I'm not a super good keyboard player so I like the scale options at times. It generally feels better for the drafting. Now, you'd ask, why would I even use KK to begin with if I like the Kontakt UI so much? KK just breaks down to a mess at this point.
if it's not (brass section, I'm looking at you), you do the same host automation mapping but the UI is already displayed.įinally, when I figure I need several articulations on the same track (one of the reasons I actually switched from live to logic) I tend to add several NKIs to kontakt and it works kinda straightforward. all the useful stuff is already mapped to the controls.realise that this particular NKI doesn't have a host automation mapped for this knob, dig through the KK UI to show the full Kontakt interface, map the knob, repeat the previous step.press learn and wiggle the dynamics knob.open the smart controls and realise KK has all the useless stuff mapped (scale & arp).Logic has a handy smart control group (and I love how it's color coded and everything). I had bad luck with region-based automation in Live and it carried with me to Logic where I tend to use the track-based automation. With the notes laid out I want to work with the dynamics (typically managed by a CC). Sometimes I use the sheet music UI of logic, other times I tinker with the keyboard.
I score the idea based on my pre-written sheet music. I find the kontakt approach generally faster. narrow down the exact articulation by going through the instrument -> group folder structure.type "symphonic" to narrow down the NKIs to the orchestral set and pick the brass.click on that and then scroll on the flat list of several dozen articulations looking for a specific one.click on the triangle and then scroll the endless list of NKIs until I see the NKI.I found the KK UI to actively work against me. Generally I'll have a very good idea on what particular orchestral NKIs I will need, but not as sure about the particular patches (can't go full on as it kinda creeps on the RAM). Now, with Logic I look for less random ideas, more scoring. For a couple of my go-to instruments (piano & strings) I have favorites pre-configured.
Generally I'd scroll down to the default patch and then tinker from there. When I'm doodling in Live I typically load the KK plugin and use the keyboard to browse for a specific NKI first, then the specific patch. I have a reasonably good grasp on my library. For the context: the 95% of my sound is NKI based, including the Komplete 11 and a bunch of third-party NKIs. I recently switched from Live to Logic Pro to try out the new things and it seems I'm no longer happy with my NKI integration.
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