[Ardour-Users] Korg nanoKONTROL2

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Mon, 30 Jan 2017 10:43:28 +0100, David Kastrup wrote:
>Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net> writes:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:41:07 +0100, David Kastrup wrote:  
>>>When one uses the KORG KONTROL editor under Wine  
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I can't help with Ardour, since I'm using the nanoKONTROL as CC
>> controller for synth, not to control Ardour or any other DAW.
>>
>> I'm using Nano-Basket
>> https://freesoftwaremusic.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/nano-basket/
>> since I never got an editor working under wine. Unfortunately it
>> can't save settings to disc. Note, I own a 1st generation
>> nanoKONTROL with 9 faders (IOW neither the nanoKONTROL 2 with 8
>> faders, nor the nanoKONTROL Studio with jogwheel), but perhaps the
>> windows software works for all nanoKONTROLs.
>>
>> However, I tried this years ago. What version of the nanoKONTROL
>> editor are you using under wine nowadays?  
>
>Just the stock "Korg KONTROL editor" downloaded from Korg's website.
>Installation of its msi files required installing the msitools package,
>but then "msiexec whateveritwascalled.msi" installed the editor just
>fine (it was in my Desktop menus under "Other" then) and it offered me
>all ALSA midi connections for use.  Sort-of scary.
>
>No idea what format it saves settings in.  Probably not just the raw
>SysEX (that would be too easy).

Thank you, I might try it again.