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Onboard tempo for Kontrol S Mk3

Chatty Cathy
Chatty Cathy Member Posts: 8 Newcomer
in Komplete Kontrol

When using Komplete Kontrol on computer the tempo is in the top right next to the output meters. When using the Kontrol S 61 Mk3 as a standalone MIDI controller (particularly now that Arp functionality from KK is onboard) how does one set onboard tempo and have it sent on MIDI to controlled hardware?

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  • timrae
    timrae Member Posts: 7 Member
    edited March 22 Answer ✓

    Hi I can confirm that unfortunately the new firmware version 1.9.4 does not have the ability to send or receive MIDI clock messages, so currently you'd have to manually set the tempo on the external HW device(s) to the same value as you used on the keyboard.

    However it does have the ability to sync the tempo with the following:
    Maschine 3.1, Komplete Kontrol 3.4.1, and the upcoming Kontakt 8.3.

    We do hope to add improvements in this area in future device updates

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  • Skijumptoes
    Skijumptoes Member Posts: 143 Advisor

    You hold down the shift button and you'll see the tempo button light up, you just press it and then you can change tempo via the on-screen prompt using the jog wheel on the right.

  • Chatty Cathy
    Chatty Cathy Member Posts: 8 Newcomer

    Yes, I see that and thank you so much. My challenge now is those tempo changes are not being transported to MIDI controlled devices. Does that information strictly go out the MIDI DIN ports or USB as well?

  • Yearofthegoat
    Yearofthegoat Member Posts: 18 Member

    Also, turning the jog wheel will do single-digit changes, holding down shift while turning the jog wheel will do .01 increments/decrements.

    I couldn't see any tempo messages in MIDI-OX while playing with the Arp and tempo, so I guess this is an internal tempo for the Arp etc. Happy to be proved wrong though!

  • timrae
    timrae Member Posts: 7 Member
    edited March 22 Answer ✓

    Hi I can confirm that unfortunately the new firmware version 1.9.4 does not have the ability to send or receive MIDI clock messages, so currently you'd have to manually set the tempo on the external HW device(s) to the same value as you used on the keyboard.

    However it does have the ability to sync the tempo with the following:
    Maschine 3.1, Komplete Kontrol 3.4.1, and the upcoming Kontakt 8.3.

    We do hope to add improvements in this area in future device updates

  • Chatty Cathy
    Chatty Cathy Member Posts: 8 Newcomer
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/217647#Comment_217647

    When is KK 3.4.1 supposed to be available?

  • Matthew_NI
    Matthew_NI Product Team Posts: 1,779 mod

    It is available now

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