using the switches in two parameter mode If you choose two parameter mode you can assign damper sostenuto soft pedal portamento or control change CC messages to the switches The assignable messages and procedure are the same for either switch 1 or switch 2 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 9 Now you can make SW1 SW2 assignments and the SETTING key and pad 9 will light The main display indicates Assignment Select select the assignment method In Assignment Select you can choose either one parameter assignment mode or two parameter assignment
70. ge between maximum and minimum 2 Move the connected pedal between maximum and minimum The range in which you moved the pedal will be shown as in the main display symbols 3 Dress the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key The main display will indicate Sure asking you whether you want to save the calibration setting Press the ENTER key to save the calibration setting 4 y 8 When the setting has been saved the main display will indicate Complete and you will return to Play mode Press the EXIT key and the scene name will appear EJ If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode AA If the calibration setting was not successful an indication of CalibErr will appear when you press the ENTER key Please try the procedure once again amp Never turn off the power while settings are being saved Doing so may destroy internal data 47 Setting mode Operation Setting mode N LCD Baddioht setting 1 When you choose the LCD Backlight setting the main display will indicate LCD Backlight setting select the display to set Use the main encoder to select the display for which you want to make backlight settings Encd Encoder Specify the backlight color of the sub displays when they are showing the encoders Sidr Slider Specify the backlight color of the sub displays when they are showing the sliders Main Specify the backlight color of the main dis
71. hannel on which note data is transmitted For details see Setting mode 12 KEYBOARD Keyboard setting p 38 You can transpose the keyboard in semitone steps For details see Setting mode 12 KEYBOARD Keyboard setting p 38 You can change the velocity curve For details see Setting mode 12 KEYBOARD Keyboard setting p 38 You can specify the USB MIDI port from which the note data is transmitted For details see Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting p 44 ees In Setting mode you can set both the Scene parameters the assignment of each controller etc and the Global parameters overall settings for the entire KONTROL49 Setting mode is divided into sixteen pages Hold down the SETTING key the main display shows MenuPad and press one of the pads listed below to move to the corresponding page of parameter settings If you hold down the EXIT key and press the SETTING key the main display will show MenuPad and the KONTROL49 will wait for you to press one of the pads to select a page Scene parameter settings Pad 1 through pad 15 access pages for setting Scene parameters After you edit these settings you will need to save them in Scene mode Pad 1 Encoder assignment Assign messages to encoders ep 20 Pad 2 Slider assignment Assign messages to sliders p 24 Pad 3 PAD 1 8 assignment Assign messages to pads 1
72. he MIDI channel 53 Trigger pad esse see eke eek ek Gee eke 1 2 4 14 TWwO patameter s sesse Ee pe ge dee 2 32 33 U UP lu EO EE 27 28 USB connection esse se se se see se ke ge Ge ke ge es 6 USB conNriECOT assesseer Reese Eg id 5 USBEMIDIE N GE ER EE bear Se Ee ge ed 45 USB MIDI Port setting sesse ee se se eek ee 44 User m moOries esse ee eg ged ed ge es 1 Userimessage ii EE a Ee Ee ee ees 51 vV Vector ovsttck ee 1 2 15 Vector X assignment ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 31 Vector Y assignment ee ese se eek ee ee ee 32 Velocity SE 2 27 28 29 31 60 Velocity Curve iese esse seek eke eek ek Se ee RR Ge ee 39 Velocity Geng sesse se KEET ERGER Ge DES Ge Ge es EES 25 Velocity Type so TE ese gee Ee 25 Volume EE EES EE ESE DERE EN casas 5 35 W WRITE EE 55 x E EE 31 Y Ke EE 32 A O Z ES OQO N Te IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage reguirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used If you have purchased this product via the internet through mail order and or via a telephone sale you jenuau S BUMO must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you reside WARNING Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty Please
73. his key to finalize a setting or value In Message mode press this key to transmit the specified MIDI message Encoders and siders You can assign a different MIDI message to each encoder and slider and use them to control connected devices soft synthesizers and DAW programs on your computer You can assign control change messages including RPN and NRPN to the encoders and sliders Parts and what they do Introduction Parts and what they do About the trigger pad functions The trigger pads are one of the most useful parts of the KONTROL49 They re used for many different important functions as described below Transnit MIDI messages In Play mode the MIDI message assigned in Setting mode will be transmitted each time you press a pad In Message mode you can hold down the MESSAGE key and press a pad to transmit a specified MIDI message Select the different KONTROLAS modes When you want to move from Play mode to another mode hold down the mode key of the desired mode and press a pad to enter that mode or to transmit a MIDI message About the pad numbers The pad numbers printed in this owner s manual e g pad 1 correspond to the KONTROL49 s pads as follows ENCODER PANIC 2 SNAP JEM PADI 8 NOTE OFTEN PAD9 16 GM ONEN MOD VECTOR X CONTINUE VECTOR Y TAP BI SWI 2 MESGTIED PEDALIMESGAII FOOT SW Ref KEY BOARD MESG TE Aa en aK fmn T i o MAIN ENC
74. igger pad functions Input numerical values 4 Press the ENTER key to apply the settings B If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode hs If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 N BankSel Bank Select message Use the main encoder or the pads to input the MSB value you want to transmit The range is 0 127 p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 2 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key to move to LSB specify the LSB value Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS 3 Use the main encoder or the pads to input the LSB value you want to transmit The range is 0 127 4 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Operation Setting mode 5 Use the main encoder or the pads to specify the MIDI channel on which the bank select message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch 6 Press the ENTER key to apply the settings BS If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be disca
