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10.3 Selecting and Playing a Scale
To select and play a scale on the KOMPLETE KONTROL keyboard, follow these instructions:
1. Press SHIFT + SCALE (Edit) to map the knobs of the Control section to the Scale engine
parameters.
2. To select a scale, turn Knob 2 (BANK, by default set to MAIN) and Knob 3 (TYPE, by de-
fault set to MAJOR) until you find a scale you like.
3. To play the scale you selected, ensure that the SCALE (Edit) button is lit.
⇨ The keys on the keyboard are now mapped to the notes in the selected scale. Pressing any
unmapped key automatically activates the nearest mapped key so that only notes belong-
ing to the selected scales are being played back.
4. To map the knobs to Instrument parameters again, press PLUG-IN. The Scale engine will
still be switched on.
If you selected Scale Type CHROM, all keys are mapped.
10.4 Playing Chords
You can play chords in the usual way by pressing any number of keys simultaneously (or send
multiple MIDI notes simultaneously from the host), but KOMPLETE KONTROL also lets you
create and play chords by using Smart Play.
To play multiple notes in a chord simultaneously, the loaded Instrument must be able to handle
polyphony.
To play a chord by only pressing a single key on the keyboard, follow these instructions:
1. Press SHIFT + SCALE (Edit) to map the knobs of the Control section to the Scale engine
parameters.
Smart Play – Playing and Editing Scales and Chords
Selecting and Playing a Scale
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