Control the Kaoss series with standard MIDI equipment

Karg · Post by **Karg** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:39 pm

Hello everyone,

while I find the touch pad control of the Korg Kaoss Series to be great for live performances. Sometimes I would like to control them via standard MIDI keyboards/seuquencers/DAWs. Unfortunately, Korg's MIDI implementation is tailored around the touch pad and expects ControlChange Message indicating X/Y coordinates instead of Note On/Off messages.

As a solution, I made an absolutely beginner friendly, solder-free free hack, that uses a 12,- Teensy development board to translate all corresponding MIDI commands:
http://karg-music.blogspot.de/2015/11/p ... -midi.html

Best,
Karg

thehighesttree · Post by **thehighesttree** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 5:16 pm

Pretty cool! The lack of note data handling always made the KPpro seem like an ill-conceived product to me, so great job setting this up and providing all the instructions!

Bald Eagle · Post by **Bald Eagle** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 6:06 pm

Yeah, pretty cool. My K-Pro is pretty much collecting dust for lack of integration.

Would be nice if there was DIN connection on board though.

Karg · Post by **Karg** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:24 am

Thanks

DIN connection is very easy to integrate, and the thing will then also work without the necessity of a computer as a man in the middle.
However, one needs to solder some parts...

I will post instructions in a couple of days...

Karg · Post by **Karg** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:44 pm

A couple of days became a couple of weeks. However, here is the update for MIDI DIN in/outs:

Play the Korg Kasossialtor and Kaoss Pad with any MIDI equipment

Best,
Karg