KONTROL-S MK3 KEYBOARD DESCRIPTION (ALL MODELS)
Top Panel, from left to right
At the top left hand side of the keyboard are 3 buttons
Shift, Undo/Redo, Quantize
Below this is a bank of 6 buttons, relating to transport, they consist of 2 rows of 3:
First row
Loop, Metronome/Tempo, Automation
Second Row
Play/Restart, Record/Count In, Stop
Next, to the right is a vertical row of 5 buttons (The middle buttons in this section are split into 2 smaller buttons)
Play Assist
Settings/Midi,
Arrows left – Arrows Right (2 small buttons)
Previous
Next
At the top of the keyboard, running horizontally are a row of 8 unmarked buttons
Below these, separated by a single large glass screen, are 8 metal rotary knobs.
Next at the far top right side of the instrument are a row of 3 buttons.
Browser, Plug-in, DAW
Underneath these is a large metal multi directional 4 way encoder, which can be rotated, tilted in 4 ways, & pushed down.
Moving to the lower left section of the keyboard, to the left of the keybed, are the following controls:
First, A row of three buttons
Fixed Velocity, Octave Down/Semitone Adjust, Octave Up/Semitone Adjust
Underneath these buttons is a horizontally running touch strip, which by default is assigned to midi cc11, expression
Below this on the left is a traditional Pitch bend wheel which is sprung to return to the centre position, and to the right is a freely positional Modulation Wheel.
Both are of a premium feel metal construction, with tactile ridges, and a large indent to identify the centre position.
Rear Panel
Feeling across the rear panel, when working from left to right with the front of the keyboard facing you are the following ports & connections:
2 x legacy 5 pin Midi ports, the first is midi Out, the second is midi Iin which has a raised bump
Next are 4, 6.35mm quarter inche Jack pedal input sockets:
2 of these are unassigned, and can, via the software be assigned to external midi cc controls
The First is Unassigned, and is Marked Assign #2:
The second is also unassigned, and is marked Assign #1, this has a tactile bump underneath
Third is expression
Fourth is sustain,
The next sockets are two USB C inputs:
The first is a supplemental USB-C power only input, and is situated within a recessed oval port marked with a lightning bolt
The second is the USB-C HOST computer connection, and is inset within a circular socket, and labelled as host.
Finally there is a round illuminated on/off power button with a circular indent.
The main keyboard body is constructed of a hard plastic, with all metal high quality rotary knobs with easy grip vertical ridges
The buttons are made of a durable rubber, and each button section is also housed within a seamless rubber panel, which prevents dust from entering the edges of the buttons.
The only livery visible on the hardware is above the Octave buttons, which denotes the keyboard model for example: Kontrol S 88 followed by the NI Logo.
<pre class="wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code"><br />A USB C to USB C connection cable is included that matches the equivalent input ports on the rear panel, and can be found in a recessed section of the foam packaging within the box.</pre>
Secured to the inside of the box is a square envelope which contains the warranty and serial information for the hardware & the entitled software
Chris Ankin
February 5th 2024
http://www.kk-access.com
*Note: This description will be updated if required when accessibility becomes available in due course.
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