Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 MK2 88-Key Controller for KOMPLETE - Manual (Page 233)

Mapped Mode (Default)
In Mapped mode, the notes are mapped to the keyboard according to the selected scale. Notes
outside of the selected scale are not active. Pressing the corresponding keys will trigger the
next available note in the selected scale. The Light Guide highlights the active keys via lit
LEDs. The
Root Note is indicated by a brighter lit LED.
Both sections Root Note and Scale Type describe the use of Scale on the assumption that the
KEY MODE is set to its default value Mapped.
Guide Mode
In Guide mode, the notes are mapped to the keyboard in the same way as in Mapped mode,
however notes outside of the selected scale remain active. The mapping only affects the repre-
sentation of the scale by means of the Light Guide.
Easy Mode
In Easy mode, the notes of the selected scale are mapped to the keyboard so that any scale
can be played using the white keys of the keyboard only. The black keys are inactive and press-
ing them will not trigger any other notes.
Selecting the 12-step Chromatic scale in KEY MODE Easy maps the keys in the same way as in the
Mapped mode.
The Root Note is always mapped to the middle C key (commonly called C3). If the selected
scale consists of seven notes, it matches the seven white keys of a single octave on the key-
board. In this case, the
Root Note coincides with the key C across all octaves of the keyboard.
If instead the selected scale consists of more or less than seven notes, it does not match the
seven white keys of a single octave on the keyboard and the
Root Note is shifted throughout
adjacent octaves accordingly.
The Light Guide highlights all white keys of the keyboard. The
Root Note is indicated by a
brighter lit LED.
For two examples of the
Easy mode mappings in Major and Minor , see below.
Smart Play – Playing and Editing Scales and Chords
Setting the KEY MODE Parameter
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