User's Manual

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Table Of Contents

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Table of Contents
1. Disclaimer
2. Welcome to KOMPLETE KONTROL
- 2.1. Document Conventions
- 2.2. New Features in KOMPLETE KONTROL 2.1.6
- 2.3. New Features in KOMPLETE KONTROL 2.1.3
- 2.4. New Features in KOMPLETE KONTROL 2.1.0
- 2.5. Box Contents
- 2.6. System Requirements
- 2.7. Accessibility
3. The KOMPLETE KONTROL Workflow
4. Setting up KOMPLETE KONTROL
- 4.1. Connecting the Keyboard to the Computer
- 4.2. Setting up the Stand-Alone Application
- 4.3. Setting up Host Integration
- 4.4. Connecting Pedals to the Keyboard
- 4.5. Connecting External MIDI Equipment to the Keyboard
5. Software Overview
- 5.1. Header
- 5.2. Browser
- 5.3. Perform Panel
- 5.4. Plug-in Panel
- 5.5. Plug-in Chain Panel
- 5.6. MIDI Assignment Editor
- 5.7. Plug-in Area
- 5.8. Sampler Plug-In
  - 5.8.1. Envelopes
- 5.9. Audio Plug-In
6. Keyboard Overview
- 6.1. Perform and Edit Section
- 6.2. Transport Section
- 6.3. Control Section
- 6.4. Mode Buttons
- 6.5. 4-D Encoder
- 6.6. Keybed and Light Guide
- 6.7. Touch Strip
- 6.8. Transpose and Fixed Velocity Buttons
7. Global Controls and Preferences
- 7.1. Instrument Views
- 7.2. Switching Instances
- 7.3. Transport and Tempo
  - 7.3.1. Resetting the Clock
  - 7.3.2. Adjusting Tempo
- 7.4. Adjusting Master Volume
- 7.5. Preferences
- 7.6. Keyboard Settings
- 7.7. Loading a Plug-in in Default State
8. MIDI Communication
- 8.1. Mapping MIDI Controls to Third-Party Controllers
- 8.2. Host Automation
  - 8.2.1. Recording Automation
  - 8.2.2. Automation IDs for the Perform Panel
- 8.3. Using the Keyboard in MIDI Mode
- 8.4. Using the Keyboard as Stand-Alone MIDI Controller
9. Using the MIDI Assignment Editor
- 9.1. The Mapping System
- 9.2. Opening the MIDI Assignment Editor
- 9.3. Assigning MIDI Messages to Control Elements
- 9.4. Renaming Control Elements
- 9.5. Creating a New MIDI Template
- 9.6. Renaming MIDI Templates
- 9.7. Creating Key Zones
- 9.8. MIDI Message Types and Assignments
10. Host Integration
- 10.1. Integration with MASCHINE
  - 10.1.1. Basic Control Functions
  - 10.1.2. Advanced Integration Control Functions
- 10.2. Integration with Apple Logic Pro X and GarageBand
- 10.3. Integration with Ableton Live
- 10.4. Integration with Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo
- 10.5. Integration with PreSonus Studio One
- 10.6. Integration with Hosts using MCU Protocol
11. Browsing the Library
- 11.1. Browser Basics
- 11.2. Opening the Browser
- 11.3. Loading Preset Files
- 11.4. Choosing Between Factory Content and User Content
- 11.5. Filtering Preset Files by Product
- 11.6. Filtering Preset Files by Bank
- 11.7. Resetting the Product Selection
- 11.8. Types and Characters Tags
  - 11.8.1. Filtering Preset Files by Types and Characters
  - 11.8.2. Selecting Multiple Tags from the Same Level
- 11.9. Working with Favorites
- 11.10. Performing a Text Search
- 11.11. Displaying Preset File Information
- 11.12. Auditioning your Preset Files
12. Working with Effects
- 12.1. Opening the Plug-in Chain Panel
- 12.2. Adding Effects
- 12.3. Selecting Plug-in Slots
- 12.4. Reordering Effects
- 12.5. Scrolling the Plug-in Chain
- 12.6. Bypassing Effects
- 12.7. Removing Effects
13. Working with Loops and One-Shot Samples
- 13.1. Sampler Plug-In and Audio Plug-In Use Cases
- 13.2. Loading One-Shot Samples and Loops
- 13.3. Opening the Audio Plug-In or Sampler Plug-In
- 13.4. Switching between the Audio Plug-In and the Sampler Plug-In
- 13.5. Playback Behavior of Audio Plug-In in Host Software
14. Managing the Library
- 14.1. Saving Preset Files to the User Library
- 14.2. Deleting User Preset Files from the User Library
- 14.3. Editing the Tags and Properties of User Preset Files
- 14.4. Syncing Multiple Instances
- 14.5. Working with the Files Pane
- 14.6. Loading VST Plug-ins
- 14.7. Installing NKS Instruments
- 14.8. Importing KOMPLETE KONTROL-Compatible User Files
15. Controlling Instrument, Loop, One-shot and Effect Parameters
- 15.1. About Pre-Mapped Instruments, Loops, One-shots and Effects
- 15.2. Adjusting Parameters
- 15.3. Switching Parameter Pages
- 15.4. Customizing Parameter Mappings using the Plug-in Panel
16. Smart Play – Playing and Editing Scales and Chords
- 16.1. A Note about Music Theory
- 16.2. Activating the Scale Engine
- 16.3. Selecting and Playing a Scale
- 16.4. Playing Chords
- 16.5. Editing Scales and Chords
- 16.6. Setting the SCALE Parameters
  - 16.6.1. SCALE Root Note
  - 16.6.2. SCALE Bank and Type
- 16.7. Setting the KEY MODE Parameter
- 16.8. Setting the CHORD Parameters
17. Smart Play – Playing and Editing Arpeggiator Sequences
- 17.1. Playing Arpeggiator Sequences
- 17.2. Using a Sustain Pedal to Control the Arpeggiator
- 17.3. Using Arpeggiator Snapshots on the Keyboard
- 17.4. Editing the Arpeggiator
- 17.5. MAIN Parameters
  - 17.5.1. MAIN Mode
  - 17.5.2. MAIN Type
- 17.6. RHYTHM Parameters
- 17.7. OTHER Parameters
- 17.8. ADVANCED Parameters
- 17.9. RANGE Parameters
  - 17.9.1. RANGE Min. Key
  - 17.9.2. RANGE Max. Key
- 17.10. HOLD Parameter
18. Envelopes

