Maximize PAD only controller workflow with Koala Sampler ( like an SP404 ) | GAS Therapy #22
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Today I'm gonna show you my workflow preference while pairing Koala Sampler with pad only controllers, especially with my Korg nanoPAD2, you know, giving you an SP404 feel for cheap.
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I recently started with garage band, I'm not a musician or even have experience with play instruments but I want to learn and your videos are like the best thing for that. Very enjoyble and the way you explain make easier ✨✨✨✨✨
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Appreciated, stay away from GAS hole, focus on skills that helps make better music 🍺
I love the NanoPad. They are dirt cheap and can be really easily configured. Oh alright I will sub.
Okay, this was super helpful. Gonna remap my Novation Launchkey using this idea.
Launchkey is way too powerful!!!
I think he meant it requires too much electricity so it won’t work with ipad?!
LoL, I mean launchkey has more possibilities when pairing with koala, but you're right, it does need more power supply to use with ipad, the adaptor should support external power supply if ipad has lighting port, but no need for those type c ones.
Heeey broo thanks a lot for the time on these! Much appreciated!
Cheers again.
Very cool! I enjoyed your music a lot, it's very relaxing and calm :)
I'm glad!
WOW, Is all I can say. Thank you for the inspiration.
Another sick video
Clever as usual
he's very clever i'm impressed he's one of the best music making channels i've come across so far
This is amazing!!! Thank you sooo much... I decided to buy Nanopad2 and I will set it up just like you did... can't wait to start creating music.
did you manage to create something?
I'm late but this video game me so many ideas to map my device to koala! thank you so much!
Thank you for tutorials, and i like your music..
Thanks for the tips!
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I should try this with my akai mpd 18
Definitely, mpd18 is a powerhouse.
Correction!!!!!! The pad I mapped to TEMPO is actually METRONOME, how FOOLISH I am!!!!!!!!!!
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I enjoy watching your useful tips. Thanks!
Glad you like them!
THANK YOU!!!
For all the Akai users, it is possible to map a knob as a button! To switch from stop to play by a half turn for example. No need to buy a korg :) thank you michael for the inspiration and all the money i didnt spent xD peace
how do I map a knob as a button?
Buttons can be set to output cc signals too, you can set both on and off parameter value.
@@playpm u mean in the koala app settings?
No, you need to set this in midi controller editor from the controller brand.
Love your videos and music
Much appreciated!
@@playpm what do you think is the best controller for the likes of koala and controlling parameters on effect apps running in aum? this or the nanokontrol2? probably nanokontrol 2, right? i'm just thinking of maybe getting one since i find using a maschine with ipad apps too complicated to route between the two.
@e y l v y I'm thinking of routing the controller with Koala in AUM too! There's no perfect controller imo, every one has its pros and cons. I suggest stick with what you already got, it might already fulfill your needs as long as it has keys and knobs.
great, thanks!
This is great bro!
Appreciate it!
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Very cool A+
Love this, just subscribed!
Appreciated man!
Dope beat !
Awesome video 👌🏼
Appreciated ;)
Yea! Nanopad2 video, maybe I really don't need to purchase the Nanocontrol2 ;)
helpful idea!
Glad I helped, have fun!
dude... do you ever blink?! hah! great vid btw!
Lol you just caught my secret power ;)
By the way, did you check out the Flip sampler? It would be interesting to see your thoughts on that one too!
Aha! Actually I bought it on day one, but didn't like its sequence workflow, too much Ableton feel for a simple pad base sequence, guess it's Andrew Huang's favorite workflow, not really my kind, so I didn't play it that often, but I know it's really really powerful, even for mixing&mastering.
@@playpm Yeah, I understand! I bought it too, but haven't used it a lot. But I really like that you can do fx and different automations on each track, that's pretty unique!
Indeed, the only pain for me is its sequence workflow and no midi mapping function lol
@@playpm I get a headache just when I hear the word ableton ... not my vibe at all
Hie.