75. memory p 52 Pad 13 MIDI Channel Specify the MIDI channel p 53 Pad 14 Dump Save load scenes to from a computer ep 53 Pad 15 Preload Load the preset scenes p 54 Pad 16 Write Save a scene into internal memory p 55 About the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR keys ENTER key and EXIT key On the 13 MIDI Channel 15 PRELOAD and 16 WRITE pages you can use the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR sd P keys as cursor keys to move between parameters When you press the SCENE key and a pad to enter one of these pages the key s for the direction s in which you can move will light green You cannot move in a direction in which the key is dark or lit red RED GREEN You can move toward the right to another parameter OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR GREEN RED You can move toward the left to another parameter OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR When you come to the last parameter in a page the ENTER key will blink Press the ENTER key to execute the Load or Write operation and return to Play mode If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key L 12 Select Scene Here s how to select one of the scenes stored in the KONTROL49 s internal memory Hold down the SCENE key and press the pad of the scene number you want to use 1 12 The pad will blink and the main display will show the name of the selected scene Release the SCENE key to return to Play mode ES When you turn on the power th
76. message e eek eek Re ee RR ER ee 56 Channel Mode message esse esse see ee ee 57 Continue message eek ek ee ee Re 51 Contrast adjustment knob ue 5 Control Change sesse sees 2 31 35 37 41 Control Change message esse ese ee ee 42 D RE E 5 34 36 Data dumpiiss sesse Regs sede keer sees seg ke 58 Dedicated Gott 46 Be EEUE N N 27 28 IEN IR 53 E Editor Librarian software 0 000000 1 53 58 Encoder EE GE ee ee 1 3 13 Encoder assignment en 20 ENTER k y ip 3 19 52 EXTE key issin 3 19 52 EXPLreSSlOM RE eaii 5 35 F Foot Pedal ti EE ce ee ies 5 35 Foot SW assienment ese eek ee ee eke eke 36 Free message sere Ed td een 41 43 G Global MIDI Channel 53 Global parameter esse seek ee see eek ee ek Ge 19 Global setting euer ees EE seg GE ek Ge oen 46 GM On message 50 GM System Om 50 H HEX LOCK key En 3 I Input decimal values ees ese se eek se eek ek ee ee 4 Input hexadecimal values iese ees eek se ee 4 Input numerical values esse se eek see eek se ee 4 Inputting a name cece 22 inputting texts EE Ee ee 22 K Keyboard RR N 2 18 Keyboard setting ese eke se se eek SR eek Re 38 L LCD Backlight ege 48 LCD Backlit setting ee 47 TSB EE 43 LSB EE 57 M Main displan AR 2 Main encoder esse ee ee ee Re ee 2 17 Main Encoder aseitenment ees ees sesse sees 40 Master Balance 2 27 Master Volume 5 35 MESSAGE key e 3 49 Message mode ese eek eek Re eek EG 8 49 Message setting
77. mode 13 MAIN ENC Main Encoder assignment p 40 e Specify the USB MIDI port on which MIDI messages will be transmitted For details see Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting p 44 B By using Message mode 8 Tap you can set the desired tempo by tapping pad 8 at the corresponding interval For details see Message mode 8 TAP Tap tempo message resp DI 17 Play mode Operation Play mode 8 Keyboard When you play notes on the keyboard note messages are transmitted on the keyboard s MIDI channel p 38 Octave setting You can use the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR lt P keys to shift the pitch of the keyboard in steps of an octave If you want to return to the 0 normal setting press the lt 4 and gt keys simultaneously Each time you press the key the pitch will shift upward one octave The color of the gt key indicates the current setting Unlit 0 octaves Green 1 octave Orange 2 octaves Red 3 octaves 2 Each time you press the 4 key the pitch will shift downward one octave The color of the lt 4 key indicates the current setting Unlit 0 octaves Green 1 octave Orange 2 octaves Red 3 octaves Pitch range adjusted by the Octave Shift keys oe A A AAN 2 Octave zo Octave 3 Octave 1 Keyboard related settings You can specify the MIDI c
78. mpo simply by pressing pad 8 without having to hold down the MESSAGE key 9 16 USER MESG 1 8 User message Here s how to transmit the messages you created in the Setting mode 14 MESSAGE page 1 Hold down the MESSAGE key and press a pad 9 16 The pad you pressed will briefly light orange and the message you assigned will be transmitted The main display will show MESSAGE number where the number is 1 8 corresponding to pads 9 16 Release the MESSAGE key to return to Play mode 51 Message mode 52 Operation Scene mode N REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE In Scene mode you can select and save scenes load preset scenes and transmit and receive data dumps of individual scenes or scene sets to and from a computer Scene mode is divided into five pages You can hold down the SCENE key and press a pad 1 16 to select the scenes listed below or to move to a function page such as for saving a scene While you hold down the SCENE key the pad of the currently selected scene will blink Then press one of the following pads to select a scene or enter a page for saving a scene etc Alternatively you can hold down the EXIT key and press the SCENE key the main display will indicate ScenePad and the KONTROL49 will wait for you to select a page Mode Lock Now you can press a pad to select a page Pad No Page Pad 1 12 Select Scene Select a scene from internal
79. n Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 10 Vse the main encoder to specify the type of operation that occurs when you press the pad Mont Momentary If a control change is assigned to the pad pressing the pad will transmit the assigned control change message with a value of 127 and releasing it will transmit a value of 0 If a note message is assigned to the pad pressing the pad will transmit a note on and releasing it will transmit a note off Tgle Toggle If a control change is assigned to the pad the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted alternately with a value of 127 and a value of 0 each time you press the pad If a note message is assigned to the pad a note on message and a note off message will be transmitted alternately each time you press the pad Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key to proceed to Velocity Type select the type of velocity 12 Use the main encoder to select the velocity type VelSens Velocity Sens The transmitted velocity value will depend on how strongly you strike the pad If you choose VelSens press the ENTER key blinking to save the setting 25 Setting mode 26 Operation Setting mode Constant The fixed velocity value you specify will be transmitted when you strike the pad 13 Hf you set Velocity Type to Constant press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Constant the velocity value setting and use the main encoder t
