Ask me anything: Kontrol S-Series MK3

Just curious...Will NI offer any discounts or crossgrade offers for those of us who recently bought MK2 S88 and still paying it off for example? I am definitely interested in the MK3 version which means getting rid of the current one I own since I would not have room for 2 88 keyboards. Is our only choice to sell it? Would be nice if there was a trade in option.

Will the list of supported DAWS be expanded to include Reaper?

I have been holding off for years on buying an NI keyboard because I don’t want to fiddle with a 3rd party solution in order to integrate with Reaper.

I haven’t burned a cd in many years… so no thanks

Damn. Somebody tell me which one to pre-order, lol!🤣

I can't afford the 88. The 61 would go superbly above my Fantom 6.

But the 49 would fit anywhere except my back pocket. "Is that a keyboard in your pocket?"

"Why yes...yes it is."

"Why do you have a keyboard in your back pocket?"

"Because God told me it should be at least 2 cubits long. That and a cello wouldn't fit!"😉

Cue "Here Comes the Flood" by Peter Gabriel.

Okay, that was loony. I probably should make some food and then order a 61 key model with a side of World Peace, right?

Lots of questions, don’t yet see any answers tho.

No Faders. NO FADERS!!! This is a no buy for me!

Not enough to take me away from my S88 Mk2.

Shame you did not listen to what people were asking for.

Faders are a must, when using orchestral libraries, and mixing.

You could have easily added 9 faders, along with the 8 rotary knobs.

I really hope Fatar has updated the Key-bed on this MK3 to fix the issue with the Grease on the Keys drying up and causing the noisy clicky keys after 1 year of use.

They need to create a proper grease pocket on the white keys like the black keys have, so the grease does not just run down the key.

Even better would be a coating on the inside of the keys, so when the grease does wear down, you don't get the plastic-on-plastic noise of the inner key hitting the key-post. (This causes the click sound)