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Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A49 MIDI Keyboard Controller

Affordable 49-key MIDI keyboard with in-depth Komplete integration

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Product Description

Native Instruments stepped up their game with the Komplete Kontrol keyboards a few years back. Offering unprecedented integration with Komplete software, an intuitive backlit interface and endless performance and production tools, they were an instant hit. 

Now for 2018, they've unveiled a new range of affordable keyboards that promise in-depth integration and ease-of-use for a fraction of the cost. The Komplete Kontrol A-Series keyboards come in three sizes, with slick black exteriors and a typically minimalist interface that conceals a wealth of controls - all for less than £200!

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Komplete Integration

As with their flagship Kontrol S-Series keyboards released a few years back, the A-series promises in-depth integration with Komplete software. Not only does it come with selected Komplete products (Maschine Essentials, The Gentleman piano, Reaktor Prism and Monark to name a few), but it works with Komplete on every level, whatever version you have.

This means pre-mapped, dynamic controls and parameters, an OLED display with info on your presets and project, smart play for easy scales, chords and arpeggios and much, much more!

Intuitive, Interactive

The interface has been kept deliberately simple; Native Instruments have a knack for combining simplicity with versatility. A straightforward selection of controls allows full and uninterrupted interaction with your music, whether you're performing, producing or practicing. 

Tag-based browsing allows easy switching from patch to patch, and the smart-play function (as seen in the S-series Kontrol keyboards) offers a responsive and intuitive playing experience. Choose key, pattern, chord tonality and let the creativity flow!

Here's What Native Instruments Say About the Komplete Kontrol A-Series Keyboards:

Get hands-on with all of your instruments and effects from a smart, streamlined keyboard at an affordable price. Find, tweak, and capture your sounds, perform on a best-in-class keybed, and express yourself with the included collection of pro-grade instruments.

Features

  • Smart, streamlined keyboard controller for all your virtual instruments and
  • effects
  • Affordable entry point into the NI world
  • Best-in-class, semi-weighted custom NI keybed
  • Informative OLED display for at-a-glance navigation
  • 8 touch-sensitive control knobs
  • Ergonomic pitch and mod wheels
  • 4-directional push encoder for one-handed sound browsing and project navigation
  • Tag-based preset browsing via the KOMPLETE KONTROL Software: Find sounds quickly and hear instant previews
  • Smart Play: Stay in key with over 100 scales and modes, play chord progressions and arpeggios with single keys, or map any scale to white keys only
  • Pre-mapped control of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects plus hundreds of Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) plug-ins from leading manufacturers via the KOMPLETE KONTROL Software
  • Full VSTi and VST FX support
  • Deep integration with MASCHINE software
  • Intuitive control over Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, and GarageBand at launch. Cubase and Nuendo integration coming soon after initial release
  • TRS pedal input, assignable to sustain or expression
  • USB 2.0 bus powered
  • Can be used / assigned as a MIDI controller
  • Includes a comprehensive collection of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects, KOMPLETE KONTROL Software, and MASCHINE ESSENTIALS (full MASCHINE software plus 1.6 GB MASCHINE Factory Selection)

Included Software

Register your hardware to download the KOMPLETE KONTROL software, plus a collection of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects and MASCHINE Essentials for free. Includes:

  • THE GENTLEMAN – classic upright piano
  • MONARK – iconic mono synth
  • SCARBEE MARK 1 – electric piano
  • REAKTOR PRISM – polyphonic synthesizer
  • REAKTOR BLOCKS WIRED – modular synths
  • REAKTOR 6 PLAYER – powerful player for REAKTOR instruments
  • KONTAKT 6 PLAYER – including 50 instruments
  • GUITAR RIG 5 PLAYER – custom amp, 17 cabinets, and 13 effects
  • KOMPLETE KONTROL Software
  • MASCHINE ESSENTIALS

System Requirements

  • Windows 10 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 2GB RAM
  • macOS 10.12, 10.13 (latest update), Intel Core i5, 4 GB RAM
  • USB 2.0 or higher (cable included)
  • Graphics card which supports OpenGL 2.1 or higher
  • Internet connection (for software download and activation only)
Specifications
Brand
Native Instruments
Key Action
Semi Weighted
Key Size
Full Size
Number of Keys
49

Customer Reviews

4.9

8 reviews

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mathurgood16th Dec 2023

Native Instruments' Komplete Kontrol A49 is exceptionally well made with the best keybed I've ever played. It's semi-weighted, very responsive and quiet, unlike many other controllers at around the same price point. The build quality far exceeds anything I've owned before, including Novation and Fatar keyboards. All of the knobs are sturdy and the buttons have a pleasing click to them. If you own Maschine MK3 and use Maschine 2 as your DAW, the integration is perfect and means you can spend 95% of your time using the hardware instead of staring at a monitor and clicking with a mouse. Most of the parameters that you'd want to adjust using a rotary knob (e.g. pitch, filter cutoff frequency and resonance) are pre-mapped, but it's also possible to create and assign your own macros. The keyboard is supplied with a decent range of VST instruments including Monark (virtual analogue synth), The Gentleman (upright piano), Reaktor Prism (modal synth), Scarbee Mark I (electric piano), Komplete Kontrol (VST host/browser) and Ableton Live 11 Lite (the lightweight version of Ableton Live 11). Everything you need to start making music. Excellent value for money and extremely easy to use. There is NO setup process - you just connect it to your PC/laptop via USB and install the software, which is also a one-click process (although there's 13GB of content included, so it will take some time). I can't recommend the Komplete Kontrol A49 or Andertons enough.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer29th Oct 2022

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer23rd May 2022

Excellent quality midi keyboard with a superb keybed. Just to be aware, the free NI plugins have some compatibility issues with Apple Silicon (have to run through Rosetta). That wasn't an issue for me though and I'm very happy with the purchase.

Mr Richard Mills10th May 2022

Great so far. I should have bought a USB keyboard before . Is revolutionising my song writing work.

Value 4Looks 4Sound 4

Trusted Customer21st Apr 2022

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer2nd Apr 2022

Durability? Ask me in a years time. Good value, the only gripe I have is the lack of a second socket on the back for power. For a few coppers, a second USB socket would have allowed you to use it with an iPad and most people have a spare USB wall wart lying about.

Value 4Looks 4Durability 3

Trusted Customer15th Jan 2022

Great DAW integration and superb keyboards action. Really good keyboard at a great price.

Value 5Durability 5

Trusted Customer1st Jun 2021

Value 4Looks 4Durability 4Sound 4

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