My microkontrol is on the frits, the octave cursor wont work, and certain keys are disabled, i have no idea what i did, so i want to reset my microkontrol to its orginal factory setting, how might i go about doing this?
p.s. ive clearly looked in the owner manual on how to do this, and it really doesnt tell me how to do this
Resetting My MicroKontrol To Factroy Settings
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Re: Resetting My MicroKontrol To Factroy Settings
I actually had a very similar problem (which is how I found this thread). I purchased a microKONTROL on ebay and found that none of the pads, soft buttons or knobs would work properly.DJCatNip wrote:My microkontrol is on the frits, the octave cursor wont work, and certain keys are disabled, i have no idea what i did, so i want to reset my microkontrol to its orginal factory setting, how might i go about doing this?
DISCLAIMER: Now, I'm not suggesting you do this.
I ended up taking the screws off the bottom of the unit (rows of 3, 3 and 5 screws) and removing the bottom. Before you can remove it you have to pull a small 3 prong ribbon cable free which connects from the battery compartment.
It turned out that one of the ribbon cables connecting to the smaller circuit board that the USB and MIDI ports sits on had popped loose. I reconnected this cable and now everything works fine.
So, yeah, ribbon cable could be loose. If you aren't confident checking this find someone who is.
And yes, I know this will likely void your warranty (if you somehow still have one).
Same problem with dud keys, and non-responding octave shift
I have the exact same problem. It just started tonight.
4 of the keys now don't work (in Ableton, or Cubase, or when plugged directly into my Nord Electro 2 as a secondary keyboard controller).
And the Octave Shift buttons don't work either!
It just happened all of a sudden while using Ableton. The MicroKontrol just kind of fritzed out for a few seconds, and when it came back online, those few buttons and keys no longer work.
Have you managed to figure out the problem with yours? I'd love to fix it.
I don't know what to do. I'm in Australia, and I got it second hand, and there doesn't seem to be any way to fix it that I have found yet! Very sad and frustrating.
- Murray
4 of the keys now don't work (in Ableton, or Cubase, or when plugged directly into my Nord Electro 2 as a secondary keyboard controller).
And the Octave Shift buttons don't work either!
It just happened all of a sudden while using Ableton. The MicroKontrol just kind of fritzed out for a few seconds, and when it came back online, those few buttons and keys no longer work.
Have you managed to figure out the problem with yours? I'd love to fix it.
I don't know what to do. I'm in Australia, and I got it second hand, and there doesn't seem to be any way to fix it that I have found yet! Very sad and frustrating.
- Murray
Keys stopped working
The keys that stopped working for me are...
F1, C#2, A2, F3
F1, C#2, A2, F3
MicroKontrol help please? Anyone?
Has anyone fixed this problem?
It sounds like it's reasonably common.
It renders the MicroKontrol totally useless.
I have no idea what happened to it, to make it spaz out.
Please help.
- Murray
PS: Any idea where to get this serviced in Melbourne, Australia?
I'd love to just be able to press a few buttons and reset it or something!
"Help me Korg Support Forum, you're my only hope!"
It sounds like it's reasonably common.
It renders the MicroKontrol totally useless.
I have no idea what happened to it, to make it spaz out.
Please help.
- Murray
PS: Any idea where to get this serviced in Melbourne, Australia?
I'd love to just be able to press a few buttons and reset it or something!
"Help me Korg Support Forum, you're my only hope!"
I have a problem with microkontrol. When i connect it through usb to my laptop( macbookpro OS X) all lights are on but lcds don't show anything. I tried to adjust contrast from behind. It worked but when i turned microkontrol again lcds didn't work (just light) and this time adjusting contrast doesn't help at all. I don't know where is the problem: Drivers(i have installed latest drivers from korg website)? something wrong with controller?
I bought used one everything seems ok except lcd...i run my Reason and it works i mean when i load instruments i can hear sound etc.
Any ideas?
PS.Sorry for my broken english
I bought used one everything seems ok except lcd...i run my Reason and it works i mean when i load instruments i can hear sound etc.
Any ideas?
PS.Sorry for my broken english
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fdfd
ya I have the same issue (the screens being blank). Did you ever figure it out?
disabled keys on KORG microKONTROL
I had similar problems with keys that just stopped to work when working with VDMX. I had them back upp working again after doing "search" and "test drive" of the MIDI units in the Utility folder.
Hope it works for you as well.
