Komplete KONTROL S-Series User manual

Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Welcome to KOMPLETE KONTROL ............................................................................... 11
1.1 Where to Start? ........................................................................................................................... 11
1.2 Manual Conventions ................................................................................................................... 13
1.3 System Requirements ................................................................................................................. 15
2 Basic Concepts .........................................................................................................17
2.1 KOMPLETE KONTROL and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES ........................................................... 17
2.1.1 The Browser and the Navigate Section ...................................................................... 18
2.1.2 The Perform Panel and the Perform Section ............................................................... 19
2.1.3 The Light Guide ......................................................................................................... 20
2.1.4 The Control Section and KOMPLETE Instrument Parameters ...................................... 22
2.1.5 The Transport Section and Your Host Application ...................................................... 23
2.2 Adjusting the KOMPLETE KONTROL Software Interface ............................................................... 24
2.2.1 Showing/Hiding the Browser ...................................................................................... 24
2.2.2 Showing/Hiding the Perform Panel ............................................................................ 24
2.2.3 Selecting Instrument Views ....................................................................................... 25
2.3 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................................................................... 29
2.3.1 Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................. 30
2.3.2 Switching Instances .................................................................................................. 31
2.3.3 Configuring Your Host Application ............................................................................. 32
2.4 MIDI Mode ................................................................................................................................... 34
2.5 Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 34
2.5.1 Preferences – Library Page ........................................................................................ 35
2.5.2 Preferences – Hardware Page .................................................................................... 39
2.6 Audio and MIDI Settings ............................................................................................................. 43
2.6.1 Audio and MIDI Settings – Audio Page ...................................................................... 43
2.6.2 Audio and MIDI Settings – Routing Page ................................................................... 45
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2.6.3 Audio and MIDI Settings – MIDI Page ........................................................................ 46
2.7 Connecting External MIDI Equipment to KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES ..................................... 47
2.8 Incoming and Outgoing MIDI ...................................................................................................... 48
2.8.1 Incoming MIDI and Host Automation ......................................................................... 48
2.8.2 Outgoing MIDI and Host Control ................................................................................ 49
2.8.3 MIDI Mode .................................................................................................................. 49
2.9 Native Map ................................................................................................................................. 50
2.9.1 Automatically Assigning Controls via Native Map ..................................................... 50
2.10 Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation ............................................................... 50
2.10.1 Recording Automation ............................................................................................... 51
2.10.2 Automation IDs .......................................................................................................... 53
2.11 Using Pedals with KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES ...................................................................... 54
3 Quick Start ................................................................................................................ 56
3.1 First Steps .................................................................................................................................. 57
3.1.1 Opening the Browser ................................................................................................. 57
3.1.2 Finding and Loading an Instrument Preset ................................................................ 59
3.2 Controlling KOMPLETE Instruments ............................................................................................ 68
3.2.1 Controlling Instrument Parameters ........................................................................... 68
3.2.2 More than Eight Parameters: Switching Parameter Pages ......................................... 68
3.3 Using the Perform Features: Scale, Arp, and the Light Guide ..................................................... 69
3.3.1 Selecting a Scale ....................................................................................................... 69
3.3.2 Playing Chords .......................................................................................................... 70
3.3.3 Playing Arpeggiated Chords ...................................................................................... 71
3.4 What’s Next? ............................................................................................................................... 72
4 KOMPLETE KONTROL Software Overview .....................................................................74
4.1 Software Interface Overview ....................................................................................................... 75
4.2 Header ........................................................................................................................................ 76
4.3 Browser ...................................................................................................................................... 78
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4.4 Instrument Area .......................................................................................................................... 79
4.4.1 Default View .............................................................................................................. 81
4.4.2 Additional View .......................................................................................................... 81
4.4.3 Edit View ................................................................................................................... 83
5 KOMPLETE KONTROL Software Browser ....................................................................... 85
5.1 Browser Basics ........................................................................................................................... 85
5.1.1 The Library ................................................................................................................. 86
5.1.2 Browsing the Library vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks ................................................... 87
5.2 Searching and Loading Files from the Library ............................................................................ 88
5.2.1 Overview of the Library Pane ..................................................................................... 88
