KK Mk3 Arp Mode :-)

Mr. Flare

Hi everyone!

Wanted to know why I can't see arp mode when using Kontakt 8 KK Mk3 :-)

MacOS Sequoia, M4

Is there a way to save chord or arp presets?

How do you configure the touch strip? When I accidentally touch it, the lights will not go off until I normalize volume by raising it to maximum.

Jeremy_NI

Arp mode is for the Komplete Kontrol plug-in and not for Kontakt. The integration differs between these 2 applications.

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/40263/kk-mk3-arp-mode

How do you configure the touch strip? When I accidentally touch it, the lights will not go off until I normalize volume by raising it to maximum.

I think that the Touch Strip functionality improvements is coming later (Readers please notice that moving forward then Chris_NI has taken over Komplete Kontrol and Matthew_NI has now moved to the Kontakt team !) :

Quote Matthew_NI , January 9 , 2024 :

Kontrol S MK1 had some fantastic Touch-strip physics options.

Kontrol S MK2 for some reason did not inherit these options. Why, I'm not exactly sure, as those answers left years ago (the transition from Kontrol S MK1 to Kontrol S MK2 occurred in 2016). But I'd imagine it was largely a function of time, and a lack of follow up, rather than by design. MK2 did have some basic stuff (like bipolar lighting from center).

Fast forward to Kontrol S MK3, which we intend to be a much more expressive MIDI generative instrument than any controller we've yet released (hence the focus on polyphonic aftertouch thus far, and other things we're actively working on like Play Assist standalone).

To bring back to MK3 those physics models that MK2 skipped (and also the bipolar lighting that MK2 did have) was never a launch priority, but it does exist on our backlog as a to-do. Most people use the Pitch Wheel for Pitch Bend, so we rolled with that.

There are still quite a few things higher in priority. I've mentioned a few in other threads, but MIDI Templates, Play Assist Standalone, Accessibility support, are all things we're working on now, shipping throughout the first half of this year (2024) and would first complete before moving on to Touch-strip improvements. I cannot give a timeline for the Touch-strip improvements just yet, as we have a combination of the aforementioned features and some additional product releases to deliver this year. I can keep interested people informed as it gets higher up the backlog, or indeed, lower for whatever reason.

Is there a way to save chord or arp presets?

Alas I do not have a S-Series MK3 keyboard setup myself , but I think that that is maybe part of the 'Custom Midi Templates' (?) :

Try checking the manual page 49 and page 62 . (Sections : 8. Scales and 9. Arpeggiator)

How to create custom MIDI Templates with Kontrol S MK3 and Kontrol S MK3 MIDI Templates: (un)Official Peer-To-Peer Sharing and Download Thread

Jeremy_NI

Arp mode is for the Komplete Kontrol plug-in and not for Kontakt. The integration differs between these 2 applications.

Kymeia

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/199703#Comment_199703

However once on device ARP mode is implemented that will work for Kontakt too