help - padkontrol/casio wk3000

drtridr1012 · Post by **drtridr1012** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:28 am

hey, i'm new to this whole midi thing, so i was wondering if someone could help me out...

i want to use the padkontrol to trigger sounds on my cheap casio wk3000 synth (it'll do for now, haha), but i can't seem to be able to figure out how to do it.

they are both set on the same midi channel, with a midi cable going from the out of the padkontrol to the in of the synth, so i thought that then when i pressed one of the pads, the corresponding note value would be played on the synth, but there is nothing.

is there something i'm doing wrong? thanks in advance....

drtridr1012 · Post by **drtridr1012** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:53 pm

anyone? is the only way i can trigger drum sounds on my synth using the padkontrol by having the power adapter?

subVert · Post by **subVert** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:55 pm

drtridr1012 wrote:anyone? is the only way i can trigger drum sounds on my synth using the padkontrol by having the power adapter?

From the manual

If you’re using a USB connection, the data from the
computer is transmitted from the padKONTROL’s MIDI OUT
connector. MIDI messages generated by operating the
padKONTROL’s trigger pads and X-Y pad will not be
transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector. (p.28)

So it sounds like you neeed a power adaptor.

drtridr1012 · Post by **drtridr1012** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:02 am

thanks... i guess i missed that...that just seems stupid that i need to buy a power supply. oh well, just ordered one...