Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up the Komplete Kontrol A61

When using the NI Komplete Kontrol A61 to control Omnisphere, the knobs on the Komplete Kontrol A61 are assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

  • Knob 1 (CC#14) – Global Controls Cutoff
  • Knob 2 (CC#15) – Global Controls Resonance
  • Knob 3 (CC#16) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Amount
  • Knob 4 (CC#17) – Global Controls Vibrato Depth
  • Knob 5 (CC#18) – Global Controls Ambience Amount
  • Knob 6 (CC#19) – Global Controls Ambience Length
  • Knob 7 (CC#20) – Global Controls Unison
  • Knob 8 (CC#21) – Global Controls Glide

Setup

To control Omnisphere using the Komplete Kontrol A61, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Connect the Komplete Kontrol A61 to your computer via USB.
  2. Set up the Komplete Kontrol A61 to control Omnisphere.
  3. Enable the Komplete Kontrol A61 as a MIDI input device in the host software you’re using (DAW, Standalone, etc.).
  4. Activate the Komplete Kontrol A61 Hardware Profile in Omnisphere 3 or later.

KOMPLETE KONTROL A61 SETUP

Omnisphere relies on the default settings of the A61 while in MIDI Mode.

  • You can enable “MIDI Mode” on the Komplete Kontrol S25 by pressing the [SHIFT] button and [PLUG-IN/ MIDI] button.

HOST CONNECTION

  • Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the Komplete Kontrol A61 is enabled as a MIDI input device.

OMNISPHERE SETUP

  • Open Omnisphere and from the header, select the HW menu button.
  • From the drop-down menu, select “Native Instruments > NI Komplete Kontrol A61” to activate the Komplete Kontrol A61 hardware profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the Komplete Kontrol A61?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the Komplete Kontrol A61 to the MIDI channel assigned to the desired part in Omnisphere.
  • If you are using the Omnisphere standalone host, make sure the MIDI output channel of the Komplete Kontrol A61 matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.
  • Are the knobs on the Komplete Kontrol A61 sending the correct MIDI CC messages? See the list at the top of the page for the correct MIDI CC numbers.

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