Can I use the KOMPLETE KONTROLE S88 MK 1/2 as a standalone

PSYOPAK

Hey I want to ask if I can use the Komplete Kontrol s88 Mk1/2 without an pc?

Jeremy_NI

Hey @PSYOPAK The Komplete Kontrol keyboard is only a controller, it needs a computer to run. It can only be used as a standard MIDI keyboard without a computer.

PSYOPAK

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/44655#Comment_44655

Thank you!

Jeremy_NI

Hey @PSYOPAK The Komplete Kontrol keyboard is only a controller, it needs a computer to run. It can only be used as a standard MIDI keyboard without a computer.

PSYOPAK

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/44655#Comment_44655

Thank you!

jeroppi

Hi. "It can only be used as a standard MIDI keyboard without a computer." This is a pretty ambiguous choice of words huh? What do you mean? Does the S88 have on-board soundswhich can be played and somehow listened to "without a computer", yes or no?

JesterMgee

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/67528#Comment_67528

No

Jeremy summed it up really, not too ambiguous:

The Komplete Kontrol keyboard is only a controller, it needs a computer to run. It can only be used as a standard MIDI keyboard without a computer.

Means it is like any other basic MIDI keyboard, it is pretty much just some keys attached to a MIDI port, like all other "Midi Only Controllers" it is not a synth, has no on-board audio engine, just sends MIDI data to a host for control input.

So, for it to make any sound you need to connect iot to something that makes sound, a computer or a synth.

D-One

Closing this thread as per OP's request.