Using Midi CC to change Auto-chord Key on the fly in Session Guitarist. Possible?

Billy86
Billy86 Member Posts: 34 Member
in Kontakt

I’m working in my DAW (Cakewalk) with Kontakt, using Session Guitarist Electric Vintage. I’m using auto chords and the key is set to F. The song modulates twice, going up a half step each time – first to to F# then to G.

Is it possible to send a CC command to Electric Vintage to change the Auto-chord key when the song hits those parts? Trying to avoid have to instantiate the instrument three times. Thanks!

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  • Uwe303
    Uwe303 Moderator Posts: 4,762 mod

    Hello,

    it is already mapped if you open it within komplete kontrol last page, or as host parameter. So it should be possible in any daw by using the host automation feature. But not with a cc directly send to kontakt.

  • Billy86
    Billy86 Member Posts: 34 Member

    Thanks so much for responding. I'm not sure how to explore what you suggest. When you say: "it is already mapped if you open it within komplete kontrol last page." What is already mapped? The ability to change keys within komplete kontrol? And what is the it you refer to in Komplete kontrol last page? Sorry for my lack of understanding.

    When you say: "or as host parameter." Are you saying if my DAW has the ability to automate key changes in a VSTi instrument? Have never explored that, so I'm not sure if it's possible in Cakewalk. Thanks again.

  • ALDREAD
    ALDREAD Member Posts: 509 Pro
    edited June 18
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/231130#Comment_231130

    in komplete kontrol , it maps the vst / kontakt instrument parameters to the knobs and there will be multiple pages of 8 parameters, what uwe303 is saying is the auto chord parameter is mapped and it’s on the last page (use the arrow keys to change page)

    Host parameter is kinda like a midi cc ( there are 127 midi cc numbers , not all are used) but it’s the vst parameters listed in your daw like you’d have the midi cc listed , on the track you have the plugin loaded , I’m not a big kontakt user , so I don’t know if daws can read the different parameters for each kontakt instrument, or if it has a sort of standard template , which is where komplete kontrol comes in , because it does have mapped host parameters , that you can automate like midi cc

    I think that’s correct

    On some vst you can right click on a knob and it has the option to assign a midi cc to it , not sure if kontakt can do that , reaktor can because I’ve done that with monark

  • Uwe303
    Uwe303 Moderator Posts: 4,762 mod
    edited June 18

    Exactly it's possible to automate those parameters as as aldread already pointed out more on detail for komplete kontrol. Host parameter means those are reported to your DAW and normally there is a + or drop-down menu to add this parameter and an automation lane for it. But I don't know cakewalk and how this works there in detail.

    P S. Maybe like shown here from min. 3.30 on

    https://youtu.be/fB9J532C4d4?si=49-ZjRZCdv2OiJpK
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