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1. #USING CONTROLLER EDITOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS HOW TO#
2. #USING CONTROLLER EDITOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS INSTALL#
3. #USING CONTROLLER EDITOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS SOFTWARE#

When you load a Komplete instrument within Komplete Kontrol, the knobs of the Kontrol S keyboard are automatically mapped without any user intervention required. While I would have liked to see a finer level of resolution here, the Kontrol S's displays are still an exponential jump from the original Kore hardware.

Here you'll find eight touch-sensitive knobs, each with a nice OLED-style display beneath. The one that draws the eyes immediately is the large device control section in the middle of the controller. Moving up from the keyboard you'll find (from left to right) the performance and transport section, the device control knobs and the browse section. This can serve as a helpful reminder of the key of a previously recorded MIDI take. When playing back notes from a DAW to Komplete Kontrol, the Light Guide flashes to indicate the incoming notes-probably the Light Guide feature I found most useful. For more custom needs, the Light Guide can be configured programmatically within Reaktor and Kontakt, or within the controller editor for MIDI templates. This can serve as a helpful guide for instruments like Battery that house a huge amount of individual sounds spread across a keyboard, or for Kontakt instruments that feature multiple instruments in a split keyboard configuration. These send what you'd expect them to-pitchbend and mod-by default, but they can be configured with gravity or elasticity to add life to your performance.Ī somewhat unexpected feature on the Kontrol S keyboards is the multicolored light that sits above every key, which NI calls the Light Guide.

A pair of LED-edged touch strips sits off to the left of the keyboard, where typically you'd find the pitchbend and modwheel. The responsiveness and velocity accuracy was probably the best of any MIDI controller that I've tested. The keybed is a Fatar semi-weighted model with aftertouch, and it feels very impressive from the get-go. There are three keyboards available, differentiated only by the number of keys: the S25, S49, and S61. I was curious to dig in and find out what Native Instruments' vision was this time around. This rightfully led many to begin drawing comparisons with Kore, even though it was made clear that Komplete Kontrol is a completely new product, with no built-in compatibility for Kore libraries or hardware.

#USING CONTROLLER EDITOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS SOFTWARE#

This made it surprising when, this September, Native Instruments announced the Kontrol S keybord series, a set of MIDI controllers designed to browse, play and control the Komplete instruments with the help of an integrated software environment called Komplete Kontrol. For reasons that remain unclear, Native Instruments retired the Kore ecosystem in 2011. Kore could browse and search the Komplete library, making it a key tool for many producers, myself included. For many, the answer to this was Kore, NI's now-retired modular audio environment with its integrated hardware. Getting your arms around all of this content when it comes time to actually make some music can be intimidating. The latest incarnation of the flagship music production collection, Komplete 10, offers 12,000 unique sounds across 39 different products. With a package as large as Native Instruments Komplete, it can be easy to get lost.After your initial setup it only takes about 20 seconds to get going. With MIDI-OX set, plug your “To In” MIDI Cable into the Madcatz MIDI In. Now all you’ll ever have to do is launch MIDI-OX when your interface and Maschine are plugged in and it’ll do its thing. Up at the top type something like RB3 into the Preset name and then hit the disk icon to save. Launch MIDI-OX.įrom the MIDI Inputs menu select the Maschineįrom the MIDI Outputs menu select your USB-MIDI interface.

#USING CONTROLLER EDITOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS INSTALL#

Download and install MIDI-OX, it’s free for non-commercial use. Launch Native Instruments’ Controller Editor and load up the Config file. Madcatz MIDI Pro-Adapter (set velocity to max)įirst connect your PC’s USB-MIDI interface and the Maschine. M-Audio UNO USB-MIDI Adapter (any one will do)

#USING CONTROLLER EDITOR NATIVE INSTRUMENTS HOW TO#

See below for the details on how to setup up Maschine with Rock Band 3. Leave a comment with your misguided tale. If anybody else has abused their MIDI gear to play Rock Band 3, we want to know about it. Using a $600 MIDI controller to play Rock Band is sort of a stupidtacular abuse of overwhelming power – but hey – if you got it, you might as well use it. “Not only is this a lot of fun, but it is great practice!” Discchord sent word about this video, which demonstrates how you can use a $600 Native Instruments Maschine controller to play Rock Band 3, using free software and gear.