User's Manual
Table Of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- 1. Disclaimer
- 2. Welcome to KOMPLETE KONTROL
- 3. The KOMPLETE KONTROL Workflows
- 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. Working with Loops and One-Shot Samples
- 14. Managing the Library
- 14.1. Saving Preset Files to the User Library
- 14.2. Deleting User Preset Files from the User Library
- 14.3. Editing the Tags and Properties of User Preset Files
- 14.4. Syncing Multiple Instances
- 14.5. Working with the Files Pane
- 14.6. Loading VST Plug-ins
- 14.7. Installing NKS Instruments
- 14.8. Importing KOMPLETE KONTROL-Compatible User Files
- 15. Controlling Instrument, Loop, One-shot and Effect Parameters
- 16. Smart Play – Playing and Editing Scales and Chords
- 17. Smart Play – Playing and Editing Arpeggiator Sequences
Chord mode is activated and set to Harmonizer. Pressing any key automatically activates
and plays back the nearest lit key according to the mapping by selected scale. It also plays
back the third and the fifth note above the pressed key in the selected scale, in accordance
with the interval value set by Knob 6 (1-3-5, meaning the first, third, and fifth note of a chord).
5. To map the knobs to Instrument parameters again, press PLUG-IN. The Scale engine re-
mains switched on.
16.5. Editing Scales and Chords
You have the possibility to tailor the scales and chords to your needs using the Scale engine pa-
rameters.
• To edit the Scale engine parameters in the KOMPLETE KONTROL software, click on
SCALE in the Perform panel so it is highlighted.
• To enable Scale Edit mode and map the Scale engine parameters to the keyboard’s Control
section, press SHIFT + SCALE (Edit).
You can now edit the Scale engine parameters on the keyboard’s Control section.
Available SCALE Parameters
• To select the scale to be mapped to the keys of the keyboard and set its root note, use the
SCALE parameters Root Note, Bank, and Type.
• To define how the selected scale is mapped to the keys of the keyboard, use the KEY MODE
parameter.
• To automatically generate custom chords while playing on the keyboard, use the CHORD pa-
rameters Mode, Type, and Position.
16.6. Setting the SCALE Parameters
The SCALE parameters Root Note, Bank, and Type allow you to select the scale to be mapped
to the keys of the keyboard and set its root note.
The SCALE parameters Root Note, Bank, and Type.
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