KORG NanoKontrol

Using Zynthian
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I read in
https://wiki.zynthian.org/index.php/Supported_plug_%26_play_MIDI_controllers#Korg_nanoKONTROL
that there is a ZynMixer driver but I do not understand how I can activate this driver to use nanoKONTROL for mixer

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It should be plug & play, but you could check if the driver is loaded from the admin->MIDI-IN menu.
If it’s not, you can load by bold clicking the device. Please note that the driver is for nanoKontrol2. The nanoKontrol1 is not supported by this driver.

Regards

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unfortunately mine is NanoKontrol 1

can I set all sliders,buttons to control mixer without driver?

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Yes you can! All mixer controls can be mapped to MIDI CC control via the MIDI learn feature.

  • In mixer view, short press the third encoder from top on V5 or top right encoder on V4 to show the learn menu
  • Select “Enter MIDI-Learn”
  • Adjust a parameter with the touchscreen or encoders, e.g. first encoder for selected chain fader, second encoder for selected fader pan, etc.
  • Send a MIDI CC from the MIDI hardware controller
  • Repeat until complete (or you get bored - hence the preference for using a device driver)
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MIDI learning settings for Mixer Learn is per single snapshot or can be extended as standard?

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It is saved in the snapshot.

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any suggestion to make them global?

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It’s certainly been talked about informally but has not had any detailed consideration yet.

Please raise a feature request ticket in the issue tracker.

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done, thanks

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@riban

I defined CUIA for my NanoKontrol: setting buttons to generate notes on MIDI MASTER channel 16 so I can control my “naked” Zynthian.
But… my issue is about the “Select”; even if I defined the MIDI note A3 on a NanoKontrol button, when I press it nothing happens.
Back button, arrows work but “Select” NOT.

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I defined another button-note to get “Select” but also this does not work.

It is a bug? Suggestion to fix it?

Where settings are stored?

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I think this has come up many times… maybe we need to consider how to avoid the confusion? (It even confuses me when I try to explain…)

The “Select” action is not the same as pressing the “SELECT” encoder button or the “SEL/YES” button on the V5. To emulate this action you need to map to ZYNSWITCH 3.

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Where (folder and file) are CUIA stored?
I need to know it for backup.

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CUIA?? Perhaps you want to mean “snapshots”? :wink:

This folder contains all user presets, snapshots, captures, etc.:

/zynthian/zynthian-my-data

This folder contains the zynthian configuration:

/zynthian/config

Anyway, you have a backup tool available in the webconf.

Regards,

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I mean CUIA settings.

As in the past, backup command from Webconf did not work properly I started use Filezilla to backup and now I am fine with it.

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CUIA settings doesn’t make sense. Are you referring to the hardware wiring binding and/or keyboard binding and/or MIDI binding and/or MIDI CC binding?

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yes

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The zynthian backup includes several files (which you can filter in webconf) including:

  • keybinding.json which holds the keybinding.
  • zynthian_envars.sh which holds the wiring binding.
  • midi_profiles/default.sh which holds the MIDI (master channel) binding.

CC binding is stored in snapshots which are also saved in the backup.

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