User Manual
Table Of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- 1. Disclaimer
- 2. Welcome to KOMPLETE KONTROL
- 3. The KOMPLETE KONTROL Workflow
- 4. Setting up KOMPLETE KONTROL
- 5. Software Overview
- 6. Keyboard Overview
- 7. Global Controls and Preferences
- 8. MIDI Communication
- 9. Using the MIDI Assignment Editor
- 10. Host Integration
- 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
- 11.9. 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
- 13. Managing the Library
- 13.1. Saving Preset Files to the User Library
- 13.2. Deleting User Preset Files from the User Library
- 13.3. Editing the Tags and Properties of User Preset Files
- 13.4. Syncing Multiple Instances
- 13.5. Working with the Files Pane
- 13.6. Loading VST Plug-ins
- 13.7. Installing NKS Instruments
- 13.8. Importing KOMPLETE KONTROL-Compatible User Files
- 14. Controlling Instrument, Loop, One-shot and Effect Parameters
- 15. Smart Play – Playing and Editing Scales and Chords
- 16. Smart Play – Playing and Editing Arpeggiator Sequences
- 16.1. Playing Arpeggiator Sequences
- 16.2. Using a Sustain Pedal to Control the Arpeggiator
- 16.3. Using Arpeggiator Snapshots on the Keyboard
- 16.4. Editing the Arpeggiator
- 16.5. MAIN Parameters
- 16.6. RHYTHM Parameters
- 16.7. OTHER Parameters
- 16.8. ADVANCED Parameters
- 16.9. RANGE Parameters
- 16.10. HOLD Parameter
However, you can also load plug-ins directly, allowing you to integrate any VST plug-in in KOM-
PLETE KONTROL. This way you can play your VST plug-ins using the Smart Play features, map
their parameters to the controls on the keyboard, and save Preset files for them in your KOM-
PLETE KONTROL User Library.
To load a VST plug-in in KOMPLETE KONTROL:
• Select the plug-in you want to load in the Plug-ins submenu of the KOMPLETE KONTROL
menu.
If your VST plug-ins do not show up in the Plug-ins submenu, check if the VST
plug-in folders on your hard drive are correctly added to the Locations pane on the
Preferences’ Plug-ins page.
13.7. Installing NKS Instruments
Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) is a software instrument format that allows third-party developers to
integrate with KOMPLETE KONTROL and MASCHINE hardware and software at the same deep
level as KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects.
The Native Kontrol Standard includes:
• Seamless integration into the KOMPLETE KONTROL Browser for a unified browsing experi-
ence.
• Full parameter mapping for instant hands-on control.
• Support of KOMPLETE KONTROL features such as the Light Guide.
NKS Instruments can be found in the KOMPLETE KONTROL Browser next to your KOM-
PLETE Instruments. All of their Preset files are fully tagged, so filtering in the Browser gives you
matching results from both KOMPLETE Instruments and NKS Instruments. And when you load a
Preset file from an NKS Instrument, its parameters are automatically mapped to the controls on
the keyboard.
Managing the Library
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