8. MIDI COMMUNICATION

KOMPLETE KONTROL provides you with flexible MIDI control and host automation capabilities for

easy integration with your MIDI environment. In this section you are provided with overall informa-

tion about MIDI communication and Host automation and you learn how to use the keyboard in

MIDI mode and as stand-alone MIDI controller.

Incoming MIDI

KOMPLETE KONTROL and the Instruments you load inside it can be controlled via MIDI and the

host (when KOMPLETE KONTROL is loaded as a plug-in):

• Triggering Instruments via MIDI notes: By default, incoming MIDI notes trigger the loaded In-

strument and will also be visually reflected by the Light Guide.

• Controlling parameters via host automation: You can control parameters of both KOM-

PLETE KONTROL and your loaded Instruments via host automation (when KOMPLETE KON-

TROL is loaded as a plug-in).

Receiving MIDI Clock

KOMPLETE KONTROL does not receive MIDI Clock. However, when using KOMPLETE KON-

TROL as a plug-in, it is automatically synchronized to the host tempo. The tempo display in KOM-

PLETE KONTROL’s header is grayed out and tempo is adjusted in the host.

Outgoing MIDI

You can also send MIDI data from KOMPLETE KONTROL:

• Triggering MIDI instruments and recording MIDI notes: KOMPLETE KONTROL sends MIDI

Note, Pitch Bend, and Channel Pressure (aftertouch) messages to the host and to any MIDI

application or device.

• Controlling MIDI applications and devices: KOMPLETE KONTROL’s MIDI mode allows you

to send Control Change and Program Change messages to any MIDI application or device.

• Routing and recording processed MIDI notes: KOMPLETE KONTROL outputs the MIDI

notes generated by the Scale engine and the Arpeggiator through the MIDI outputs of the

stand-alone application as well as the plug-in. You can route the MIDI notes to other MIDI in-

struments or record them as a MIDI pattern in the host.

MIDI output is only supported by the stand-alone application as well as the VST and

AAX versions of the plug-in. The AU (Audio Unit) version of the plug-in does not

support MIDI output.

MIDI Communication