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: 2,498 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: 1,694 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.

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