Korg NanoKontrol2 as dedicated Traktor Sample Deck Controller!

[Poulet Blanc]

the scene select button on the nanokontrol mk1 sends sysex - so you'd need to change that into a note or cc via bomes or something. if you did that and also set all scenes to send out the same data then it should work. personally i'd skip that button and use something else tho. the other 6 transport buttons all send out cc's.

I'll take a look how far I'll get mapping it this way, I'll post my progress in this topic!

[V-Hoff]

Yeah, the scene button is not midi mapable by default

[zestoi]

Yeah, the scene button is not midi mapable by default

not tricky to convert the sysex into a note number or something tho. no clue if bomes can do that. shame really they didn't think to send a midi note as well or instead of. not entirely sure why its a sysex message... only useful changing thing in there is the bank number, which could have been sent as a cc val or something...

[BURST!]

Has anyone made a mapping for the kontrol2 yet? I'm thinking of picking one up but I'm not sure if I'd have the know-how to map it myself.

[Poulet Blanc]

I've got a very good mapping for the Nanokontrol 1...

[DJZILCH]

Has anyone made a mapping for the kontrol2 yet? I'm thinking of picking one up but I'm not sure if I'd have the know-how to map it myself.

i am going to do mapping but havent got the time yet been busy with my studies, as soon as i do i will post it here

shouldnt take too long, its a pretty simple mapping, just gotta figure out how to get led feedback etc

[DJD-stortion]

i was curious myself so figured this was an excuse to try out my lpd8...

* i can't see a difference between "sample trigger" and "slot retrigger" tho sample trigger only has 'hold' as an option for a button while slot retrigger has toggle/hold/direct

* in loop mode mute/unmute is just the same as 'sample play' and in non-loop mode 'sample play' is just the same as 'slot start/stop'

* the 'play' icon illuminates when using 'slot start/stop' or 'sample play' but not the trigger or retrigger options

wow... now i am confused... i was in blissfull ignorance before

edit: there is also the 'group play' options so maybe the above confusion is only as i dont know what the group stuff does yet - tho i can guess ofc.

Anyone figure out the above? I'm trying to figure out which functions to map..knowing the benefits when making a mapping is ideal..

[DJD-stortion]

Nvm, by mapping I found out the difference.

There are two differences between playing clips.
If the arrow button is orange that means the clip is actually being technically played, as if the play/pause button was pressed on the track deck. If the arrow is unlit that means it is not playing, but being triggered. Triggering a clip is like telling it to play once, but if the loop setting is on then playing once is actually playing forever!

These differences give different states to the different functions in these two circumstances. I can't say explicitly what cases do what because it depends if the interaction mode is set to hold, direct, etc.

So it does actually serve a purpose, but it is on a case-by-case scenario, not the function itself.

[DJD-stortion]

By mapping my Apc40 I have discovered the difference and both functions will be applicable in my new mapping, which I will be uploading here by the end of the year with a youtube vid and diagrams of the layout. It allows most buttons to have 1-1 functionality, so it'll be something to look into if you have an Apc40 already, and want a comprehensive easy mapping scheme. However, you either will have to remap a few buttons to a new controller or buy a Numark Mixtrack (Mixtrack Pro not required) to have functionality over everything.

Thanks for the help everyone!


I still could not get the "stop all clips" button (channel 1 A5 I believe) to light up. Dunno why. But I went around it and I will be posting a vid as well as a picture layout description of my mapping by the end of the year. Look forward to it if you have an Apc40 already, as all you'll need is to get a Numark Mixtrack (I don't have pro, so you shouldn't need one either) which can be bought pretty cheap now days.

Thanks for all the help guys! I feel like it solidified my knowledge, and also gave future readers a more centralized comprehensive answer, so they won't be looking in different threads for different problems.