KORG Monologue updater in WINE (might work for other KORG gear too)

[Primeval_Mudd]

The KORG Monologue updater works in WINE but you have to ignore the USB-MIDI driver warnings and change a few things in the Config box.

Installing on Linux using WINE and Q4Wine

• Download and extract the Windows system updater
• In the extracted folder right-click on kmupdate.exe and select Open With > Q4Wine from the drop-down menu.
• Q4Wine's Run Program dialogue box should open (Image 01). Unless you want to change the settings click OK to start the installer
• Ignore the message about using the KORG USB-MIDI driver
• In the System Updater open Config from the main menu (Image 02)
• Deselect Detect device automatically and Use only KORG MIDI driver
• Select 'monologue - monologue MIDI 2' for both the Out port and In port
• Follow the instructions in monologue_win_**.pdf from, 4). Push the Update button in the window to start the process.

I installed it on Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon.

[Linuxmusician01]

Thanks for the instructions. I made some presets myself on the synth, so I don't dare to update the firmware yet.

However, can you tell me how the new feature "display original value" works? Back in the day I reverse engineered interpreting the SysEx message to determine what settings are used in a preset. I wrote a Linux shell script for that. See Korg forum topic. Link to latest version on Pastebin.

[Primeval_Mudd]

Thanks for the instructions. I made some presets myself on the synth, so I don't dare to update the firmware yet.

The Sound Librarian works too so you should be able to back up your presets before risking the update.

However, can you tell me how the new feature "display original value" works? Back in the day I reverse engineered interpreting the SysEx message to determine what settings are used in a preset. I wrote a Linux shell script for that. See Korg forum topic. Link to latest version on Pastebin.

I've not played about with it much yet. The only thing I've used from the update is switching off the oscilloscope to show the preset name - I cycle through presets with a foot pedal during DAWS-less jams and it helps me keep track of where I am.

[Primeval_Mudd]

I've made a little video and popped it on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xuNCi0MUNs

[Toejam76]

Very cool. Thanks for that. I have seen your thread on the Reaper board about it. This really might work for a bunch of KORG devices now.
I have a half-broken KP3 without an update and made a thread about "unimplemented midi" functions in WINE (that was my speculation), because I couldn't update it.
Looks like something happened on the WINE midi front because now it goes further. The editor runs, the KP3 is recognized in USB mode and the midi driver got new name.
BUT, can't install the Korg midi driver (KorgBk64.Sys KORG USB Bulk Driver [x64]) which is needed to update. It wouldn't do it without. It wants admin privileges, so I tried a nasty thing and sudo wine it, but that didn't work. I am still investigating...
By the way, to my knowledge it's impossible to update the KP3 (not KP3+)on current Windows and MacOS (they didn't update the Updater for current OS versions because that's how they roll).

[Linuxmusician01]

I've made a little video and popped it on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xuNCi0MUNs

Thanks for that short informative video!