[NKS] Freelance Soundlabs 3rd Party NKS Libraries for Komplete Kontrol / Maschine

JesterMgee · 2022-01-18T02:09:50+00:00

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NKS Compatible Libraries Available Here:

Freelance Soundlabs has been developing and supporting NKS libraries to add support for 3rd party instruments for 10 years since Komplete Kontrol V1 and through your feedback have been able to constantly improve library mappings to offer what users are asking for. All feedback is taken on-board so please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions.

Over the years I have been able to develop my own specific tools and methods to add professional NKS support to almost any plugin and often work direct with developers to create libraries to ensure things work as expected and you don't have to waste time.

Thanks to your support we have managed to cover an ever growing number of instruments and will continue to add NKS support as long as the need is there.

Introduction

Komplete Kontrol \ Maschine hardware and software offers users a convenient way to browse, load and control individual presets from Native Instruments range of instruments and a few partner developer instruments. While NKS support is not wide spread, Freelance Soundlabs has been adding NKS support to a wide range of instruments and effects for over 10 years and now offers more than 200 instruments/effects and countless expansion content all fully NKS compatible with a consistent quality and format across all libraries.

Each library has a well designed, fully labelled control template, in-depth tagging (conforming to NKS standards so as not to make a mess of your library), artwork/database files and sound previews along with constant updates and support.

Almost all libraries will work for both PC and Mac users with most libraries supporting VST3 with the following requirements:

Compatibility

Komplete Kontrol Software v2.9 or Later
Maschine Software 2.17 or Later
Komplete Kontrol S Series MK1/MK2/MK3 compatible
Komplete Kontrol A Series
Komplete Kontrol M Series
Maschine Studio, Micro, MK2, MK3 compatible
Supports VST2 / VST3 (check each plugin page to see what version is supported)
Works on PC / MAC
Supports 64 bit installations only
You must own the actual VST, these are only NKS preset files.

Notice On Apple Silicon Support

As of Komplete Kontrol 2.8.0 we now have native Apple Silicon support but this isn't without some things to be aware of.

VST2 is now discontinued by Steinberg and while Windows and Mac Intel users can still use VST2 in the latest Komplete Kontrol, macM1 users will no longer be able to use VST2 and will now be required to use VST3 plugins if they wish to run their DAW/KK in native mode.

A lot of extra work has been done to update all libraries to support VST3 and while this has now mostly been achieved there is still some work to do. Also, while every effort will be made to update NKS libraries not all can/will be updated so if browsing your NKS libraries from Freelance Soundlabs on your new M1 machine is important you must run things in Rosetta compatibility mode and it would be an idea to note down what plugins and presets you use in projects.

You can help the process and show your support by Donating if you would like to help.

Demo & Example Videos

https://youtu.be/OKl_8-0iYvA

A bit of a demo from a fellow user on why the NKS libraries are so useful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOh5m6zSNs

Komplete Kontrol MK3 Artwork Updates

For users who own the MK3 keyboard there is an additional artwork file needed for the keyboard display. These images are being created at the moment and library files are being updated. You can download the required artwork files and add them manually when available from HERE

To add the new artwork simply copy the "NKS2_hardware_banner.webp" file for the instrument you want to update to the following location:

Windows: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\NI Resources\image\[Vendor]\[plugin]

MAC: /Users/Shared/NI Resources/image/[Vendor]\[plugin]

The images are in the correct order on the google drive link above so you can simply download the whole folder and merge this with the existing image folder on your PC or copy just the files you need and locate the folders manually in the above locations

Have an NKS request? Contact Us

We would encourage you to join our facebook page to get the latest news and updates as I am unsure of the frequency of updating here, or just register as a user on the site for detailed news

https://www.facebook.com/freelancesoundlabs

Note: We do clear out inactive registrations so if you register an account but do not purchase any libraries your account may be deleted after a few months. This is to maintain limiting of spamming emails.

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Comments

Neale Hanvey

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/95615#Comment_95615

If only NI were as responsive to users needs as @JesterMgee…

James Steele

Biggest thing that bothers me, and one of the reasons I downgraded to v2 of KK, is the inability to edit tags in v3. That's just insane that would not be in there. Ugh...

B.Minor

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/106160#Comment_106160

@JesterMgee: OK, I think I finally got now what you were talking about.

