Kontakt 5 standalone - no sound with my midi keyboard

[cocorico]

Hi folks,

I'm testing Kontakt 5 standalone and it's weird. The internal keyboard does sound, but the external midi keyboard doesn't.

I use windows 7 64 bits, digi 002 rack, asio drivers and the audio and midi configation seem right.

Any idea will be wellcomed, I'm getting a little crazy with this.

Thanks

[txrx]

Have you change the setting in :-

Kontakt -> FILE --> OPTION ---> MIDI ?

[cocorico]

Originally Posted by txrx

Have you change the setting in :-

Kontakt -> FILE --> OPTION ---> MIDI ?

Yes, all the midi inputs from the digi 002 are assigned to "Port A".

All MIDI outputs are Off

[iain_m]

Are the NKI instruments set to receive MIDI from the same channel that your interface is sending on?

[cocorico]

My MIDI keyboard (Kawai MP5) I think sends the info in channel 1. I didn't change any default configuration of my nki libraries (for example, I have colossus)

What do you exactly mean with instruments? you mean libraries?
Where/how can I can check the channel of the nki instruments?

[iain_m]

A library, such as Colossus or the Factory Library, contains NKI instruments. In other words NKI is the file format used by Kontakt patches.

Have a look at p. 49 of the Kontakt reference manual (under 'MIDI Channel Assignment for Loaded Patches' - this is a general setting), and also p. 62 (under 'MIDI Channel' - this is per-instrument).

[cocorico]

OK, now I understand what you meant.

I checked the general MIDI assignment configuration (File-Opt-Handling) and Is assigned 1st free (the kawai mp5 keyboard uses 1st channel). I checked that, when I load and instrument, is assigned midi channel 1 (I test whith this and with the omni option) - result: no sound when I play the external keyb. If I have the internal keyb opened and play it, it does sound

No recognition of external midi. Note: when I play the external, no keys move in the internal keb (this appends when I use kontakt in plug-in mode). It seems like kontakt for some reason is not receiving the external MIDI.

What the f^*^* is happening here : ) ?

[iain_m]

You mentioned earlier that the MIDI inputs from the digi002 are active and assigned to 'port a' in Kontakt. What about the inputs from the Kawai MP5?

[cocorico]

The kawai is physically connected to the midi in port in the digi 002. In kontakt, as well as other programs, that physicall connection has 3 options:

"FW 002 MIDI1(In/Out)" - this is the most useful
"FW 002 MIDI AsyncMidiControl"
"FW 002 MIDI MidiControl"

I have tried assigning only the first or all of them to "port A" in kontakt-file-opt-midi in.

[iain_m]

Hmm, as I don't have that keyboard or interface I'm afraid I'm stumped.

Would it be possible to try connecting the keyboard directly to the computer with a MIDI-to-USB adaptor?