80. n lit red to see the contents of the MIDI message in hexadecimal When the vector joystick is operated If a control change is assigned a value in the range of 0 127 is displayed If control change is assigned EE BE ooo uA Value of X directions Value of Y directions If no MIDI message is assigned NoAssign the main display will not change even if you operate the vector joystick Instead the display will continue to show the scene name Operation Play mode Vector joystidk related settings e You can assign a MIDI message to the left right direction of the vector joystick For details see Setting mode 7 VECTOR X Vector X assignment p 31 e You can assign a MIDI message to the up down direction of the vector joystick For details see Setting mode 8 VECTOR Y Vector Y assignment p 32 e You can specify the USB MIDI port from which the assigned MIDI message is transmitted For details see Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting p 44 4 Pitch Bend Mod Wheel When you operate these controllers the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted Bend can be assigned either to transmit the same parameter for the entire upward and downward range or to transmit separate parameters for the upward and downward ranges Display When you operate the Pitch Bend or Mod Wheel controllers the contents of the message will appear in the main display Es Depending on the assigned MIDI mess
81. n this state when you operate the main encoder pads vector joystick pitch bend amp mod wheels switch 1 2 or pedal the main display will show the MIDI message assigned to that controller and its value Using the controllers The sub displays will show the name assigned to each encoder When you operate an encoder or slider the sub display will show the values of both controllers When a certain interval of time elapses after you operate the controller the display will switch to the name that is assigned to the last operated controller If controller is operated Value display The name you set is displayed If fixed time passes ES Normally each sub display will show either the encoder name or the slider name You can only see one name at a time however If you want to check the name that is not currently displayed press the ENTER key You can change the backlight color of main display and sub displays 8 8 play play p 46 Setting mode 16 GLOBAL Global setting Operation Play mode Using the controllers In Play mode you can use seven types of controllers 1 Encoders and sliders These controllers transmit the assigned message each time you operate them Display When you operate an encoder or slider its sub display shows the current value When you turn on the power the names assigned to the encoders are displayed If no MIDI message has been assigned the display indicates NoAssign
82. ndicates MenuPad and the KONTROL49 waits for you to press one of the sixteen pads Step 2 Continue holding down the SETTING key and press pad 1 which is marked as ENCODER p 20 The main display will indicate Encodr 1 Quick Start Operation Quick Start Encodredti TD SE Lock ere OCTAVE e Step 3 Release the SETTING key The OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR Tal key will light red and the gt key will light green Red indicates that there are no further pages in that direction and green indicates that further pages exist in that direction Step 4 Use the main encoder to select the number of the encoder you want to assign Since we re making an assignment for encoder 1 make sure that the main display indicates Encodr 1 Step 5 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key You will move to the MIDI message select page p 20 The main display will show the MIDI message that is currently assigned to encoder 1 Step 6 Use the main encoder or the pads to select control change number 10 p 20 The contents of the sub display above encoder 1 will also change E Alternatively you can use the pads to input the control change number Popp PANIC aa TE SNAP AEI NOTE OFF Ka AF GM ON el Cca EE TEE or s PAEO Foc Step 7 Next press the OCTAVE SE Lock on OCTAVE SHIFT CURS SE Lock am OCTAVE SHI
83. nds for that matter The pads aren t limited to sending notes though you can also use them to send MIDI control change messages for remote control of your software s Play Stop Rec transport or virtually anything else The pads can also be used for switching between KONTROL49 setups called scenes Wheels switches and more The pitch bend wheel modulation wheel two assignable switches plus two assignable pedal jacks increase the amount of control available Introduction Main features Thank you for purchasing the Korg MIDI Studio Controller KONTROL49 To ensure long trouble free operation please read this manual carefully Vector joystidk You can assign different MIDI controllers to the X axis and Y axis and use them to intuitively control two parameters on the WAVESTATION software synthesizer or on an effect processor etc Easy parameter assignments The displays provide plenty of information making it easy to assign MIDI messages to each controller Twelve user memories You can set up the KONTROL49 s controllers to match your soft synthesizer or DAW and save these settings in memory as one of twelve scenes Using the trigger pads you can switch instantly between saved scenes The KONTROL49 also contains pre loaded scenes suitable for controlling popular sequencer software and soft synthesizers Induded editor software and template sheet data The KONTROL49 comes with Editor Librarian softwar
84. ngs e You can assign a MIDI message to an encoder For details see Setting mode 1 ENCODER Encoder assignment p 20 e You can assign a MIDI message to a slider For details see Setting mode 2 SLIDER Slider assignment p 24 e You can specify the USB MIDI port from which the assigned MIDI message is transmitted For details see Setting mode 15 USB MIDI PORT USB MIDI Port setting p 44 2 Trigger pads When you press a pad it will transmit the assigned note data or control change Pads to which note data is assigned will also transmit velocity Setting mode 3 PAD 1 8 PAD 1 8 assignment p 24 or Setting mode 4 PAD 9 16 PAD 9 16 assignment p 26 Pads to which a control change is assigned will transmit a value of either 0 or 127 Display If note data is assigned When you press a pad the main display will show the transmitted note number and velocity value HEX LOCK key Off decimal display HEX LOCK key On hexadecimal display cl Note number Velocity i Note number Velocity If note data is assigned the pad will light red once when the message is transmitted If a control change is assigned When you press a pad the main display will show the contents of the transmitted control change message HEX LOCK key Off decimal display HEX LOCK key On hexadecimal display EE N EE MIDI message Value MIDI message Value If a control change is assigned
