Instruments Kong
Kong on a Stream Deck +
Select a Kong in the rack and the deck shows its controls: 5 pages and 51 parameters, built from Kong's Remote parameters.
Stream Deck + only (it needs the four dials) · Windows 10 or later · Reason 12 or later, or Reason Recon · about 20 minutes of setup, once
- Dial 1Volume
- Dial 2Patch
- Dial 3Pitch
- Dial 4Mod
Landing dials#
The landing page opens on Volume, Patch, Pitch and Mod. Each dial has more banks behind it: press and turn a dial to step through them. Kong has 5 banks. Where a cell lists more than one parameter, tap it on the strip to choose which one the dial turns. See dial banks.
| Bank | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master Level | Select Patch | Pitch Bend | Mod Wheel |
| 2 | Level Bus FX to Master FX / Bus FX P1 / Bus FX P2 / Bus FX On | Drum 1 Level | Drum 1 DM Level / Pitch / Decay / Variable | Drum 1 FX1 P1 / FX1 P2 / FX2 P1 / FX2 P2 |
| 3 | Master FX P1 / P2 / On | Drum 1 Bus FX Send / Aux 1 Send / Aux 2 Send / Output | Drum 1 DM On / Pitch Bend Range | Drum 1 FX1 On / FX2 On / FX1 Enable Hit 1 / FX2 Enable Hit 1 |
| 4 | Pad 1 Solo / Pad 1 Mute / Set all Mutes and Solos to Off / Quick Sample | Drum 1 Pan / Tone / Pitch Offset / Decay Offset | – | Drum 1 FX1 Enable Hit 2 / FX2 Enable Hit 2 |
| 5 | – | Pad 1 Drum Assignment / Hit Type | – | – |
Pages#
The keys on the landing page open Kong's sections. Each page puts that section's controls on the four dials, labelled with the parameter names Reason gives its Remote protocol. Switch keys light up when the setting is on.
From the landing keys
| Page | Dial 1 | Dial 2 | Dial 3 | Dial 4 | Keys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master/Bus | Master Level | Master FX P1 / P2 | Bus FX P1 / P2 | Level Bus FX to Master FX | Mstr FX Bus FX Sample Clr M/S |
| Drum 1 | Drum 1 Level / Bus FX Send | Drum 1 Aux 1 Send / 2 Send | Drum 1 Pan / Tone | Drum 1 Pitch Offset / Decay Offset / Output | – |
| Drum 1 Module | Drum 1 DM Level | Drum 1 DM Pitch | Drum 1 DM Decay | Drum 1 DM Variable | DM On |
| Drum 1 FX | Drum 1 FX1 P1 / P2 | Drum 1 FX2 P1 / P2 | Drum 1 Pitch Bend Range | – | FX1 FX2 FX1 Hit1 FX1 Hit2 FX2 Hit1 FX2 Hit2 |
| Pad 1 | Pad 1 Drum Assignment / Hit Type | Pad 1 Group A / B / C / D | Pad 1 Group E / F / G / H | Pad 1 Group I | Solo Mute |
How it follows#
Select a Kong in the rack and the Reason Remote codec, installed during setup, tells the plugin which device has focus. The deck opens Kong's landing page, and values go both ways: turn a dial and Kong moves, change a control in Reason and the touch strip follows.
Which edition#
Kong is in both editions: free in Reason Remote Lite, which follows 8 devices, and in Reason Remote ($20), which follows all 27. The pages below are the same in both.
New to the deck? Getting started covers setup, and Instrument pages explains landing pages, sections and folders.