


The problem with MIDI CC: sometimes, 128 controllers won’t be enough, especially as quite a lot of them have pre-defined meanings. A fader box attached to the synth can be made to show the settings for each individual parameters, like my Pro-12 panel for the iPad. The big advantage being that those synths do not only receive MIDI CC values, they also send them – when you change a parameter or switch to a different patch. Quite a lot of synths assign a CC number to each and every parameter, for example the Roland JX8P synths, or my wonderful Creamware Pro-12 VA synth. This is one type of MIDI command where you send a controller number – 0 to 127 – followed by the value for that parameter. (To be honest, I don’t know whether the Keylab can be programmed to send NRPN but like you, I am pretty confident.) What is this NRPN thing after all? Using simple MIDI CCs won’t do the trick you’ll have to use NRPN.


Hi Clement, I hope you don’t mind answering your mail in public. If you did with the Beatstep I’m pretty sure it can work with key lab. I don’t know how to make rnpn with Arturia controller. I tried to build a template for the key lab with Arturia software (midi control center) but all button and fader on the keylab are midi cc, and if I assigne midi cc 21 for the cutoff it doesn’t work. I’d like to control mine with my key lab but I don’t know how to do that ! can you help me ? Hi, I just bought and upgrade a matrix 1000 to 1.20, I saw your video on youtube where you control yours with a Beatstep Arturia.
