Load an NKS instrument, like Massive, to make sure NKS is working correctly. Insert the Komplete Kontrol VST2 instrument plug-in as a Cakewalk Instrument.Ĩ.

Exit Cakewalk, then open it again (this usually isn’t necessary, but makes sure Cakewalk starts off with its control surface and MIDI ports ready to go).ħ. Choose ACT MIDI Controller for the control surface, Komplete Kontrol DAW for the Input port, and -None- for the Output Port.

Choose Edit > Preferences > MIDI > Control Surfaces, and click the New Control Surface button (the one that looks like a star). Tick all Komplete-related MIDI devices for both MIDI In and MIDI Out: Komplete Kontrol, Komplete Kontrol Ext, and Komplete Kontrol DAW. Before opening an actual project, choose Edit > Preferences > MIDI Devices. The featured image shows how to set up the MIDI-OX utility so that NI keyboards can control non-NKS instruments.ģ. Click OK to close the MIDI Devices screen, but leave MIDI-OX open while Cakewalk is open. Under MIDI-OX’s Options > MIDI Devices, choose Komplete Kontrol – 1 for MIDI Input and Komplete Kontrol EXT-1 for MIDI output.

After installing MIDI-OX, here’s how to integrate some Komplete keyboard DAW functionality.Ģ. This utility routes MIDI inside of the Windows OS, so it can divert Komplete keyboard MIDI messages from the 5-pin DIN port to the USB port that Cakewalk monitors. To use the Komplete keyboards as general-purpose MIDI controllers, first install the MIDI-OX utility from.

Komplete kontrol m32 controller editor