Page 2 - ii; Precautions
ii Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction. • In direct sunlight• Locations of extreme temperature or humidity• Excessively dusty or dirty locations• Locations of excessive vibration• Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designat...
Page 3 - iii; Parameters “ ”; and; About your data
iii Inadvertent operations or unexpected malfunctions may cause the contents of memory to be lost. To safeguard your important data, please save it on your computer. Korg will accept no responsibility for any damages resulting from loss of data. You must read the separate “Software license agreement...
Page 4 - iv; Table of Contents
Table of Contents iv Table of Contents Contents of the package .............................................. vi Introduction ........................................................ 1 Main features.............................................................. 1 Parts and what they do .................
Page 6 - Contents of the package
Table of Contents vi [15] PRELOAD......................................................................... 54 [16] WRITE ............................................................................. 55 Appendices ...................................................... 56 Available MIDI messages ........
Page 7 - Introduction–Main features; Introduction; Main features
Introduction–Main features 1 Introduction Main features The KONTROL49 is a MIDI controller that provides all the controllers you need for computer-based music production and performance.Equipped with a velocity-sensing four-octave keyboard, eight encoders, eight sliders, vector joystick, two switche...
Page 8 - Introduction–Parts and what they do; Parts and what they do; Front panel
Introduction–Parts and what they do 2 Parts and what they do Front panel Vector joystick You can assign separate control change messages to the up/down and left/right (X and Y) axes. Switch 1, Switch 2 You can use these switches in either the one-parameter (Inc/Dec type) or two-parameter (SW × 2) mo...
Page 9 - OCTAVE SHIFT/CURSOR keys; Parts and what the
Introduction–Parts and what they do 3 [MESSAGE] key When you hold down this key and press a trigger pad to which a message is assigned, the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted. [SETTING] key To enter Setting mode, hold down this key and press the trigger pad for the desired page. [SCENE] key T...
Page 10 - About the trigger pad functions; Transmit MIDI messages
Introduction–Parts and what they do 4 About the trigger pad functions The trigger pads are one of the most useful parts of the KONTROL49. They’re used for many different important functions, as described below. Transmit MIDI messages In Play mode, the MIDI message assigned in Setting mode will be tr...
Page 11 - Rear panel
Introduction–Parts and what they do 5 Rear panel [Contrast adjustment] knob This adjusts the display contrast. The visibility of the display will vary depending on your viewing angle. Adjust this knob as necessary. SWITCH jack You can connect a damper pedal or pedal switch (such as the Korg DS-1H or...
Page 12 - Introduction–Making connections and turning the power on; MIDI & AC adapter connection; USB connection
Introduction–Making connections and turning the power on 6 Making connections and turning the power on MIDI & AC adapter connection Before you make connections, you must turn off the power of all devices. Failure to do so may damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions. 1 Connect the AC ada...
Page 14 - Operation–About the KONTROL49’s modes; Operation; About the KONTROL49’s modes
Operation–About the KONTROL49’s modes 8 Operation About the KONTROL49’s modes The KONTROL49 has four modes: Play, Setting, Message, and Scene. 1. Play mode In this mode you can use the keyboard, pads, sliders, encoders, and other controllers to play and control connected MIDI sound modules or soft s...
Page 15 - Operation–Quick Start; Turning on the power; Quick Start
Operation–Quick Start 9 Quick Start 1. Turning on the power Connect the KONTROL49 to your computer, and turn on the power. ( ☞ p. 6 “Making connections and turning the power on”) You will automatically enter Play mode. The main display shows the name of the currently selected scene. Start up the sof...
Page 17 - Quick Assign; Saving a scene
Operation–Quick Start 11 Step 12. Press the OCTAVE SHIFT/CURSOR [ ® ] key. The name edit page will appear. Step 13. There are three ways to input a name; you can use the main encoder, the pads, or the encoders or sliders. You can input a name of up to eight characters. For details, see “Inputting a ...
Page 18 - Managing scene sets on your computer
Operation–Quick Start 12 The page in which you edit the scene name will appear. Step 5. Input a scene name using the main encoder, the pads, or the encoders or sliders.You can input a name of up to eight characters. For details, see “Inputting a name” ( ☞ p. 22). Step 6. When you’ve finished inputti...
Page 19 - Operation–Play mode; Play mode; Using the controllers; Encoders and sliders; Display; Pla
Operation–Play mode 13 Play mode In Play mode, you can use the KONTROL49 to control connected MIDI equipment or soft synthesizers and DAW software on your computer. When you power-on the KONTROL49 it will always start up in Play mode.The main display will show the current scene name. Normally, it wi...
