Sending CCs from MASTER VOLUME slider on X5

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OldKorger
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Sending CCs from MASTER VOLUME slider on X5

Post by OldKorger »

Does anyone out there still have an X5? (Forum search came up empty)

I want to use the two sliders on my Korg X5 (labeled MASTER VOLUME and VALUE) to control some effects in my DAW (Reaper) but am not seeing any CC messages transmitted when the MASTER VOLUME slider is adjusted.

I do have Global setting 02E MIDI FILTER CTRL:ENA and am getting CC6,38 messages when the VALUE slider is adjusted in MULTI mode.

In Reaper, I'm testing what's being sent by using ReaControlMIDI and turning on the log.

The X5 manual in the MIDI Implementation Chart on p188 indicates that CC7 should be sent for Volume, but I'm not seeing any CCs of any type when the MASTER VOLUME slider is adjusted.

Was hoping to get this slider working as I don't have enough physical desktop space for a proper MIDI controller surface, not even for the nanoKONTROL2.
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Post by voip »

The Master Volume on the X5 is an analogue control that doesn't send any MIDI CC# messages. This applies across most, if not all of the Korg keyboard range, including the Kronos. You might have more luck using an expression pedal, since that does result in MIDI CC#s being generated.

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