User Manual

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 KOM-
PLETE KONTROL 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 as well as any instrument supporting the Native Kontrol Standard (see
section ↑6.1.2, Native Kontrol Standard for more information).
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 instrument and even search for specif-
ic types of files from your KOMPLETE KONTROL Library, e.g. “soundscapes” or “percussion.”
It also lets you save, tag and organize your own user presets to further add to your KOM-
PLETE KONTROL Library.
When you load an instrument inside KOMPLETE KONTROL, you instantly get access to the in-
strument’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
instrument via Native Instruments’ own unique Native Map protocol.
Basic Concepts
KOMPLETE KONTROL and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES
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