Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL S49 MK2 Smart Keyboard Controller

Next-generation KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboards with dual color displays.

With KOMPLETE KONTROL, music-making becomes a more intuitive, hands-on experience. Perform expressively, browse and preview sounds, tweak parameters, sketch your ideas, then navigate and mix your project—all from one fully integrated centerpiece for studio and stage. Now with the MK2 version of the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series, you'll have even greater control over your music. New in version 2 are dual high-resolution color screens for browsing, tweaking, mixing and more. The KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series has also received a refreshing update to its knobs and controls, adding a more ergonomic look and feel, as well as a 4-directional push encoder for one-handed sound browsing and project navigation. You get the same deep integration with MASCHINE software and hardware, as well as pre-mapped control of KOMPLETE instruments and hundreds of Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) instruments from leading manufacturers.Defining StandardsNative Kontrol Standard (NKS) is an extended plug-in format. Established by Native Instruments, this groundbreaking development offers an entirely new quality of software/hardware integration. Third-party developers can now configure their software instruments to access the unique hardware features of the KOMPLETE KONTROL system directly. Leading instrument builders such as Arturia, U-He and Output Audio are already on board, and the list of NKS partners is growing rapidly. The result? True integration.Performance FeaturesThe KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboards augment and advance how you play and compose with a number of unique innovations.Native Browser Browse and load your entire library of KOMPLETE and VST instruments from a single, unified interface. Native MapThe Native Map technology automatically maps all key parameters for each KOMPLETE or NKS instrument to the touch-sensitive controller knobs. Light GuideThe innovative LEDs above the keys mirror key switches and sound and sample types across the keyboard for all KOMPLETE and NKS instruments.Smart PlayThis lets you play chords with single keys or map the keyboard to musical scales, and create melodies at the touch of a button with the advanced arpeggiator.Creative UnityMultiply your creative potential when you use MASCHINE and KOMPLETE together. Combine them and experience true creative unity—get unified browsing, automatic parameter mapping, and intelligent keys and pads with plug-and-play simplicity. All the power and sound of each platform in perfect sync at your fingertips with a hardware workflow you won’t find anywhere else.
Features
Pro-grade 49-note Fatar keybed with aftertouchErgonomic pitch and mod wheels, plus touch strip for expression controlPre-mapped control of KOMPLETE instruments and (NKS) instrumentsFull VSTi supportTag-based preset browsing: Find sounds quickly and hear instant previewsTwo high-res color screens for browsing, tweaking, mixing, and moreLight Guide: RGB lights above each key highlight drum cells, key switches, chords, scales, and moreDeep integration with MASCHINE software/hardware4-directional push encoder for one-handed sound browsing and project navigationTwo assignable pedal inputs MIDI in/outUSB 2.0 bus poweredIncludes KOMPLETE 14 SELECT
The ultimate smart keyboard controller for all your virtual instruments.