Comments on: Native Instruments Kontrol S-series MK3: firmware 2.0 expands DAW integration and more

By: Synth Anatomy

Synth Anatomy — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 08:02:54 +0000

In reply to Scott. so you have these 7 extra seconds to write comments ;)

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:43:58 +0000

I don’t like to complain about new features, but when I see things like ” If you use Logic Pro with the Kontrol S-series Mk3, it maps automatically up to eight Logic Smart Controls,” I have to say, dude, that takes like 7 seconds to do manually.

So, okay, great. Thanks, NI.

By: Robert E Wilson

Robert E Wilson — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:02:50 +0000

Wow what a joke

Completely abandoned mk2 without any support for years then the buggy AF mk3 comes out and now they finally including features that shout have been as standard in mk1

By: Synth Anatomy

Synth Anatomy — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 02:46:48 +0000

In reply to Marc Croxx. To be honest, it's good for you that other companies don't make such topics public. Other large corporations are no better. They also have layoffs but don't leak these info to the public.

By: Marc Croxx

Marc Croxx — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 02:16:40 +0000

I don’t think I’ll buy any more new NI products in this day and age. Especially after all the stuff they have pulled with legacy products and staff layouffs.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:58:10 +0000

What a disappointment. I was hoping for standalone mode aka MASCHINE+ but tha obviously didn’t happen Will stick to my trusty S49 MK1 for while longer I guess…

By: Bitrazer

Bitrazer — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 07:17:04 +0000

What they actually have decoupled is MASCHINE and KOMPLETE KONTROL – after years and years of heading in the opposite direction. Allowing the eight encoders and screens of MASCHINE to also control KOMPLETE KONTROL functions, it would have been a very customer-friendly option. But no, not with NI. Now they want me to through my MASCHINE Studio and my KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series MK1 out of the window to make room for the new KOMPLETE KONTROL MK3. It will not happen.

By: Adam Selzler

Adam Selzler — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:23:32 +0000

What I wanna know is if they decoupled the keyboard with Komplete Kontrol, so you can use some of the smart features like chord mode, scale, arp sending through the 5 pin midi to other synthesizers standalone etc. Before you only get those features through the Komplete Kontrol app. They did mention in the video the keyboard has an onboard cpu so I am hoping for that. Also hoping for much easier and thorough mappings template situation so maybe I can map a few of my controls for each outboard synth and switch them on the fly based on whatever synth im using.