[Guide] Custom Window Size for Komplete Kontrol

Yeah I think this is the case because even their admins will bring this up if you start having issues with a plugin. Could be a bit of both reasons really. I am sure from the crash logs they get they can tell when you aren't using legit plugin versions and quite possibly it just bogs down their support team with crash issues that are simply poor/old cracks.

As long as the check isn't causing issues to legit plugins at all I have no issue with this approach. I am not a piracy crusader but if it helps to simply prevent plugins from loading so they don't cause issues that create demands on their support network and clogs the forums, that opens up more timely support for the more professional users....

 

I know you said...

...but I'm not getting this to work inside Logic. It DOES work stand alone... but how do I get it to do the same inside Logic?
THANKS for this tip by the way. much appreciated.

Mac OS 10.14.6 Mojave
Logic 10.4.8

 

It's really just editing two numbers, I dont know how that can go wrong, It works fine here, I just tested it. Just do the same thing you did on the standalone on the Komplete Kontrol.component plugin.



Before:


After:

 

Crap... I had only done the .app ...just found the .component & it works fine.

Thanks for your help.

 

It's pretty amazing that we have to use a hack, because of the incompetency of Native Instruments here regarding the UI. Seriously, how hard is it for you to add this?
The developers at NI could easily make this possible, but the supervision at Native Instruments is terrible. We have a Donald Trump running the development of NI now?

 

No problem, enjoy

 

followed the guide, changed the line's of code to 800 height with BB code for both those text files and yet it's still the same as the default size.. help

 

Read post #44 by Chad and check if you're making the same mistake of editing the application and expecting it to have an effect on the plugins.

 

I use Logic and a DAW that does not use AU, so just a note, the .vst version has to be edited as well.
But everything works flawlessly, and that font size increase means I can actually read the presets I'm trying to load.
Thanks again for the "hacking" tip

 

Interesting situation:
After the newest update I launched Komplete Kontrol and all the sizing changes have reverted to normal.
So, using BBEdit, I go to change the values in the lines indicated in the tutorial above, and found that the values were already changed to the bigger numbers.
It's the same for stand alone, and plug ins.
Any thoughts on why KK is ignoring these values and reverting to its default size?

 

Well, the updates replace the old edited app/plugin with new ones, so it's normal changes are gone.
That's not possible, if you updated then it was replaced so the changes cant be there.

Sounds to me like you might have multiple versions/copies of the standalone/plugin on your computer or something... I just tried editing the new update and it worked fine, both in standalone and in VST inside Cubase.

Ableton decided that they don't like people editing stuff, maybe they think they can end piracy or something? If they do they're delusional... Anyway edits don't work for me in AL 10.1.18 (macOS) It spits the "The VST2 plug-in is damaged and can't be opened" error. EDIT: See next post.

 

I figured out how to make it work for recent versions of Ableton, the VST/AU needs to be codesigned, run this in the terminal:

Code:

sudo codesign -f -s - /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/Komplete\ Kontrol.vst

Code:

sudo codesign -f -s - /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Komplete\ Kontrol.component

It will require Xcode to be installed, I think...

 

Wow thanks...I can't believe it was that simple after this stupid bug going on for almost a year now...

Works for me now Thanks D !

 

Oh, you had been having issues for a while with the normal non-edited plugin right?
Well... its solved then, no problem

 

Yes like many, and none of the updates from a side or another ever did the trick...
Happy to have this solved just so I can finish few projects that where on hold.
Thanks again

 

That's what I'm trying to get across, the update should have put all these files back to normal. But when I opened the files, the text was of the altered values I had originally put in, and KK is ignoring these values

I keep a tight ship on my computer and I know for a fact there are no duplicates of any of my files or apps.

I'm using Logic and Bitwig so the Ableton problem doesn't apply to me. Thanks for figuring out a fix, though! I appreciate all the work you've done so far!

 

Are you sure that whatever the app is you read the file within to edit hasn't kept a buffered copy of that code? I know when using Notepad++ if you have the options set to remember tabs it will keep the data from a opened document stored if you just close the application without closing off each tab first. Good to save on accidentally closing and loosing work but easy to accidentally open an older version of something.

Otherwise, no clue as it doesn't seem possible to me. You would have to poke a little deeper.

 

I completely uninstalled Komplete Kontrol and reinstalled it, and I was able to fix the values. Unfortunately the re-installation opened a whole other can of worms on my system.

 

Apart from the browser panel adjustment per the guide discussed here (which I also use), the easiest way to increase the sample browser window is by changing the Komplete Kontrol standalone app or VST plugin "view" from the default KK view to "edit" view instead (click the drop down button beside the search magnifying glass and scroll down to view). Now that you are in the familiar Kontakt view, you can have the virtual keyboard tagged onto the bottom of your plugin which then adds a lot of additional real estate to your KK preview browser window. Now you have the best of both worlds. The preview features of KK with the virtual keyboard feature of Kontakt all in the same plugin.

As per the original guide I found on this forum some time ago, I created a youtube video tutorial showing the edit/recompile process if anyone needs a video guide. see:

 

How can i make the font bigger in the file browser? I followed what you did but only the font in the library browser changed. Is there a way to make the font bigger in the browser under the "files" tab? Thank you