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![]() Bear in mind the keyboard requires power - no USB power-only option - no doubt due to the plethora of LEDs. With the overall finish a glossy mirror black it looks every bit the modern studio accoutrement (and all those pretty lights… ooh la la!). The S49 presents as quite an attractive piece of hardware - it’s a very impressive effort when you consider this is Native Instruments’ first crack at a keyboard, but then remember, NI has put some pretty sturdy runs on the board with Traktor and Maschine. Included in the review setup was a Komplete 10 software package which, in itself, is a formidable sonic arsenal, but again, more on that later. In terms of sound generation, the S-series are strictly controller keyboards, and are designed to helm the Komplete suite of virtual instruments and sample players. For review purposes I received the 49-key, S-49 model. The Komplete Kontrol keyboards come in three typical keybed sizes: 25, 49, or 61 key models, dubbed S25, S49, and S61 respectively. Much sensation indeed! However there’s more to ‘Light Guide’ than whiz-bang lighting effects, and I’ll expand on those features a bit later, in the meantime, let’s look at the more traditional features of the Komplete Kontrol series. If sci-fi aesthetics are your thing the Komplete Kontrol keyboards are the only keyboard worth owning. Absolutely fantastic look, and perfectly suited to a dimly lit studio atmosphere. Upon boot-up this array of lights goes through a Las Vegas display, pulsating every colour the system allows, blue, red, green, purple, yellow, orange etc, before settling into a subtle blueish hue. Every key on the keyboard has a multiple colour LED situated at the rear of each key. ![]() The Komplete Kontrol keyboards sport this crazy feature called ‘Light Guide’. With the various sized Kontrol S-Series keyboards, NI has gone utterly berserk with LED lighting - this thing lights up like the Sydney Harbour Bridge on New Year’s Eve. I honestly thought I’d seen everything there was to see in the world of controller keyboards, but Native Instruments’ Komplete Kontrol controllers have relieved me of that claim.
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