Native Instruments Kontrol S88 Mk3

An 88-note MIDI keyboard like the Native Instruments Kontrol S88 MK3 is no longer overkill for the average home studio, especially since every articulation is coupled to key switches these days. This accommodating bit of kit also does away with the need to transpose and, since it's a third-gen model, comes equipped with a bunch of improvements, both big and small. The Native Instruments Kontrol S88 MK3 First of all, the large, high-resolution colour display means that you're looking at an even cleaner control lay-out compared to the MK2 model. The LEDs just above the keys are still there and still colour-match with Kontakt so you can quickly access key switches or certain zones. If you want, you even assign a different colour to every key in Kontakt. More importantly even, NI have decided to built in polyphonic aftertouch, giving you deep control over the sound of every individual MIDI note which is especially useful when playing strings and wind instruments. Once you know what it can do, you'll never want to write, make or produce music without it again.