Two controllers S-Series MK3 and a MacBook M4MAX, how connect professionally?,
Hello Everyone, How to connect two controllers S-Series MK3 to one computer MacBook M4MAX so that each is independent and separately programmable?, I mean first of all fast setting of sounds etc. Best regards, Thomas, ;-)
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you might need two instances of maschine. so it might be possible to use one in maschine 2 and maschine 3.
My setup uses multiple maschines but they are all different models
Maschine Studio, Jam, Kontrol MK2
Easiest way to expand maschine controllability is to add a jam to the setup. Or else add different models and they can work together. but this will not work with the same model
https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/5013/using-2-maschine-controllers-together
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I suspect he doesn’t want to use it with Maschine (he never mentioned it) Even because Kontrol MK3 is very limited with Maschine.
In any case: be aware that 2 NI controllers of the same type can’t be used so easily together. Usually one works in controller mode and the other must be set to midi mode (loosing all its strengths)
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Not possible to connect 2 of hte same controller at all and have them usable together. With KK, only 1 keyboard works on a computer at a time, a second one will appear connected but only work as a standard MIDI keyboard.
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Hello again, I would like two keyboards-controllers to be independent of ech other but work perfectly and quickly-flawlessly, I wonder how to make it, thank you very much for any comments, advice and opinions etc, best regards, Thomas, ;-)
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As already said^^^
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As already implied in the above then you can connect first keyboard using a USB cable but the second you need to connect using a 5 pin DIN cable to USB adapter and use the second keyboard purely as a Midi controller.
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Not 100% correct (this is what makes actual use cases different from tech notes), both can be connected via USB and as @LostInFoundation mentioned, one will be only MIDI enabled. That statement is (I assume) just a short answer simply to cover this kind of confusion. The "inconsistency" is the fact you cannot choose which connected keyboard will be the integrated one, it's always whichever keyboard is listed first in the device list (which if you have an A or M series keyboard, guess what, these will be chosen as the master over the more capable S series so even shooting for a cheap version doesn't work…).
It's useless anyway because who would spend that kind of money on a KK keyboard just for MIDI when it is possibly one of the least functional MIDI keyboards on the market without the software. So many better and more flexible options for much less that can be used with better success.
The TLDR of it all, you can't connect 2 KK keyboards to function together with the KK software and likely never will be able to.0
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you might need two instances of maschine. so it might be possible to use one in maschine 2 and maschine 3.
My setup uses multiple maschines but they are all different models
Maschine Studio, Jam, Kontrol MK2
Easiest way to expand maschine controllability is to add a jam to the setup. Or else add different models and they can work together. but this will not work with the same model
https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/5013/using-2-maschine-controllers-together
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I suspect he doesn’t want to use it with Maschine (he never mentioned it) Even because Kontrol MK3 is very limited with Maschine.
In any case: be aware that 2 NI controllers of the same type can’t be used so easily together. Usually one works in controller mode and the other must be set to midi mode (loosing all its strengths)
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Not possible to connect 2 of hte same controller at all and have them usable together. With KK, only 1 keyboard works on a computer at a time, a second one will appear connected but only work as a standard MIDI keyboard.
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Hello again, I would like two keyboards-controllers to be independent of ech other but work perfectly and quickly-flawlessly, I wonder how to make it, thank you very much for any comments, advice and opinions etc, best regards, Thomas, ;-)
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As already said^^^
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As already implied in the above then you can connect first keyboard using a USB cable but the second you need to connect using a 5 pin DIN cable to USB adapter and use the second keyboard purely as a Midi controller.
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They can both be connected with usb… but one will work in midi mode
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Quote : Can I Use More than One Kontrol S-Series MK3 Keyboard Simultaneously?
Using more than one Kontrol S MK3 keyboard simultaneously on the same computer (e.g. Kontrol MK3 and another Kontrol MK3 / MK2 / A or M keyboard) is not supported.
This can lead to inconsistent communication between your computer and the keyboards and cause a number of instabilities.
If you want to use two MIDI keyboard controllers simultaneously, it is possible to use a second non-Kontrol MIDI keyboard controller, as this should not interfere with the Kontrol integration.0 -
Not 100% correct (this is what makes actual use cases different from tech notes), both can be connected via USB and as @LostInFoundation mentioned, one will be only MIDI enabled. That statement is (I assume) just a short answer simply to cover this kind of confusion. The "inconsistency" is the fact you cannot choose which connected keyboard will be the integrated one, it's always whichever keyboard is listed first in the device list (which if you have an A or M series keyboard, guess what, these will be chosen as the master over the more capable S series so even shooting for a cheap version doesn't work…).
It's useless anyway because who would spend that kind of money on a KK keyboard just for MIDI when it is possibly one of the least functional MIDI keyboards on the market without the software. So many better and more flexible options for much less that can be used with better success.
The TLDR of it all, you can't connect 2 KK keyboards to function together with the KK software and likely never will be able to.0 -
Hello Everyone, Thank you very much for all the information, advice and opinions, I am very grateful for your professionalism, I wish you a lot of beautiful Music and best regards, Thomas, ;-)
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