![]() ![]() ![]() The plastic is matte and soft to the touch and the metal surfaces are brushed and (literally) cool. Seriously, if you own one you will lust after the other. The Kontrol S is styled identically to NI's Maschine Studio and the pair will immediately strike a chord with anyone who cares about their studio's ergonomics. "The keybed is made by Fatar so the feel is precise, light and definitely 'synthesizer' but sturdy with a smoothly weighted touch"Īttach a Kontrol S keyboard to Komplete Kontrol and things simply get a lot more tactile. We can see lots of Komplete users cheekily enjoying Komplete Kontrol with no intention of ever buying a Kontrol S and giving NI any more money. It would make more sense to include it only with the Kontrol S as the keyboard is next to useless without it and - at those prices - needs all the help it can get. So it's slightly confusing as to why Komplete Kontrol is being made available for free. 13?) where this single interface truly becomes the front-end of Komplete's gamut of power. It might be that you never open the full plug again and we can see a Komplete 11 (12?. There's no spurious 'sound morphing' features, unwanted effects and mixer sections or buttons you don't understand (or use).Īnd the software feels clean and nimble enough for you to confidently have it between you and your NI plugs without any fear that it's slowing down your computer or dumbing down your synths. Locking the search to a particular plugin speeds things up further but rather rubbishes the 'one plug searches all' concept.Īll Komplete's sounds are accurately categorised and everything makes so much more sense than NI's R.I.P. It's simple, easy to understand and pretty fast, given that tapping through sounds requires your computer to load up each plug and sound to let you hear it. It's a standalone or plugin (appearing in your NI folder in your DAW's drop-down) and it works great. ![]() You can search for 'pad sounds' (for example) via search criteria and pull up a list of options regardless of the plug that makes them. And finally there's the Kontrol S keyboards, a new set of controllers specifically designed to work with Komplete Kontrol and which come in 25, 49 or 61 key forms. Next is Komplete Kontrol, a free bit of software for Komplete 9 or 10 owners that sits in front of the individual plugins and gives a simple unified interface. Firstly there's Komplete, NI's popular super-suite of software that in version 10 feels more unified and consistent than ever. This time their 'super synth' is a game of three parts and each makes a lot of sense. "All Komplete's sounds are accurately categorised and everything makes so much more sense than NI's R.I.P. Rather than walk away from the 'koncept' NI is back with another stab. What does it matter if the sound comes from Absynth or Massive anyway? And if you do want to specify a specific synth you can. Instead of searching through each plugin for a specific sound you can browse all your 'bass' tones at once. So it's admirable that NI has remained attached to this 'one software to rule them all' ideal because - at its 'kore' - it's a good idea. We always quite liked NI's Kore and gave it the benefit of the doubt on the strict understanding that a) It often 'got in the way' when you wanted to do proper tweaks b) It never really made good on its promises. ![]()
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