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Kontrol S-Series MK3

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Kontrol S-Series MK3

Stay in the flow with our next-generation MIDI keyboard controller. Seamlessly control instruments, effects, and your DAW. Plus, get the benefits of MIDI 2.0.

Product Description

Kontrol S-Series MK3

Kontrol brings the world’s best virtual instruments to life in a genuinely immersive experience. Whatever you’re playing, get in-depth control thanks to an unparalleled direct connection to Kontakt. Find sounds quickly with intuitive on-screen navigation, then adjust and play them with intelligent auto-mapping that understands the parameters.

Take expression one step further with the slightest pressure on individual keys. Bring new layers of nuance to your playing with cutoff, pitch, vibrato, and much more, without reaching for an extra encoder or dial.

Choose your perfect size with 49, 61 semi-weighted, or 88 fully-weighted hammer-action options – all with expressive polyphonic aftertouch on an industry-leading keybed developed in collaboration with Fatar.


How It’s Innovative

The Kontrol S88 MK3 is the world’s first widely available controller keyboard to combine polyphonic aftertouch with weighted, hammer-action keys.

Our deeper DAW integration lets you stay in the flow, and on your keyboard rather than switching back to the mouse. And the intelligent Light Guide will light up the notes in the key your playing, and help you create and play in any key.

The Kontrol MK3 also takes advantage of advanced MIDI 2.0 features, like the Universal MIDI Packet and MIDI-CI Property Exchange.

See MIDI Innovation In Action

Most Inspiring Use Cases

Using polyphonic aftertouch to sculpt your sound, then being able to direct your DAW, seamlessly load and play a world of Kontakt instruments, and control a host of external synths and other MIDI devices – all from a single keyboard – are some of the most inspiring uses of the Kontrol S-Series MK3.

Expansion Plans

We’ve had several updates over the last several months, with the most recent major update allowing USB and 5-pin MIDI outputs to be used simultaneously, along with an on-device arpeggiator and Note repeat feature.

At the end of July, we expect another update to introduce more exciting features, and upgraded Accessibility support.

Commercialization

To continue updating and improving on the firmware and connectivity of the Kontrol S-Series MK3.