85. nt scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 12 KEYBOARD Keyboard setting Here you can specify the MIDI channel transposition and velocity curve for the note messages that are transmitted when you play the keyboard The velocity value of the note message transmitted when you strike a key can be adjusted by a velocity curve or can be a fixed value You can choose one of eight velocity curves or a fixed velocity value 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 12 Now you can make Keyboard settings and the SETTING key and pad 12 will light The main sensitivity indicates MIDI Channel MIDI channel setting 2 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch ep A About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Transpose transpose setting The transpose setting lets you shift the pitch of the keyboard in semitone steps Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS 4 Use the main encoder or the pads to set the keyboard transpose setting The range is 24 24 2 octaves p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Velocity Type velocity type setting Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS gt
86. ntroller and select the MIDI channel on which the messages will be transmitted You can assign aftertouch velocity or control change CC messages to the Mod Wheel controller 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 6 Now you can specify the Mod Wheel assignment and the SETTING key and pad 6 will light The main display indicates Assignment Select select the assignment 5 Use the main encoder to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to the Mod Wheel controller If you select NoAssign press the ENTER key to apply the setting Step 5 A Touch AfterTouch Assign keyboard aftertouch If you choose A Touch continue by selecting the type of aftertouch p 29 Assigning aftertouch Velocity Assign keyboard or pad velocity If you choose Velocity continue by selecting the velocity type p 29 Assigning velocity CtriChg Control Change A control change message will be assigned to the switch If you selected CtrlChg select the control change number p 30 Assigning a control change Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values Press the E
87. o set the MSB LSB and MIDI Channel for the message RPN Registered Parameter Number is a type of message used to make settings that are not limited to devices made by a single manufacturer Messages of this type include RPN Fine Tune MSB 00 LSB 01 RPN Coarse Tune MSB 00 LSB 02 and RPN Pitch Bend Range MSB 00 LSB 00 NRPN Non Registered Parameter Number is a type of message that can be freely used by instrument manufacturers and devices 1 m Message Select select NRPN or RPN You can select these by turning the main encoder toward the right following CChg 127 2 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P to proceed to MSB Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 3 Use the main encoder or the pads to input the MSB value The range is 0 127 MSB stands for Most Significant Byte 4 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR key to proceed to LSB Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 21 Setting mode 22 Operation Setting mode 5 Use the main encoder or the pads to input the LSB value The range is 0 127 G Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS 7 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values
88. o specify the desired velocity value in a range of 1 127 Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS E This constant velocity setting applies to all pads 1 8 and 9 16 14 Press the ENTER key The settings will be updated and you will return to Play mode In Play mode pads to which a control change is assigned will light green and pads to which a note message is assigned or for which NoAssign is selected will be dark amp If you want to keep the new assignments you must save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be lost p 55 Scene mode 16 WRITE 4 PAD 9 16 PAD 9 16 assignment PAD 9 16 assignment lets you assign MIDI messages to pads 9 through 16 and specify the channels on which these messages will be transmitted 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 4 Now you can make pad 9 16 assignments The SETTING key and pads 9 through 16 will light or blink The main display indicates PAD 09 select the pad to assign The assignments that can be made for pads 9 16 and the procedure are the same as for PAD 1 8 For details see PAD 1 8 assignment p 24 5 Pitch Bend Pitch Bend assignment Here you can assign the MIDI messages that will be transmitted when you move the Pitch Bend controller up or down and specify the MIDI channel on which these messages are transmitted If desired you can assign separate MIDI me
89. of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate PTime when you operate the pedal Volume Volume Volume CC 07 messages will be assigned to the pedal Fully advancing the pedal will transmit a value of 127 and fully returning it will transmit a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate Volum when you operate the pedal Pan Panpot Panpot CC 10 messages will be assigned to the pedal Fully advancing the pedal will transmit a value of 127 and fully returning it will transmit a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate Pan when you operate the pedal Express Expression Expression CC 11 messages will be assigned to the pedal Fully advancing the pedal will transmit a value of 127 and fully returning it will transmit a value of 0 In Play mode the main display will indicate Exprs when you operate the pedal CtriChg Control Change A control change message will be assigned to the pedal If you choose CtrlChg press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to Control Change Select p 36 Assigning a control change Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR PD key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch ep A About the trigger pad functions Input numeri
90. ou want to assign NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to the range you are specifying If you choose NoAssign continue by pressing the ENTER key to apply the setting Step 8 A Touch AfterTouch Assign keyboard aftertouch If you choose A Touch continue by selecting the type of aftertouch p 29 Assigning aftertouch Velocity Assign keyboard or pad velocity If you choose Velocity continue by selecting the velocity type p 29 Assigning velocity CtriChg Control Change A control change message will be assigned to the switch If you selected CtrlChg select the control change number p 30 Assigning a control change Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 8 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR lt 4 key to return to UP DOWN Select and make settings for the other range of Pitch Bend controller movement Steps 3 7 9 Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode AA If you want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded
91. play Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Backlig Select select the backlight color Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder to select the backlight color Off Backlight off Red red Grn green Org orange 6 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR Tal key to return to Display Select and make settings for another display in the same way When you have finished making settings for each display press the ENTER key The settings will be saved and you will return to Play mode BS If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode M Never turn off the power while settings are being saved Doing so may destroy internal data N Pad Illumination setting 1 3 When you choose the Pad Illumination setting the main display will indicate Padblink setting make settings for pad illumination Use the main encoder to specify whether a pad will light briefly one shot or not change when you play a pad in Play mode BlinkOff The illumination will not change The pad will remain dark or lit green BlinkOn The pad will briefly light or go dark Press the ENTER key The settings will be saved and you will return to Play mode EJ If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode amp Never turn off the power while settings are being saved Doing so may destroy internal data G eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
92. port in your MIDI software to receive input from external MIDI gear such as other synthesizers external sequencers and so on Ports A and B MIDI messages from the KONTROL49 s keyboard sliders encoders and other controllers will be sent via these ports The settings in the USB MIDI Port setting page determine which port is used by each group of controllers You may find it convenient to use port A for the keyboard and port B for the encoders sliders and other controllers If you want to control your computer application from the KONTROL49 select one of these ports as the application s remote control MIDI input port Installation Guide p 11 Input Settings for Applications MIDI OUT devices MIDI OUT B port MIDI messages sent by your software will be sent directly to the KONTROL49 s MIDI OUT B connector without change Select this port as the MIDI output port in your application if you want to use the KONTROL49 as a USB MIDI interface to transmit MIDI messages from your computer application to an external device Dedicated port CTRL This is only used to transmit receive data dumps in the native mode For details see Appendices About native Korg mode p 58 About the KONTROLA9 s MIDI connectors When not connected via USB MIDI IN connector MIDI messages received here will be passed through to the KONTROL49 s MIDI OUT B connector The KONTROL49 may also receive scene change commands using this conne
93. power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 N Assigning velocity If you chose Velocity for Message Select use Velocity Type to specify the velocity type and then apply the setting Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR Tel key to move to Velocity Type select the velocity type Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 2 Use the main encoder to select the type of velocity This setting takes priority over the velocity related settings you make in PAD 1 8 PAD9 16 and Keyboard Setting In Play mode the position of the Pitch Bend or Mod Wheel controller will determine the velocity values that are transmitted If the controller specifies a velocity value of 0 the display will indicate KbdOnVel or PadOnVel and the velocity produced by the keyboard or pad will be transmitted Setting mode Operation Setting mode KED Keyboard The controller will specify the keyboard velocity In Play mode the main display will indicate KyVel when you operate the Pitch Bend or Mod Wheel controller PAD Pad The controller will specify the pad velocity In this case the velocity values being controlled by the Pitch Bend or Mod Wheel controller are for the note messages transmitted on the MIDI channel specified for the pads In Play mode the main display will indicate PdVel when you operate the Pitch Bend
94. r pad section This is a convenient way to remember what is assigned to each of the sixteen trigger pads Owners manual MIDI Implementation chart Installation Guide Software license agreement Introduction ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Main features The KONTROL49 is a MIDI controller that provides all the controllers you need for computer based music production and performance Equipped with a velocity sensing four octave keyboard eight encoders eight sliders vector joystick two switches pitch and mod wheels plus sixteen trigger pads the KONTROL49 allows you to freely control your software synthesizers and DAW Digital Audio Workstation as well as external MIDI sound modules and other musical equipment In addition the KONTROL49 is perfect for live performance allowing you to send program changes and other MIDI messages with a single touch and play on the keyboard and trigger pads in realtime Eight encoders and eight sliders with sub displays You can assign MIDI control change messages including NRPN or RPN to the eight encoders and sliders The encoders and sliders have sub displays that indicate the parameter name and value and you can even specify the display backlight color to distinguish between different control assignments 7 Sixteen velodity sensitive rigger pads You can use the velocity sensitive pads for playing and programming drums or any other sou
95. rded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 N Free Mesg Free message You can create and send your own MIDI messages As an example here s how to specify two messages All Note Off B0 7B 00 and Master Volume Off set the Master Volume to zero FO 7E 7E 04 01 00 00 F7 Use the main encoder or the pads to specify the length number of 1 P pecuy 8 bytes for the message you want to transmit The range is 1 32 bytes In our example the two messages total eleven bytes so specify 11 here p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values 2 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to specifying the message s Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Setting mode Operation Setting mode 3 Use the main encoder or the pads to input BO and press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to the next value you want to input At this time the HEX LOCK key will automatically light E Input using the pads will automatically be in hexadecimal form EJ When you have input the number of bytes you specified in step 1 the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key will light red 4 When you ve finished inputting the All Note Off message continue using the main encoder or pads and the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to input FO 7E 7E and the rest of your message 5 After you ve input the final 00 press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to input F7
