Unboxing and how to setup the Korg NanoKontrol 2 in Logic Pro for full DAW and Midi CC Control
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2024
- I'm using the Korg Nanokontrol 2 in Logic Pro on a daily basis. Unfortunately some faders of my beloved Korg Nanokontrol 2 were about to give up so I needed a new one. In this video I will show you how to set up the Korg NanoKontrol 2 in Logic Pro the way I need it to work: as full DAW control (Play, Stop, Record, Next-Previous Track) and as CC control (Modulation, Expression, Vibrato....). There is even a little trick how you can really get out the maximum of it.
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but can i fade audio files in and out with this device, say in a live situation?
@@robbaker1841 yes you can but not in midi cc mode. You need to put it in Daw control mode
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic This is not working for me. What am I doing incorrectly? Please help :)
@@DavidLeo13 Maybe, if you are a little more precise about what exactly is not working I might help.
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic Oh that's alright I did it again and it worked. Thanks
This vid made me buy one. I just got it.. amazing!
I would like to add that I prefer sliders for expression and knobs for detailed work.
That's an interesting approach. I normally use faders for expression and modulation and the knobs more for things like filters or volume, but I might give it a try too for more detailed work. Thanks for the tip
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic thank you for the excellent video!
I find that filter work is expressive as it's more linear, you can play with it more I find & when you want to play with 3 controls at the same time you can. cutoff, res, decay env amount! you can! Love it!
I like knobs for fine tuning & doing delicate work.
I always find I have a sweet spot with a knob & that does not always match up with the sweet spot of the filter.
I hope you like the work flow!
Thanks again
button programming is such a power move! awesome.
Oh yes Chris, love my custom programmed buttons, so smooth to work with
Amazing simple but comprehensive guide. Been looking for this for so long. Thank you
Thank you so much Cai. Is it working for you now?
Yes thank you
Thank you Martin. I think it's time we get you to many more subs!
Let's do this :)
Thank you Martin, your video is excellent - so well explained, I feel confident to purchase the controller. I am excited to see your other videos.
Again, thanks for your support. Hope you even find some other helpful videos
The beginning to connect something with DAW for controlling and understanding how where… is always a big pain in the a… but once you got the aha, booom your workflow is much faster. Have fun with you device!
So true Chris. Was really a pain in the a.. last year to figure out how to make it work in Logic, was way easier in Studio One. But now I couldn't work without it. Will have fun again, thank you
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic im using Ableton. With push 2. to do music, easy and fast. having also Logic but to record the live performance with an other laptop.
great little piece of kit. i use it myself. one might wish for longer throw faders, but it's inexpensive, and levels up my expression game on the Spitfire libraries.
So true, most all libraries only come to life once you use expression and modulation. And the throw of the faders is Ok-ish
So wonderful to hear this Opus. I don’t have a full library, but this sounds great and I wish to make music like this. Thank you. Some encouragement from s newbie 🙏🏾
@@kennethjackson4858 Not really sure what you mean...what Opus do you refer to?
And again, short, precise and soooo useful. Thank you so much my friend
Thank you. Happy if it helped
Great video, I was thinking of getting this controller, now I will.
Thank you Larry, you won't regret it, really happy with mine.
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic Yes, all good, one thing you may want to note, I'm using Mini Mac Silicon M1 chip, and it really doesn't like the Korg drivers, but just using the native Apple ones it works fine - you also need to get v2.0.9 of Kontrol Editor! Other than that everything is as your wonderful video.
Looks like I need one, too. 😀
Hi Fabian, this little controller is really great especially if it comes to orchestral music. There is link to it at Thomann in the description 😊
I was thinking about the nano Kontrol for my mobile rig. My main studio midi controller is a LaunchKey that has faders and knobs, but when I’m travelling, the nano might be good.
100% agree, very useful not only in the studio but when traveling. On short trips I only take my i2 32 with me, has 1 fader + mod wheel but on longer trips the nano is in the bag too
Great!
hope it was useful for you
Hello Martin. First of all, thank you for your amazing advice for nanoKontrol. Also I have a question to handle it. I’m using the ios10.13.6 old MacBook so that I cannot install the nanoKontrol editor which Korg’s supplying. I have to install the editor, how can I get the down grade version editor?
Thanks for your nice words. This driver here should probably do the job: www.korg.com/us/support/download/driver/0/159/1357/
Hi, thank you for your video, Martin. I am considering getting one of these. I am on Logic, and have bought a few sample libraries and would like to use them to their full potential. I am, however, a Midiot, and am really unsure how to proceed. My keyboard is a Komplete Kontrol mkII which is plugged into a powered usb hub. Works fine. However, the KK keys don''t have sliders.
Som my questions would be:
I just plug the Korg into my powered hub? Launch Logic, and it will be seen? I don't need some adapter to put it through the Komplete Kontrol keys with midi through or anything like that?
Is the size of the faders an issue?
Thanks for your time!
