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Native Kontrol Standard NKS
Unique supports Native’s NKS standard, giving you the same deep integration with NI
controllers like Komplete Instruments.
The main features are a plug-and-play support of Unique‘s preset browser and trouble-
free tagging/organisation for inclusion in the powerful Komplete Kontrol / Maschine
browser. This lets you search the presets by sound type (e.g. synth lead), character (e.g.
dark), or any combination thereof. We have strived for highly profound control of
Unique‘s sound engine. Knobs and faders can be mapped to match those on the Kontrol
and Maschine hardware in logical ways, with similar controls grouped by pages.
For example: Skip to the Filter page and you will find the set of controls related to the
filter characteristics. All presets have been wrapped into .nksf files which contain preset
and tagging information as well as mapped out controls. Different genre and mood
categories will speed up the producers’ workflow when browsing
through libraries, and help you keep your eyes off the computer screen.
Controller Mapping
We have strived for highly profound control of Unique‘s sound engine.
All mappings are consistent throughout the different presets.
There are seven pages available:
Page 1: Master
Features the level and pan controls as well as the sub level and drive parameter.
Page 2 and 3:
Osc1/Osc2 + Env1/Env2
Here you will find the controls of Unique‘s Osc 1 and Osc2.
Octave, Detune and the Osc’s related envelope controls. Depending on the oscillator
model selected, you will find the knobs of the Osc mirrored in NI Maschine, e.g.:
Pulse: PW and PWM Rate.
Triple FM: FM and Shape and so on.
Page 4 and 5: FX1 + FX2
These two pages feature the controls for Unique‘s effects slots.
Depending on the effect type selected, you will find the corresponding effect parameters
(e.g. Rate, Feedback, Depth and Width for „Chorus“).
The Mix parameter is provided with every effect type.
Page 6: Filter + ENV
Here are the controls of Unique‘s filter section.
The Resonance and Mix parameter are provided with every filter type.
Depending on the modulation source selected and on if Vowel mode is active or inactive,
we have the knobs e.g.: Vowel1, Vowel2 and the envelope controls for Vowel with
Envelope as modulation souce.
Page 7: Modulation
This page contains all important controls for easy sound modulation like
Unique‘s Spread, Glide, Tremolo (and its Rate parameters) as well as the LFO-controlled
Panning controls (Autopan).