Is it workable for my nanopad?
Great video! I am looking for a controller of some sort… but my main question is, what brand is you glasses? 😅 I have been looking for round ones for weeks
Appreciated, I don't think it has a brand, just a cheap plastic round one, no more than $30 in retail. Maybe try search round plastic glasses on AliEpress?
hi, i have the nanopad 2 but my XY pad for the FX didn't work like this at all 4:22 and instead it works like just another pad. which settings i should change?
You need to download the controller editor from Korg then transfer the setting file I provided to your controller, or just doodle around within the editor about the xy pad.
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To me koala is better than the mpc. The result is better but since I always need a phone to begin with its of course far less wasteful to use koala. But then on the same phone there's also inexpensive cubasis with MPE support, something akai cannot do even for their $2,000+ flag ship samplers.
Can you please make a video on what smart tablets you recommend that are affordable please and thank you
Hey buddy, tbh I don't recommend any tablets for serious music making, they're too damn expensive and not upgradable and will quickly get dated. My ipad pro 2017 got really slow in 2022, but my MacBook air 2014 works really great with lots of free dope plugins running in GarageBand. And this laptop only cost under 300 bucks nowadays, including a free smart qwerty keyboard on board. So my answer would be buy MacBook air 2017 for 500 dollars, then you can upgrade its storage to 2T for 200 dollars.
Hi Can I use this controller's X-Y PAd as a Ribbon Pitchbender with my yamaha PSR-A5000 Arranger Keyboard?
Sorry I don't have that keyboard.
Do you like the nano pad 2 or kontrol 2 better for koala and is the setting only if ya pay ?
Hi, I prefer kontrol2 cuz it has more buttons and knobs.
@@playpm is the nano key 2 the best option ( most buttons/ knobs on minimalistic amount of space) available for use with koala app?
Key2 can be a good option too, I have a tutorial for using nanokey2 with koala for MPC workflow, it's on my Patreon.
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I cannot get the xy axis pad to work. How did you turn of the parameter. When I touch th pad it just turns the filter effects on max/min but doesn't allow me to blend
I remember I turned one axis off with korg controller editor on my laptop, you can give it a try.
@@playpm Hmm. Didn't work. Would there be a setting on Koala that is stopping it from doing just an on/off function rather than it's normal pad function on the Korg,
Koala is only accepting signals coming from the controller, make sure your touch pad is sending cc parameter value, not on/off 0/127
Great Video- Thanks! How do you run this on your mac? i thought it was only available as an app....
It's free in Mac appstore.
Hello michael, im also using korg nanopad2 as my controller. Im not sure which key I pressed by mistake. The pads now are acting like keyboard. Triggeting samples into its different scales. I want to switch back the pads to percussion mode. I already midi mapped each pad but it still wont work. Im thinking there should be a switch somewhere here where i can toggle its function between keyboard mode and percussion. Thanks for reading this.
Maybe you hit the keyboard button in Koala by mistake?
Hi, So if i wanted to use Midi mapped portions for live music so i don't have to have 3/4 different keyboard & just for transitional sounds and a small lead part.
why is Koala making it near impossible to just Map a sample in it's regular key and map 16 pads for all preset samples that are in no need of key change or additional effects.
I've come across nothing regarding this
mostly it's useing koala as a full immersive system in itself but wanting to use it with a live band I've gotten nothing
i don't need loops or anything of the such.
just need it to recall a piece of audio for inbwteen or the begginging/End of songs.
Nothing found
Please let me know
Koala has midi mapping function updated, you can map however you wish, if your controller has multiple banks. You can report to the developer about your expectations (I'm not the developer)
thanks for the video!
can you connect them to Windows / Android as well? I don't own any Mac or iphone. Thank you in advance :D
Yes, as long as you got koala running.
Put your beats on souncloud or spotify.
Thanks for asking~ I'm considering to use Distrokids to publish some music, still figuring it out
I wonder nanopad + nanokontrol, would it work?
