Question:
How can I use front panel buttons on the KM88 to remotely control the Play/Stop transport functions of my DAW?

Answer:

There are two steps involved:

    1. Program KM88 buttons to transmit MMC Play/Stop messages.
    2. Enable the reception of MMC Play/Stop messages in your DAW*.

(*Note: Not all DAW’s respond to MMC. Read your DAW’s documentation to determine if it supports MMC.)

 

Program KM88 buttons to transmit MMC Play/Stop messages:

1. Open the KM88 Editor App on your computer.
2. Select a User Multi (either one you are already working with OR a new empty Multi #9-128).

Note: all factory Multis (1-8, except #2) have play/stop already assigned to the P3/P4 buttons by default
3. In the Edit Mode select the BUTTONS menu.
4. Select one of the 6 buttons (1-4, +, -) to act as the Play button.
5. In the Function list select “MMC Play”.
6. Select one of the other buttons (1-4, +, -) to act as the Stop button
(choose a button different from the one you chose for Play).
7. In the Function list select “MMC Stop”.

Enable the reception of MMC Play/Stop messages in your DAW*:

In your DAW, you may need to enable a “Receive MMC” setting or similar in a menu or preferences page, often named Sync, Transport, or MIDI.

Below are the steps for Logic and Cubase:

In Logic Pro X, you must enable MMC in each project by:

  1. In the “File” drop down menu, select “Project Settings” then “Synchronization” within that menu.
  2. In the Synchronization window, select the MIDI tab.
  3. Check the “Listen to MMC Input” box at the bottom of the window.

In Cubase 10, you must enable MMC in each project by:

  1. Select the “Transport” drop down menu.
  2. Select “Project Synchronization Setup”.
  3. In the “Project Synchronization Setup” window, select the “Machine Control” tab.
  4. Check the “MMC Slave Active” box.
  5. Set the “MMC Input” selector to “Kurzweil KM88”
  6. Set the “MMC Device ID” selector to “127”.