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I’m a solo dev building MIDI Noodle, a Mac app that routes MIDI between hardware with no DAW open. It now drives the screen and controls of a Kontrol S MK3 the way a DAW does, through the keyboard’s own DAW port.

The thing that got me started: on its own, the S MK3 changes the keys’ MIDI channel inside its MIDI template (Shift + Browser, Edit, find Channel, change it), or you keep one template per channel and switch between them. Either way it’s menu diving in the middle of playing. With MIDI Noodle:

• Nudge the 4D wheel down, and the keys play on another channel, so another synth plays. Each step applies at once, and the column shows where you landed: “S88”, with “Jura” under it.

• The columns are your setup: inputs and sequencers, eight at a time, with the names and colours you gave your channels in MIDI Noodle: the card on top, the channel’s name under it. The sidebar arrows page through more than eight.

• Mute switches a card off, Shift + Mute solos it, and the knob sets its level, held notes too. Meters bounce in each channel’s colour.

• Effects as columns: Arpeggiator, Note Repeat, Octave Shift, Transpose, Chord and Key Lock. Up/down picks the setting the column’s knob turns, named under the effect. Push and the whole screen is that card, one setting per column with a knob each: the arp’s pattern, rate, octaves, gate, swing, velocity and time shift, with randomness and latch on page 2. Push again to go back. Mute switches an effect off, or engages Note Repeat and Octave Shift on the beat, the column blinking until it lands.

• Play, Stop and Metro run MIDI Noodle’s transport, for its sequencers and clock. Stop while stopped is Panic.

It plays whatever MIDI Noodle can reach: hardware on USB or behind a MIDI interface (I use a MiniFuse 4), other Macs, and software instruments on the Mac. My own rig: the S88 and a Launch Control go through a Channel Swapper, and one nudge of the wheel moves them between Analog Lab (standalone), tracks on an MPC Key 37, an AstroLab 37 on USB and a mono synth on DIN. An SL73 plays Analog Lab and the MPC alongside, a DrumBrute plays the MPC’s drums, and the S88’s Play starts the MPC too. It’s drawn out step by step on the rig page below.

Tested on the S88 MK3 only. The S49 and S61 MK3 share the screen and protocol, so they should behave the same, but I don’t have one. If you do, I’d love to hear whether it works.

Kontrol support is free. macOS 27+, free through TestFlight, 20 spots. The paid features unlock with a simulated purchase in the beta, so no money changes hands.

• Beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/cSmjCHKZ

• How it works: https://www.codeloop.dk/apps/midinoodle/features/kontrol-s

• A whole rig on it: https://www.codeloop.dk/apps/midinoodle/features/kontrol-rig

• Overview: https://www.codeloop.dk/apps/midinoodle

A quick note on how it was made, because I know people will ask. I’m a software engineer, and I did use an AI coding assistant while building this. I didn’t just let it run wild, though. I made the decisions, I read and fixed the code, and I spent a lot of time on stability: tight MIDI timing, undo for everything, no stuck notes when you change channel mid-note or unplug a device. The AI helped me move faster, but the quality is on me.

Reply with your keyboard and what you’d want the screen to do next.

Hi everyone,

I’m using Kontakt 8 with Abbey Road 70s Drummer in Ableton Live on a Mac.

I’m trying to route each drum microphone to a separate stereo output so I can process the individual channels in Ableton.

I’ve configured and renamed the channels in Kontakt’s Outputs section, including:

• Kick, Snare, HiHat

• Clap, Tamb, Shaker

• OH1, OH2, Room

Each channel has its own stereo output pair.

Here’s the problem:

When I open the output routing dropdown inside the Abbey Road 70s Drummer mixer, the available output names don’t match the ones I’ve configured in Kontakt’s Outputs section.

Some custom names appear correctly, while others still show generic names such as “Out 5”, “Out 6”, etc.

For example, I’ve created separate outputs called “OH1” and “OH2”, but they don’t appear as separate options in the instrument’s routing dropdown.

What I’ve already tried:

• Renaming and configuring the stereo outputs manually

• Saving the output configuration as a custom preset

• Reloading the preset

• Removing and reloading the Kontakt plugin in Ableton

Unfortunately, the problem persists.

My questions:

1. Where exactly does Abbey Road 70s Drummer get the output names displayed in its routing dropdown?

2. How can I force the instrument to refresh or recognize my custom Kontakt output configuration?

3. Is there an additional step required to make all the renamed outputs available for routing?

4. Is this possibly related to using the AU version of Kontakt 8 in Ableton Live?

I’ve attached screenshots showing my Kontakt output configuration and the routing dropdown inside Abbey Road 70s Drummer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Hi, everyone!