5.2.2 Choosing Between Factory and User Content ............................................................. 91
5.2.3 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, and a Bank ................................................ 91
5.2.4 Selecting Type and Mode Tags ................................................................................... 97
5.2.5 Performing a Text Search ........................................................................................... 102
5.2.6 Using the Result List ................................................................................................. 102
5.3 Additional Browsing Tools .......................................................................................................... 104
5.3.1 Displaying File Information ........................................................................................ 106
5.4 Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties ........................................................................................ 106
5.4.1 Attribute Editor Basics .............................................................................................. 107
5.4.2 The BANK Page .......................................................................................................... 108
5.4.3 The TYPES and MODES Pages .................................................................................... 109
5.4.4 The PROPERTIES Page ............................................................................................... 111
5.5 Loading and Importing Files from Your File System .................................................................... 112
5.5.1 Overview of the Files Pane ......................................................................................... 112
5.5.2 Using Favorites .......................................................................................................... 114
5.5.3 Using the Location Bar .............................................................................................. 115
5.5.4 Navigating to Recent Locations ................................................................................. 116
5.5.5 Using the Result List ................................................................................................. 117
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5.5.6 Importing Files to the KOMPLETE Library ................................................................... 119
6 KOMPLETE KONTROL Software Perform Panel .............................................................. 121
6.1 Perform Panel Overview .............................................................................................................. 122
6.2 A Note about Music Theory .......................................................................................................... 127
6.2.1 Scales ........................................................................................................................ 127
6.2.2 Chords ....................................................................................................................... 127
6.2.3 Arpeggios .................................................................................................................. 128
6.3 Scale Engine ............................................................................................................................... 128
6.4 Scale Parameters ....................................................................................................................... 129
6.4.1 Root Note ................................................................................................................... 130
6.4.2 Scale Type ................................................................................................................. 131
6.4.3 Key Mode ................................................................................................................... 134
6.4.4 Chord Mode ............................................................................................................... 138
6.4.5 Chord Type ................................................................................................................. 140
6.5 Arpeggiator ................................................................................................................................. 143
6.6 Arp Parameters ........................................................................................................................... 144
6.6.1 Mode .......................................................................................................................... 144
6.6.2 Type ........................................................................................................................... 146
6.6.3 Rate ........................................................................................................................... 146
6.6.4 Sequence ................................................................................................................... 148
6.6.5 Swing ........................................................................................................................ 149
6.6.6 Octaves ..................................................................................................................... 150
6.6.7 Dynamic .................................................................................................................... 151
6.6.8 Gate ........................................................................................................................... 151
7 KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES Keyboard .................................................................... 152
7.1 Keyboard Overview ...................................................................................................................... 152
7.2 MIDI Mode ................................................................................................................................... 155
7.2.1 Switching Controller Modes ....................................................................................... 155
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7.2.2 Host Control in MIDI Mode ......................................................................................... 156
7.3 Host Control and the Transport Section ...................................................................................... 156
7.3.1 Transport Controls ..................................................................................................... 158
7.3.2 Automatic Track Focus and the Navigate Section ...................................................... 160
7.3.3 Switching between KOMPLETE KONTROL Instances ................................................... 162
7.4 Browsing and the Navigate Section ............................................................................................ 164
7.4.1 The BROWSE Button and the Browser ........................................................................ 166
7.4.2 Selecting a Product and a Bank ................................................................................ 171
7.4.3 Selecting Type and Mode Tags ................................................................................... 176
7.4.4 Using the Result List ................................................................................................. 184
7.5 Control Section ........................................................................................................................... 185
7.5.1 Control Section Controls ............................................................................................ 186
7.5.2 Native Map ................................................................................................................ 187
7.5.3 Controlling Instrument Parameters with the Control Section ..................................... 188
7.5.4 Controlling the Perform Features with the Control Section ........................................ 193
7.6 Touch Strips ............................................................................................................................... 194
7.6.1 Pitch Strip ................................................................................................................. 195
