Kontrol S MK3 keyboards & Reaper

overlord25 · 2025-05-10T18:50:07+00:00

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Reaper and Kontrol S MK3 Windows users, do you see the Kontrol MK3 DAW driver under Reaper preferences, midi devices? I can see it in Windows device manager under software devices, but not directly within Reaper as per the mK2, A series and M32, is there a reason for this?

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PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/45081/kontrol-s-mk3-keyboards-reaper

Quote Matthew_NI :

Make sure that the Hardware Connection Service is running and that the Kontrol MK3 can see it. Note that the hardware connection service should be started automatically when you open Komplete Kontrol software for example.

You can verify that the Kontrol Mk3 is connected to the HCS by going to Settings > general > agent version on the device, it should say version 1.9.4 (or higher ?) . If it doesn't, try a different USB-C cable,and/or a USB-C hub instead of connecting directly.

How to set up your Kontrol S-Series MK3

Also check that the keyboard is set to Midi 1.0 : How to Switch a Kontrol S-Series MK3 Keyboard to MIDI 1.0

You can check on your keyboard, press SETTINGS MIDI, Hardware, navigate until MIDI Version selection, make sure it is set to MIDI 1.0. Reboot the keyboard if needed.

You also should see a prompt to do the following:

This how to proceed: My USB MIDI Device isn't working on my Mac

overlord25

Thanks, yes have tried and checked all of the above previously, also investigated the possiibility that it might have been the old issue of the 10 limit midi devices being allocated in Windows, but looks like that issue has been rectified anyway now,

I had confirmation from another Reaper MK3 user that the Komplete MK3 DAW driver does not show up for them either under midi devices.

We only see the main MK3 driver, plus the two ext midi drivers for the din connections, despite seeing the Kontrol MK3 DAW within Windows device manager.

We are trying to address the lack of DAW integration with Reaper, using the existing Rea Kontrol solution, by giving an alias to the Kontrol MK3 DAW driver, but if we can't get it to show up under the midi devices in Reaper we are kind of stuck.

We know there is driven by moss, but it's not the route that most of us wish to go down at this stage.

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/225806#Comment_225806

You could try contacting N.I. Komplete Kontrol Support to see if they can help.

In case that you need guidance contacting support : How to contact NI Support and How to get in touch with our Customer Care .

Jeremy_NI

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/45081/kontrol-s-mk3-keyboards-reaper

Do you mean that you are not able to play instruments in Reaper with the keyboard? Or are you trying to have host integration? Host integration is not supported for Reaper.

overlord25

Hi,

DAW integration is the aim, yes we are unfortunatelyall to aware of the lack of Reaper integration, hence attempting to get community based solutions to work once again, we have a significant number of blind Reaper users who rely on it(this being the major accessible DAW on Windows), and without DAW intgration the MK3 will have limited appeal, the Driven by Moss solution we were advised to use is difficult to install and troubleshoot for blind users, so the original Rea Kontrol solution which has been working really well is the preferred method.

I now have a support ticket in place looking into this,

Jeremy_NI

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/228350#Comment_228350

Ok, thanks for clarifying. I understand now. My colleagues should get back to you as soon as possible.

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