Name: Kontrol S49
SKU: KOMPLETEKEYBOARDS49MK3

The world’s best sound library at your fingertips

A revolutionary keyboard controller with a comprehensive package of included software and a Kontakt instrument of your choice.

What's new in Kontrol S-Series MK3

Exploring Kontrol S-Series MK3

Refined industrial design

Our best-ever playing experience forms the forefront of Kontrol’s industrial design and build.

Immersive connection

Unparalleled software integration with 1000s of virtual instruments from NI and developers like Arturia, Heavyocity, Korg, Output, Spitfire, and u-he.

Advanced keys

An industry-leading keybed from Fatar with polyphonic aftertouch as standard. Get 49 or 61 semi-weighted keys, or 88 hammer-action keys.

Mod controls

Metal-touch pitch and modulation wheels with central illumination.

DAW control

Seamless integration with all major DAWs.

High-res screen

Full-color glass display for intuitive browsing, tweaking, and mixing.

Light Guide

Stay in key with a redesigned Light Guide that pinpoints notes with a light above each key.

Connections

USB, MIDI, and bus-powered USB-C, plus four assignable pedal inputs including a default sustain and default expression.

Touch strip

Add expression to your performance with an intuitive touch strip.

Anodized aluminum encoders

Precision tweaking for all your sounds, pre-mapped to key instrument and effect parameters.

Hands-on control

Browse and tweak everything from synths and drums to orchestral libraries, scoring tools, effects and sounds directly on your keyboard.

Stay in the flow with our next-generation MIDI keyboard controller. Seamlessly control instruments, effects, and your DAW. Browse and tweak everything from synths and drums to orchestral libraries, scoring tools, effects and sounds directly on your keyboard. Navigate effortlessly with the high-res screen. And choose your perfect size with 49, 61 semi-weighted, or 88 fully-weighted hammer-action options – all with expressive polyphonic aftertouch.

Virtual instruments meet the real world

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 both NI and our partner developers like Arturia, Heavyocity, Korg, Output, Spitfire, and u-he. 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.

All three models come complete with polyphonic aftertouch on an industry-leading keybed developed in collaboration with Fatar. Plus, the S88 is the world’s first widely available controller keyboard to combine polyphonic aftertouch with weighted, hammer-action keys.

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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.

Keys that fit you

Choose between 49 or 61 semi-weighted keys with the S49 and S61, or get a full piano feel with 88 hammer-action weighted keys on the S88.

Highly visual

See switches, key zones, scales, and more lit up in front of you with the intelligent Light Guide. Chord Mode lets you create a progression by playing single keys, while Easy Mode maps the white keys to whichever scale you need.

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Plug and play

With MIDI templates you can use Kontrol in standalone mode to play external synths, drum machines and other MIDI devices. And with on-device Play Assist you can use any MIDI compatible software plugin or hardware synthesizer without the need for Komplete Kontrol software. Plus, get connected to whatever you need with USB-C power and connectivity, MIDI in and out, and four pedal inputs – one sustain, one expression, and two assignable.

Introducing MIDI templates

Built to last

All three models are built from the same premium materials with a large glass screen, touch-sensitive anodised aluminum encoders and modwheels, and redesigned tactile buttons.

Included software

You’ll be ready to go from day one with a load of sought-after virtual instruments and effects, plus post-production tools to finish your final tracks.

The package includes Komplete 15 Select, Komplete Kontrol, and a voucher for any NI Kontakt instrument of your choice. Plus get iZotope Elements Suite, Ableton Live Lite, Hypha, Guitar Rig 7 LE, and more.

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Get inspired

See how producers and composers are using Kontrol to transform their creative process.

Scoring with Simon Franglen

Avatar composer Simon Franglen runs through his favorite Kontrol features for film scoring including layering, sound manipulation, mapping, keybed quality, and much more.

Beatmaking with Take A Daytrip

GRAMMY-nominated production duo Take A Daytrip share their process with Kontrol S61 and S88, harnessing direct Kontakt integration and polyphonic aftertouch to craft a track from scratch.

Terms & conditions
The included software is provided as download after hardware registration. Once installed, all products can be used offline. The offer requires a qualifying base product to remain registered to your account. Should the base product no longer be registered, additional costs may apply.

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