Native Instruments Kontrol S88 mk3 - A revolutionary MIDI controller with 88 keys that puts the best sound library in the world at your fingertips. Gain direct and immediate control over virtual instruments from Native Instruments and thousands of instruments from developers such as Arturia, Heavyocity, Korg, Output, Spitfire Audio, and u-he.
Browse and modify everything from synthesizers and drums to orchestral libraries and notation instruments - all seamlessly integrated with tactile controls and a large, high-resolution display. Then, perform with a new level of expressiveness and freedom thanks to a top-quality FATAR keyboard, polyphonic aftertouch, Light Guide, and Play Assist features.
Key features:
- Access over 2,500 instruments and effects, both from NI and top developers, all automatically mapped and ready to play, thanks to NKS 2 technology.
- The largest additional software package on the market, including Komplete 14 Select, iZotope Elements Suite, Komplete Kontrol, and many more.
- Seamless integration with all major DAWs - press keys for recording, stopping, and rewinding, mix and edit, and see all your project channels on screen.
- FATAR keyboard with 88 weighted hammer-action keys & aftertouch.
- Revolutionary aesthetic design, with metal and glass elements, crafted to the highest quality.
- High-resolution colour display for intuitive navigation, adjustment, and mixing.
- Stay in tune with a redesigned Light Guide that highlights sounds, keyboard zones, switches, scales, and more.
- Anodised aluminium buttons & faders plus pitch and modulation wheels.
- USB MIDI, powered via USB-C port, plus four programmable pedal inputs, including a sustain pedal and an expression pedal.
- Operates in standalone MIDI mode, without Native Instruments software.
Polyphonic aftertouch:
- Take expression one step further with the lightest pressure on individual keys. Bring new layers of nuance to your performance with cutoff, pitch, vibrato, and more, without needing an additional encoder or dial.
- Polyphonic aftertouch on a premium keyboard, developed in collaboration with Fatar.
Thousands of instruments brought to life:
- Kontrol brings the best virtual instruments in the world to life, in a truly immersive experience.
NKS 2:
- NKS (Native Kontrol Standard) is NI's technical standard for virtual instruments and effects. It is used throughout the industry and ensures that all compatible plugins are accurately mapped to controls. Kontrol marks the launch of NKS 2, which powers an unmatched software integration experience.
Dimensions S88 MK3:
- Height: 120 mm
- Width: 1353 mm
- Depth: 347 mm
- Weight: 13.5 kg
Included software:
- Komplete 14 Select
- Komplete Kontrol software
- Stradivari Cello
- Guitar Rig LE
- Elements Suite
- Hypha
- Ableton Live Lite
System requirements:
- MIDI 2.0 compatible
- Intel Core i5, Apple M1 (and equivalent or higher)
- macOS 13 (Ventura) or later (compatible with macOS 12 in MIDI 1.0 mode)
- Windows 10 (latest service pack) or newer
- 8 GB RAM
- To download and activate this product, an internet connection and a graphics card that supports Direct 3D 11.1 (feature level 11_0) or later is required. Once installed and activated, the product can be used offline.
Hardware specifications:
- 1 high-resolution colour display with glass surface (1280 x 480)
- CNC machined aluminium, bead-blasted and anodised, 8 x encoder caps, 1 x 4D encoder cap, 2 x wheels (pitch & mod)
- Illuminated RGB Pitch and Mod wheels
- New control layouts that form a continuous control surface that is dust-resistant and grouped by the role they perform.
