Feature Request: Native Instruments NKS Support Please

[wetdentist 31]

i am a fan of NKS (since i use NI Maschine & Komplete Kontrol), but NKS only works for things that have NKS.  download NI's free Komplete Kontrol software to get an idea of what NKS is/does, but if you don't own any NKS-plugins already, it will be tough to see what NKS is/does.

[Josh Wolfer 110]

Just bumping this because it'd still be wonderful.

[Primortal 0]

I would love to have this feature... I have actually thought about changing at times to another DAW...but I love it too much...so i wont/dont.... Show some love for the loyalty! 😎

[Renaud Schmitt 2]

Hello !

Yes, full integration of Komplete Kontrol would be just perfect !
When, for example, I create several tracks, everything works. But when I switch from one track to the other, the integration doesn't work automatically (the keyboard doesn't react on the parameters, lights, etc. of different loaded instruments).

With other DAWs (such as Cubase), it works. I tried Cubase today, because I wanted a DAW that fully works with the NKS. But after 2 days of using Cubase, I can say one thing : my favourite DAW is CWB !
I use Cakewalk (and before Sonar) since many many years.

Even if it would be an option, I would pay for it ! But pleaaaaaase, great Bandlab team, do it ! 

Thank You

[jandlab 3]

Let keep the dream alive. Who knows, the next release features are not announced yet!

[keith.sommers 2]

Another vote for full DAW integration between Cakewalk and NI keyboards.  Any response from the developer?

Thanks.

[Josh Wolfer 110]

On 10/17/2020 at 10:57 AM, keith.sommers said:

Another vote for full DAW integration between Cakewalk and NI keyboards.  Any response from the developer?

Thanks.

We can only hope. @Noel Borthwick, We still love you. But we'd love you more if you added this

[Magic Russ 675]

Rapture Pro would be a great candidate to add NKS support to.

[chris.r 1,275]

Well, the latest version of Sitala is updating the drum names in Cakewalk's PRV now. A next step, like implementing something called the Light Guide in Cakewalk, to highlight Kontakt libraries' keyswitches colors next to the PRV keys would be very welcome life improvement .

 

[scook 4,294]

2 minutes ago, chris.r said:

Well, the latest version of Sitala is updating the drum names in Cakewalk's PRV now.

This is a part of the VST spec. Cakewalk has supported this feature for years. A few developers take advantage of it, Cakewalk did for Session Drummer, FXpansion does for the BFD series. Any VST developer that adds the appropriate data to their plug-in will automatically populate the PRV and step sequencer labels.

[Bruno de Souza Lino 296]

Wouldn't Bandlab have to pay NI licensing to have that integrated? Also, how would that benefit people that don't use NI products?

[Mark Nicholson 1]

Well it clearly won't help anyone who doesn't use NI products but it will help anyone who does...which is a lot of people. I'm testing out Cubase specifically because of its NI integration. 

[Bruno de Souza Lino 296]

I'm pretty sure NKS licensing would be fairly expensive, like having your Kontakt library Player compatible.

[Mark Nicholson 1]

I can totally see paying for such a plug-in. We pay for plenty of plug-ins already 😜

[Bruno de Souza Lino 296]

8 hours ago, Mark Nicholson said:

I can totally see paying for such a plug-in. We pay for plenty of plug-ins already 😜

It's not a plugin. And you don't pay for it. The developer does. Have you noticed that Player compatible libraries are more expensive than ones that aren't Player compatible? That's because the developer pays a fixed percentage per license sold. I don't know what the deal is for NKS but starts with you and some sort of partnership deal with NI.