NanoControl works great.
You can find a ready made Logic8 template at the Korg website. But this is set up for four banks of faders, pan pots, mute/solo for those who want tactile control of the mix. I think it makes more sense to make up a template that meets your needs.
You can use the Learn function in Control Surfaces preferences to assign faders and pots to your favorite parameters.
Below are some notes I took from web-reading that might be useful to you.
Nano Kontrol Editor
For virtual organist, invert the values of the Kontrol sliders to operate in the same direction as the drawbars.
Edits do not update the Nano hardware in realtime.
You have to write the data to the hardware before they take effect.
The issue is that the editor can't transfer data to the Nanos while the host DAW is running.
This means you have to save your DAW project, shut down the DAW, write the data to the Nano, the re-open the DAW to hear the results.
Preferences:
MIDI In: Nanokontrol- Sliders/Knobs
MIDI Out: NanoKontrol- CTR
In Logic
Preferences>Control Surfaces>Learn
1. Move a fader or parameter.
2. Hit Learn
3. Move a controller slider, knob, button.
4. Hit Learn again.
5. To make another assignment, repeat #1. and #3., finally hit Learn.
SOS 3-09
You have to do this (to control Logic with Korg Nano Control):
0 - Connect your Korg Nano and see if a red light led is on (if you see a red light on the nano means that's it's OK)
1 - Install this from
http://www.korguksupport.co.uk/page.cfm?pageID=342&fileID=810 (korg kontrol editor software)
2 - Copy "Apple
Logic_Pro_8_Template633686651936670000" (get it from
http://www.korg.com/uploads/Download/AppleLogic_Pro_8_Template633686651936670000.zip)
to a new folder ( make a new folder, name it yourself)
3 - Extract all files from Apple
Logic_Pro_8_Template633686651936670000 in the folder created (from step 2)
4 - Double Click (to run) the "nanoKONTROL Template Scene Set.nktrl_set" , it will open the korg kontrol editor software with the Logic settings...
5 - In the Korg Kontrol editor (you have the apple in the left, then File, Edit, Communication and Help) open the Communication menu and execute Write
Scene Set - cmd&T and execute also Write Scene data - shift cmd&T (your Korg Nano Kontrol will receive the logic midi implementaion)
6 - Copy this "com.apple.logic.pro.cs" (step 3) to "User/ User name / Library/ Preferences" (This process over writes the file!)
It is very important where you copy "com.apple.logic.pro.cs" (from step 3) because the file may be in different locations... My advice is to overwrite al the
files named as "com.apple.logic.pro.cs" (This process over writes the original Logic file- the one without Korg Nano Kontrol). Make sure you over write all
"com.apple.logic.pro.cs" files from your mac with the one from step 3 !!!! ("com.apple.logic.pro.cs" from "Apple
Logic_Pro_8_Template633686651936670000")
7 - Start Logic and open the following menu: Logic Pro -> Preferences -> control surfaces -> controller assignments... -when there is "nanoKONTROL" file in
this folder, it is successfully loaded. (if you don't see "nanoKONTROL" go back to step 6 !!!)
It is not necessary to backup the original Logic "com.apple.logic.pro.cs" !
If u have any others controlers (midi-usb keys, usb pads etc) you have to tell Logic to "learn" after the Nano Kontrol is installed and working OK)
8 - Make sure after step 7 from Logic Pro -> Preferences -> control surfaces -> controller assignments... to set up all MIDI Inputs (right corner) to
"nanoKONTROL SLIDER/KNOB (ALL OF THEM 127)
9 - Make more great Music
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Make sure:
go into editor and under scene 1 enable midi channel 1, the other three just leave as "scene"
Scene 1 is the first left square just above the word "KORG" .. There are two to the left and squares above each of the sliders... "---"
This is the real solution:
1. go into preferences (Logic)
2. control surfaces
3. at the bottom "Controller Assignments..."
4. Expert View
5. Click on every Control (Scene 1 Goup-7 Knob etc.) and enable #6(below)
6. to the right under "Input Message" Midi Input: then select nanoKONTROL SLIDER/KNOB
before I changed that ... it had selected my m-audio firewire 410
7. voila.. it worked for me..