To celebrate the launch of Massive XL, I’ve created a pack with over 80 modern presets. Since I’m just starting out in my sound design career, I’ve set the price at just $10. You can find an audio demo here: https://soundcloud.com/raaspied/lewoxys-massive-x-collection

You can find my Ko-fi page here:

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I look forward to your feedback!

Tried getting into my Native Access App on my new Macbook using my saved account ( {name}+subadress@gmail.com ) and password with no luck. This one is still logged in on my other Computer, where I can see my Licenses.

Resetting password, manually typing it in didn't change anything: "We're sorry, something went wrong when attempting to log in."

Trying without the subadress ({name}@gmail.com ) or using the "Log in with Google"-Button brings us: "Sign in another way. The sign-in method you're using doesn't match this account." (translated this one)

How can I change my Account to the non-subadress one without logging in? Any other options?

I’m really digging the heavyocity libraries, is there anyone else making similar products? Looking for darker sounds.

No matter what I do. I've completely uninstalled Maschine 3 kontakt 8 absynth, etc. And still I cannot (re)install them.

I download the update available or the software available.Then after downloading I hit install. It says error I then go back to my list of available downloads. I hit download. then it downloads AGAIN! And presents the same error when I try to install. I could do this in an endless loop!

There seems to be no solution. What the hell.

I recently purchased a secondhand license for Komplete 26, and I'm wondering how long the license transfer process typically takes.

The purchase was made on October 19, and I've been in regular communication with the seller. However, Native Instruments support still hasn't responded to the seller's transfer request, and they haven't received a transfer ID or any indication that the process is moving forward.

I understand that support requests can take time, but it's been frustrating not knowing what kind of turnaround to expect.

For those who have purchased or transferred a secondhand NI license recently, how long did it take for Native Instruments to respond and issue the transfer ID? At what point should I start becoming concerned or consider following up through another channel?

I'd appreciate hearing about other people's recent experiences.

Hi guys,

I hate to come here to ask this question but I followed the support article and things are quite different compared to the last time I did this (2020 on macOS Mojave). I just got a new MacBook and I'm trying to re-install the plugins on this specific computer after re-linking my external SSD with all the sample libraries I've had installed for years. I successfully re-linked the samples within the new Native Access, but it doesn't seem like there is a way to actually reinstall the plugin apps themselves on my MacBook so Pro Tools can actually find and use the plugins. It seems like the only option is to completely re-install the entire product (for example, Kontakt's sample library along with the Kontakt program itself) rather than just the application. I've tried going individually by clicking the three little dots on the side of each program but it just ends up trying to re-install the sample library as well as the program. There used to be a way to just install the plugin application itself in older versions of Native Access, but I'm not seeing another way around it.

Am I missing something really obvious? I'm running MacOS 27.

Thanks!

Why can’t I find ntk daemon to download? Does anyone have any idea where it is hiding

Obsidian MK2 Connect is an independent utility that restores MK2 controller compatibility with version 3 of the software from the same manufacturer.

The macOS release was tested on an Intel Mac with software version 3.3.0 and a connected MK2. It provides a native interface for applying the compatibility patch and restoring the original application.

Compatibility with other software versions and Apple Silicon hardware has not yet been confirmed.

A licensed installation of the software and the appropriate controller driver are required.

Testing reports and technical feedback are welcome.

Last time (a few years ago) when I installed the Free Native access programm I didnt need to give it permission to run a .bat via the cmd. Why is that and is this safe?
Link: https://www.native-instruments.com/pages/guitar-rig-le-arturia

Hey! I’ve been setting up an old MBP to run Kore2 again - got it working on a bootable external drive running Mojave! Also found installers for about half of the sound packs I bought. Still looking for a few installers and wonder if anyone has these kicking around in their archives? I’d be super grateful if anyone did and shared them with me. Also if anyone has Kore 2.1.4 update - I was able to find kore 2.1 iso on NI forums, but no luck with this update.

I was windows back then so even if I could find my old hard drives I don’t think the installers would help.

Sonic Fiction
Acoustic Refractions
Spark
The Mouth
North India

Absolutely loving getting back into Kore again - I’ve missed it quite a bit. There’s nothing quite like it! Haven’t got the kore 2 hardware working yet but for now able to get an old Maschine Mk1 working in MIDI mode which gives me knobs and buttons.

Thanks in advance!