Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S Series Keyboard

This entry was posted on 3rd March 2015 by digitaldjmusic.

KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboards.
These eye catching and luxurious hardware controllers, coming in 25/49/61 keys, are perfectly-integrated with the world of KOMPLETE software.

The ability to browse and load sounds with a push of a button and Komplete’s ability to control and manage everything with one plug-in, using a tag browsing system is a huge plus.

Native Map allows automatic mapping of all key parameters for each instrument to the touch sensitive controller knobs. This makes the work flow that bit better. Playing chords with single keys or mapping the entire keyboard to musical scales, along with the aid of ‘Light Guide’ which shows up key switches and zones in full colour and key colour correspondence all contribute to a healthy work flow, ease of use and also giving performance feedback on scales, chords that light up across the keyboard.

The semi-weighted Fatar keybed with aftertouch delivers expressive and responsive playability, as do the multi-purpose touch strips. The display and layout shows the important details at a glance, with full access to transport control, all allowing you to maintain the creative work flow.

The cheapest combination then is the £429 S25 keyboard and then Komplete 10 for £429 (Komplete Ultimate is now £849).
For me it’s a wonderful piece of kit, expensive maybe, but the NI and Komplete faithful will stand by this and not be deterred by the price tag.

To enable all the Komplete Kontrol funtions and get the best out of the keyboard, you will need to download the free software. Owners of Komplete 9 onwards, will need the free Komplete Kontrol software. Also if you want to use it as a regular MIDI controller with certain other software you will need to download the driver for that software.

For me, Native Instruments have come up with a product that is aesthetically superb and has got the features and capabilities behind it to back it up.

Digital DJ Music Rating – 4.5/5

Watch the intro video here >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_9Xg_kqJls

The S49 is available to purchase online now >>
https://digitaldjmusic.com/native-instruments-komplete-kontrol-s49.html