Komplete Kontrol S88 & v1.5 software
Details
Kit Komplete Kontrol S88 keyboard and v1.5 software
Manufacturer Native Instruments
Price £729 (S88). Other keyboards in the range are now at a lower price: S25 is £299; S49 £369; S61 £429
Contact T: +44 207 9207500 W: www.nativeinstruments.com
Tech Req
PC: Windows 7 later; Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Mac: OS X 10.9 later Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)
Key Features
● 88-note keyboard
● Features Komplete Select bundle of 10 plug-in titles worth £850
● NKS standard opens KK up to other developers
● Features Light Guides, Native Map, Smart Play
● Size (mm): 349x126x1389
● Weight: 14.4kg
There are some products that follow trends and some that create them. Komplete Kontrol definitely sits in the latter camp, and since its release in both software form and the S-Series keyboard range, it has set the bar, not just for controller keyboards but for the very way that music production software integrates with hardware. And it’s also helped the computer to be relegated to less than the main player in the recording studio.
OK, you might think that’s overstating the impact of this range, so a quick recap might be in