After firing up KK V3.0.2 (stand-alone), I was just browsing through my customized libraries (also through the Freelance Soundlabs ones 😉) and I could access all subbanks via my MK2 keyboard without problems. At least I couldn’t find any library where subbanks or their presets were missing or not selectable using KK v3 in conjunction with the MK2 display and knobs (provided the library supports those subbanks by design).

The issue you described above is only related to the KK 3.0.2 GUI itself which doesn’t actually display (and allow to select) any subbank presets from there, correct?

If so, I’d think this can just be a current KK V3.x bug (and hopefully not a feature). If the general drop of subbanks would be intentionally planned by NI, I guess the ability to display and access those subbank presets via the MK2 keyboard would also have disappeared already.

Or what’s your view about the current situation? Do you think subbanks might be generally dropped in the future by NI just because the MK3 was initially not designed to use them at all?

B.Minor

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/108053#Comment_108053

Thanks, mate! Just upgraded to Falcon V3 NKS Library.

It's always good to know that there are people around here who care about the real needs of NKS users! 🏆️

Keep up your great work, regardless in which directions NKS2 would like to (mis)lead us. I guess there will be a big community preferring to stick to the diverse variety of KKV2 and its great NKS customization options. As long as KKV3 can't offer the same possibilities, I won't "update" it.

James Steele

It won't let me buy the V3 Falcon Library. Every other page shows me logged in, but I go to the page with the Falcon Library and it changes to "Log In" and if I try to purchase it I get a pop up saying I need to register.

UPDATE: Looks like it was an issue with the Brave browser. Safari was able to do it.

Kymeia

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/108053#Comment_108053

Thanks, tbh I'm wondering if I should just replace the version 2 library with the version 3 one anyway, I'd rather have the new versions as they have better custom GUIs and although it means losing a few I haven't found any that I miss, better than having lots of dupes

btw people can still filter by sub bank in the keyboard if that have a keyboard Mk1 or 2, but not Mk 3, and jot in KK3 of course unless by some miracle they add it back

D-One

@JesterMgee come on man, try to avoid those kinds of words that can offend people.

JesterMgee

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/108481#Comment_108481

Cheers……..

JesterMgee

Komplete Kontrol MK3 Artwork Updates

For users who own the MK3 keyboard there is an additional artwork file needed for the keyboard display. These images are now being created for libraries that have been updated to VST3 and the zip files are all being slowly updated.

To save you having to download the whole library just for a single artwork file I have created a GDrive repository where you can download the required artwork files and add them manually when available from HERE

To add the new artwork simply copy the "NKS2_hardware_banner.webp" file for the instrument you want to update to the following location:

Windows: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\NI Resources\image\[Vendor]\[plugin]

MAC: /Users/Shared/NI Resources/image/[Vendor]\[plugin]

The images are all in the correct folder locations on the GDrive link above so you can simply download the whole folder and merge this with the existing image folder on your PC or copy just the files you need and locate the folders manually in the above locations.

The work is slow and not being an owner of an MK3, not something that affects me so adding to these when I have time and CBF to do so. If you are in a desperate need to have eye candy on your screen, feel free to dig in and simply create the files yourself, only need basic paintbrush skills, just don't ask "when will image be update for plug / can do this plug next plz?"

B.Minor

@JesterMgee :

Just a short question, as I had to get me Arturia's "Analog Lab Pro" upgrade (from the free "Play" version) recently 😉:

According to Arturia's infos, "Analog Lab Pro" is just a new name for "Analog Lab V". Is that correct?

When obtaining your related "Analog Lab V" NKS library, would I receive the proper preset/preview set for "Analog Lab Pro", or is there still a difference between "Lab V", "Lab Play" and "Lab Pro"?

THX in advance for your clarification!

B.Minor

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/113360#Comment_113360

Thanks, I will start checking out your demo NKS first. At least it already sounds promising to me.

B.Minor

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/113360#Comment_113360

I have successfully tested your demo. It works flawlessly. Just ordered the full version. Thanks!

JesterMgee

Nice to hear, cheers.

Onj

Hi. Having purchased something from Jason recently, I replied to the purchase email with a query but didn't get a response. I think those emails go to 'Admin' and the email didn't bounce.

Is Jason alright/alive?

I know the time of year is bound to make responses slow which is fine, but I have no other way of getting in touch, so thought I'd try here.

Nothing urgent.

Vagus

Replied to another thread yesterday, so I hope/think so.

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