About The Microkontrol And The Driver Ports; Midi In Devices; Midi Out Devices; Mac Os X Port Numbers - Korg microKONTROL Owner's Manual

About the microKONTROL and the driver ports

When seen from the computer, the microKONTROL's USB-MIDI connection
has 3 inputs and 2 outputs, as described below.
Driver
MIDI IN device
MIDI IN
Port A (PORT A)
Port B (PORT B)
MIDI OUT device
MIDI OUT
Dedicated port (CTRL)

MIDI IN devices

MIDI IN
MIDI messages received by the microKONTROL's MIDI IN connector are
sent to the computer via this port. If you are using the microKONTROL as a
USB-MIDI interface, select this port in your MIDI software to receive input
from external MIDI gear, such as other synthesizers, external sequencers,
and so on.
Ports A and B
MIDI messages from the microKONTROL's keyboard, sliders, encoders,
and other controllers will be sent via these ports. The settings in the USB-
MIDI Port setting page determine which port is used by each group of
controllers. You may find it convenient to use port A for the keyboard and
port B for the encoders, sliders, and other controllers.
If you want to control your computer application from the microKONTROL,
select one of these ports as the application's remote control MIDI input port.

MIDI OUT devices

MIDI OUT
MIDI messages sent by your software will be sent directly to the
microKONTROL's MIDI OUT connector, without change.
Select this port as the MIDI output port in your application if you want to
use the microKONTROL as a USB-MIDI interface, to transmit MIDI
messages from your computer application to an external device.
microKONTROL
MIDI IN
Keyboard/pads/encoders/
sliders/joystick/pedal
MIDI OUT
Transmitting/receiving data
dumps in native mode
Dedicated port (CTRL)
This is used to transmit/receive dump data and for the native mode. For
details, see "About native Korg mode" (☞p.62).

Mac OS X port numbers

Mac OS X port numbers are a little different from those in the
microKONTROL USB port settings, as shown below (☞p.11 "Mac OS X
MIDI input and output ports").
microKONTROL
MIDI IN/OUT
Port A/Dedicated
Port B

About the microKONTROL's MIDI connectors

When not connected via USB

MIDI IN connector
If conventional MIDI messages are received by the microKONTROL, they
will be ignored.
In native mode, system exclusive messages intended specifically for the
microKONTROL can be received to operate the microKONTROL.
MIDI OUT connector
The microKONTROL's keyboard, pads, and controllers will all send data to
the MIDI OUT connector, regardless of the USB-MIDI Port settings.

When connected via USB

MIDI IN connector
Received messages will be sent directly to the driver's MIDI IN port.
MIDI OUT connector
Messages sent from MIDI software to the driver's MIDI OUT port will be
transmitted without change. Messages from the microKONTROL's
keyboard and controllers will not be transmitted; instead, they are only sent
to the computer via USB.
Operation–Setting mode
Mac OS X
Port 1 (In/Out)
Port 2 (In/Out)
Port 3 (In)
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