WHY IS THIS THE WORST FORUM EVER
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WHY IS THIS THE WORST FORUM EVER
I have a padkontrol, but i dont understand why i cant come here and get good advice or tips and tricks on this device!!!!! It takes weeks for someone too reply to a post!!! Just wondering if anyone felt the same way
I'd love to help, but I know squat about the Pad control.
Sorry!
Sorry!
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No i totally agree with you, but if you have a padkontrol, it came with a 15 page manual that is hard too understand, in all honesty, most of the stuff i have learned was off of this guy Stray411 off of youtube!!!!! But if you look down this main page of forums, there are so many threads without answers!!!S4racen wrote:If people would actually search first, then read the manual, half of the pointless posts wouldn't go unanswered....
If your post hasn't been answered think for a minute why it hasn't, it is usually as it takes a minute to type out the answer that's found in the manual!
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screaminkeys
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READ !!
Search out the knowledge yourself. Look at youtube Videos, READ the manual more than once. Check out the link below.
http://www.korg.com/downloads/pdf/padKO ... yStart.pdf
http://www.korg.com/downloads/pdf/padKO ... yStart.pdf
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firehandszarb
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Answering questions and being a good citizen
There is some really good stuff about the padkontrol on youtube. The manual is not bad either. However there are features of the padkontrol that are not described at all in the manual or are not at all obvious. The padkontrol appears to have a large number of fans and there are people who are really pushing the boundaries of what you can do (monome emulation, native mode, interesting way of using it in your studio work flow).
What if someone asks a question that is answered elsewhere? I think we should still answer it. I use linux where the phrase "RTFM" is used alot, its an environment where you must be prepared to work things out for yourself. I would say though that my learning style is very much to read the manual, play a bit, read the manual again and then seek out any other sources of information. I find that many answers to questions are difficult to come by and this strangely applies to a relatively straight forward piece of kit called the padKontrol.
I think that just saying 'RTFM' to every question the whole time comes across as harsh, unhelpful and a bit snooty too it like "theres no way you can join our club unless you are from the same background as us". When I started out with computers, I was regarded as a bit of a thicko (at high-school bottom set for maths, lowerclass socioeconomic background, ) and some people were really stingy with their knowledge, even when they were starting from a much better foundation (their own education and that of their parents). I persevered regardless and eventually found people who were not mean and were prepared to share their knowledge, in turn my ability to research and digest information has increased over my entire lifetime. I'm always willing to share my knowledge, even when the answer is available in some terse and arcanely written document or even something reasonably well written.
Check out some of of my posts, lets all share what we know. I'm pushing for a much kinder world.
What if someone asks a question that is answered elsewhere? I think we should still answer it. I use linux where the phrase "RTFM" is used alot, its an environment where you must be prepared to work things out for yourself. I would say though that my learning style is very much to read the manual, play a bit, read the manual again and then seek out any other sources of information. I find that many answers to questions are difficult to come by and this strangely applies to a relatively straight forward piece of kit called the padKontrol.
I think that just saying 'RTFM' to every question the whole time comes across as harsh, unhelpful and a bit snooty too it like "theres no way you can join our club unless you are from the same background as us". When I started out with computers, I was regarded as a bit of a thicko (at high-school bottom set for maths, lowerclass socioeconomic background, ) and some people were really stingy with their knowledge, even when they were starting from a much better foundation (their own education and that of their parents). I persevered regardless and eventually found people who were not mean and were prepared to share their knowledge, in turn my ability to research and digest information has increased over my entire lifetime. I'm always willing to share my knowledge, even when the answer is available in some terse and arcanely written document or even something reasonably well written.
Check out some of of my posts, lets all share what we know. I'm pushing for a much kinder world.
WORST FORUM
I get the "spirit" of your response. I think it was the all caps and the "Worst Forum Ever" that puts "Us" in a defensive stance. Where "we" need to defend this forum.I want to share knowledge too. I need to get the knowledge first. I find it more satisfying to RTFM and trudge through the trail and error. Then I feel more confident in responses to others.I regularly look thru the post for those I can help... I am pretty new to THIS forum. But, plan to look into it more.
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kspssd wrote:I get the "spirit" of your response. I think it was the all caps and the "Worst Forum Ever" that puts "Us" in a defensive stance. Where "we" need to defend this forum.I want to share knowledge too. I need to get the knowledge first. I find it more satisfying to RTFM and trudge through the trail and error. Then I feel more confident in responses to others.I regularly look thru the post for those I can help... I am pretty new to THIS forum. But, plan to look into it more.