Hope it works for you as well.
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GET THE MICROKONTROL WORKING
IF YOUR MICROKONTROL KEYS ARE NOT WORKING, OR SOME ARE AND SOME ARE NOT, OR YOUR LCD SCREAN IS BLANK??? THERE IS A WAY OF FIXING IT.
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!!!!!!!
DISCONNECT MICROKONTROL FROM COMPUTER, THEN UNSCREW THE BACK WITH A PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER, THEN DISCONNECT THE GRAY RIBBON CABLE, ALSO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CONNECTED RIGHT, THEN RECONNECT THE GRAY RIBBON CABLE BACK. BEFORE YOU SCREW THE BACK, GET A DUST-OFF COMPUTER DUSTER AND CLEAN IT. ONCE EVERYTHING IS SCREWED BACK ON, PLUG THE USB CABLE TO COMPUTER. KEYS AND LCD SCREAN SHOULD WORK. IT DID FOR ME AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO FIND A SOLUTION ONLINE. GOOD LUCK TO ALL
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!!!!!!!
DISCONNECT MICROKONTROL FROM COMPUTER, THEN UNSCREW THE BACK WITH A PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER, THEN DISCONNECT THE GRAY RIBBON CABLE, ALSO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CONNECTED RIGHT, THEN RECONNECT THE GRAY RIBBON CABLE BACK. BEFORE YOU SCREW THE BACK, GET A DUST-OFF COMPUTER DUSTER AND CLEAN IT. ONCE EVERYTHING IS SCREWED BACK ON, PLUG THE USB CABLE TO COMPUTER. KEYS AND LCD SCREAN SHOULD WORK. IT DID FOR ME AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO FIND A SOLUTION ONLINE. GOOD LUCK TO ALL
i hope its not late for you but heres the solution:DJCatNip wrote:please! somebody help me out here! :[[
i had same problem and i been tryn to take the microkontrol to several places who fix electronic devices with any solution, so...i did this...i open the base of the keyboard, do it with care but dont worry its not that fragile, you must find a serial cable, just like the one of the hard disk on computers (its a gray (in my case) and its flat with about 20 pin or something) well, reconect the cable! thats it! i just make sure the terminals were connected and it works better than new!!!!!!!!!
i gess sometimes you move the device to one side to another and the terminals of those cables are not that tight, just make sure are connected right!
tell me if that helps because i been surfing for months to fix this issue and it was something really fast and easy
Re: GET THE MICROKONTROL WORKING
sebasevita wrote:IF YOUR MICROKONTROL KEYS ARE NOT WORKING, OR SOME ARE AND SOME ARE NOT, OR YOUR LCD SCREAN IS BLANK??? THERE IS A WAY OF FIXING IT.
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!!!!!!!
DISCONNECT MICROKONTROL FROM COMPUTER, THEN UNSCREW THE BACK WITH A PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER, THEN DISCONNECT THE GRAY RIBBON CABLE, ALSO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CONNECTED RIGHT, THEN RECONNECT THE GRAY RIBBON CABLE BACK. BEFORE YOU SCREW THE BACK, GET A DUST-OFF COMPUTER DUSTER AND CLEAN IT. ONCE EVERYTHING IS SCREWED BACK ON, PLUG THE USB CABLE TO COMPUTER. KEYS AND LCD SCREAN SHOULD WORK. IT DID FOR ME AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO FIND A SOLUTION ONLINE. GOOD LUCK TO ALL
you have no idea how much people having this issue, and
you are totally right! i just seen your answer, but i did same thing because i was about to give mine for parts, when i opened i noticed that the cable was loose, so thats why some of the keys work and some dont, but now its working good as new, i been searching for this answer for months!
Re: fdfd
i hope its not late for you but heres the solution:slightlydrybeans wrote:ya I have the same issue (the screens being blank). Did you ever figure it out?
i had same problem and i been tryn to take the microkontrol to several places who fix electronic devices with any solution, so...i did this...i open the base of the keyboard, do it with care but dont worry its not that fragile, you must find a serial cable, just like the one of the hard disk on computers (its a gray (in my case) and its flat with about 20 pin or something) well, reconect the cable! thats it! i just make sure the terminals were connected and it works better than new!!!!!!!!!
i gess sometimes you move the device to one side to another and the terminals of those cables are not that tight, just make sure are connected right!
tell me if that helps because i been surfing for months to fix this issue and it was something really fast and easy