Solved S61 MK2 integration with Reaper on Mac Catalina

Hi,

I've just got the S61 mk2 and I'm struggling to integrate with reaper.
The lights light up on the controller, but nothing works.

I've seen the reakontrol git repository, but I have no clue how to put those git files inside reaper.

Does anyone have a step by step guidance on how to do this integration?
It should be easy, no?

Thanks a ton for you help!

Daniel

 

Hi Daniel,

I'm not a MAC user myself, but do use the Reaper Kontrol driver with Reaper on Windows.

I do know that this driver only works with the VST version of Komplete Kontrol on MAC rather than other plugin formats,

The actual Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol driver I assume is the same for MAC, and needs to be enabled within Reaper preferences under midi devices, use the applications key to enable it, and only the Komplete Kontrol 1 driver, not the DAW one.

On Windows the Reaper Kontrol driver is in the Reaper user plugins folder, not sure where that is located on MAC, the Reaper Kontrol integration driver is also now included within Repack, so if you use that it will install it for you.

HTH a bit!

Chris

 

Thanks, Chris!!
Maybe this is the problem.
The VST version simply doesn't appear to me. Only the AUi.

I've reinstalled via Native Access, but it keeps showing only AUi and not VST.
Maybe this is the problem, but I have no clue how to solve it.

Any help is much appreciated!!

 

Update: I could make the VST version of Komplete Kontrol appear inside Reaper, but I still can't control anything from the keyboard, except the parameters from the sounds using the knobs and keys, of course.
It's working as a midi keyboard, but not as a interface/transport controller.

 

ReaKontrol is Windows Only...will not work on Mac. Here is what the "ReadMe" on Git says...

"ReaKontrol is a REAPER extension which provides advanced host integration for Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboards. It currently only runs on Windows and requires REAPER 5.92 or later." Just an FYI...

 

Thanks, but it seems there's an OSX version according to this thread topic:
https://www.native-instruments.com/...trol-mk2-deep-integration-with-reaper.359485/

 

I stand corrected... did not realize that Mac had been implemented, guess they need to update git read me, but it appears there is no actual “release” to download for Mac (that I could find) and you have to download the source code and build it yourself...

 

Yes. This is what I'm afraid of. Trying to find that .dll for mac, but it looks that only building via cmake. Maybe I'll give it a try.
I parked when they said...
"To build ReaKontrol, from a command prompt, change to the ReaKontrol checkout directory and run the following commands:

cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . --config Release"

I have no clue what is "change to the reakontrol checkout directory" or how to do it yet!
Going to google 3, 2, 1.....

 

You will need to research Cmake and Command line tools for XCode. Best of Luck!

 

Thanks!! It was kind of a painful process, but I did it partly. Now I'm searching for the .ini file

 

Update: Now everything is working fine. I ended up using ReaPack and allowing its install using the authorisation inside SystemPreferences/Privacy and Security.
Thanks for everybody for the help!!!!!!