13 Jul
2010
13 Jul
'10
9:19 a.m.
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:26:50 +0200
Pedro Ferreira <ilzogoiby(a)gmail.com> wrote:
So you're thinking of writing it in C or similar (i.e. not pd or sc)??
If you manage to get it working, I'd be interested to see the code...
cheers,
renato
I'm not
sure if I got all your questions right, but I'd summarize
the situation as follows.
- The Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 is fully supported by
Linux. It can playback and record audio just like under Windows or
Mac OS X.
Great!
- It can also receive and send out MIDI messages
over the standard
5-pin connectors. The userspace interface is standard ALSA MIDI.
Awesome :)
- The LEDs are controlable via the ALSA
mixer/control interface
(see the amixer command line control interface for example)
But aren't the LEDs dependent on the hardware switches?
- The three buttons and the wheel are exported as
Linux input
interface, just like the buttons on the Rig Kontrol 2 and 3. You
would need to write your own software to actually use them (which
is easy), or write some mappings for existing software (which
should even be easier). Renato explained that nicely in his reply
to your post.
Yes. I think i can hack something that emulates a MIDI interface,
using ALSA or JACK.