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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