96. rs Parameters are enclosed in double quotation marks un Kan symbols These symbols respectively indicate a point of caution and a note of advice About the example displays Parameter values etc in the sample displays printed in this manual are only examples they will not necessarily match the displays on your KONTROL49 Table of Contents Contents of the package ek ER KEREN ENKER ERR ERR KEE KENNEN ek vi od ad rg eee 9 1 Tuming on the DOMe esse ENKER ENEE ER EER KENE KEE ENEE KEREN KEE E ARE 9 Ta viere E Te EEN L 2 Seleding a SOENE TTT 9 3 Making controller assigruments ENEE NEE ENEE KEN ER ARE RARR ARE AE 9 Main ER 1 4 SAVING a SCENE TER 11 Parts and whatthey cho ene sees ERR EEN KEE KENE EEN ER KEE 2 5 Managing soene sets on VOR CN e ENNER 12 Front EE IE AE 2 Aay mode EE 13 About the trigger pad functions iese eers eek se se eek SR ge ee ee ee 4 Using the controllers ee ENEE KER ENKER ENER KEREN E KEE ENEE KEREN KEE ERA 13 E eneen Ee 1 Encoders and sliderg sesse sesse see ee ee RR Re Re ee ee 13 Making ti andi ing the ES e 2 Trigger pads Eeer 14 3 Ee 15 MEN GEAG EES se 4 Pitch Bend Mod Wheel seggt 15 USB OOrWIECHOF sees aan EEN WEE ERG ARE OE LERE WEE EE EA DEEG GEE ERA KEES SEE Ee 6 5 Switches 1 and 3 16 6 Pedal PEDAL jack SWITCH acht 16 7 Main encoder i iese ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee ee Re ee 17 8 Keyboard ER cin wien wrienideteaaiet 18 Seting rock ek ER EE KERR ER ER ER KEREN EE ER
97. splay will indicate Soft when you operate the switch Portmnt Portamentp Portamento CC 65 messages will be assigned to the switch Pressing the switch transmits a value of 127 and releasing it transmits a value of 0 9 In Play mode the main display will indicate Porta when you operate the switch CtriChg Control Change A control change message will be assigned to the switch If you choose CtrlChg press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR P key to proceed to Control Change Select p 37 Assigning a control change Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green octave SHIFT cURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MIDI message will be transmitted The range is 1 16 ch p 4 About the trigger pad functions Input numerical values Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR Tal key to return to SW1 SW2 Select and make settings in the same way for the other switch Steps 4 7 Press the ENTER key The setting will be updated and you will return to Play mode Ag Ifyou want to keep the changes you ve made save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 10 PEDAL Pedal assignment Here you can assign a MIDI message to a foot controller or
98. ssages to the upward and downward ranges of movement Assigning a single MIDI message to the full range up down Here s how to assign a single MIDI message to be transmitted by the full range up and down of the Pitch Bend controller You can assign pitch bend master balance aftertouch velocity or a control change CC Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 5 Now you can specify the Pitch Bend assignment The SETTING key and pad 5 will light The main display indicates Assignment Select Assignment Select is where you choose whether the full range of movement up and down will transmit a single MIDI message or whether upward and downward movement will transmit separate MIDI messages 2 Use the main encoder to specify the Pitch Bend assignment selection For this example choose UP DOWN UP DOWN Assign a single MIDI message to the full range of movement up and down UP DOWN Assign separate MIDI messages to the upward and downward ranges of movement p 28 Assigning separate MIDI messages to the up down ranges Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to Message Select select the MIDI message Red Green octave SHIFT cURS Use the main encoder to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to up down movement of the Pitch Bend controller If you choose NoAssign continue by pressing the ENTER key to apply
99. switches 1 and 2 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 9 The SETTING key and pad 9 will light now you can make SW1 SW2 assignments The main display indicates Assignment Select select the assignment method In Assignment Select you can choose either one parameter assignment mode or two parameter assignment mode 2 Use the main encoder to select the assignment mode for switches 1 and 2 Here we will select INC DEC INC DEC One paraneter mode Assign a single MIDI message to switches 1 and 2 SW1 SW2 wo parameter mode Assign separate MIDI messages to switch 1 and switch 2 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to Message Select select the MIDI message Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS 4 Use the main encoder to select the type of MIDI message NoAssign No MIDI message will be assigned to switches 1 and 2 If you choose NoAssign press the ENTER key blinking to apply the setting Step 8 8 CtriChg Control Change A control change message will be assigned to the switch ProgChg Program Change Program change messages will be assigned to switches 1 2 If you choose ProgChg press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to MIDI Channel MIDI channel setting Step 6 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to Control Change Select select the control change number Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS When assignin
100. the setting Step 7 PitchBnd Pitch Bend Assign pitch bend If you choose PitchBnd continue by pressing the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to move to MIDI Channel MIDI channel setting Step 5 In Play mode when you operate the Pitch Bend controller the main display indicates PBend MastrBal Master Balance Assign master balance Master Balance messages FO 7E 7E 04 02 vv mm F7 device ID fixed at 7Fh will be transmitted If you choose MastrBal continue by pressing the ENTER key to apply the setting Step 7 In Play mode when you operate the Pitch Bend controller the main display indicates MstBl Operation Setting mode A Touch AfterTouch Assign keyboard aftertouch If you choose A Touch continue by selecting the type of aftertouch p 29 Assigning aftertouch Velocity Assign keyboard or pad velocity If you choose Velocity continue by selecting the velocity type p 29 Assigning velocity AA If you assign Velocity settings such as Key Curve are ignored 7 CtriChg Control Change A control change message will be assigned to the switch If you selected CtrlChg select the control change number resp 20 Assigning a control change Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR PD key to proceed to MIDI Channel specify the MIDI channel Green Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the
