

In short, is this product worth its typical selling price compared to other items? I assume it is because of the holidays, and will try again when I get time. The contact tech support button on NI's website has not worked since I bought this. Have you dealt with the company that made the product? Were they easy to reach? Were they friendly? Did they solve your problem? Hold down Mute and Solo to put it into Vegas mode for a nice light show. The quality of the Kontrol-ler is impeccable! It is really a beautiful machine. Is the product made well? How reliable is the product? How long does it seem like it would last (mechanical parts, cosmetic aspects)? I still haven't completely given in to finding sounds from all my VSTi's in the Komplete way, but it is still quick and easy to specify which synth/library you want and then audition from there. The preview function, which is a 7GB download, is nice. It changes the way you go about finding sounds. How easy is it to get great sounds from this product? How easy is it to use this product with your other products? Is there a learning curve? For instruments, how playable is it? Actually, the keyboard has A LOT of functions that ONLY work with Maschine software, which you can not buy without the Maschine hardware! :( If you have Maschine, then some of this functionality is available in that software. are ALL DEPENDENT on the software running on your computer.

The arpeggiator, note repeat, auto chord stuff, etc. Also note that none of the keyboard features work outside of a Komplete Kontrol software instance, either standalone or plugin. The Native Access software can be a bit flakey, for example it will not recognize my Output Exhale VSTi. The knobs could definitely use some more space between them. What are the most/least useful features? For guitars, what materials and parts were used, and how do you feel about this selection of components? I went ahead and upgraded to Ultimate because of the sale, but the free version is very adequate, especially when you consider you are getting Alchemy, Monark, etc.

The sounds that come in Komplete Select are very good. How would you characterize the sound quality of this product? How does the sound respond to your playing? Is it compatible with your musical style? How does this product sound in different settings? Do you have any tips to make it sound better? Many of the NKS instruments do not allow for remapping the key switches, so beware of that. I would definitely opt for the 61 key version. The knobs are a bit close together, and I tend to move an adjacent knob when turning another. It is a great controller, especially combined with Komplete 11 Ultimate.
