Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up the Keystage 49

When using the Korg Keystage 49 to control Omnisphere, the following knobs on the Keystage 49 are assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

  • Knob 1 (CC#f24) – Global Controls Cutoff
  • Knob 2 (CC#25) – Global Controls Resonance
  • Knob 3 (CC#26) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Amount
  • Knob 4 (CC#27) – Global Controls Vibrato Depth
  • Knob 5 (CC#28) – Global Controls Ambience Amount
  • Knob 6 (CC#29) – Global Controls Ambience Length
  • Knob 7 (CC#30) – Global Controls Unison
  • Knob 8 (CC#31) – Global Controls Glide

Setup

To control Omnisphere using the Keystage 49, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Connect the Keystage 49 to your computer via USB.
  2. Download and install the Korg USB-MIDI Driver.
  3. Set up the Keystage 49 to control Omnisphere.
  4. Enable the Keystage 49 as a MIDI input device in the host software you’re using (DAW, Standalone, etc.).
  5. Activate the Keystage 49 Hardware Profile in Omnisphere 3 or later.

USB DRIVER

Korg devices require a USB-MIDI Driver when connecting to any Windows operating systems or to Mac OS 10.10 through 10.14.

  • You can check to see if the necessary USB driver has already been installed by opening up the Omnisphere Standalone (or your preferred DAW) and verify the Keystage 49 is on your list of MIDI inputs.
  • If your Keystage 49 is not on your list of MIDI inputs, access the Korg website to download and install the Korg USB-MIDI Driver.

KEYSTAGE 49 SETUP

Omnisphere relies on the factory default settings of Program 0 – Scene “wavestate” for external control. Typically this program is automatically loaded when the Keystage 49 is turned on. However, you can load Program 0 by going through the following steps:

  • First press the [EXIT] button to access the main screen, then turn the [VALUE] knob until “Program 0” is loaded.
  • Press the [EXIT] button once more, then hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the PAGE [ – ] or [ + ] buttons to step through all the available scenes until you see “wavestate” displayed on the screen.

HOST CONNECTION

  • Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the Keystage 49 is enabled as a MIDI input device.

OMNISPHERE SETUP

  • Open Omnisphere and from the header, select the HW menu button.
  • From the drop-down menu, select “Korg > Korg Keystage 49” to activate the Keystage 49 hardware profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the Keystage 49?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the Keystage 49 to the MIDI channel assigned to the desired part in Omnisphere.
  • If you are using the Omnisphere standalone host, make sure the MIDI output channel of the Keystage 49 matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.

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