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
• To change the range of available notes for the arpeggiator sequence, as well as their velocity
and length, use the OTHER parameters Octaves, Dynamic, and Gate.
• To explore alternative versions of the same arpeggiator sequence, use the ADVANCED param-
eters Retrigger, Repeat, Offset, and Inversion.
• To change the range of keys that trigger the arpeggiator sequence, use the RANGE parame-
ters Min. Key and Max. Key.
• To latch the playback of the arpeggiator sequence, use the HOLD parameter.
17.3. MAIN Parameters
The MAIN parameters Mode and Type allow you to switch between Arp and Note Repeat mode
and change the playback direction of the arpeggiator sequence.
The MAIN parameters Mode and Type.
17.3.1. MAIN Mode
The first MAIN parameter is Mode. On the keyboard, it is mapped to Knob 1 of the Control section
in Arp Edit mode. lt lets you select either Arp or Note Repeat. Depending on your selection, a dif-
ferent set of Arpeggiator parameters will be available for further editing.
The Mode setting consists of the following two modes:
• Arp mode, which generates arpeggiator sequences based on chords you play on the key-
board, or the output of the Scale engine. With ARP switched on and Mode set to Arp, any
chord you created using the Scale engine will play as an arpeggiated note sequence. In this
case, you only need to press one key on the keyboard to hear the arpeggiated notes play out
according to the selected scale.
• Note Repeat mode, which deactivates the Arpeggiator and instead repeats whichever note is
input until KOMPLETE KONTROL receives a MIDI note-off message. Use the parameters
Rate, Swing, and Gate to change the rhythm of the repeats.
17.3.2. MAIN Type
The second MAIN parameter, Type, is only available in Arp mode. On the keyboard, it is mapped
to Knob 2 of the Control section in Arp Edit mode. It sets the sequential order of the arpeggiated
notes. Choose whether your arpeggiated chord should be played from the root note and up, the
other way around, or even simultaneously. Selecting Order Played will play back the notes in the
order you pressed down the corresponding keys on the KOMPLETE KONTROL keyboard. Auto-
mating the Type parameter in the host can create interesting variations and textures.
The Type setting includes the following values:
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