NKS 2.0 - a running list of compatible content

@Matthew_NI any word on the rest of the Arturia Collection? It's a great selling point in the video, but only CS-80 seems to work right now? Would be great to have the Jupiter, DX-7, Prophet and Juno working as well! 😁

I’ve recently acquired a new Kontrol S61 Mk3, my first NI hardware product, and I have my eyes on adding the Arturia Astrolab some time in the future. I see these 2 products as the current leaders in software/hardware instrument integration. They’re going to have an impact and legacy perhaps bigger than the Virus TI.

The fact that Kontrol S-Series plays well with the Arturia V Collection was the crucial factor in my deciding to buy the Kontrol first, over the Astrolab (until I can manage both).

It’s truly great to see these two leaders in development (Native Instruments and Arturia) with a good working relationship. I hope the two companies can continue their efforts in a friendly and cooperative manner, learning and being inspired by each other. This is the kind of relationship between manufacturers and developers tends to benefit the market and customer.

There seems to be a lot of untapped potential inside the Kontrol S Mk3, and I want to believe that a true standalone product might evolve once the initial functionality is built out and stable. I realize there have never been claims or promises or even hints that this is on the roadmap, but I am a bit of a dreamer. I think the on-board processing power and hardware might be capable of this and that NI may be secretly planning such.

Regardless, the reason I chose the Kontrol S Mk3 as my first purchase rather than the Astrolab, is that the Kontrol S gives me hands on integration with the Arturia instruments. I’m willing to wait for true standalone operation, whether that’s by adding Astrolab in the future or perhaps the arrival of a standalone Kontrol S.