Komplete Kontrol S61 MKII won't communicate with Kontakt 8

AJC79
AJC79 Member Posts: 3 Newcomer
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Installed Kontakt 8, opens fine. Problem is that my MkII s61 keyboard doesn't seem to work with Kontakt 8. The browser button is not lit up and even when I choose a sound in Kontakt 8, it won't respond to the keyboard. Is this a firmware issue? Seems like a big miss if it is, because I checked my firmware for the MKII and it says it's up to date. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 2,694 Expert
    edited September 23 Answer ✓
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/36344/komplete-kontrol-s61-mkii-wont-communicate-with-kontakt-8

    Have the S61 MKII here and while I have not yet moved to K8 - I can tell you we (MKII users) have not had a firmware update since 2018/9 ish nor have any been needed.

    And - K8 will only ever "communicate" with an MKII (like browsing sound etc) - via Komplete Kontrol.

    You cannot drive Kontakt 8 standalone via any MKII board. You will need a MKIII board to do that.

    Now if this not working when K8 is loaded (as an instrument) into Komplete Kontrol (v2.9.6 or V3.30) then this is a different issue

    VP

  • mykejb
    mykejb Moderator Posts: 1,774 mod
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    The MK2 doesn't have direct integration to Kontakt, you need to use Komplete Kontrol and load Kontakt fom inside that.

    Most likely reason that you don't get sound when you press a key is that the keyboard isn't enabled for MIDI in the Preferences options.

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  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 2,694 Expert
    edited September 23 Answer ✓
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/36344/komplete-kontrol-s61-mkii-wont-communicate-with-kontakt-8

    Have the S61 MKII here and while I have not yet moved to K8 - I can tell you we (MKII users) have not had a firmware update since 2018/9 ish nor have any been needed.

    And - K8 will only ever "communicate" with an MKII (like browsing sound etc) - via Komplete Kontrol.

    You cannot drive Kontakt 8 standalone via any MKII board. You will need a MKIII board to do that.

    Now if this not working when K8 is loaded (as an instrument) into Komplete Kontrol (v2.9.6 or V3.30) then this is a different issue

    VP

  • mykejb
    mykejb Moderator Posts: 1,774 mod
    Answer ✓

    The MK2 doesn't have direct integration to Kontakt, you need to use Komplete Kontrol and load Kontakt fom inside that.

    Most likely reason that you don't get sound when you press a key is that the keyboard isn't enabled for MIDI in the Preferences options.

  • AJC79
    AJC79 Member Posts: 3 Newcomer

    Thanks to both of you. Working fine through Komplete Kontrol. Don't know how I got confused there. I think they may have changed the appearance which must have been what confused me. Thanks again!

  • AJC79
    AJC79 Member Posts: 3 Newcomer

    Quick followup for you both. When I try to open up Kontakt 8 in KK, it is greyed out. Any idea why?

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  • Kymeia
    Kymeia NKS User Library Mod Posts: 5,008 mod
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/179582#Comment_179582

    Because you already have it loaded it seems

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 2,694 Expert
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/179596#Comment_179596

    Looks that way to me.

    VP

  • B.Minor
    B.Minor Member Posts: 194 Advisor

    For me it's not understandable why the MKII integration couldn't be realized up to the point where at least the well-known NKS1 specification compliancy for general keyboard and screen control is met. After all, MKII isn't EOL yet. So, what would currently be the general motivation for any MKII keyboard user thinking about upgrading from Kontakt 7 to Kontakt 8 in case the full potential of this new application can exclusively be unfold if this goes along with purchasing a new MKIII keyboard?

  • B.Minor
    B.Minor Member Posts: 194 Advisor

    Additional question (slightly off-topic but still related to a similar MKII support question):

    I was initially also considering to upgrade from Machine 2 software to Maschine 3. However, does anybody from the community know if NI also removed any specific MKII keyboard integration from Maschine 3 already? If a similar approach is taken there as in Kontakt 8, namely to avoid any MKII control inter-communication, it wouldn't be a fair move. After all, the MKII still has the benefit to provide dedicated hard keys for operating Maschine 2-specific commands directly. If that wouldn't be working anymore in Maschine 3, it wouldn't be worth the upgrade. Please advise. Thanks.

  • Vocalpoint
    Vocalpoint Member Posts: 2,694 Expert
    edited December 18
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/198528#Comment_198528

    I asked the day the new v3 release came out - the answer was solid via Jeremy_NI.

    A MKII (and all of it's onboard Maschine specific controls) work just as they did in Maschine v2.

    VP

  • B.Minor
    B.Minor Member Posts: 194 Advisor

    Thanks VP for the prompt response.

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