The Komplete Kontrol A61’s informative OLED display gives you intuitive, at-a-glance navigation, while its best-in-class, custom semi-weighted NI keybed, eight touch-sensitive control knobs, and ergonomic pitch and mod wheels give you a powerful platform for expressive performances.

You aren't really saving much of anything by getting it bundled with the keyboard or production controller.Īlso, if you want to use Maschine 2, you're going to pay $99 for the full Factory Library, as anything other than a Maschine MK3 or Maschine+ comes with only the factory selection.Take control of your virtual instruments and effects with Native Instruments’ Komplete Kontrol A61 keyboard controller. Komplete Select doesn't really put a huge dent in that, due to the fact that you can onboard onto Komplete from a free library and only pay a $25 surplus over going the Komplete Select route. The thing is, the A49 is, on its own, about $480 cheaper than the S49. So, the difference in cost is actually pretty damn substantial.

It comes with Komplete Select, but you're still going to pay $199-399 to upgrade to Komplete 13, depending on whether or not you upgrade during a promotional period (and how deep the discount is). You can put this all in the same order, you just have to activate the Kontakt license before the Komplete Upgrade License (obviously).Īn S49 is $699 on its own. Add an A49 and it's about $550 Total after taxes (taxes depend on state). For Komplete, always plan around the cyclical promotional periods.Īdditionally, you can use Embertone Arcane to upgrade to Kontakt during a promotional period, and then upgrade from Kontakt to Komplete immediately if you're starting from scratch.

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