Korg Kontrol49 49 Key USB MIDI Studio Controller Keyboard

MIDI controller keyboard

The new KONTROL49 combines intuitive design, great feel, familiar hardware and detailed displays into the most comprehensive controller for all your MIDI needs. Equipped with 40 assignable control elements, including the new Vector joystick, the KONTROL49 provide new musical dexterity when working with soft-synths, MIDI modules, or any digital audio workstation.

The KONTROL49 is a powerful and highly evolved controller for all your MIDI needs. Pitch and mod wheels offer performance control that is comfortable and familiar, allowing you to control every nuance of high-quality software synthesizer instruments while enjoying superb playing feel and controllability. The Vector joystick allows you to assign separate control changes to the up/down and left/right (X and Y) axes. This lets you control 2 parameters simultaneously.

The main panel of the KONTROL49 features 8 assignable sliders and 8 assignable rotary encoders. Each slider/encoder pair uses a backlit LCD to display their current functions. These 8 scribble strip displays provide instant feedback with visual confirmation of the parameter name and value. 3 level colour-coding keeps controllers grouped together visually. You can assign or create your own names for any function, and simply touching a controller will cause the display to switch to its current value. These names are displayed in the main LCD and sub displays. Even the main encoder can be used as a MIDI controller for selecting sounds, tempo control and more. The 2 assignable switches can toggle 2 independent functions, or provide incremental up and down control to a single parameter. 16 illuminated and velocity sensitive trigger pads are also provided. These pads can perform any MIDI function from triggering loops and samples, selecting sounds, toggling or switching parameters, sending SysEx strings, to acting as transport controls for your computer-based sequencer. The pads can also be used to select and change scenes. Each of the 12 internal scenes reconfigures all of the controllers with a single touch, and you can customize each scene to suit your own needs.

Create, manage and save dozens of your own custom scenes and scene sets using the free Editor/Librarian software (Mac/PC) that comes with the KONTROL 49. The clearly-organized settings window makes it easy to edit, assign and customize your scenes. Ready-made scenes for the most popular music software titles are included, letting you integrate the KONTROL 49 into your own system right away.

In addition to a MIDI input and a pair of MIDI outputs, the back panel features a USB port, allowing direct connection to your computer. This arrangement enables the KONTROL 49 to function as a USB/MIDI interface. While an AC adaptor is included, bus-power via the USB connector is also supported. Included with the KONTROL 49 is the Creative Kontrol Pack II, this software includes Reason Adapted for KORG (a lite version of Reason3.0 customised for Korg's USB-MIDI controllers), UVI Korg Edition sample playback plug-in software, Live Lite 4 Korg Edition (Version 4.1.4 a lite, yet special version of Ableton's Live 4, allows you to trigger loops/phrases of audio/MIDI from pads of Korg's USB-MIDI controllers), SampleTank 2 Korg Edition (a special lite-version of this 16- part multitimbral sampler plug-in software from IK Multimedia) and MDE-X (a multieffect plug-in software with 19 effect processors from the renowned KORG Legacy Collection).

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Also known as: Korg KONTROL49 MIDI Studio Controller, Korg Kontrol 49 Midi Controller Keyboard

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