Cannot get Kontrol X1 to work on new laptop/software

lloydi

I have a Kontrol X1, the first version that came out. I used to use it with a MacBook Pro on Traktor Pro 3. It still works on that laptop, but I migrated to a new laptop a while back.

My current laptop is a MacBook Air with M2. This is what I run Traktor on these days, mostly connecting to an S3 controller.

Today I tried using the X1 on this laptop and it does nothing on this laptop. No controls work at all, no buttons lit up (apart from when I first connect and there is a wave of color). I have checked controller manager and there is an entry for X1 but when I select that there no controls mapped.

I thought that support for NI devices was pretty much built in/standard, so I was surprised it didn't just work. I then tried getting latest X1 drivers for macOS but the installer failed.

Any thoughts about how I get this working on this new laptop? The hardware is 100% working on the older laptop, just verified this.

I did note that in the old laptop, when I select X1, there are entries for X1 in the In-port and Out-port, but not in the new laptop (just says None)

Sûlherokhh

This page shows which OS is compatible with which software and hardware:

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014900358-Compatibility-of-Native-Instruments-Products-on-macOS

lloydi

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/107037#Comment_107037

Yep, thanks for that - I should have said that I checked this and it appears that everything should be fully supported. Traktor is all good with Sonoma, but there is no entry for Control X1 (first version). It does state X1 MK2 as being fully supported/working on Silicon Macs.

Sûlherokhh

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/107044#Comment_107044

You said it. There is no X1 MK1 driver support for Sonoma. Unless someone privately rigs one, you will need to get a MK2 or MK3 for your OS. Sad but true.

Stevan

Mk1 upport was removed in Big Sur (where 32-bit is no longer supported).

Last version with 32bit support is Mojave.

lloydi

Bother. Well, that makes sense, given that the Mac that I previously used it on is running Catalina (I never updated beyond that because of some other music software that would cease to work, not realising that it was also the case for the X1).