101. tion on the MIDI exclusive format About native Korg mode In addition to its functionality as a general purpose controller the KONTROL49 also has a native mode In this native mode the KONTROL49 can be used as a controller for software that specifically supports this mode amp The settings of Setting mode will be ignored If you want to keep your settings save them before entering native mode note The concept of modes such as Play Setting Message and Scene are not used ES Native mode also supports transmission and reception via the MIDI connectors BS The USB port settings will also change in native mode Operation in native mode m software that supports the Korg KONTROL49 native mode select the native mode The display will show a message to indicate that you have entered native mode 2 Operate the controllers as in normal mode The function of keys other than OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR lt gt and the assignments of the various controllers will depend on the set tings of your computer software The OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR lt gt keys will function as octave shift keys and the octave setting will be reset when you enter native mode In native mode the USB ports will transmit the following messages Port A Proprietary messages for the keys and controllers Port B Note messages and pitch bend messages 3 To exit native mode you can either make settings on your connected software that supports nati
102. to the computer application via port B See About the KONTROL49 and the driver ports below Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR Tal key to return to Controller Select and specify the transmission port for other controllers Steps 2 4 When you have finished making settings for each controller press the ENTER key The settings will be updated and you will return to Play mode IT If you want to keep the new settings you must save them in Scene mode If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving your new settings will be lost p 55 Scene mode 16 WRITE IT The port settings are saved independently for each scene About the KONTROL49 and the driver ports The KONTROL49 s USB MIDI connection communicates with the computer using 3 input ports and 2 output ports as described below The driver of the application on a computer KONTROL49 MIDI IN device MIDI IN Port MIDI IN Port A PORT A Keyboard Pad Encoder Slider Bend Wheel Vector joystick Switch1 Switch2 Pedal Foot switch Port B PORT B MIDI OUT device MIDI OUT B Port MIDI OUT gt Dedicated Port CTRL Transmitting receiving data dumps in native mode Setting mode Operation Setting mode MIDI IN devices MIDI IN Port MIDI messages received by the KONTROL49 s MIDI IN connector are sent to the computer via this port If you are using the KONTROL49 as a USB MIDI interface select this
103. ts on your computer Using the included Editor Librarian software the twelve scenes stored in the KONTROL49 can be saved on your computer as a set for editing and data management Data transfer to and from the Editor Librarian software is performed in the Scene mode DUMP page 1 p 53 Step 1 Press the SCENE key The main display indicates ScenePd Step 2 Continue holding down the SCENE key and press pad 14 assigned to the DUMP function You will enter the DUMP page EE SNAP OOIE NOTE or 7 El GM ONES P E Ge L L se amp Vectox REMI vector Y ZENS PEDAL MEATO OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR Start up the KONTROL49 Editor Librarian software and press the Receive button to load the scene set from the KONTROL49 s memory Then press the Save button to name the scene set and save it as a file A file you create in this way can be loaded into the KONTROL49 whenever needed For details on using the Editor Librarian software refer to Editor Librarian software manual on the included CD ROM Play mode In Play mode you can use the KONTROL49 to control connected MIDI equipment or soft synthesizers and DAW software on your computer When you power on the KONTROL49 it will always start up in Play mode The main display will show the current scene name Normally it will start up with the scene that was last selected when you turned off the power I
104. u will return to Play mode If you press the EXIT key the scene name will be displayed EJ If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key to return to Play mode he Never turn off the power while loading data doing so may cause the internal data to be damaged 16 WRITE Here you can save the current controller assignments as a scene You can save twelve different scenes in the KONTROL49 s internal memory Hold down the SCENE key and press pad 16 You will enter the WRITE page and the SCENE key will light The main display will show the current scene number and the corresponding pad will blink Use the main encoder or the pads to select the writing destination N 3 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR PD key to proceed to Name select a name for the scene Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT CURS Ee CEE 4 Specify the desired name for the assignment In Play mode the name you specify is shown in the main display For the procedure refer to Inputting a name ep 22 5 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key or the ENTER key The main display will ask Sure Are you sure you want to write Operation Scene mode 6 Press the ENTER key to execute the Write operation When writing is completed the main display will indicate Complete and you will return to Play mode The scene you wrote will be selected If you press the EXIT key the scene name will
105. ub display indicates the MIDI message assigned to the corresponding encoder and the MIDI transmit channel MIDI channel MIDI message type Control change number IT The selectable parameters or values will blink in the main display BS If you want to check the MIDI messages assigned to an encoder or slider enter Setting mode and check the sub displays Use the main encoder to choose the encoder to which you want to assign a MIDI message Alternatively you can select the desired encoder simply by turning it directly OS 20 EJ If SW1 and 2 are both lit you can also use these to select an encoder to 3 assign Press the OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR gt key to proceed to Message Select select the MIDI message Red Green OCTAVE SHIFT cURS Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI message you want to assign NoAsgn No Assign No MIDI message is assigned to the selected encoder If you select NoAsgn press the ENTER key blinking to update the setting Step 9 CC 000 127 Control Change Assigns the selected control change message p 56 Available MIDI messages NRPN RPN Assigns an NRPN or RPN to the encoder If you select NRPN or RPN you will need to specify the MSB and LSB for the controller For details see Setting mode Assigning NRPN or RPN p 21 ES Control change NRPN or RPN and MIDI channel values can also be set by directly operating the
