native instruments komplete kontrol s49 mk2 keyboard

The keyboard has Scale and Arpeggiator functions that extend the playability of the device, especially during live performances. You can also use them to denote which parts of the keyboard belong to one synth sound and which belong to another if you use a soft synth that has the “split keyboard” feature. By default they glow brighter when you press on a key, but you can change the lights to show which piano keys belong to a particular scale you’ve chosen for example (more on that in a minute).

Each key also has a light near the top: the lights change colour depending on what function you’ve got them set to. The Kontrol S49 Mk2 has semi-weighted keys and a FATAR keybed that feels great to play on – you don’t get the cheap plasticky feel that some Midi keyboard controllers give. These are easily some of the best feeling keys in its price bracket. In Use Keyboard The keyboard has 49-keys and sits on a FATAR keybed that feels fantastic to play on. Since we teach production in Ableton Live, this review will focus on using the Komplete Kontrol S49 Mk2 using Live 10.

The idea behind bundling them is that the Komplete Kontrol keyboard gives you hands-on, physical access to the commands and sounds in the Komplete Kontrol software, basically giving you a turnkey “synth studio in a box” solution regardless of which DAW you produce in. Maschine Essentials is also part of the software package, giving you drum sounds from the esteemed Maschine library as well as the full Maschine beatmaking app. It also ships with Komplete 12 Select, which is soft synth and samples suite made by Native Instruments that includes the popular Massive and Monark synthesisers. It ships with Komplete Kontrol software, which is like a “sound librarian” that lets you manage and browse through all the patches and samples that are available in your collection of compatible soft synths and plugins. It’s got eight rotary knobs onboard, two high-resolution displays, transport controls, scale and arpeggiator buttons, a four-way multi-purpose rotary knob, and two mod wheels plus a mod touchstrip. The Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 Mk2 is a four-octave keyboard controller meant to be used with a laptop running a DAW.

Native instruments komplete kontrol s49 mk2 keyboard