Comments on: Exclusive: Visual Tour of Native Instruments KORE 2 “Super Instrument”

By: Richard Lawler

Richard Lawler — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:55:20 +0000

Ok. Maybe I spoke too soon. It seems they are still having problems with the authorization server.

I can’t imagine being dependent on a product as a performer that requires authorization where problems can’t be resolved for several days.

Don’t worry you can run the program in demo mode. It only runs for 30 minutes, but that’s long enough for your performance.

By: Richard Lawler

Richard Lawler — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:17:25 +0000

Regarding my problem with authorizing my KORE 2 upgrade. NI fixed it. Something on their end to do with their registration service.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:58:46 +0000

@DTKII: No, you’ll still need a computer. “Standalone” refers to the software, which can run your plug-ins without the use of another host. I think there are advantages to the KORE software that might make you want to bring a computer along, but if you want an all-hardware solution, you need something like the Muse Receptor — more expensive stuff. (and in fairness, it’s also a computer — just one built exclusively for the job)

By: DTKII

DTKII — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:14:28 +0000

So…since it’s not abundantly clear anywhere so far… Somebody here mentioned that you still had to have Kore connected to a computer to use it live. I’m confused, because I thought that ’standalone’ meant that it worked without being connected to something else, such as a computer. Is this just a controller, or is it hardware that you can download VST’s into for use live? I was imagining this as a sound module that I could use my existing VST/VSTi plugins with.

At the moment, I’m thinking of it as a way to bring VST’s, such as my SampleTank XL patches, to a live show to be used with drum pads for sound effects that our drummer will trigger. Is this not what the Kore 2 is for?

By: richardl

richardl — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:02:06 +0000

So I got my free KORE 2 grace period upgrade for the KORE 1 I bought after KORE 2 was announced. It won’t register/authorize. More NI nonsense. Why do they insist on creating product registrations and authorization schemes that are so complex they can’t manage them?

By: dinerdog

dinerdog — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:54:48 +0000

I saw the sale at Sweetwater too. I just wonder if there are any enhancements “under the hood” of the Kore2 hardware that I’d wish I gotten instead? I did mistakenly get the Kore2 update for Komplete4 owners (I don’t have Kore1 – but it didn’t make that clear – so Sweetwater will take that off if I buy the hardware for 1 or 2) and LOVe IT. The sounds are great and I like the system A LOT. The only things is that even on my G5 dual 2GHz 4GB Ram I feel way underpowered for the NI stuff. One big chord on a layered patch and the sounds can cut out. If I don’t get a much more powerful computer, this will have to be used sparingly. I also using it with Logic8 which is almost forcing me to get a more powerful computer also.

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KORE 2 | DIGITAL AUDIO SERVICE — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:40:55 +0000

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By: Fintain

Fintain — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:28:42 +0000

ew,
I can see where they are going with that type of a assignment though.
Its to do with some parameters being more interesting to control than others on a per preset basis. A fixed template for all presets would mean that you loose this interesting controls per preset functionality.
On solution would be to have a template that allows you to apply an assignment to every preset (something always useful like the filter cutoff) and then have a second option to have an assignment only applying to the current preset. Template + per preset assignments.

By: ew

ew — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:43:18 +0000

In answer to rozling’s question about templates, with the NI plugins- no (or at least I haven’t succeeded in doing so yet). With them, the only way is to make a template for a patch and then recall the other patches from the plugin’s GUI, saving with each patch.

For non- NI items, the easiest way is to setup your controllers on one patch, and then use the import .fxb command. All the patches imported at that time will share the template’s assignments.

By: smoke dawg 69 fx

smoke dawg 69 fx — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:21:07 +0000

kore isnt a sound module. there are no sounds in it. you always have to have a computer to use it. but yes if you have a midi controller you can plug it into the kore interface and control the sounds that already exist in yer computer. so yes it must be plugged in. but it is good for live applications once you work around its glitches. kore 1 that is. hopefully kore 2 addresses this.