Midi Communication; Mapping Midi Controls To Third-Party Controllers - Native Instruments M32 User Manual

14. MIDI COMMUNICATION

KOMPLETE KONTROL provides you with flexible MIDI control and host automation capabilities for
easy integration with your MIDI environment. In this section you are provided with overall informa-
tion about MIDI communication and Host automation.
Incoming MIDI
Instruments, Loops and One-shots loaded inside KOMPLETE KONTROL can be controlled via
MIDI and the host (when KOMPLETE KONTROL is loaded as a plug-in):
• Triggering Instruments via MIDI notes: By default, incoming MIDI notes trigger the loaded In-
strument.
• Controlling parameters via host automation: You can control parameters of both KOM-
PLETE KONTROL and your loaded Instruments via host automation (when KOMPLETE KON-
TROL is loaded as a plug-in).
Receiving MIDI Clock
KOMPLETE KONTROL does not receive MIDI Clock. However, when using KOMPLETE KON-
TROL as a plug-in, it is automatically synchronized to the host tempo. The tempo display in KOM-
PLETE KONTROL's header is grayed out and tempo is adjusted in the host.
Outgoing MIDI
You can also send MIDI data from KOMPLETE KONTROL:
• Triggering MIDI instruments and recording MIDI notes: KOMPLETE KONTROL sends MIDI
Note and Pitch Bend messages to the host and to any MIDI application.
• Controlling MIDI applications: KOMPLETE KONTROL's MIDI mode allows you to send Con-
trol Change and Program Change messages to any MIDI application.
• Routing and recording processed MIDI notes: KOMPLETE KONTROL outputs the MIDI
notes generated by the Scale engine and the Arpeggiator through the MIDI outputs of the
stand-alone application as well as the plug-in. You can route the MIDI notes to other MIDI in-
struments or record them as a MIDI pattern in the host.
For more information on Host Automation, refer to

14.1. Mapping MIDI Controls to Third-Party Controllers

MIDI Mapping enhances the user experience and provides more control over sound, workflows
and performance. KOMPLETE KONTROL keyboards are ready-mapped to the software. Third-
party keyboards and controllers can also be used to control some of the parameters in the KOM-
PLETE KONTROL software. These parameters include the eight knobs of the Native Map, param-
eter page switching, preset switching and plug-in switching.
Setting up a Third-Party Controller
To map a third-party controller to the KOMPLETE KONTROL software:
Host Automation.
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