PaA
For sure the Korg Nanokontrol is a handy little tool. For me the size of the faders isn't an issue, if I need to finetune something after recording I use the pianoroll anyhow. And yes, you just plug it into your USB Hub. The faders might work right away, not sure about the buttons (Play, Stop, Record....) but just watch the video again then to learn how to assign them. Wishing you best of luck and lots of fun with your Nanokontrol
I'm trying to adjust the CC controls so I can automate dynamics and expression on the faders, it seems I can't use a Korg ontrol editor with a Big Sur.
Can you help me out?
Greetings, Thibault
Me too I'm on Big Sur and Logic 10.6.3 and it works. What exactly is not working?
I had the same problem to. The Company Korg didn't update their software yet for OS Big Sur. The installation of the software worked but I couldn't type anything in to assign cc values... I have a solution, but it was kinda of painfull since it took me a whole day to do it: I downgraded back to Catalina. There are many tutorials on TH-cam how to do that. All the best brother.
Hi Tobias, true, since Big Sur it is difficult to digit in the numbers for the CC values (as you can see in the video, just compare it to my older one, with Catalina it worked just great) but it is still possible.
Thanks!
You're welcome. Enjoy your NanoKontrol 2
Martin, this is an excellent video. Thanks very much. I've ordered the nanoKontrol2, and I'm sure this video will help me a lot to make it work with Logic Pro.
What sliders (and in what order) have you assigned? I'm sure that with your experience, you've found the "best" order of sliders. Thanks.
Hi David, I have volume on the first, Expression on the second, modulation on the third and vibrato on the forth, the others I just assign to whatever else I need, but hey, that's just me, maybe you prefer modulation on the second
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic Thanks! I've never used one of these, and I'm just learning way around LP, so this is a good place for me to start. Best to you!
I bought Monogram Audio because they say it's the best, but the company scammed me and won't refund me. I've already reported it. but is this video console the same? Is it sensitive enough?
Hi Marco, it really depends on what precisly YOU need. For me the Korg is enough and thanks to the faders AND knobs offers everything I need. For precise finetuning I use the pianoroll anyhow. Hope that helps
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic oh thx dear ❤️
Are you using OSX Monterey?
Hi Bart, no still on Big Sur and not sure if I will update or not. Everything is running so smooth actually
I'm curious if there is a simple way to toggle between MIDI and DAW mode? Both might be useful at different times.
Guess that would be really cool but sorry, I don't know how to do that
I used to have a nanoKontrol 2, but it was lost in a move to a new house in 2017. If I remember correctly, you can switch individual buttons and/or faders to control CC via the Korg Kontrol Editor, then save that setup as a new scene. Then load that scene into your nanoKontrol 2 and you should be able to control mix automation and CC automation within the same scene.
I'm just trying to help, so I apologize in advance if I'm recalling this information incorrectly!
my god, Ryan Reynolds!
hahahahaha, must have missed him :)
I wonder how easy it is to do this set up with Garageband?
Sorry, I have no idea. Never tried Garageband
what does the cycle button do?
In Midi CC mode you can program those buttons to your likings. Or to activate for example the cycle mode in Logic Pro or (as i did) to open the movie window or the step input sequenzer or whatever function comes in handy for you.
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic My cycle button has to be hit twice to turn on / off the cycle mode. Regardless if in momentary or toggle mode.
I have a question : I've accidentally used the auto assign option when first plugging in my nanokontrol 2 and so I deleted the control surface like you said but when plugging it back the message didn't come back so I wasn't able to ignore the auto assign message. I desperately used the Korg nano editor and wrote scene data using CC1 and CC11 but coming back into logic, my nanokontrol was still moving the tracks volumes :( Do you know how to solve this please ? I'm using a Mac M1 on Big Sur and the Korg editor doesn't seem to work properly...
Hi Paul, have you tried to delete the Korg Nano from the Setup in the Control surfaces settings?
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic Thanks Martin for our answer. Yes I did. it's been one full month, I tried using my Nanokontrol, I've even discussed on the Logic Pro forum but no one seemed to be able to help. The problem is the new macs which have compatibility issues with some users
@@paulthiebaut sorry to hear that
@@paulthiebaut Did you ever get this fixed? I'm having the same issue...
@@gjworthington Unfortunately I've abandoned my nanokontrol and haven't tried fixing it. Didn't use it ever since I bought it...
Oh God! How can I do if at the moment to say yes to "write scene data" there isn't possible cause there is a pop up saying: "Korg Kontrol Editor can't comunicate with the device while it is in Korg Native Mode"... any suggestion, please, please? Thanks a lot!!
Possible that you have/use KORG Gadget? In the advanced midi settings you can turn Native Mode off
@@MartinHeidenreichMusic I don't think I've any gadget... but I'm not sure... I'll try to find the advanced midi settings... I discovered that when I make changes with Logic off, I can save it, but, anyway, when I switch on Logic, changes doesn't work at all... I keep trying... thanks a lot for your fast answer!!
Can you use it to use different plug ins or bus mixes?
Yes you can. Most plug-ins have the possibility: right click -> learn Midi cc