Dont get me wrong I know how too use the padkontrol, i have had it for a couple of months now but, I know there is so much more that you can do with it!!! I have the basics down yes, but what about the stuff not in the manual that this can be used for...The manual is only 15 pages long, Useful but yet short!!!! Most forums is just knowledge being spread, dumb or sophisticated knowledge!!!!!
True.
I agree. It's hard to determine what is valuable knowledge to others. I use my padK with a Yamaha Motif ES. It is really a good match. I use the pedal and about 4 to 5 different midi channels over different pads. I'd like to share this on the Yamaha forum. Is it something to share here?
Re: True.
kspssd wrote:I agree. It's hard to determine what is valuable knowledge to others. I use my padK with a Yamaha Motif ES. It is really a good match. I use the pedal and about 4 to 5 different midi channels over different pads. I'd like to share this on the Yamaha forum. Is it something to share here?
See you seem pretty knowledgeable (dont know if that is a word)..... but i still really dont understand how too use the the knob assign functions!! Could you PLEASE explain that too me!!!!
And yes i feel that would be good knowledge, because it deals with the PK... And maybe someone doesnt use the Yamaha but they could take that knowledge and apply it too what they use!!!!
Do you understand what i meen?!?!?!? ie...the point of having a forum
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firehandszarb
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Assigning knobs to control a synth parameter
In your music software there should be somewhere where midi controls are mapped to the parameter of the synth or recording software.
Lets suppose you want to control the master volume, all you need to do is (at the pc end) find the correct menu option which will bring up a screen to enable you to do the parameter/controller mapping, set the controller number for a given parameter and then on the kontrolpad, select the controller number of the desired knob number so that it matches.
In amsynth (a linux synth) you would just go Config> Midi Controllers which pops up a window, you will then select lets say 20 for the controller and then select, "master vol" for the parameter. After this you then ,on the PadKontrol, press "knob 1 Assign", ensure that "note/cc" is lit (if not press it), then use the data wheel to select "20". knob 1 will then control 'master vol'.
Just remember that the controller number for a parameter (volume, reverb, lfo rate or whatever) matches the controller number assigned to the padkontrol.
One question I have now is: if you hold down a knob assign button and press a pad you can make it toggle lit/unlit. Is the effect of this to allow you to select which channels a knob transmits on? To put it another way: say pads one, two and three are assigned to channels 1, 2 and 3, respectively and all three are lit, does that mean that a knob will transmit on channels 1, 2 and 3?
I hope I have provided some useful information here. Please ask if you need more help with this topic.
Lets suppose you want to control the master volume, all you need to do is (at the pc end) find the correct menu option which will bring up a screen to enable you to do the parameter/controller mapping, set the controller number for a given parameter and then on the kontrolpad, select the controller number of the desired knob number so that it matches.
In amsynth (a linux synth) you would just go Config> Midi Controllers which pops up a window, you will then select lets say 20 for the controller and then select, "master vol" for the parameter. After this you then ,on the PadKontrol, press "knob 1 Assign", ensure that "note/cc" is lit (if not press it), then use the data wheel to select "20". knob 1 will then control 'master vol'.
Just remember that the controller number for a parameter (volume, reverb, lfo rate or whatever) matches the controller number assigned to the padkontrol.
One question I have now is: if you hold down a knob assign button and press a pad you can make it toggle lit/unlit. Is the effect of this to allow you to select which channels a knob transmits on? To put it another way: say pads one, two and three are assigned to channels 1, 2 and 3, respectively and all three are lit, does that mean that a knob will transmit on channels 1, 2 and 3?
I hope I have provided some useful information here. Please ask if you need more help with this topic.
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mikemolloyuk
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Re: WHY IS THIS THE WORST FORUM EVER
So what is the question you have on the PK.? You haven't said that you have something specific you want to know ..you just launch into slagging everyone off for not helping. Posts like this are going to do you less favours in the future.ltrain400 wrote:I have a padkontrol, but i dont understand why i cant come here and get good advice or tips and tricks on this device!!!!! It takes weeks for someone too reply to a post!!! Just wondering if anyone felt the same way
This is a free service. If you were being charged a subscription for being a member I could understand you being agreeved, but people contribute because they want to