Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The tiny display informs you of the current function of a knob if you only touch it. A nice touch is the touch sensitivity of the knobs. The verdict? Its not very intuitive and it takes some getting used to, but all in all you get a very playable semi weighted MIDI controller and a controller surface that really can give you the basic controls that replace the keyboard and the mouse. You may need the Kontact instrument rack for that. Make sure you have the knob controls mapped to macros in your instrument.
From then on you have to manually switch back to the MIDI controller template by using SHIFT – Plug In/Midi. Setting these to the Komplete Control A DAW options magically enables the transport controls. The essence is that you have to ignore the part where it says that you don’t need to specify templates for the Input and Output settings of the control surface scripts. Probably copied and pasted from the S series. Fortunately when browsing several forums, I found that the instructions are wrong. When following the instructions you will end up with just the MIDI template on the controller. However, that’s where it all breaks down. Also the transport controls, like Play/Record etc. Once the script is selected, the A49 should not only be able to control instruments and play them, but it should also be able to control Ableton itself. This allows the control surface scripts to appear in the Preferences popup of Ableton under the Link MIDI tab. Essentially you need to copy over scripts from a Host Integration/Ableton folder to Ableton program data control surface script directories.
#Controller editor ableton 10 template series
Sure enough when you dig into the documentation of the A series MIDI controllers, you will find reference to copying the right scripts into the Ableton system folders. Then the next step came where I installed the keyboard on my desk to work as the main controller for writing songs within Ableton.Ībleton can use ready made scripted or compiled templates to allow MIDI controllers to work as control surfaces. Only after that the knobs came to life as macro controllers within the Komplete Kontrol application.
#Controller editor ableton 10 template update
Then after a week an update to Komplete Kontrol rolled out and a firmware update for the A49 controller. All other buttons and knobs remained dead. You can browse instruments in the Komplete Kontrol application with a ‘prelisten’ sample for every sample by just clicking, turning and nudging the Browse button as a joystick. Immediately it showed the same limitations in controlling even the Komplete Kontrol application that comes with it. After the official release I ordered it and started working with it. This was some weeks before the official release. The person that demonstrated the device there said that it needed some firmware updates. I first tried the controller at the Amsterdam Dance Event and there I noticed that some things were not working right. The Push is perfect control surface, but there is some flow missing when you really want to play on the keyboard and interact with the sounds.Įnter the Komplete Kontrol A49. The Nord is absolutely the right keyboard for my purposes, but I already knew I would miss the pitch bend and modulation controllers. Previously I switched out my old faithful but battered Korg Triton workstation for a Nord Electro 6D.
This caught my eye, because the pricing of these was well below that of the S series. The Komplete Kontrol S series and comparable Novation controllers were strong contenders, but then came the news of the new Komplete Kontrol A series.
I was looking out for a MIDI controller and control surface for Ableton Live. If you use a new version of Ableton Live please read this article. Please note: starting with version 10.0.5, support for the A40 keyboard is integrated in Ableton live.
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