7.6.2 Modulation Strip ........................................................................................................ 199
7.7 The Light Guide .......................................................................................................................... 202
7.7.1 KOMPLETE Instrument Mapping ................................................................................ 202
7.7.2 Perform Feature Mapping .......................................................................................... 204
8 KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES Perform Functions ....................................................... 205
8.1 PERFORM Section Overview ........................................................................................................ 206
8.1.1 SCALE Button Functions ............................................................................................ 206
8.1.2 ARP Button Functions ................................................................................................ 207
8.2 SCALE ......................................................................................................................................... 207
8.3 SCALE Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 208
8.3.1 SCALE and Root Note ................................................................................................. 208
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8.3.2 Scale Type ................................................................................................................. 210
8.3.3 KEY MODE .................................................................................................................. 213
8.3.4 CHORD ....................................................................................................................... 217
8.3.5 Chord Type ................................................................................................................. 218
8.4 ARP ............................................................................................................................................. 221
8.5 Using ARP with a Sustain Pedal ................................................................................................. 222
8.6 ARP Parameters .......................................................................................................................... 222
8.6.1 MAIN .......................................................................................................................... 223
8.6.2 Type ........................................................................................................................... 225
8.6.3 RHYTHM ..................................................................................................................... 225
8.6.4 SEQUENCE ................................................................................................................. 227
8.6.5 SWING ........................................................................................................................ 228
8.6.6 OCTAVES / OTHER ...................................................................................................... 229
8.6.7 DYNAMIC ................................................................................................................... 230
8.6.8 GATE .......................................................................................................................... 230
9 Troubleshooting – Getting Help ..................................................................................232
9.1 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 232
9.1.1 The KOMPLETE KONTROL Software Won’t Start .......................................................... 232
9.1.2 No Output from Your KOMPLETE Instrument .............................................................. 232
9.1.3 Latency Issues ........................................................................................................... 233
9.1.4 The KOMPLETE KONTROL Software Crashes ............................................................... 233
9.1.5 Updates ..................................................................................................................... 234
9.2 Getting Help ............................................................................................................................... 234
9.3 Support Channel Videos ............................................................................................................. 234
9.3.1 Knowledge Base ........................................................................................................ 235
9.3.2 Technical Support ...................................................................................................... 235
9.3.3 Registration Support ................................................................................................. 236
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9.3.4 User Forum ................................................................................................................ 236
Index ........................................................................................................................237
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1 Welcome to KOMPLETE KONTROL
Thank you for choosing KOMPLETE KONTROL!
KOMPLETE KONTROL and its dedicated keyboard—the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES—is
a tightly integrated music production studio that gives you absolute control over the instru-
ments in your KOMPLETE library.
KOMPLETE KONTROL lets you browse your KOMPLETE instruments in an intuitive way and
play them according to a vast amount of selectable scales and chords. You can also control
your host software with the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard, and customize the
functions of the touch strips, knobs and buttons according to your needs utilizing the included
Controller Editor application. We hope you enjoy this fantastic instrument as much as we do.
Now let’s get going!
—The team at Native Instruments
1.1 Where to Start?
KOMPLETE KONTROL provides you with many information sources. The main documents are
meant to be read in the following sequence:
1. Komplete Kontrol Setup Guide
2. Komplete Kontrol Manual (this document)
The whole documentation set is available in PDF format and located within the KOM-
PLETE KONTROL installation folder on your hard disk. You can also access these docu-
ments from the Help menu in the Application Menu Bar or from the Help submenu in the
KOMPLETE KONTROL menu.
Please check the Service Center or the Native Instruments website regularly for up-to-date
and localized versions of these documents. You can start the Service Center by selecting
Launch Service Center from the Help menu in the Application Menu Bar or from the Help
submenu in the KOMPLETE KONTROL menu.
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Please check the Service Center or the Native Instruments website regularly for up-to-date
and localized versions of these documents. You can start the Service Center by selecting
Launch Service Center from the Help menu in the Application Menu Bar or from the Help
submenu in the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES menu.
Additional documentation sources provide you with details on more specific topics:
▪KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES Ableton Live Setup document
▪Controller Editor Manual
Hereafter is a quick description of each of these documentation sources.
Your First Stop: the Setup Guide
The Setup Guide will guide you through the software and hardware installation of KOM-
PLETE KONTROL and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES, from the very beginning to the first
sound coming through your speakers.
First read the Setup Guide. After reading the Setup Guide and following its instructions, KOM-
PLETE KONTROL and your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard should be up and run-
ning. Then proceed with this Komplete Kontrol Manual to get more familiar with KOM-
PLETE KONTROL.
Komplete Kontrol Manual
This Komplete Kontrol Manual provides you with a comprehensive description of all KOM-
PLETE KONTROL software and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES hardware features.
KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES Ableton Live Setup
To get the most of your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES when using it to control your host
software, ensure you are running a compatible version of the host. To enable combined use of
Ableton Live and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES, Ableton Live 9.1.4 is required. In addition
to this, further configuration is necessary. A detailed guide for setting up Ableton Live for use
with KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES is available as a PDF file in the Host Integration Files
subfolder of the Komplete Kontrol installation folder on your hard disk. It can also be found
here: http://www.native-instruments.com/en/support/knowledge-base/show/2643/
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Controller Editor Manual
Besides using your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard together with its dedicated
KOMPLETE KONTROL software, you can also use it as a powerful and highly versatile MIDI
controller to pilot any other MIDI-capable application or device. This is made possible by the
Controller Editor software, a little application that allows you to precisely define all MIDI as-
signments for your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard. The Controller Editor should
have been installed during the KOMPLETE KONTROL installation procedure. For more infor-
mation on this, please refer to the Controller Editor Manual available as a PDF file in the Docu-
mentation subfolder of the Controller Editor installation folder on your hard disk.
Other Online Resources
If you are experiencing problems related to your Native Instruments product that the supplied
documentation does not cover, there are several ways of getting help:
▪Knowledge Base
▪User Forum
▪Technical Support
▪Registration Support
You will find more information on these in chapter ↑9, Troubleshooting – Getting Help.
1.2 Manual Conventions
This section introduces you to the signage and text highlighting used in this manual. This man-
ual uses particular formatting to point out special facts and to warn you of potential issues.
The icons introducing these notes let you see what kind of information is to be expected:
Whenever this exclamation mark icon appears, you should read the corresponding note
carefully and follow the instructions and hints given there if applicable.
This light bulb icon indicates that a note contains useful extra information. This informa-
tion may often help you to solve a task more efficiently, but does not necessarily apply to
the setup or operating system you are using; however, it’s always worth a look.
Furthermore, the following formatting is used:
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▪Text appearing in (drop-down) menus (such as Open…, Save as… etc.) and paths to loca-
tions on your hard disk or other storage devices is printed in italics.
▪Text appearing elsewhere (labels of buttons, controls, text next to checkboxes etc.) is
printed in blue. Whenever you see this formatting applied, you will find the same text ap-
pearing somewhere on the screen.
▪Text appearing on displays of the keyboard is printed in light grey. Whenever you see this
formatting applied, you will find the same text on a controller display.
▪Text appearing on labels of the keyboard is printed in orange. Whenever you see this for-
matting applied, you will find the same text on the controller.
▪Important names and concepts are printed in bold.
▪References to keys on your computer’s keyboard you’ll find put in square brackets (e.g.,
“Press [Shift] + [Enter]”).
►Single instructions are introduced by this play button type arrow.
→Results of actions are introduced by this smaller arrow.
Naming Convention
Throughout the documentation we will refer to KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES as the keyboard
and KOMPLETE KONTROL as the software installed on your computer.
Button Combinations and Shortcuts on Your Keyboard
Most instructions will use the “+” sign to indicate buttons that must be pressed simultaneous-
ly, starting with the button indicated first. E.g., an instruction such as:
“Press SHIFT + PLAY” means:
1. Press and hold SHIFT.
2. While holding SHIFT, press PLAY and release it.
3. Release SHIFT.
Unlabeled Knobs on the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES Keyboard
The knobs above the displays on your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard do not have
labels.
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The unlabeled knobs on the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard
For better reference, we applied a special formatting here: throughout the document, the ele-
ments are capitalized and numbered, so the knobs above the displays are written Knob 1 to
Knob 8. E.g., whenever you see an instruction such as “Turn Knob 2 to increase the value,”
you’ll know it’s the second knob from the left above the displays.
1.3 System Requirements
For KOMPLETE KONTROL and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES to fully function as indented,
your system needs to meet the following requirements.
▪Windows 7 or Windows 8
▪Mac OS X 10.8 or 10.9
▪USB 2.0 or higher for KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES (cable included)
▪Power supply for KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES (adapter included)
KOMPLETE
KOMPLETE KONTROL is optimized for use with KOMPLETE 10 and KOMPLETE 10 ULTI-
MATE. For full features set, KOMPLETE 9 or higher is required. System requirements for KOM-
PLETE 10 and KOMPLETE 10 ULTIMATE:
▪Windows 7 or Windows 8, Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2
▪Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8 or 10.9, Intel Core 2 Duo
▪4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for large KONTAKT instruments)
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Supported Host Applications
For some of the advanced host integration features of KOMPLETE KONTROL to function as in-
tended, your host application must be compatible. The following Knowledge Base article gives
you an overview of the features that are available in each of the most commonly used DAWs:
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/support/knowledge-base/show/2765/
For the latest information on KOMPLETE KONTROL compatibility with third-party software,
visit: www.native-instruments.com/komplete-kontrol-system-requirements
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2 Basic Concepts
This chapter will introduce you to KOMPLETE KONTROL’s main elements and explain how
they relate to one another. You will also learn how to set up your audio interface and how to
connect MIDI devices.
