KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboards also function as MIDI controllers assignable controls and Light Guide features. The sound of an iconic 70s electric piano – beautifully sampled and perfectly preserved in all its analog brilliance. Additional controls give you access to transport buttons of the selected DAW software as well as scenes and patterns in MASCHINE.

Native Access is a small cloud-based application that handles downloads, installation, and updates for Native Instruments software. The S61 Mk2 provides you with pre-mapped control of Komplete instruments alongside hundreds of Native Kontrol Standard instruments from leading brands, and on top of all that there is full VSTi support.Everything you need to spark new ideas and take your tracks to the finish line, from inspiring sounds and premium synths to top-notch effects, kits, and more. With these, you can navigate your project and easily see what you’re doing without having to use your computer, so the music making process becomes more intuitive. Studiocare Professional Audio Limited is acting as a credit broker offering finance products from Omni Capital Retail Finance Limited. Here you can move between tracks, record enable the template of sounds you have up and running, or move the Transport playback bar by scrolling. The punchy midrange and stunning power of a Rickenbacker® 4003 captured for the first time – officially approved by Rickenbacker®.

Integration with third-party DAWs is one thing, but as so much of the new functionality here is lifted from Maschine (MkIII of its hardware controller is out now too), it’s no surprise that deeper integration with Maschine is offered via Komplete Kontrol as well. The S61mk2 also keeps the pro-grade Fatar key-beds with aftertouch on its 61 semi-weighted keys, giving the best feeling keyboard we've seen. Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61 is a 61-note smart keyboard controller featuring a pro-grade fatar keybed with aftertouch and semi-weighted keys. All of your KOMPLETE and NKS instruments are pre-mapped to the KOMPLETE KONTROL hardware by the people who know them best – the instrument designers themselves. It also provides full VSTi support, allowing you to use and play your favourite virtual instruments directly from the keyboard itself.

The lights will change colour accordingly, showing you which key corresponds to which parameter/playing style. See everything you need, when you need it, where you need it: Two high-res colour screens provide essential information on sounds and projects, backlit function buttons vary in colour and intensity to indicate their state, and the precision Light Guide pinpoints the location of sounds, key zones, switches, scales, and more.

There are also eight rotary controls which allow you to tweak your sounds and mix as you go, you have full control over each parameter so you can adjust everything as you please. Other cool features that set the Komplete Kontrol series apart from the pack is the innovative key lighting system, which allows the user to highlight (with actual lights above the keys) any keys into a scale and also provides note quantization should the player play a note outside of the selected scale, great for making melodies and composing on the fly or on the go.However, if you are not in the Native Instruments ecosystem and/or not planning to enter it, a lot of the benefits of this keyboard quickly fade and you’ll definitely be better off with something else. Select ‘Add serial’, and enter your KOMPLETE KONTROL serial number as shown on the flyer in your product box or on the underside of your keyboard. In addition to the professional-grade keybed, the S61 MK2 also boasts ergonomic pitch and modulation wheels for altering the way your sounds react while being played. Say hello to the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61 MK2, an intelligent MIDI keyboard controller that provides full access to all of your VSTs and synthesisers thanks to the flawless integration with Komplete software as well as third party plug-ins when using Native Kontrol Standard.

The touchstrip is a nice physical addition and you can map it to any midi cc you want, there are 2 pedal inputs and you decide the behaviour they will have (momentary o switch), they are not predefined as 'sustain' or 'expression' like probably all other keyboard controllers have. The S61 MK2 is ideal as the centrepiece of any production environment, providing a smart and easy way to control and play in your virtual instruments and samples.One last hardware consideration: at present, only the two ‘middle-sized’ keyboards from the Komplete Kontrol range have been updated. I am on a Mac, so every year there is an OS update, and sometimes these updates break things, and sometimes developers cease to release new versions to keep up with the OS changes.