Just tried on my iPhone, MacBook Air, Android Redmi K30, and the answer is YES, YES, and YES!!!
@@playpm ohwow!! Im currently collecting the parts, inluding Ai, so can add guitars etc, Just wanna see how far i can push this. Thx alot for the videos master 🙏😀
Works great for my on Android! I use a nanokontrol1 for Transport, FX, and 4 x banks of sequences, and then a nanopad2 for 4 x banks of pads.
All maps nicely when koala is in landscape mode; I find I rarely look at the screen once I have samples picked out.
Best of both worlds, and only requires a wee USB hub!
@@fiddlydigital5562 nice. The price is the same as one nanokontrol 2, great idea 👌
@@fiddlydigital5562 so can you cover all spaces for pads/ knobs on koala app then? or is there still empty room left afterwards?
Ni hao, Michael. I would be much obliged if you could help me with this question please. What happens with this controller, or any, when you switch to keyboard mode, not grid, in Koala? Hopefully the whole pad bank becomes the default keys on the chromatic, or scaled, Koala keyboard? Xie xie.
Oh, that's not how koala works, if you want it that way then you need to set your controller pads into chromatic/or scale notes, that's the limitation of koala.
@@playpm So, "what happens" when you try what I said? The pads still only trigger the sample pads , even though the same trigger note info should work on another page in Koala?? I know how MIDI works since I started in the 80s, and this seems strange to me. And wouldn't it be possible to set a bank/scene of 16 pads just for when doing what I said? Incidentally, never seen you use the keyboard layout, only grid once I think.
I think koala would only respond to your note values in keyboard mode, not cc ones, you can give it a try.
@@playpm Well yes, all of Koala's mapping is with MIDI note not MIDI Control Change information. If you can please try it and find out what happens and get back to me I'd be much obliged, as it means I would buy the MPD218 purely for Koala initially instead of your nanoPAD 2. I prefer the old school layout. I have a lot of other MIDI devices from over the decades that could be used to trigger but aren't so in keeping with boom bap beat making, and both of these controllers are so cheap! Thank you for your time.
For using midi cc in koala, you need to open midi learn in koala settings.
Clever config! I just got one question (and an important one for every koala sampler user!!): what do you mean by gate being a secret mute function? how do you know which sample will be cut off first?. thx
Oh, it can be a little bit tricky, if you trigger play in koala, then you can use GATE to gate out some sample playing, once you dial it to max, all samples will be muted, and when you release the button, samples will get back in time with next midi signal trigger.
@@playpm Hum, I don't quite see the difference with muting the track your koala is on..Or maybe I misundertand..anyway thx..
Oh yeah, if you use other host to use koala then you can definitely ignore this gate trick in koala.
Any advice for mapping the akai lpd8 efficiently?
Lpd8 is too limited, use it like an MPC One, pads only do pad thing.
Hey man great videos I've been working with the sp 404 since it came out- guick question is there any worth in trying to use the actual sp 404 as a controller for this , probably dumb question for a smart guy like you but when you have a chance I'm curious just on your thoughts
Thank you
Hi, I don't think sp404 can send midi signal out, all people do is using it as an audio effect box after their MPCs, does this count as using sp404 as a controller?
@@playpm thank you thats what i thought. just thought you had a trick up your sleeve'
peace out ,and keep on doing what your doing man .
you can with mpc one in standalone
Hey just a question Can you connect it on Android phone??
It depends on your phone, most will do, but I got one not working, but normally will do.
@@playpm thanks appreciated
Nanopad2 vs nanokontrol2 for koala sampler?
For me, kontrol.
@@playpm thank you. I love ur channel. Greetings from Indonesia.
Can you save mapping set ups and then switch between them quick?
Sadly we can't :(
I don't know if it will work with iPad like this, but if you're using a DAW in a computer, I know the Novation Launchcontrol XL has a template system.
does this works on android devices too ?
Yes it does, as long as your Android device support data transfer through charging port.
@@playpm nice, thank you very much