KoPro/KP3 - Keystroke Mapping, Foot Control, ... & MIDI?

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Genesisco Kid
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KoPro/KP3 - Keystroke Mapping, Foot Control, ... & MIDI?

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I wanted to find out if there's any way to assign QWERTY keystrokes to control various functions on (mainly) the KoPro (but also the KP3)?

Ableton users (among others) know that one may assign certain QWERTY keystrokes (including "shifted" characters) to control various set functions... like, for instance, mapping the letter "a" (or "A") to start playing a scene and/or mapping the numeral "2" (or "@") to stop set playback... and so forth.

In similar fashion, is there some way to map keystrokes to control functions on the KoPro/KP3?

Two scenarios come to mind:

1) A "Ko" instrument (KoPro/KP3) is USB-connected to a computer (laptop/desktop), "Ko" controls are mapped to characters on the computer's keyboard, and pressing those characters then triggers the specific "Ko" button.

2) Same as above, minus the computer... and connect a USB keyboard straight to the "Ko" instrument. This scenario would require the "Ko" instrument to contain/store key-map information (for instance internally storing information where the letter "z" (or "Z") toggles the "Gate Arp" button, and/or the letter "p" (or "P") is mapped to the "Tap/Tempo" button). The scenario would also require the "Ko" device to communicate with an attached QWERTY keyboard via USB. I'm sure a lot of "things" (programming, software update, etc.) would be required!

However (and this is what I'm getting at), the issue of foot control could be navigated via a modded USB-connected QWERTY... like in this example for an Ableton mod that will be familiar to some: USB-QWERTY "foot controller mod"

Other dedicated foot-controllers exist as well that wouldn't even require a mod... but the question/point comes back to the availability or possibility of doing something like this with the "K" instruments?

I browsed the software editor (for the KoPro) and didn't locate anything indicating keymapping. So perhaps here's to generating an idea.

:?: ... :arrow: ... :!: ... :arrow: ... :?: ... :idea:

Peace.

[for the MIDI-inclined... a similar mod could be done with something like the USB-connected Korg nanoKEY... like in this example: Korg nanoKEY "foot controller mod"]
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1.: I think you can use a program which maps Keystrokes to Midi-CC Commands. I heard about them - please use google!

2.: This is impossible as you cannot connect two USB-Slaves to each other! You always need an USB-Host!

Hope this helps!
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