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Table Of Contents

Title Page
Disclaimer
Contact
Table of Contents
Welcome to KOMPLETE KONTROL
- Document Conventions
- Box Contents
- System Requirements
- Accessibility
New Features in KOMPLETE KONTROL 2.0.2
The KOMPLETE KONTROL Workflow
Setting up KOMPLETE KONTROL
- Connecting the Keyboard to the Computer
- Setting up the Stand-Alone Application
- Setting up Host Integration
- Connecting Pedals to the Keyboard
- Connecting External MIDI Equipment to the Keyboard
Software Overview
- Header
- Browser
- Perform Panel
- Plug-in Panel
- Plug-in Chain Panel
- MIDI Assignment Editor
- Plug-in Area
Keyboard Overview
- Perform and Edit Section
- Transport Section
- Control Section
- Mode Buttons
- Navigation and the 4-D Encoder
- Keybed and Light Guide
- Modulation Wheels
- Touch Strip
- Transpose and Fixed Velocity Buttons
Global Controls and Preferences
- Instrument Views
- Switching Instances
- Transport and Tempo
  - Resetting the Clock
  - Adjusting Tempo
- Adjusting Master Volume
- Preferences
- Keyboard Settings
- Loading a Plug-in in Default State
MIDI Communication
- Host Automation
  - Automation IDs for the Perform Panel
  - Recording Automation
- Using the Keyboard in MIDI Mode
- Using the Keyboard as Stand-Alone MIDI Controller
Using the MIDI Assignment Editor
- The Mapping System
- Opening the MIDI Assignment Editor
- Assigning MIDI Messages to Control Elements
- Creating a New MIDI Template
- Renaming MIDI Templates
- Creating Key Zones
- MIDI Message Types and Assignments
Host Integration
- Integration with MASCHINE
  - Basic Control Functions
  - Advanced Integration Control Functions
- Integration with Apple Logic Pro X and GarageBand
- Integration with Ableton Live
- Integration with Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo
Browsing the Library
- Browser Basics
- Opening the Browser
- Overview of the Browser on the Keyboard
- Loading Preset Files
- Choosing Between Factory Content and User Content
- Loading an Instrument with its default Preset File
- Filtering Instrument Preset Files by Bank
- Resetting the Selection
- Types and Modes Tag Filters
  - Filtering Preset Files by Types and Modes
  - Selecting Multiple Tags from the Same Level
- Working with Favorites
- Performing a Text Search
- Displaying Preset File Information
- Auditioning your Preset Files
Working with Effects
- Opening the Plug-in Chain Panel
- Adding Effects
- Selecting Plug-in Slots
- Reordering Effects
- Scrolling the Plug-in Chain
- Bypassing Effects
- Removing Effects
Managing the Library
- Saving Preset Files to the User Library
- Deleting User Preset Files from the User Library
- Editing the Tags and Properties of User Preset Files
- Working with the Files Pane
- Loading VST Plug-ins
- Installing NKS Instruments
- Importing KOMPLETE KONTROL-Compatible User Files
Controlling Instrument and Effect Parameters
- About Pre-Mapped Instruments and Effects
- Adjusting Parameters
- Switching Parameter Pages
- Customizing Parameter Mappings using the Plug-in Panel
Playing and Editing Scales and Chords
- A Note about Music Theory
- Activating the Scale Engine
- Playing a Scale
- Playing Chords
- Editing Scales and Chords
- Setting the Scale Parameters
  - Scale Root Note
  - Scale Bank and Type
- Setting the Key Mode Parameter
- Setting the Chord Parameters
Playing and Editing the Arpeggiator
- Playing Arpeggiator Sequences
- Using a Sustain Pedal to Control the Arpeggiator
- Using Arpeggiator Snapshots on the Keyboard
- Editing the Arpeggiator
- Setting the Main Parameters
  - Main Mode
  - Main Type
- Setting the Rhythm Parameters
- Setting the Other Parameters
- Setting the Advanced Parameters
- Setting the Range Parameters
  - Range Min. Key
  - Range Max. Key
- Setting the Hold Parameter
Index

6. Paste the folders you have copied to the clipboard into the MIDI Remote Scripts folder.

Installing the KOMPLETE KONTROL Instrument Racks

KOMPLETE KONTROL is loaded into Ableton Live in the form of an Instrument Rack. In order

to make the required Instrument Rack available in Ableton Live’s browser, it must be added to

your Ableton Live User Library:

1. Navigate to the following folder: Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Native Instru-

ments/Host Integration/Ableton Live/.

2. Copy the KOMPLETE KONTROL VST.adg file to the clipboard.

3. Paste the file you have copied to the clipboard into your Ableton Live Instrument Rack

folder. By default this folder is located here: Macintosh HD/Users/*Username*/Music/

Ableton/User Library/Presets/Instruments/Instrument Rack/.

Configuring Ableton Live for KOMPLETE KONTROL

Once the MIDI Remote Script and the Instrument Rack file are installed in the correct loca-

tion, you need to add KOMPLETE KONTROL as a control surface in Ableton Live's preferences.

1. Launch Ableton Live.

2. In Ableton Live, go to the Preferences and open the MIDI / Sync tab.

3. Assign a free Control Surface slot to KOMPLETE KONTROL by selecting KOM-

PLETE KONTROL MK2 from the drop-down menu.

4. Leave both the Input and the Output for the KOMPLETE KONTROL control surface set to

None.

Loading KOMPLETE KONTROL in Ableton Live

The KOMPLETE KONTROL stand-alone application must be opened once before using the plug-in

within your DAW for the first time, and after installing new Instruments and Effects.

1. Ensure that the keyboard is connected and switched on.

Setting up KOMPLETE KONTROL

Setting up Host Integration

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