

- #How to use komplete audio 6 how to
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The following Komplete keyboard buttons don’t seem to work with ACT: Shift, Scale, Arp, Mute, Solo, Scene, Pattern, Track, Key Mode, and Up/Down Preset. These control most Cakewalk switched functions via ACT.
#How to use komplete audio 6 how to
I’ve spent literally days figuring out how to make the procedures described here repeatable, but I think I’ve succeeded…just follow all the steps carefully, and everything should work.ĪCT responds to the following Komplete keyboard buttons, whether they’re lit or not: Undo, Quantize, Auto, Loop, Metro, Tempo, Play, Record, Stop, Clear, Left/Right Arrow (although they both control the same function you assign to either one), and four navigation knob options: rotate, push left/right (either controls the same parameter), push up/down (again, both control the same parameter), and push down on the knob’s top. Yes, ACT can be daunting and inscrutable. We’ll use only the bottom row of buttons in the ACT interface, which simplifies matters. We need to create an ACT template I modified an existing one. Choose Cakewalk’s Utilities > ACT MIDI Controller to open the ACT interface. If the MIXER button is not lit at all, press Cakewalk’s Play button, then Cakewalk’s Stop button. The Komplete keyboard’s PLUG-IN button (in the upper right cluster of six buttons) should be lit brightly. Load an NKS instrument, like Massive, to make sure NKS is working correctly. Insert the Komplete Kontrol VST2 instrument plug-in as a Cakewalk Instrument.Ĩ. Exit Cakewalk, then open it again (this usually isn’t necessary, but makes sure Cakewalk starts off with its control surface and MIDI ports ready to go).ħ. Choose ACT MIDI Controller for the control surface, Komplete Kontrol DAW for the Input port, and -None- for the Output Port.

Choose Edit > Preferences > MIDI > Control Surfaces, and click the New Control Surface button (the one that looks like a star). Tick all Komplete-related MIDI devices for both MIDI In and MIDI Out: Komplete Kontrol, Komplete Kontrol Ext, and Komplete Kontrol DAW.

Before opening an actual project, choose Edit > Preferences > MIDI Devices. The featured image shows how to set up the MIDI-OX utility so that NI keyboards can control non-NKS instruments.ģ. Click OK to close the MIDI Devices screen, but leave MIDI-OX open while Cakewalk is open.

Under MIDI-OX’s Options > MIDI Devices, choose Komplete Kontrol – 1 for MIDI Input and Komplete Kontrol EXT-1 for MIDI output. After installing MIDI-OX, here’s how to integrate some Komplete keyboard DAW functionality.Ģ. This utility routes MIDI inside of the Windows OS, so it can divert Komplete keyboard MIDI messages from the 5-pin DIN port to the USB port that Cakewalk monitors.
#How to use komplete audio 6 install
Flexibility through simplicity is hard to argue with.To use the Komplete keyboards as general-purpose MIDI controllers, first install the MIDI-OX utility from. Either way the Komplete Audio 6 fits the bill and with that software package delivers a great all-in-one deal.
#How to use komplete audio 6 upgrade
Maybe you're in need of an upgrade from your first basic two-channel box? Or just need a hardwearing, great-sounding, bus-powered unit for taking on the road. Likewise audio runs glitch free with no jumps or spikes on the CPU meter.
#How to use komplete audio 6 full
As a 'starter pack' interface therefore, Komplete Audio 6 is a bit of a killer.Īudio quality is punchy and full range and as good as we've heard from bus-powered boxes and MIDI response is snappy with no (detectable by ear) latency in and out. This is a 1,000-sound preset suite of plugs and sounds taken from their Komplete 7 premium synth package. Not only do you get Cubase LE 5 and Traktor LE 2 (taking advantage of the unit's 'two deck' outputs nicely) but you also get the full Komplete Elements, too. Special mention to the superb software package that comes in the box too.
#How to use komplete audio 6 mac os x
Installation requires a simple driver to be added and - on our test Mac OS X computer - it appeared on software drop-downs for audio and or MIDI immediately after installation. Used to control the level of '1/2' out, it falls quickly to hand with a tangible stop at the zero position where you can be sure that everything is 'off'. While other interfaces stick with tiny rotaries or go for large, continuous, multi-function dials, there's something reassuringly 'right' about the Komplete Audio 6's big, top-mounted 'Main Volume' dial. Use the headphone as an out and you've actually three stereo outs each with hardware level controls right on the box. Likewise a separate headphone level knob (with selector for whether it listens to '1/2' or '3/4') means you've flexibility and simplicity without having to go to an on-screen driver application just to set your routing how you want them.
