UltraBeat and Korg PadKONTROL

First, Happy New Year!!!
I am trying to control UtraBeat with my Korg padKontrol.
I currently am getting the pads set up the way I want. However, anytime I try to get the 2 knobs or XY to control anything, like pitch or decay, I am not getting anywhere.
The PadKONTROL has assign buttons for the XY pad and 2 knobs. Then it has 8 pads that I can touch plus these mentioned assign buttons to change the XY pad or knobs to 8 different control settings, like pitch, decay, volume, pan, and so on... I want these to work on each selected voice in Ultrabeat individually. Does the settings on Ultrabeats midi controller assignments A, B, C, & D work on a voice per voice basis?
Some of what follows is PadKONTROL jive for any here using it, but Ultrbeat pros, please read on as well:)
On the PadKONTROL I will touch KNOB 1 ASSIGN + <PITCH>. Then in Ultrabeat I will set MIDI CONTROLLER ASSIGNMENT A to PITCH. Then, select ASSIGNMENT A's LEARN function. Then turn KNOB 1 on the padKONTROL and Logic recognizes it and seems to accept it. However when I select the correct voice in UltraBeat, trigger it and turn the knob on the PadKONTROL... I don't see or hear any pitch changes.
Maybe this lies somewhere in Logic's environment (still a noob at that). Maybe I need to assign a specific note to the knobs for UltraBeat to use it as I want. (I haven't located the documentation on this if there was any.)
Does anyone have any insight on using them together as I am trying to do.
THANKS!!
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Which drum instrument are you triggering with padKontrol?
I assume you've selected whichever it is on an instrument track's input, and that same tracks output is 1-2.
All you need do now is to create a Scene which maps pK's triggers to the instrument, or use one of the default Scenes which most closely matches your instrument, such as DFH or BFD or use one of the GM Scenes - 7 or 8 I think - and that should get you started. Just hold down the scene button and press 7, for example.
I recently purchased a Korg padKontrol MIDI studio controller to use as a drum machine
At the risk of telling you something you already know, you do know that padKontrol in itself doesn't create sounds? It just triggers an instrument installed within Logic.

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