Native Instruments Kontrol S61 MK3 - Smart Keyboard Controller

Virtual Instrument meets Real World Play

Native Instruments Kontrol brings the world’s best virtual instruments to life in a genuinely immersive experience. Whatever you’re playing, get in-depth control thanks to an unparalleled direct connection to Kontakt. Find sounds quickly with intuitive on-screen navigation, then adjust and play them with intelligent auto-mapping that understands the parameters.

The widest choice of quality sounds
Kontrol’s deep instrument integration is powered by a redesigned NKS (Native Kontrol Standard) technology. It’s our plugin standard that’s used across the industry so you can access thousands of premium instruments, effects, loops, and samples from both NI and our partner developers, all precisely mapped to your keyboard controls.

Introducing polyphonic aftertouch
Take expression one step further with the slightest pressure on individual keys. Bring new layers of nuance to your playing with cutoff, pitch, vibrato, and much more without reaching for an extra encoder or dial.

Deeper into your DAW
Smooth integration with all major DAWs means you can keep your eyes on your keyboard and away from your computer screen. Hit record, stop, and rewind on the keys, mix and edit, and see all your project’s channels on the display.

Main Features:

• Refined industrial design, manufactured to the highest level of quality for the best playing experience
• Full-colour glass display for intuitive browsing, tweaking, and mixing
• Industry-leading keybed from Fatar with polyphonic aftertouch as standard
• Metal-touch pitch and modulation wheels with central illumination
• Unparalleled hardware/software integration with direct connection to Kontakt helps you find, adjust, and play sounds quickly and easily
• Seamless integration with all major DAWs lets you control transport and mixing commands directly from the keyboard: record, stop, rewind, mix, edit, and see project channels on the display
• Precision tweaking for all your sounds, pre-mapped to key instrument and effect parameters
• Redesigned Light Guide pinpoints notes with a light above each key
• USB, MIDI, and bus-powered USB-C connectivity plus inputs for four pedals: one sustain, one expression, and two assignable pedals

Tech Specs:

• Type: Keyboard Controller, MIDI 2.0
• Number of Keys: 61
• Type of Keys: Semi-weighted
• Velocity Sensitive: Yes
• Aftertouch: Yes, Polyphonic
• Other Controllers: Pitchbend, Mod Wheel, Ribbon Controller
• Encoders/Pots: 8 x knobs, 1 x 4 direction encoder
• Dedicated Transport Control: Yes
• Zones: Yes
• Pedal Inputs: 4 x 1/4" TRS (sustain, expression, assign 1, assign 2)
• MIDI I/O: In, Out, USB
• USB: 2 x Type C (Host, Power)
• Computer Connectivity: USB
• Software: Komplete 14 Select, Komplete Kontrol, Hypha, Stradivari Cello, Guitar Rig 7 LE, iZotope Element Suite, Ableton Live Lite
• Format: AAX, AU, VST, VST3, Standalone
• Hardware Requirements - Mac: 8GB RAM minimum, Intel Core i5 or higher, Apple M1 or higher
• Hardware Requirements - PC: 8GB RAM minimum, Intel Core i5 or higher
• OS Requirements - Mac: MacOS 13 or higher (MacOS 12 in MIDI 1.0 mode)
• OS Requirements - PC: Windows 10 or higher
• Power Supply: USB bus powered
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 86 x 967.4 x 323 mm
• Weight: 6 Kg
• Explore more Native Instruments Kontrol [S61 MK3]: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keyboards/kontrol-s49-s61-s88/