In this On-Screen Overlay, the focused instance is highlighted. As you turn the Control encod-
er, the selection is indicated by a white bar underneath. Instances are organized into distinct
sections according to their host environment:
▪ Each host (that includes MASCHINE and/or KOMPLETE KONTROL plug-ins loaded) has its
own section. Within that section, every instance is represented by a picture and two fields:
◦ The overview picture illustrates the instance via a generic picture of the corresponding
NI product (a picture of MASCHINE for MASCHINE instances, or of the particular NI
product loaded in each KOMPLETE KONTROL instance).
◦ The Instrument name: For MASCHINE instances this reads Maschine. For KOMPLETE
KONTROL instances this shows the particular NI product loaded into that KOMPLETE
KONTROL instance.
◦ The Project/Preset name: For MASCHINE instances this reads the name of the Project
loaded in that instance. For KOMPLETE KONTROL instances this shows the name of
the  preset  currently  loaded  in  the  NI  product  within  the  KOMPLETE  KONTROL  in-
stance.
▪ The  STANDALONE  section  displays  the  instances  of  MASCHINE  and  KOMPLETE  KON-
TROL running in standalone mode, if any.
▪ At the bottom, the MIDI MODE section allows you to switch your keyboard to MIDI mode.
Note that, under certain circumstances, you can also do it by pressing SHIFT + INSTANCE
on your keyboard: This will directly switch your keyboard to/from MIDI mode without open-
ing the On-Screen Overlay. See next paragraph for more information on this.
Keyboard Auto-Focus in Supported Hosts
In particular hosts, your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard automatically switches its
focus depending on the track selected in your host.
For more  information  on  the  auto-focus  feature  in  supported  hosts,  please  refer  to  the
KOMPLETE KONTROL manual.
In these hosts, the INSTANCE button of your keyboard is disabled. If your keyboard is currently
focused  on  a  MASCHINE  instance,  pressing  SHIFT  +  INSTANCE  disconnects  your  keyboard
from that MASCHINE instance and re-enables auto-focus:
KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration
Switching the Keyboard Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance
 
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