I believe it stands up against most controllers right now. I will say that the new Novation, Akai, and Arturia keyboards are some of my favorites and definitely better than this keyboard. Keep in mind, this is not Native Instruments best quality keyboard though, so that’s expected. Make sure that both the NIHardwareAgent and the NIHostIntegrationAgent applications are set as startup items.

The Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A49 is the 4-octave version of the new affordable Komplete Kontrol series. Featuring 49 semi-weighted custom keys, pre-mapped control over hundreds of VST Plug-Ins via Komplete Kontrol and an OLED display, the A-Series A49 is a no-brainer for speeding up your workflow without breaking the bank. Fewer features such as control knobs, pads, aftertouch, and screens. The quality of the keyboard is still there as it is durable and put together really well.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: A firmware is a specific type of software that is directly installed on your hardware device. Many NI hardware products offer updates for their firmware. If the firmware version of your device is not up-to-date, your device may not be recognized or you may experience performance issues. Read this article and make sure the latest firmware is installed on your device. 4. Verifying the Hardware Status Go to the MIDI Remote Scripts folder in Live's installation directory. By default, it is located here:

Some NI devices require an external power supply for their operation, in which case it is worth trying a different power supply. We strongly recommend trying out only another official NI power supply unit. Scroll through the list of all installed extensions until you reach NIUSBAudio in the column Extension Name. In the example below, we want to look up the properties of the NIUSBAudio4DJ driver to determine the driver Version (v. 2.8.0 in this example). Just like the S49, there are no drum pads on the A49. One thing I will mention here is that you can play beats directly from your keyboard, so you don’t absolutely need pads. I get some people love the pads, I feel like Native Instruments invested in DAW functionality, rather than adding tons of features. The Key-Bed Logic Pro is now set up for Kontrol. Please read this article if your Kontrol keyboard is not automatically recognized by Logic.

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Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support > Native Instruments > Host Integration > Ableton Live The features described here require Apple Logic Pro 10.6 (or higher) as well as Komplete Kontrol 3.0 (or higher).Assign a free Control Surface slot to Komplete Kontrol MK2 by selecting it from the drop-down list.