Page 20 - Encoder and slider-related settings; Trigger pad-related settings
Operation–Play mode 14 If you hold down the [EXIT] key while operating a controller, the sub-display indication will not switch to the name of the assigned setting; the controller value will continue to be displayed. This lets you edit a setting accurately while watching its actual value. You can ch...
Page 21 - Vector joystick-related settings
Operation–Play mode 15 3. Vector joystick When you move the vector joystick, it will transmit the assigned MIDI message. You can assign MIDI messages to the up/down (Y) and left/right (X) directions.For the up/down/left/right directions, the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted with a value in ...
Page 22 - Pitch Bend & Mod Wheel controller settings
Operation–Play mode 16 Pitch Bend & Mod Wheel controller settings • Assign a MIDI message to the Pitch Bend controller. For details, see “Setting mode–[5] Pitch Bend (Pitch Bend assignment)” ( ☞ p. 26). • Assign a MIDI message to the Mod Wheel controller. For details, see “Setting mode–[6] MOD (...
Page 23 - Pedal-related settings
Operation–Play mode 17 If no MIDI message is assigned (NoAssign), the main display will not change even if you operate the pedal (the display will continue to show the scene name). Pedal-related settings • You can assign a MIDI message to the pedal. For details, see “Setting mode–[10] PEDAL (Pedal a...
Page 24 - Octave setting
Operation–Play mode 18 8. Keyboard When you play notes on the keyboard, note messages are transmitted on the keyboard’s MIDI channel ( ☞ p. 38). Octave setting You can use the OCTAVE SHIFT/CURSOR [ √ ]/[ ® ] keys to shift the pitch of the keyboard in steps of an octave. If you want to return to the ...
Page 25 - Operation–Setting mode; Setting mode; Scene parameter settings; Settin
Operation–Setting mode 19 Setting mode In Setting mode you can set both the Scene parameters (the assignment of each controller, etc.) and the Global parameters (overall settings for the entire KONTROL49). Setting mode is divided into sixteen pages.Hold down the [SETTING] key (the main display shows...
Page 27 - Assigning NRPN or RPN
Operation–Setting mode 21 5 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT/CURSOR [ ® ] key to proceed to “MIDI Channel” (specify the MIDI channel). 6 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the MIDI message will be transmitted. The range is 1–16 (ch). ( ☞ p. 4 “About the trigger pad functions–...
Page 28 - Inputting a name; Available characters
Operation–Setting mode 22 5 Use the main encoder or the pads to input the “LSB” value. The range is 0–127. 6 Press the OCTAVE SHIFT/CURSOR [ ® ] key to proceed to “MIDI Channel” (specify the MIDI channel). 7 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the assigned MIDI messa...
Page 29 - Quick-assign for control changes
Operation–Setting mode 23 ■ Using the trigger pads to input text An alphanumeric character, symbol, or blank is assigned to each pad. Insert (insert a blank at the cursor location), Delete (delete the character at the cursor location and tighten up the subsequent characters), and Clear (erase the ch...
Page 38 - Using the switches in one-parameter mode
Operation–Setting mode 32 5 Use the main encoder or the pads to select the MIDI channel on which the assigned MIDI message will be transmitted. The range is 1–16 (ch). ( ☞ p. 4 “About the trigger pad functions–Input numerical values”) 6 Press the [ENTER] key.The setting will be updated, and you will...
Page 39 - Using the switches in two-parameter mode
Operation–Setting mode 33 CtrlChg# (Control Change) A control change message will be assigned to the switch. ProgChg (Program Change) Program change messages will be assigned to switches 1/2. If you choose ProgChg, press the OCTAVE SHIFT/CURSOR [ ® ] key to proceed to “MIDI Channel” (MIDI channel se...
Page 42 - Assigning a control change
Operation–Setting mode 36 5 Press the [ENTER] key.The setting will be updated, and you will return to Play mode. If you want to keep the changes you’ve made, save them in Scene mode. If you turn off the power or select a different scene without saving, your changes will be discarded. For details, se...
Page 46 - Assigning Program Change and Bank Select
Operation–Setting mode 40 [13] MAIN ENC (Main Encoder assignment) Here you can assign a function to the main encoder.Tempo change, program change, or program change with bank select can be assigned to the main encoder. 1 Hold down the [SETTING] key and press pad [13].Now you can make Main Encoder se...
Page 51 - About the KONTROL49 and the driver ports
Operation–Setting mode 45 VECTOR-Y Specify the transmission port for the Y-axis of the vector joystick. SW1/2 Specify the transmission port for switch 1 and switch 2. PEDAL Specify the transmission port for a connected foot controller. FOOT SW Specify the transmission port for a connected damper ped...
