My first gen S49 was immediately intuitive from the first moments. UI compared to previous Komplete Kontrol keyboards. And as you can see below, the UI operates in a very different way. For example, my first gen S49 handles the Cubase transport, and this one doesn’t do that yet. Maybe there is some way to do it, but it seems to me that the Komplete Kontrol experience is different depending on what controller you have plugged in, or at least what series of controller you plug in. You can’t plug in two Komplete Kontrol controllers at the same time. Not a problem for experienced users, but maybe a problem for noobs to KK.

If this happens, you need to click the dropdown arrow next to the magnifying glass and then go to Edit/Preferences/MIDI and check the box for M32.

But it’s possible that in some cases it won’t recognize the piano keyboard. The browse button and knobs will work, etc. When you launch Komplete Kontrol, it will recognize your M32 automatically. I wonder if the M32 will continue to talk to me in the future, and, if so, what it will say. So I downloaded the new firmware and installed it without any problems. When I plugged it in the first time, my computer actually talked to me.

The MKII is a useful point of comparison, as they have the same list price of $129 and the mini-keys are pretty much the same size, the M32 just has 7 more of them. I should start by saying I currently use an NI S49 with an Arturia mkII as a supplementary keyboard, mainly for keyswitching, and to play additional notes. My hope is that some people will respond to this by showing me if I am doing something wrong. I think this keyboard will make a lot of people very happy and be a big win for Native Instruments.

M32 komplete kontrol