Korg owner manual Global Global setting, About the KONTROL49’s Midi connectors

Operation–Setting mode

MIDI IN devices

MIDI IN Port

MIDI messages received by the KONTROL49’s MIDI IN connector are sent to the computer via this port. If you are using the KONTROL49 as a USB-MIDI interface, select this port in your MIDI software to receive input from external MIDI gear, such as other synthesizers, external sequencers, and so on.

Ports A and B

MIDI messages from the KONTROL49’s keyboard, sliders, encoders, and other controllers will be sent via these ports. The settings in the USB-MIDI Port setting page determine which port is used by each group of controllers. You may find it convenient to use port A for the keyboard and port B for the encoders, sliders, and other controllers.

If you want to control your computer application from the KONTROL49, select one of these ports as the application’s remote control MIDI input port. (Installation Guide, ☞p.11 “Input Settings for Applications”)

MIDI OUT devices

MIDI OUT B port

MIDI messages sent by your software will be sent directly to the KONTROL49’s MIDI OUT B connector, without change.

Select this port as the MIDI output port in your application if you want to use the KONTROL49 as a USB-MIDI interface, to transmit MIDI messages from your computer application to an external device.

Dedicated port (CTRL)

This is only used to transmit/receive data dumps in the native mode. For details, see “Appendices–About native Korg mode” (☞p.58).

About the KONTROL49’s MIDI connectors

When not connected via USB

MIDI IN connector

MIDI messages received here will be passed through to the KONTROL49’s MIDI OUT B connector.

The KONTROL49 may also receive scene change commands using this connector.

In KORG Native mode, system exclusive messages will be received here.

MIDI OUT A connector

MIDI data from the KONTROL49’s keyboard and other controllers is transmitted via this connector.

MIDI OUT B connector (MIDI THRU)

Messages received via the KONTROL49’s MIDI IN connector are sent from the MIDI OUT B connector without change (THRU).

When connected via USB

MIDI IN connector

Messages received here will be sent to the software application running on your computer using the USB MIDI IN port.

MIDI OUT A connector

This connector transmits messages from all the KONTROL49’s controllers, regardless of whether they are assigned to USB port A or USB port B.

MIDI OUT B connector

MIDI messages generated by your software application via the USB MIDI OUT B port will be sent directly to the MIDI OUT B connector without change.

[16] GLOBAL (Global setting)

Here you can make settings for the connected pedals, the display backlight color, and the pad illumination.

1	Hold down the [SETTING] key and press pad [16].
	The [SETTING] key and pad [16] will light; now you can make Global

settings. The main display shows the item you are setting.

2 Use the main encoder to select the item you want to set.

Polarity (Polarity setting)

Specify the polarity of the damper pedal or pedal switch connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack.

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