Kontakt and Komplete Kontrol difference

scratches

Hi everyone!

I´m new here, and learning, so I have to ask some basics.

Does it just depend on my personal preference if I use Kontakt or Komplete Kontrol for example to program some sounds in Ableton Live, or are those two applications complete different in their function?

Thank you in advance!

Foldyman

I had the same question a week or so ago.

I think KK is basically like a librarian, and let's you use tags to sort things. I believe it's also the thing that contains all the default controller mappings for the encoders on a KK keyboard.

When you use instruments in KK, it's basically Kontact running inside.

You can click one of the menu buttons and it opens out.

I don't have a KK keyboard, so on that basis I've personally been using Kontact not KK.

Foldyman

I had the same question a week or so ago.

I think KK is basically like a librarian, and let's you use tags to sort things. I believe it's also the thing that contains all the default controller mappings for the encoders on a KK keyboard.

When you use instruments in KK, it's basically Kontact running inside.

You can click one of the menu buttons and it opens out.

I don't have a KK keyboard, so on that basis I've personally been using Kontact not KK.

Foldyman

Here's some others probably describing it more accurately than me...

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/1701/questions-about-the-komplete-13-ecosystem#latest

scratches

Thank you @Foldyman !

Nico_NI

As @Foldyman explained, you would use Komplete Kontrol in case you're using a Komplete Kontrol keyboard.

Otherwise if you don't use any NI hardware you can stick to Kontakt 👍

scratches

Thank you @Nico_NI !