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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 1.9.2
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
- MIDI Assignment Editor
- Instrument 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
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
Host Integration
- Integration with MASCHINE
  - Overview of Basic Control Functions
  - Using the Arrange buttons
- Integration with Apple Logic Pro X and GarageBand
- Integration with Steinberg Cubase / Nuendo
- Integration with Ableton Live
Browsing the Library
- Browser Basics
  - About the Library and Meta-Information
  - Browsing the Library vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks
- Opening the Browser
- Overview of the Browser on the Keyboard
- Choosing Between Factory Content and User Content
- Loading an Instrument with its default Preset File
- Filtering Preset Files by Bank
- Resetting the Instrument Selection
- Types and Modes 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
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 Parameters
- Pre-Mapped Instruments
- Adjusting Parameters
- Switching Parameter Pages
- Customizing Parameter Mappings
Playing and Editing Scales and Chords
- A Note about Music Theory
- 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
Troubleshooting
Index

Included Files in the Library

The Preset files included in the Library are all KOMPLETE KONTROL-relevant files found in

the folders whose paths are listed in the Library page of the Preferences panel.

You can also save the sounds you created in KOMPLETE KONTROL to the User content sec-

tion of the Library pane.

10.1.2 Browsing the Library vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks

Besides of browsing KOMPLETE KONTROL Library the Browser also allows you to navigate

your file system in a classic way. For each way the Browser provides a single pane with its own

tools:

▪ The Library pane allows you to browse the KOMPLETE KONTROL Library. This is the pre-

ferred way to search for files meeting particular musical requirements. This pane also al-

lows you to tag your own Preset files to your liking.

▪ The Files pane allows you to browse your hard disks by using the hierarchical folder struc-

ture of your operating system. For example you can use it to navigate KOMPLETE KON-

TROL-relevant files that have not been imported into the KOMPLETE KONTROL Library—

and you can import them from there!

The Library pane respectively the Files pane can be accessed by clicking the corresponding tab

at the top of the Browser.

Click the desired tab to show the corresponding pane of the Browser.

Browsing and loading files from the file system using the KOMPLETE KONTROL key-

board is not possible. The Browser called up from the keyboard can only load files that

have already been added to the Library. This is why you should always import all your

files to the Library and tag them using the software Browser beforehand.

Browsing the Library

Browser Basics

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