S61 mk3 controlling 3rd party plug in ProTools?

hornedrum

Hi,

This is my first, so please be gentle!

Just bought an S61 Mk3, plugged directly into a MBP M4 Max, using latest version of ProTools.

I have Kontakt working fine, but is there a way to control 3rd party plugs (in particular, PrimalTap by Soundtoys because it's so hands on) to be controlled by the S61?

ie Mapping the main controls of that plugin to the 8 rotary controllers on the S61?

I have searched here and generally, most posts refer to Komplete Kontrol, which I am guessing is not necessary for Mk3 keyboards now?

Any help gratefully appreciated, and sorry if it's an obvious "No. it can't be done".

Cheers,

HD

Maciej Repetowski

One thing to remember is that as ProTools is on a list of DAW integration for Mk3, the default mode for Mk3 in ProTools will be DAW controller (mixer). You need to switch to midi mode on a keyboard in order to midi learn anything. It won’t automatically change into midi mode by itself.

Virtually all 3rd party plugins support midi learn, so I think your problem has something to do with controller’s DAW mode versus midi mode in ProTools. I’m afraid I can’t help much more as I do not use ProTools.

Unless you want to midi learn the stock DAW plugins (those provided by ProTools - EQ, Delay, etc), then those might not have midi learn. In Logic Pro (which I use), you can midi learn anything, including DAW interface itself.

With 3rd party plugins, either there’s a menu somewhere with midi learn options or you need to right click on the control you wish to learn and then move an encoder on a controller or press a button.

Kymeia

Check out the NKS User Library. You will find ready mapped plugins including all the Soundtoys

hornedrum

Thanks Kymela, do these work with aax plugs on ProTools? It only mentions VST thus far…

Kymeia

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/227838#Comment_227838

Komplete Kontrol only loads VST and VST3 plugins

hornedrum

Thanks,

So there is no way of controlling a 3rd party plugin in ProTools like a delay with S61 Mk3 then?

Maciej Repetowski

Of course it is. You need to create MIDI template and midi learn the CC messages within the plugin.

hornedrum

Thanks Maciej, much appreciated.

Could you break it into a few steps for me please?

Or any links would be greatly appreciated.

ie Do I have to have the S61 setup in peripherals inside ProTools as a controller, or not?

Maciej Repetowski

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/227854#Comment_227854

Sure. First of all, you need to have your S61 properly configured in ProTools as a midi controller. Then you need to create a midi template on the keyboard itself. When you press SETTINGS/MIDI, you will have default midi template with all CCs already assigned to encoders and buttons. You can start with this or create your own. KK61 can have basically hundreds of midi templates for different synths or FX plugins, you can name them all and/or have a background picture for each one displayed on keyboard’s screen when it is invoked.

Then, having a midi template selected on your keyboard, instantiate the plugin, every plugin has a midi learn function, you need to activate this, select the virtual knob, slider or button in a plugin and then rotate the encoder or press the button on Mk3 - it will be learned. Once you mapped the whole plugin (or subset of its controls), you can name the controls in midi template, name and save the template on the keyboard itself and then make another midi template for another plugin.

Another way, which has been suggested already, is to use NKS templates (either community made or ones made by yourself) and to use NI KOMPLETE Kontrol plugin as a wrapper (invoke your plugin inside KOMPLETE Kontrol, instead of invoking it directly in your DAW).

There is a huge thread on this forum with community made NKS templates on this forum and another one with community made MIDI templates, just use search function.

Hope that helps

hornedrum

Thanks so much Maciej, much appreciated. I can get things working in Komplete Kontrol, all good, S61 can make changes to parameters, thanks.

I have no midi learn button on ANY plugins though, it's like the keyboard can't even see them on a track. I Tried just about every plug I have, nothing working

MIDI Learn button is there if I have the Command8 control surface as a peripheral, but disappear if I delete it from prefs and change to Komplete Kontrol as my controller.

There is something strange going on here, I have to reboot the keyboard because of glitches sometimes too. I can't get back to DAW mode etc

Is there a driver I can reinstall for the S61? Or should I be deleting prefs in protools? Just to reset and see if problems persist?

Maciej Repetowski

One thing to remember is that as ProTools is on a list of DAW integration for Mk3, the default mode for Mk3 in ProTools will be DAW controller (mixer). You need to switch to midi mode on a keyboard in order to midi learn anything. It won’t automatically change into midi mode by itself.

Virtually all 3rd party plugins support midi learn, so I think your problem has something to do with controller’s DAW mode versus midi mode in ProTools. I’m afraid I can’t help much more as I do not use ProTools.

Unless you want to midi learn the stock DAW plugins (those provided by ProTools - EQ, Delay, etc), then those might not have midi learn. In Logic Pro (which I use), you can midi learn anything, including DAW interface itself.

With 3rd party plugins, either there’s a menu somewhere with midi learn options or you need to right click on the control you wish to learn and then move an encoder on a controller or press a button.

hornedrum

Yeah, you're right.

But even when I take the Mk3 out the peripherals, and run it in MIDI mode, I still can't get MIDI learn working.

Will try another synth, got a Korg MS20ic, see if I can control plugins via MIDI that way.

If any ProTools users know of a way to control 3rd party plugs via MIDI, please let me know.