Review and guide to the Korg Kaoss Pad 3 - ASK ME THINGS :]

cardboardcorn · Post by **cardboardcorn** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:45 pm

Check out my guide and review on the Korg Kaoss Pad 3. I can answer most questions in this thread as I am a long time user and supporter of the kaoss pad and the kaoss series. IF a question is good enough I will edit the hub and add it in a FAQ part :] Also if theres anything you believe it is missing please put it in this thread or pm me as I would be happy to re edit it

Previously asked questions/references

1. WHY WOULD I NEED A MIDI INTERFACE?

Pastor-of-Muppets wrote:http://www.tweakheadz.com/midi_interfaces.htm

(reference on midi interfaces, why you need or don't need one and an explanation about how it all works)

2. HOW DO YOU FACTORY RESET THE KORG KP3?

cardboardcorn wrote:1. Press 1 and 2 and Sampling while powering on the KP3.
2. PrLD will appear in the LED.
3. C will be on, D will be flashing.
4. Press D.
5. urt will flash in the LED.
6. P.off will then appear in the LED.
7. Power off and on the KP3, enjoy factory reset goodness.

wudsiba · Post by **wudsiba** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:30 pm

I've had my KP3 for a few months now, and I absolutely love it. One of the main reasons I wanted it in the first place was the fact that it was a HARDWARE device. I try to use my computer as little as possible for music. After using the KP3 for a while though, I can't help wondering what all the included editer lets you do. Are you able to edit the effects themselves? Perhaps even designing your own, or do you just tweak existing effects? I guess I'm just asking you to break down the posibilities of the editing capabilities. Thanks in advance...

Mr36 · Post by **Mr36** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:06 pm

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... p?p=343085

No, you can't edit or create effects with it.

cardboardcorn · Post by **cardboardcorn** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:34 pm

You can't edit the effects on the hardware but you CAN use the midi X,Y pad to control any effect or vst you can find on a computer. This does not mean you are relying on the computer any more then you were in the first place though! :]

I use FL studio with seperate plug ins most of the time and hook up the seperate midi channels to things like drum loops or filters and it works like a charm for producing dubstep style music. I can imagine it could be transposed to any kind of music to change the dynamics.

finchmark · Post by **finchmark** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:10 pm

Hi, Ive been trying to use MIDI clock with KP3 and knowing very little about MIDI I'm struggling!! Please help!!

Im trying to midi clock sync the following- a Boss DR202 (as master) into a KP3 into a Zoom Sampletrak ST224 and basically Im just wondering if its possible to send midi clock from the dr202 thru the kp3 into the st224 and have them all time synced together? I can do it easily from dr202 into st224 but with kp3 in between im really struggling!!

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Also, do you know how to restore the kp3s factory settings?

Thanks...

cardboardcorn · Post by **cardboardcorn** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:31 am

finchmark wrote:Hi, Ive been trying to use MIDI clock with KP3 and knowing very little about MIDI I'm struggling!! Please help!!

Im trying to midi clock sync the following- a Boss DR202 (as master) into a KP3 into a Zoom Sampletrak ST224 and basically Im just wondering if its possible to send midi clock from the dr202 thru the kp3 into the st224 and have them all time synced together? I can do it easily from dr202 into st224 but with kp3 in between im really struggling!!

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Also, do you know how to restore the kp3s factory settings?

Thanks...

The midi clock on the kp3 can be sketchy at times but usually it's good. I'd suggest getting a Midi Interface as it will benefit you greatly. Using midi with a computer set to a clock is way more efficient in my opinion.

Hold 3, FX and hold to reset it!

Edited for good conscience: THAT IS AN AFFILIATE LINK AND I WILL GET COMMISSION IF YOU BUY IT!

BUT! I did not come to this forum to do this. I came originally to ask questions about the kaoss pad and now that I have researched it a lot I am trying to provide answers to people about it as I see it as a very underused tool in the electronic music production biz. I feel the possibilities are endless on it. Also, that link is something I personally own and use with a kaoss pad and it's amazing. I invite you to check out others like the usb uno midi (by korg themselves) as long as many other peoples

Pastor-of-Muppets · Post by **Pastor-of-Muppets** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:34 am

cardboardcorn, at least have the decency to your review only exists to get click-throughs when people buy products through your site, and now you're trying to convince people to buy midi interfaces they don't need to get your Amazon affiliate bonus.

finchmark · Post by **finchmark** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:59 am

Hi, thanks for replies, can anybody advise me further? I dont want to have to use my laptop (very old school I guess, got a bit of a stubborn mental block with using computer!

!)

There are two of us needing to MIDI clock sync a kaossilator pro and one or two other things and my currently 'prefered' order would be DR202> kaossilator pro> KP3> Line 6 M13> Zoom Sampletrak ST224.

Sorry, I know thats quite a specfic and personalised etc but I just want to be able to sync these machines together as best I can without getting into using the laptop.

What IS a MIDI interface by the way!!

Pastor-of-Muppets · Post by **Pastor-of-Muppets** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:05 pm

A midi interface let's a computer talk midi to other equipment. You don't need one with the KP3 or KPro because they can send and receive midi data over USB.

the KP3 and KPro have no MIDI THRU port, and I don't know if you can make it resend midi data on the MIDI OUT, so you might not be able to use it in the middle of a midi chain, as you want to.

cardboardcorn · Post by **cardboardcorn** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:12 pm

You can midi chain them with an interface.. it provides easier syncing by using a computer (with a midi-thru driver.) This allows you to only be limited by the amount of usb ports you have on the computer. I don't think the kaoss pads midi clock is all that reliable as a master as it gets a TINY bit off on each beat and after a while it's more off sync..

You cannot do this without using a dedicated midi thru port which the kaoss pad does not have. THIS is why you need the interface for the computer. If I am wrong please someone tell me.

Scott M2 · Post by **Scott M2** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:34 pm

A MIDI Thru box will be a very simple and handy tool for you to solve such problems. (A MIDI Merger is also a very useful item for your problem-solving toolbox.)

finchmark · Post by **finchmark** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:53 am

Thanks. If I do get a MIDI interface how do I use that, do I need certain software, how many devices can I sync, does it affect the chain order etc etc???

Please bare in mind I ONLY want to MIDI clock sync the devices, no other controls required.

Cardboardcorn- I tried the factory reset you recommended but theres no FX button, only the FX level knob which doesnt seem to press down?? Please will you clarify.

Thanks again...

cardboardcorn · Post by **cardboardcorn** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:07 pm

Hold 3, FX and HOLD buttons while turning it on. L appears in screen. Then press 1,3,5,1,3,5.

Copied from this reference guide http://www.korgnorthwest.com/KORG_Resets.htm

Also, the interface with a program (theres plenty of free ones!) will do the same thing as a midi thru box and allow you to do more. If you just want to do midi thru for chaining them then I would suggest that but if you're ever going to want to use it with a computer the interface will serve this
(and many other) purposes as well.

Pastor-of-Muppets · Post by **Pastor-of-Muppets** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:50 pm

that reference is for the KP1 (or maybe the KP2) but not the KP3

like he said, there's no FX button - c'mon, you reviewed it and are trying to get people to buy it

finchmark · Post by **finchmark** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:16 pm

Yep ,sorry, really need to know factory reset for KP3...

So if I have a MIDI interface does that mean I can send MIDI clock from my laptop via usb cables into each individual machine (or however many usb ports I have)? Do I need anything else, software/hardware??? Do I need a MIDI interface for each connection???

Thanks...