Hi all;
I have been using NI komplete for years now. Now I am slowly transferring my music out of Komplete line for, despite the idea being fine itself, the software being unreliable, unstable and unpredictable.
Komplete Kontrol software often presented some info that plugins are not present, sounds cannot be found etc. I was tempted by the poly touch keyboard and got the latest mk3 Kontrol hardware. Worst decision ever made! The hardware does need some special connections, not being able to connect to some of my mac studio ports and working more or less fine with others. Some plugins do show up fine some don't. When changing tracks in DAW with different KK instances I often get stuck with the first one. NI support advised me to get special USB-C hub (!!!) for it to work properly. Cannot believe... Of course, the software and hardware is up to date with two OS versions ago only and NO MODERN PROCESSORS, from two years ago!!! (M1 macs).
Now, after last Komplete Kontrol software update I cannot see window content If I close it and open it up again. Upon loading KK plugin in Logic everything is fine. Sounds load up, controls work fine. When I close the window and open it up again it is just black. No contents whatsoever. I have to reload the project for the contents of KK window to show up. Or... Open up another window over DAW window for the contents of the KK window to refresh and show up.
I imagine the current NI products are not destined to be used professionally, cannot imagine something like that on a concert or studio environment.
No other plug ins behave like that and I have lots of them. No other manufacturer forces me to use OS from couple of years ago or to upgrade to newer processors. For me now the process of abandoning NI software is underway. I regret upgrading to Kontrol mk3 line or my projects using KK wrapper.