Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL, Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Welcome to KOMPLETE KONTROL ...............................................................................
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1.1 Where to Start? ........................................................................................................................... 10
1.2 Manual Conventions ................................................................................................................... 13
1.3 System Requirements ................................................................................................................. 15
2 Basic Concepts .........................................................................................................
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2.1 KOMPLETE KONTROL and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES ........................................................... 16
2.1.1 The Browser and the Navigate Section ...................................................................... 17
2.1.2 The Perform Panel and the PERFORM Section (Smart Play) ....................................... 18
2.1.3 The Light Guide ......................................................................................................... 20
2.1.4 The Control Section and Instrument Parameters ....................................................... 21
2.1.5 The Transport Section and Your Host Application ...................................................... 22
2.2 Adjusting the KOMPLETE KONTROL Software Interface ............................................................... 23
2.2.1 Showing/Hiding the Browser ...................................................................................... 24
2.2.2 Showing/Hiding the Perform Panel ............................................................................ 24
2.2.3 Showing/Hiding the Plug-in Panel ............................................................................. 25
2.2.4 Selecting Instrument Views ....................................................................................... 25
2.3 Loading Plug-ins ........................................................................................................................ 26
2.4 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................................................................... 28
2.4.1 Differences between Stand-alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................. 29
2.4.2 Switching Instances .................................................................................................. 30
2.4.3 Configuring Your Host Application ............................................................................. 31
2.5 MIDI Mode ................................................................................................................................... 33
2.6 Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 33
2.6.1 Preferences – Library Page ........................................................................................ 34
2.6.2 Preferences – Plug-ins Page ..................................................................................... 38
2.6.3 Preferences – Hardware Page .................................................................................... 43
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