Ashlight MPE not working

I purchased Ashlight last night, and it works perfectly... except for with mpe. I use Ableton Live 11, and as soon as I right-click the Komplete Kontrol plugin and select "Enable MPE mode" it no longer functions. It shows that it's receiving midi signal, but it won't play anything at all, from neither my mpe fingerboard (Haken Audio Continuum Slim 70) nor my komplete kontrol NI keyboard. I know it works fine with other software with mpe enabled, so it's specific to Ashlight itself. Help?

 

Have you tried to open kontakt stand alone with ashlight? Maybe komplete kontrol does not work with mpe, even if I don't think so.


Uwe

 

Hey there,
MPE is not yet possible in the Komplete Kontrol plkug-in, this is only possible through the Kontakt plug-in. You can find more information in Ashlight's manual, section 7.6 MPE Support : https://www.native-instruments.com/.../manuals/ashlight/ASHLIGHT_Manual_08_2021.pdf

 

There is some conflicting information in the manual compared to what you've said.
"MASCHINE is not yet MPE compatible. Please run ASHLIGHT in KOMPLETE KONTROL, which supports MPE."
I tried running it through the Komplete Kontrol plugin, and also through Kontakt's plugin independently. The same issue comes up each time I follow the manual's instructions, right click the plugin, and enable MPE mode.

 

I tried opening Kontrol standalone as an app with Ashlight, and it's just outright refusing to detect my Continuum MPE controls. It'll detect my komplete kontrol keyboard just fine, but it won't pick up any mpe.

 

I'm so sorry! Unfortunately I don't have a MPE controller to check this out. Could you submit a request through this typeform ? This way someone from our QA can look into it: http://bit.ly/NIsupport_kontakt

 

Stupid question, is the instrument set to Midi omni? Not to a specific channel, otherwise it should not work as far as I know, i also don't own a mpe controller or an mpe instrument to test it myself.


Uwe

 

I can confirm KK only listens to MIDI channel 1, even if the instrument is set to Omni, so MPE cannot work at all in KK.

 

I guess we have to change this in the manual then!

 

Or, better, change KK to listen to all MIDI channels.

 

But it should them work with kontakt stand alone and midi set to omni, in a DAW maybe you have to check midi settings too, that all midi channels from the port go through.


Uwe

 

Yes in standalone it should very well work, and in Kontakt hosted as a plugin too (provided DAW sends omni to the plugin too).