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Selecting and playing a scale, Playing chords, 3 selecting and playing a scale – Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 MK2 88-Key Controller for KOMPLETE User Manual

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15.3 Selecting and Playing a Scale

To select and play a scale on the KOMPLETE KONTROL keyboard, follow these instructions:
1.

Press

SHIFT

+

SCALE

(

Edit

) to map the displays and knobs of the Control section to the

Scale engine parameters.

2.

To select a scale, turn Knob 2 (

BANK

, by default set to

MAIN

) and Knob 3 (

TYPE

, by de-

fault set to

MAJOR

) until you find a scale you like.

3.

To play the scale you selected, ensure that the

SCALE

(

Edit

) button is lit.

The keys on the keyboard are now mapped to the notes in the selected scale. The map-
ping is reflected visually by the Light Guide. Pressing any unlit key automatically activates

the nearest lit key so that only notes belonging to the selected scales are being played
back!

4.

To map the knobs and displays to Instrument parameters again, press

PLUG-IN

. The

Scale engine will still be switched on.

If you selected Scale Type

CHROM

, all keys are mapped.

15.4 Playing Chords

You can play chords in the usual way by pressing any number of keys simultaneously (or send

multiple MIDI notes simultaneously from the host), but KOMPLETE KONTROL also lets you
create and play chords by using Smart Play.

To play multiple notes in a chord simultaneously, the loaded Instrument must be able to handle

polyphony.

To play a chord by only pressing a single key on the keyboard, follow these instructions:
1.

Press

SHIFT

+

SCALE

(

Edit

) to map the displays and knobs of the Control section to the

Scale engine parameters.

Smart Play – Playing and Editing Scales and Chords

Selecting and Playing a Scale

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