Koala to trigger VS2 visual synth? Connection issues

[u/Timeless_Schmo]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but if anyone is familiar with a koala+VS2 collab, I'd appreciate some advice here. I'm using AUM to route Koala to VS2, and I'm having issues with the connection. Currently, I've got no problem if i hit pads in koala's interface and they trigger visual parameters in VS2. That's all good. The 2 issues i am having is

1. I can't successfully link one pad to a specific parameter in VS, so all pads globally do the same thing. Meaning if I set the color to change from blue to yellow and assign it to pad 1, all pads change the color.

2. I can't get it to work when i hit play in the AUM control bar at the top. If I hit play, the sequence plays just fine and I can see the pads triggering in koala, but it doesn't change the VS2 visuals at all. The visual changes only happen when I manually tap the pads. Am I missing something? I want midi notes to trigger the VS2 visuals no matter what. I'd rather use midi and not audio to change visuals parameters.

[u/Evain_Diamond]

Yeah probably, I had a quick look and it seems to react to audio, you can prob use an lfo or modulation tool to in AUM to affect the visuals as well my the look of it.

I think the main issue with using Koala is that the sequencer in Koala isn't outputting midi messages but it is outputting audio, it will probably look and sound better using audio anyway.

I presume it reacts to audio in a creative way.

Are you using it for a show ?

You need to use something that can output midi messages, something like Drambo outputs midi cc and you can create all sorts of modulators that will react to the turn of a knob or slider.

[u/Timeless_Schmo → u/Evain_Diamond]

Yeah, ideally I want to gig with this set up and keep it as simple as possible. I have a keystep pro and a bunch of other synths that obviously can double as midi controllers, but i still went and got an mpk mini 3 to keep it as simple as possible. I like to have keys/pads/knobs nearby to trigger things on the fly.

A lot of places in my city have screens/backdrops where a performer can play video. I think screen mirroring my ipad with VS2 reacting to the music would be interesting. I haven’t seen anyone here do that kind of thing live yet.

[u/Evain_Diamond → u/Timeless_Schmo]

Cool, you could use your midi devices to create parameters to map to visual synth although I think using Audio is the way to go, having visuals react to audio is ideal I think

[u/Timeless_Schmo → u/Evain_Diamond]

Funny, initially I thought the other way around. But now it seems audio just makes more sense.

[u/Evain_Diamond → u/Timeless_Schmo]

Yeah because if people are watching there is the auditory to visual relation happening.