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Owner’s manual
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Precautions THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Location Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction. designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a • In direct sunlight residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio • Locations of
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About your data Conventions in this manual Inadvertent operations or unexpected malfunctions may cause the contents Encoders and keys [ ] of memory to be lost. To safeguard your important data, please save it on Encoders and keys on the KONTROL49’s panel are enclosed in square your computer. Korg will accept no responsibility for any damages resulting brackets [ ]. from loss of data. Parameters “ ” Parameters are enclosed in double quotation marks “ ”. About the software licen
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Contents of the package ..............................................vi Quick Start.................................................................. 9 1. Turning on the power............................................................ 9 Introduction........................................................1 2. Selecting a scene .................................................................. 9 3. Making controller assignments ........
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Table of Contents Quick-assign for control changes ............................................. 23 [15] USB-MIDI PORT (USB-MIDI Port setting)..............................44 About the KONTROL49 and the driver ports........................ 45 [2] SLIDER (Slider assignment) ..................................................24 MIDI IN devices ...................................................................... 46 [3] PAD 1–8 (PAD 1–8 assignment) ...
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Table of Contents [15] PRELOAD......................................................................... 54 [16] WRITE ............................................................................. 55 Contents of the package The KONTROL49 comes with the following items. Appendices ......................................................56 When you open the package, make sure that all of these items are present. If any items are missing, please contact your Korg distribut
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Introduction–Main features Thank you for purchasing the Korg MIDI Studio Controller KONTROL49. Introduction To ensure long, trouble-free operation, please read this manual carefully. Vector joystick You can assign different MIDI controllers to the X-axis and Y-axis, and use Main features them to intuitively control two parameters on the WAVESTATION software synthesizer or on an effect processor, etc. The KONTROL49 is a MIDI controller that provides all the controller
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Introduction–Parts and what they do Parts and what they do Front panel Vector joystick Main display You can assign separate control change In each mode this displays the scene name, messages to the up/down and left/right (X page, parameters, and other information. and Y) axes. TEMPO LED Switch 1, Switch 2 The TEMPO LED blinks every quarter-note, You can use these switches in either the according to the MIDI Clock tempo specified one-parameter (Inc/Dec type) or two- by the main encoder. pa
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Introduction–Parts and what they do [MESSAGE] key [EXIT] key Sub-displays When you hold down this key and press a Press this key to return to Play mode from These show the names assigned to each trigger pad to which a message is assigned, Setting, Message, or Scene modes, or to cancel a encoder and slider, or the values that are the assigned MIDI message will be setting or operation. In addition, pressing this in transmitted when they are moved. transmitted. Play mode will cause the curren
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Introduction–Parts and what they do The printing around each pad on the Using the trigger pads to input hexadecimal val- About the trigger pad functions KONTROL49’s panel indicates the page or ues The trigger pads are one of the most useful parts function in each mode. To input a hexadecimal value, press the [HEX of the KONTROL49. They’re used for many LOCK] key to make it light, and use the pads Message mode different important functions, as described Setting mode shown bel
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Introduction–Parts and what they do Rear panel [Contrast adjustment] knob SWITCH jack PEDAL jack This adjusts the display contrast. The visibility You can connect a damper pedal or pedal switch You can connect a foot controller or expression of the display will vary depending on your (such as the Korg DS-1H or PS-1 - both sold pedal (such as the Korg XVP-10 or EXP-2 - both viewing angle. Adjust this knob as necessary. separately)to this jack. sold separately) to this jack. You can assign t
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Introduction–Making connections and turning the power on 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. Making connections and turning the power on USB connection Use a USB cable to connect the KONTROL49 to the USB connector of 1 MIDI & AC adapter connection 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 Before yo
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Introduction–Making connections and turning the power on Set the KONTROL49’s power switch to USB to turn on the power. 2 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. 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
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Operation–About the KONTROL49’s modes Operation 3. Message mode In this mode you can transmit various MIDI messages that are assigned to About the KONTROL49’s modes the pads. The KONTROL49 has four modes: Play, Setting, Message, and Scene. 4. Scene mode 1. Play mode In Scene mode you can do the following things. In this mode you can use the keyboard, pads, sliders, encoders, and other • Choose a scene from user memory. controllers to play and control connected MIDI sound modules or soft • Sel
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Operation–Quick Start Step 1. Press the [SCENE] key. While you hold down the key, the main display will indicate “ScenePd?” Quick Start 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 1. Turning on the power each pad. Connect the KONTROL49 to your computer, and turn on the power. (☞p.6 Step 2. Hold down the [SCENE] key and p
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Operation–Quick Start Step 3. Release the [SETTING] key. Step 7. Next, press the OCTAVE The OCTAVE SHIFT/CURSOR [√] key will light red, SHIFT/CURSOR [√] key to and the [®] key will light green. Red indicates that return to the page where you there are no further pages in that direction, and green select the encoder to assign. indicates that further pages exist in that direction. 6, 8 Step 8. Set the encoder number Step 4. Use the main encoder to select the number of to “Encodr#2” and set the
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Operation–Quick Start Step 12. Press the OCTAVE SHIFT/CURSOR [®] key. 4. Saving a scene The name edit page will appear. If you don’t save your edited controller assignments, your changes will be Step 13. There are three ways to input a name; you can lost when you select a different scene or turn off the power. Here’s how to use the main encoder, the pads, or the encoders or save your controller assignments in a new scene so you won’t have to re- 13 sliders. You can input a name of up to eigh
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Operation–Quick Start The page in which you edit the scene name will appear. 5. Managing scene sets on your computer Step 5. Input a scene name using the main encoder, the Using the included Editor Librarian software, the twelve scenes stored in the pads, or the encoders or sliders. KONTROL49 can be saved on your computer as a set for editing and data You can input a name of up to eight characters. For management. 5 details, see “Inputting a name” (☞p.22). Data transfer to and from the Step
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Operation–Play mode Using the controllers Play mode In Play mode you can use seven types of controllers. In Play mode, you can use the KONTROL49 to control connected MIDI equipment or soft synthesizers and DAW software on your computer. 1. Encoders and sliders When you power-on the KONTROL49 it will always start up in Play mode. These controllers transmit the assigned message each time you operate them. The main display will show the current scene name. Normally, it will start up with the scen
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Operation–Play mode If you hold down the [EXIT] key while operating a controller, the sub- If note data is assigned, the pad will light red once when the message is display indication will not switch to the name of the assigned setting; transmitted. the controller value will continue to be displayed. This lets you edit a If a control change is assigned setting accurately while watching its actual value. When you press a pad, the main display will show the contents of the You can change the ba
