The Play, Rec, and Stop buttons do what you’d expect, but there’s more to the story than that-there are several nuanced options. The following describes how the control surface for the current S-series Mk2 keyboards integrates currently with Studio One click here for information from PreSonus on suitability with other NI keyboards, and updates.
When it’s time to mix and you want full integration with Studio One’s mixer, press the MIXER button. Controls that don’t relate to a synth or effect, such as the Transport, Metronome, Tape Tempo, and the like remain active. To edit NKS plug-ins, press the PLUG-IN mode button in the keyboard’s cluster of six buttons, toward the upper right.
2).įigure 2: How to add the Komplete keyboard as a control surface for DAW integration.
Unfold it, and select Komplete Kontrol DAW – 1 for both Receive From and Send To (Fig. Again, choose Studio One > Options > External Devices, click Add, and scroll down to the entry for Native Instruments. Now let’s set up the Komplete keyboard as a new control surface. 1).įigure 1: Komplete is selected as the keyboard, with Split Channel selected for more convenient use with multitimbral instruments, like IK Multimedia’s Syntronik.
Scroll to the entry for Native Instruments, unfold it, and select either your A/M or S series keyboard for Receive From and Send To. There’s a lot to cover, and since this is more like a tutorial than a tip, it’s split into three parts: DAW control with Studio One, creating custom templates for plug-ins, and how to apply the templates in your workflow.Ĭhoose Studio One > Options > External Devices, and click Add.
Also, unlike standard NKS, you’ll be able to control effects, regardless of whether or not they’re inserted in an instrument track. Although these keyboards are theoretically dedicated to NKS-compatible plug-ins and mixer/transport hands-on control, with Windows systems (Mac fans, there’s more on this later) you can use the keyboard as a general-purpose, hands-on MIDI controller for non-NKS plug-ins, including all bundled PreSonus effects and instruments (as well as plug-ins from other manufacturers). Studio One 4.53 introduced integration with Native Instruments’ Komplete series of keyboards, which is a big deal. You will more than likely require searching for potential workarounds for Komplete Kontrol MK2 integration with FL Studio, at least until we've added native support for the controller or Native Instruments provides some form of support for the Mackie Control protocol. The Komplete Kontrol MK2 also doesn't provide support for the Mackie Control protocol, so any integration with FL Studio is unavailable out of the box. This educational studio package is perfect for home studios and bedroom recording studios and is great for college or university music courses, and features a discounted educational version of FL Studio 20 Signature, and Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol M32.