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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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1.

Navigate to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Native Instruments\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:

C:\Users\*Username*\Documents\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 it 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.

To load KOMPLETE KONTROL in Ableton Live, drag the KOMPLETE KONTROL Instru-
ment Rack (

KOMPLETE KONTROL VST.adg

) from the browser to an empty MIDI track.

You can find it here in the Ableton Live browser:

Instruments/Instrument Rack/KOM-

PLETE KONTROL VST.adg

For a detailed overview of Integration controls for Ableton Live refer to

10.3, Integration with

Ableton Live

.

Setting up KOMPLETE KONTROL

Setting up Host Integration

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