User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Disclaimer
- Contact
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to KOMPLETE KONTROL
- Basic Concepts
- KOMPLETE KONTROL and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES
- Adjusting the KOMPLETE KONTROL Software Interface
- Loading Instruments
- Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode
- MIDI Mode
- Preferences
- Connecting External MIDI Equipment to KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES
- Incoming and Outgoing MIDI
- Native Map
- Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation
- Using Pedals with KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES
- Quick Start
- KOMPLETE KONTROL Software Overview
- KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES Overview
- KOMPLETE KONTROL Browser
- Browser Basics
- Searching and Loading Files from the Library
- Loading and Importing Files from Your File System
- Saving Files to the User Library
- Displaying and Editing File Information
- Browsing with the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES
- Browse Mode and Hardware Browsing
- Hardware Browsing
- Browser Overview
- Choosing Between Factory and User Content via the On-Screen Overlay
- Selecting a Product via the On-Screen Overlay
- Selecting a Bank via the On-Screen Overlay
- Filtering by Types via the On-Screen Overlay
- Filtering by Modes via the On-Screen Overlay
- Using the Result List in the On-Screen Overlay
- Filtering by Favorites via the On-Screen Overlay
- Adding and Removing Favorites
- KOMPLETE KONTROL Smart Play
- Troubleshooting – Getting Help
- Index
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)
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 se-
lecting Launch Service Center from the Help menu in the Application Menu Bar or from
the Help submenu in the KOMPLETE KONTROL 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.
Welcome to KOMPLETE KONTROL
Where to Start?
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