▪ A#▪ B13.5.2 Scale Bank and TypeThe second and third SCALE parameters from the left are Bank and Type. On the keyboard,they are mapped to Knob 2 and Knob 3 of the Control section in Scale Edit mode. Use them todecide the scale pattern according to which the notes will be mapped onto the keys of theKOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboard. Each Bank consists of 15 thematically relatedscales, which can be selected by using the Type control.For example, using the default Root Note value C combined with the default Type Major fromthe default Bank Main, you get the scale C major, which spans over one octave and containsthe notes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B (followed by C again). If instead you select G as yourRoot Note, the G major scale contains the notes G, A, B, C, D, E, and F# (followed by Gagain). You will notice that the distance between each note follows the same pattern of“whole step–whole step–half step–whole step–whole step–whole step–half step,” which is thepattern of the Major scale.If you are triggering an Instrument via an incoming MIDI pattern from the host, the notes ofthe MIDI pattern will be mapped onto the closest keys belonging to the selected Type. Thismeans that, for example (with Root Note set to C) a MIDI pattern consisting of the notes C-D-D# will be played back as such if Type is set to Chromatic (named CHROM on the keyboard)from Bank Main, but instead as C-D-E if Type is set to Major.The Light Guide indicates the active keys in the selected Type via lit LEDs, while inac-tive keys are unlit.The following scales are available:Scale Bank Type Degree FormulaChromatic Main Chrom 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7Major Main Major 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Minor Main Minor 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7Harm Min Main Harm Min 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7Playing and Editing Scales and ChordsSetting the Scale ParametersKOMPLETE KONTROL - Manual - 176
