KRONOS 2 wireless Midi

Rickardc · Post by **Rickardc** » Tue Jul 02, 2024 1:35 pm

Hi guys, couldn’t find what I’m looking for on the internet… would welcome your thoughts…

Doing a new show which requires me to use my midi-controller keytar. I’d like to then use wireless midi between that and the Kronos…

Thoughts? Use usb midi? Anyone else looked to do this? What works?

Thanks in advance!

Chris

voip · Post by **voip** » Tue Jul 02, 2024 2:24 pm

There have been several past threads on this topic, e.g:

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... p?t=100920

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=98749

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=95667

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=69068

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CliveJ · Post by **CliveJ** » Tue Jul 02, 2024 4:22 pm

I use CME WIDI devices and they work well, but I would suggest you turn off the Kronos sysex transmission - it can bring wireless midi to its knees.

fomalhaut · Post by **fomalhaut** » Wed Jul 03, 2024 12:52 pm

CliveJ wrote:I use CME WIDI devices and they work well, but I would suggest you turn off the Kronos sysex transmission - it can bring wireless midi to its knees.

This is my experience. The CME WIDI devices are good enough for basic MIDI playing, but trying to use the Korg Editor software or some other sysex-heavy tool is just not possible.

CliveJ · Post by **CliveJ** » Wed Jul 03, 2024 2:21 pm

The CME WIDI devices are good enough for basic MIDI playing, but trying to use the Korg Editor software or some other sysex-heavy tool is just not possible.

I must admit I never use the editor sw - my issue with sysex is that Kronos will transmit its setup over sysex every time a prog/combi/seq is selected. CME say they have improved sysex handling but I stay away from it. Also my hydrasynth did not like receiving Kronos sysex and did some strange things.

… and you’re not likely to use the editor during performance, or are you? Besides, the OP was just looking at a keytar setup so it should be fine with sysex disabled.

fomalhaut · Post by **fomalhaut** » Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:31 am

CliveJ wrote: … and you’re not likely to use the editor during performance, or are you? Besides, the OP was just looking at a keytar setup so it should be fine with sysex disabled.

Sure, yes, for that use case it should be enough. I use the Bluetooth WIDI all the time to use the Kronos as a keyboard controller for iPad apps and it works great.