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Installing the komplete kontrol instrument racks, Configuring ableton live for komplete kontrol, Loading komplete kontrol in ableton live – Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 MK2 88-Key Controller for KOMPLETE User Manual

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6.

Paste the folders you have copied to the clipboard into the

MIDI Remote Scripts

folder.

Installing the KOMPLETE KONTROL Instrument Racks

KOMPLETE KONTROL is loaded into Ableton Live in the form of an Instrument Rack. In order

to make the required Instrument Rack available in Ableton Live’s browser, it must be added to
your Ableton Live User Library:
1.

Navigate to the following folder:

Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Native Instru-

ments/Host Integration/Ableton Live/

.

2.

Copy the

KOMPLETE KONTROL VST.adg

file to the clipboard.

3.

Paste the file you have copied to the clipboard into your Ableton Live Instrument Rack
folder. By default this folder is located here:

Macintosh HD/Users/*Username*/Music/

Ableton/User Library/Presets/Instruments/Instrument Rack/

.

Configuring Ableton Live for KOMPLETE KONTROL

Once the MIDI Remote Script and the Instrument Rack file are installed in the correct loca-
tion, you need to add KOMPLETE KONTROL as a control surface in Ableton Live's preferences.
1.

Launch Ableton Live.

2.

In Ableton Live, go to the

Preferences

and open the

MIDI / Sync

tab.

3.

Assign a free

Control Surface

slot to KOMPLETE KONTROL by selecting

KOM-

PLETE KONTROL MK2

from the drop-down menu.

4.

Leave both the

Input

and the

Output

for the

KOMPLETE KONTROL

control surface set to

None

.

Loading KOMPLETE KONTROL in Ableton Live

The KOMPLETE KONTROL stand-alone application must be opened once before using the plug-in

within your DAW for the first time, and after installing new Instruments and Effects.

1.

Ensure that the keyboard is connected and switched on.

Setting up KOMPLETE KONTROL

Setting up Host Integration

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