106. ursor keys to move between parameters When you hold down the SETTING key and press a pad to enter a page in this mode the key s will light green to indicate the direction s in which you can move You cannot move in a direction whose key is dark or lit red You can return to the beginning of the selected page by holding down the gt key and pressing the lt a key RED GREEN You can move toward the right to another parameter OCTAVE SHIFT CURSOR GREEN RED You can move toward the left to another parameter When you arrive at the last parameter the ENTER key will blink Press the ENTER key to apply the setting and return to Play mode If you press ENTER before you arrive at the last parameter your settings up to that point will be applied and you will return to Play mode Press the EXIT key if you decide to discard your changes before pressing ENTER 19 Setting mode Operation Setting mode 1 ENCODER Encoder assignment The Encoder assignment page lets you assign MIDI messages to the rotary encoders specify the MIDI channel on which the messages will be transmitted etc You can assign a control change CC RPN or NRPN message to each encoder 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 1 You will be in the Encoder assignment page and the SETTING key and pad 1 will light The main display indicates Encoder Select prompting you to select the encoder to assign Each s
107. uter detected the connected KONTROL49 If you are using Windows XP go to Control Panel Sounds and Audio Devices Properties and click the Hardware tab If you are using Mac OS X go to Macintosh HD Application folder gt Utility folder Audio MIDI Settings select the MIDI Devices tab and check that the KONTROL49 has been detected Some computers may not recognize the KONTROL49 because of their hardware configuration e Check the KONTROL49 s assignments and USB MIDI port settings e Could you be in Korg Native mode Exit native mode p 58 e Could the KONTROL49 be in the mode lock state Press the EXIT key to return to Play mode e The connected device or software may not support the messages you are transmitting Refer to the owner s manual of the connected device or software to verify that it responds to the messages you are transmitting 59 Appendices Appendices Troubleshooting N Connected external device or software does not synchronize e Could the KONTROL49 s MIDI Clock tempo be set to Clock Off e Check the MIDI Clock settings of the connected device or software H Keyboard or pads do not transmit velocity e If keyboard or pad velocity is assigned to the bend wheel the keyboard or pad velocity is ignored if the value is other than zero e Check the velocity settings Keyboard p 38 12 KEYBOARD Keyboard setting Pads 1 8 p 24 3 PAD 1 8 PAD 1
108. utlet 2 Use a MIDI cable to connect the KONTROL49 to your external device If you will be using a pedal connect it to the PEDAL jack KORG CARORA AC adaptor Damper pedal F F to an AC outlet or Pedal switch Expression pedal MIDI sound module 3 Set the KONTROL49 s power switch to the DC position to turn on the power 4 Tum on the power of the connected equipment 5 When you are ready to turn off the power set the KONTROL49 s power switch to STANDBY lA Never turn off the power while you are saving settings i e while the Write operation is occurring Doing so may damage the internal data USB connecdtion Ysea USB cable to connect the KONTROL49 to the USB connector of your computer You can leave your computer turned on when you make USB connections If you will be using a pedal connect it to the PEDAL jack The MIDI OUT A connector transmits MIDI messages from the KONTROL49 s encoders and other controllers The MIDI OUT B connector transmits MIDI messages from the USB connected computer p 46 KORG SON Damper pedal or Pedal switch USB cable Expression pedal EE as GESEIS MIDI synthesizer Computer BS The KONTROLA can also be used as a USB MIDI interface If a MIDI sound source is connected to the
109. ve mode or hold down the KONTROL49 s SETTING key MESSAGE key and SCENE key and then press the EXIT key The KONTROL49 will return to Play mode ES Normally you should exit native mode by using the appropriate menu command in your connected software If the cable becomes disconnected or you are otherwise unable to exit native mode by using a menu command in your software use the KONTROL49 s keys to exit native mode B For details on how to enter and exit native mode the message that appears on the main display when you enter native mode and more about operations in native mode refer to the owner s manual for your software that supports the KONTROL49 s native mode Appendices Troubleshooting Troubleshooting H Power does not tum on e Is the power switch in the correct position p 6 e Could the KONTROL49 be connected to your computer via a USB hub If the display indicates LowPower please use the AC adapter or a self powered hub E Can t install the driver e Is the included CD ROM inserted in your CD drive Make sure that the included CD ROM is inserted correctly e Could the lens of your CD drive be dirty Use a commercially available lens cleaner to clean the lens e Are you attempting to install from a network CD drive This software cannot be installed from a network connected CD drive N Your software does not respond to the KONTROL49 e Is the USB cable connected correctly e Has your comp
110. your changes will be discarded For details see Scene mode 16 WRITE p 55 23 Setting mode Operation Setting mode 2 SLIDER Slider assignment In the Slider assignment page you can assign MIDI messages to sliders and specify the MIDI channel on which the messages will be transmitted etc You can assign a control change CC RPN or NRPN message to each slider 1 Hold down the SETTING key and press pad 2 You will be in the Slider assignment page and the SETTING key and pad 2 will light The main display indicates Slider Select select the slider to assign The messages you can assign to a slider and the assignment procedure are the same as for an encoder For details refer to Encoder assignment p 20 You can use the Quick Assign procedure for sliders as well For details refer to Quick assign for control changes in Encoder assignment 3 PAD 1 8 PAD 1 8 assignment PAD 1 8 assignment lets you assign MIDI messages to pads 1 through 8 and specify the channels on which these messages will be transmitted You can assign a note message or a control change CC to each pad If you assign a control change the message will be transmitted with a value of either 0 or 127 Pad velocity settings are maintained separately for each scene As the pad velocity type you can choose either to transmit a velocity value that corresponds to the force with which you strike the pad or to

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