Before reading this chapter it is strongly recommended that you read the KOMPLETE KON-
TROL Setup Guide.
2.1 KOMPLETE KONTROL and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES
KOMPLETE KONTROL is the combination of the KOMPLETE KONTROL software with its quick
browsing experience and powerful performance abilities, and the versatile KOMPLETE KON-
TROL S-SERIES keyboard’s tactility—both fully integrated with the instruments of Native In-
struments KOMPLETE.
KOMPLETE KONTROL and each area of its software interface correspond directly to the hard-
ware sections of your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard. Adjusting instrument param-
eters from the knobs on your keyboard also adjusts the corresponding controls in the software.
You can see the software controls move in real-time whenever you turn your hardware knobs,
swipe the touch strips, or switch button states on and off.
Via KOMPLETE KONTROLS’s browser you can load any KOMPLETE instrument and even
search for specific types of sounds and presets, e.g. “soundscapes” or “percussion.”
When you load a KOMPLETE instrument inside KOMPLETE KONTROL, you instantly get ac-
cess to the instrument’s controls from the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard. The
knobs, displays, and touch strips on the keyboard are automatically mapped to the parameters
of the loaded KOMPLETE instrument via Native Instruments’ own unique Native Map protocol.
KOMPLETE KONTROL’s Perform Panel lets you generate and play back a multitude of scales,
chords, and arpeggios simply by pressing a key on your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES key-
board. By mapping the keyboard’s keys to a scale, you can ensure that you’ll always stay in key
as well as learn to play new and interesting types of music.
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The LEDs in the Light Guide give you visual feedback in real time, letting you know what keys
are active and which notes are being played back. You can even follow the Light Guide when
you are playing back a MIDI note pattern from a host application.
▪For an overview of how KOMPLETE KONTROL and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES inte-
grate with each other, continue reading below.
▪For a quick start to get you going with KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES, see chapter ↑3,
Quick Start.
▪For a detailed description of the KOMPLETE KONTROL software, see chapter ↑4, KOM-
PLETE KONTROL Software Overview and onward.
▪For a detailed description of the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard, see chapter
↑7, KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES Keyboard and onward.
Corresponding Features
In the following sections we outline the KOMPLETE KONTROL software and the KOM-
PLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard and give you an overview of how they relate to each oth-
er and to the instruments in your KOMPLETE library.
2.1.1 The Browser and the Navigate Section
The browser is where you access your KOMPLETE library with all its instruments. You can
search, edit, tag, arrange, and load your files from the KOMPLETE KONTROL software, but al-
so use the NAVIGATE section on your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard to call up an
on-screen overlay displaying the browser. This way you can also search, filter, and load your
KOMPLETE instruments using only the hardware controls, which is great e.g. for live perform-
ance situations.
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The browser at the left side of the KOMPLETE KONTROL software interface and the browser displayed by the on-screen
overlay, called up from the NAVIGATE section of the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard (S25 depicted).
2.1.2 The Perform Panel and the Perform Section
The Perform Panel near the top of the KOMPLETE KONTROL software interface gives you con-
trols for generating scales and chords, and playing arpeggios using your KOMPLETE instru-
ments as sound source. The same parameters can also be accessed from the PERFORM sec-
tion in the upper left corner of your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard. The perform
parameters are then mapped to the knobs and the displays on the keyboard, letting you edit
the scales and arps using the hardware controls.
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The Perform Panel in the KOMPLETE KONTROL software with the corresponding controls of KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SER-
IES’ PERFORM section mapped to the knobs and displays
2.1.3 The Light Guide
The settings of the perform parameters are instantly reflected by the LEDs of the Light Guide—
located just above the keybed—effectively letting you know what keys belong to the scale se-
lected in the Perform Panel (software) or PERFORM section (keyboard) by switching the LEDs
on and off. When you press an unlit key, KOMPLETE KONTROL will instead play back the
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