How to use Komplete Kontrol with Kontakt 7 in Ableton DAW for Key Switches???

BravoSierraMajor
BravoSierraMajor Member Posts: 4 Member
edited October 22 in Kontakt

If i open Komplete Kontrol plugin in my Ableton DAW, I have been unable to locate Kontakt 7 Player to allow me to use the key switching functionalities of my Komplete Kontrol S61 keyboard. Many instruments won't load in the standard Kontakt plugin, and now require using Kontakt 7, but i have not figured out how to open Komplete Kontrol, then open Kontakt 7 player so those instruments are available WITH the awesome key switching on the S61 keyboard. Any ideas?????

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  • Jeremy_NI
    Jeremy_NI Customer Care Posts: 13,047 mod

    @BravoSierraMajor What's your operating system? What version of the keyboard is it? Mk2, Mk3? Only the MK3 will have a direct connection to Kontakt 7 as a plugin or standalone application.

    If you open Komplete Kontrol in standalone, can you see the LEDs changing colours and reflecting the keyswitches and different colors?

  • BravoSierraMajor
    BravoSierraMajor Member Posts: 4 Member
    edited August 12

    I have an MK3, and yes, I can open up complete control in standalone mode and have all the key switches. I have not figured out how to be able to open up complete control in my Ableton live 11 DAW, and then add the kontakt 7 instruments to be able to use the key switches on those instruments.

    Really seems like NI did not plan this Kontakt 7 migration well, as I should be able to use the built-in key switching capabilities of the s61 mk3 keyboard with all the key switching functionalities on all NI instruments.

    I'm running Windows 11, komplete 13 ultimate collector's edition and Ableton live 11 suite.

    I don'tI don't even see kontakt7 player available to open in the komplete kontrol plugin at all

    Thanks

  • Jeremy_NI
    Jeremy_NI Customer Care Posts: 13,047 mod

    There seems to be some confusion here. The Kontakt 7 and Komplete Kontrol plug-ins or standalone applications both integrate with the keyboard and should display the keyswitches colours on the keyboard itself. Kontakt 7 can only load Kontakt libraries, Komplete Kontrol can load Kontakt libraries and other instruments (Massive, Reaktor synths, etc…). When you load a Kontakt library in Komplete Kontrol it actually loads Kontakt.

    So if you open Kontakt 7 in standalone, do you get the keyswitches? In Ableton?

  • BravoSierraMajor
    BravoSierraMajor Member Posts: 4 Member

    yes, there does appear to be confusion here. I use these tools via a DAW, like every other music producer. Kontakt does not allow the visible light-up key switches on the keyboard to function. Let's make this inquiry more simple - How can the key switching on the KK s61 keyboard be utilized in ANY DAW with all of the Kontakt 7 libraries?

  • Jeremy_NI
    Jeremy_NI Customer Care Posts: 13,047 mod

    @BravoSierraMajor There's no confusion here. I'm asking, for troubleshooting purposes, can you open Kontakt in standalone, if you load a library that includes different coloured key switches are these reflected on the MK3 keyboard or not?

    Please also specify which library so we can try to reproduce the issue.

    Do you run Ableton, Komplete Kontrol and Kontakt as admin? How to Run a Program as an Administrator

    Do you have any kind of anti virus running? Have you tried disabling it, also for troubleshooting?

    Please include any pphoto, screenshot or video that could help illustrate the issue.

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