Komplete Kontrol is an easy-to-use tool that simplifies your workflow. It organizes all your instruments, effects, presets, loops, and samples, intelligently mapping everything to your gear so you can find, play, and tweak all your sounds in one place. This free plugin works in any DAW and pairs seamlessly with any MIDI controller or your trusty mouse and keyboard.
INTUITIVE INTEGRATION CENTER
- Bring all your instruments, effects, loops, and samples together with one powerful free plug-in
- Browse, customize, and preview all your sounds
- Easily play hundreds of scales, chords, arpeggios, and more with Smart Play
- Everything works perfectly with KOMPLETE KONTROL keyboards – and other controllers can be customized in seconds
WORKS WITH HUNDREDS OF INSTRUMENTS AND EFFECTS
KOMPLETE KONTROL brings together all KOMPLETE instruments and effects, plus over 750 other plug-ins from 90 leading developers like Waves, Spitfire Audio, Softube, Arturia, and Output, into a single intuitive workflow. And it’s all thanks to NI’s advanced plug-in format, Native Kontrol Standard (NKS).
MILLIONS OF LOOPS AND SAMPLES MADE EASIER
NKS now extends to loops and samples, too. Play anything with the built-in sampler, drag loops and individual frames into your DAW timeline, or add them to a sample using tools like BATTERY, TRK-01, and FLESH.
FIND AND HEAR THE SOUNDS YOU NEED QUICKLY
KOMPLETE KONTROL organizes all your sounds for easy browsing by tags – so finding the perfect “analog” bass synth, “dark” soundscape preset, or drum sample is as easy as describing it. Plus, with an instant preview of each sound as you scroll, you don’t have to load separate plugins to hear what something sounds like.
PLAY SCALES, CHORDS, AND ARPEGGIOs
With Smart Play, KOMPLETE KONTROL gives you inspiring new ways to perform. Set the keyboard to any of over 100 different scales and modes, play chords with one finger, easily create expressive arpeggios, and more. And if you have one of our S-Series keyboards, you’ll get all the visual information you need directly from the light guide.
EVERYTHING PRE-CONFIGURED AND READY TO PLAY
With NKS, KOMPLETE KONTROL instantly and intuitively maps all your instruments and effects to your rig.
The mapping is done by the people who know them best – the instrument developers themselves.
For example, when you load a synth preset, essential parameters like filter limits and envelope controls are right where you need them on your rig, while additional controls are intuitively separated by page.
3.3.3 – 2024-09-24
ADDED compatibility with Kontrol Mk3 smart playback features on the device
ADDED new sampler and audio module capabilities
FIXED a bug where the sampler and audio module would not load correctly from the browser in the desktop software
3.3.2 – 2024-08-08
FIXED a bug where text input would be intercepted and keyboard shortcuts would be blocked
3.3.1 – 2024-08-02
FIXED a bug where there were issues connecting to some Kontrol A, M, and SMK2 keyboards
3.3 – 2024-08-01
ADDED support for the latest Kontrol S MK3 OS 1.7
ADDED a button to exit the standalone application for macOS
ADDED that Komplete Kontrol now supports parameter ID remapping as defined in the VST3 SDK3.2.1 – 2024-03-25
FIXED a bug where Studio One would display an erroneous disconnection error message when used with Kontrol S MK3
FIXED a bug where Ableton Live would not display the UI for some VST3 plugins
(please update any affected plugins to the latest version and also rescan the plugin to properly evaluate this fix).
3.2.0 – 2024-03-05
ADDED Sonoma compatibility
ADDED VST3 toggle options with the “isBypass” flag set to appear as power buttons in Kontrol MK3
ADDED publishing unmapped plugin options for automation
FIXED KK PluginEditor incorrect position after moving to another screen
FIXED Lightguide unexpectedly resetting when loading presets from NKS partner plugins
FIXED KPI view appearing on top of the rest of the KK UI when scrolling
FIXED HiDPI issues on Windows in the Plugin View when moving KK to another screen
FIXED Cubase flickering and freezing when moving to and from another application
FIXED crash when entering search text when logically resizing the browser
3.1.2 – 2024-02-13
FIXED a crash in Cubase when showing/hiding UIs
3.1.1 – 2024-01-29
FIXED a bug where a blank black window would appear in Logic Pro
FIXED an intermittent crash when showing or hiding the UI on Windows 10 and 11