Pro Tools 2023.12 now available: includes official support for Kontrol S MK3

Ok found the issue.. in Ventura audio midi set up it lists the 49mk3 ; main, DAW, EXT. In Protools 23.12 when you select peripherals, it shows the 49mk 3, but it only shows selectable main and EXT ? No DAW. When you double click on the 49mk3 in the midi studio set up, it lists: main / DAW / EXT. It will not allow DAW to be applied. It will automatically select main or EXT which of the two I have selected in midi in Pro Tools. Is this an Avid issue not having DAW in their software or is this on NI ? How can I load the DAW selection into Pro Tools. Is this a software Loading issue or a missing condition?

This is a great forum, was able to search and found a USB C cable at 15’ that works without power. Thank you a lot of great info here. However still on issue in midi with pro Tools 23.12 that the mk3 is seen only as main or ext, no daw function. Can control KK however no daw control; play / record / stop. All good in Logic. Works fine as a midi keyboard with other VI’s Happy Holidays !

Well I have done exhausting testing in Pro Tool 23.12 Ultimate , Logic Pro 10.8.1 and in Vienna Ensemble Pro Server. This is new software and a new mk3 controller. How ever on a 7.1 Mac Pro Rack HDX3 with Ventura 384 g ram 16 core, 990 pro 4T M2 SSD drives on Sonnet M2 8x4 PCIe Card in x16 slots. There are a lot of issues. Not sure what has been programed into code at this point and there are no exact instructions at this time into Pro Tools. So the experiments were fun. Tested in Logic to verify how it would work in Pro Tools. Here are the issues: No daw control in Pro Tools, cleared PT preferences and Midi set up. Loaded new Native Access and got it to load 49mk3 in peripherals and to self populate inputs and outputs. Complete disk access and start up items as pointed out through research. You can control the browser and the plug in. In Pro Tools you have to select track to record hit 3 on the keyboard and away you go. It's more important to work in the mix and edit window than on a mk3 controller anyway. When your in a instrument tract it won't work with the plug in key on the keyboard, when you enable record on tracks the mk3 will trigger what ever you have pulled up in KK on that track, no visual on the mk3. Logic is about the same way, you loose image, on the Logic screen all the time, but not on the mk3 plug in window. In Vienna Ensemble you have zero mk3 keyboard control. Had Mk1 and MK2 keyboards working for years in the past. This new mk3 keyboard is in question as well, do not know the ram inside or the chip set it needs to be turned on and off to reset it. I know it's all new, unfortunately its more like a toy at this time, than a professional piece of equipment. Spent good money on the smaller keyboard to test before the 88. What are you going to do NI? Good Luck with your future programing, I'm sure you will get it working. Right now we can trigger VI's with it.

Ok reset keyboard open up 23.12 Pro Tools and had daw control. Stop / Play / Record . Had to arm track with mouse click no mk3 keyboard. Was able to use browser / plug-in buttons. However when you tried to go from daw back to plug-in or browser you needed to click on the KK plug in it self on screen to get back to browser / plug-in keys. Closed and saved session , reopened, everything populated, however no daw control. Very interesting is this an Avid issue where they need to upgrade or is this NI? could click back and forth between tracks however the last plug-in loaded on the mk3 would stay up and would not cycle to the other plug-ins. If you selected different tracks with the mouse click and record armed the track you could play the original sound you had selected with the track, but the last plug-in stayed on the mk3 keyboard. All works well in Logic with Complete control, as KK should work. Just updating incase anyone is interested.