Korg NANOKontrol 2 Ableton Live Review and How-to

[4LaSeverin]

Do you think you could, by any chance, post your "consts.py" file somewhere? Would be great as I dont seem to get it out...

Additionally, do you see any chance to map Fader & Knob 8 to Master Channel instead of Audio Channel?

[ElPlayagiron]

@4LaSeverin Hi, you find the file attached to this post showed in the description (just added the file on norduserforum freely to download).

As I said, I DID map channel 8 to Master Channel if that's what you're asking.

[4LaSeverin]

@ElPlayagiron Thanks alot. How do you know, for instance, that the parameter "SID_AUTOMATION_ON" toggles between Session/Arrangement View in Live? Furthermore, how do you know that the bank next/previous sends 46/47? The only thing I would like to enhance to your .py file is to set the "Set" key to toggle "follow mode". How would you do this? Thx alot in advance!

[ElPlayagiron]

@4LaSeverin The numbers of the switches I got from intuition knowing which element normally does which action so I just exchanged tham, e.g. NEXT_BANK I wanted REDO so I just exchanged the nubers in consts py

As for finding what other functions are, I downloaded the complete py files (see the 4th post on the topic on norduserforum zipped and searched in a text editor something that sounds good, in your case "follow" and see which key presses react to it.

Try "SID_FUNC_MIXER" for follow mode!

[4LaSeverin]

@ElPlayagiron I bow to you. Finally did it by exchanging "SID_FUNC_MIXER" 83 to 82. Btw I found a useful tool calles MIDI-OX with which you can monitor Midi inputs and outputs plus corresponding data in real time.

[bhavneshchamdal]

Thanks for the video. Really helpful.

I'm looking at purchasing a NanoKontrol2 primarily for some comparatively 'boring' stuff like doing the DJ/Live setup, but, I'd also use it in a similar way as you've demonstrated for recording too.

Hope I get it set up!

[acefecoo]

What do you think about the faders? Are they "sensitive" enough?

[ElPlayagiron]

@acefecoo they are rather smooth and I find them easy to set up a desired value.

They are quite short though but if you move slowly it works great!

[antimarxism]

So since you are working in groups of seven tracks, how do you go to tracks 8-14?

[ElPlayagiron]

@antimarxism Not possible since I changed the assignment of the track keys, but I rarely need more.

[Synthematix]

This looks like a massive improvement over the first version, think ill buy one for my launchpad.

[digitalguerrilla]

HI thanx 4 the video. I have a problem with live. Live doesn´t recognize the midi NOTES i send with the buttons on nanokontrol 2 (I put it in CC mode). I thought it was broken but pro tools recognized it just right. Do you have any idea???

excuse my english I´m from argentina. Bye and thanx!

[SickStickProductions]

how do you use this to control something else? such as the lfo rate in operator or something.



[ElPlayagiron]

@SickStickProductions Just use the MIDI Learn function, i.e., click on the MIDI button top right while youve selected and visible operator, then click on the slider you want to control and then move the element on the NK2 you want to assign to it, piece of cake!

[SickStickProductions]

@ElPlayagiron many thanks mate

[lliwehtedud]

do you use this as a control surface?

[ElPlayagiron]

@lliwehtedud exactly. Controlling mainly transport, all faders, arm and mute, like a control surface.

[TheLifeofEdward]

do you know how i could map the faders to automatically map to the macro controls of whatever is in focus?

[ElPlayagiron]

@TheLifeofEdward

Seems difficult.

But probably, there is a way using Lives AP, but it is gonna be difficult to integrate it with the Mackie Code: forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.ph­­p?f=1&t=120868&start=105