Page 52 - MIDI IN devices; About the KONTROL49’s MIDI connectors; When not connected via USB
Operation–Setting mode 46 MIDI IN devices MIDI IN Port MIDI messages received by the KONTROL49’s MIDI IN connector are sent to the computer via this port. If you are using the KONTROL49 as a USB-MIDI interface, select this port in your MIDI software to receive input from external MIDI gear, such as ...
Page 53 - Pedal Polarity setting; Pedal Calibration setting
Operation–Setting mode 47 PdlCalib (Pedal Calibration) Specify the effective range of the pedal connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack. Make this setting if operating the pedal does not produce the expected result. Backlit (LCD Backlit setting) Specify the backlight color of the main disp...
Page 54 - LCD Backlight setting; Pad Illumination setting
Operation–Setting mode 48 ■ LCD Backlight setting 1 When you choose the LCD Backlight setting, the main display will indicate “LCD Backlight setting” (select the display to set). 2 Use the main encoder to select the display for which you want to make backlight settings. Encd (Encoder) Specify the ba...
Page 55 - Operation–Message mode; Message mode; Messa
Operation–Message mode 49 Message mode In Message mode you can transmit various types of MIDI messages. Message mode is divided into sixteen pages. Pads [1]–[8] will transmit preset MIDI messages. Pads [9]–[16] will transmit the messages you create in the Setting mode [14] MESSAGE page. In Play mode...
Page 58 - Operation–Scene mode; Scene mode
Operation–Scene mode 52 Scene mode In Scene mode you can select and save scenes, load preset scenes, and transmit and receive data dumps of individual scenes (or scene “sets”) to and from a computer. Scene mode is divided into five pages.You can hold down the [SCENE] key and press a pad [1]–[16] to ...
Page 62 - Appendices–Available MIDI messages; Appendices; Available MIDI messages; Channel messages; MIDI Control Change messages
Appendices–Available MIDI messages 56 Appendices Available MIDI messages The KONTROL49 lets you transmit the following MIDI messages. Channel messages *n: MIDI channel (0–F) System Realtime messages Message Function 8n Note-on 9n Note-off An Polyphonic Key Pressure Bn Control Change/Mode Message Cn ...
Page 63 - Channel Mode messages
Appendices–Available MIDI messages 57 A pp endices Channel Mode messages RPN MSB/LSB Note no. 083 (53) General Purpose Controller 8 084 (54) Portamento Control 085 (55) 090 (5A) undefined 091 (5B) Effect Depth (Reverb Send Level) 092 (5C) Effect Depth (Tremolo Depth) 093 (5D) Effect Depth (Chorus Se...
Page 64 - Appendices–Preset Scene Name; Preset Scene Name; System exclusive messages; KONTROL49 format; About native Korg mode
Appendices–Preset Scene Name 58 Preset Scene Name MIDI implementation System exclusive messages KONTROL49 format Switching scenes When the KONTROL49 receives a message of [F0, 42, 4n, 6E, 02, 1F, 14, ss, F7] (ss=00: Scene number 1 – 0B: Scene number 12), it will switch to the specified scene. When t...
Page 65 - Operation in native mode; Troubleshooting; Power does not turn on
Appendices–Troubleshooting 59 A pp endices Operation in native mode 1 In software that supports the Korg KONTROL49 native mode, select the native mode.The display will show a message to indicate that you have entered native mode. 2 Operate the controllers as in normal mode.The function of keys other...
Page 66 - Keyboard or pads do not transmit velocity; Notes are stuck
Appendices–Troubleshooting 60 ■ Connected external device or software does not synchronize • Could the KONTROL49’s MIDI Clock tempo be set to “Clock Off”? • Check the MIDI Clock settings of the connected device or software. ■ Keyboard or pads do not transmit velocity • If keyboard or pad velocity is...
Page 67 - Main specifications
Appendices–Main specifications 61 A pp endices Main specifications ■ Controllers • Keyboard: 49-note velocity-sensitive keyboard• Rotary encoders × 8 • Sliders × 8 • Pads × 16: velocity-sensitive • Pitch Bend/Mod Wheel• Vector joystick• Switch 1/Switch 2• Main encoder ([VALUE] dial) ■ Display • Main...
Page 68 - Index
62 Index A AC adapter ............................................... 5, 6, 59 Adjust the tempo............................................. 17 Aftertouch ............................ 2, 27, 28, 29, 31, 60 All Note Off ..................................................... 49 All Note Off message ......
Page 72 - Owner’s manual; IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
Owner’s manual 2 E 2004 KORG INC. 1610 GH Printed in Japan 4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi-city, Tokyo 206-0812 Japan IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirementsthat are applicable in the country in which it is intend...
