THE KONTROL MK3 S-SERIES ACCESSIBILITY HELPER UNOFFICIAL QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

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INTRODUCTION

The Kontrol MK3 S-Series keyboards were first released in late 2023, and accessibility for this next generation of Komplete Kontrol keyboards has been both a highly anticipated and long awaited arrival for many existing blind & visually impaired Komplete Kontrol users.

Now that the accessibility has officially landed, we thought it might be helpful to put together a quick start guide for any new users and those who are perhaps considering the upgrade to see what the new range has to offer.

We will do our best to steer you through any of the less obvious initial setup hurdles from a visually impaired perspective.

We conclude with a panel layout of the Kontrol MK3 keyboard, which is also available as a separate article on our website (linked at the end).

DELIVERING ACCESSIBILITY TO THE KONTROL MK3

The method of delivering speech accessibility for the new Kontrol MK3 S-Series keyboards differs from that of previous Native Instruments keyboard hardware, as it uses a separate application called the ‘Accessibility Helper’.

Rather than having the accessibility built directly into the Komplete Kontrol software itself, this approach has a potential advantage of being able to provide specific targeted accessibility updates, or the possibility of other new hardware being added to the helper in future.

In fact the new Accessibility Helper now already offers support for both the Kontrol MK3 S-Series along with the Maschine MK3groove box in this single application.

SETTING UP

You will first need to register your Kontrol MK3 S-Series keyboard in Native Access using the serial number found either within the packaging, or underneath the keyboard.

Check the box thoroughly as both the enclosed card documentation and USB cable have both been known to play impromptu games of ‘hide & seek’ with us blind customers, they will certainly be there somewhere, either stuck to the inside of the packaging or keyboard packaging end panels.

Although not ideal, using a phone scanning app should allow you to accurately capture the serial number.

NATIVE ACCESS

First load up Native access and hit the ‘add serial’ option, then paste your serial number into the edit field, and hit enter again to register.

Registering your keyboard will activate your warranty, give you access to any included Komplete software (which admittedly existing Komplete owners may already have),, but also more importantly the two essential Kontrol MK3 installation files required to accessibly operate your controller.

Setting up your Kontrol MK3 keyboard on your computer involves the installation of two core components, the Accessibility Helper itself, and also the Hardware Connection Service.

After registration and refreshing your products, these files should be listed under applications, so go ahead and install them onto your system.

The Accessibility Helper will no longer needs to be manually run each time you wish to use it (which was the case for the original Maschine MK3 version). Instead it now automatically loads whenever your computer starts up, and quietly sits in the background taking up a minimal amount of resources.

Using the Kontrol MK3 Series for the first time is much the same as with previous keyboards from Native Instruments, new installations require the running of the Komplete Kontrol software to build a database of your products. We will not cover the whole installation process for new users here (we have a getting up & running guide in our KK-Access tutorials section for this).

Instead we will assume that you already have a previous keyboard and working installation, and have just upgraded your keyboard to the Kontrol MK3, so just need this as a helping hand to get you started.

POWERING UP

The new MK3 keyboards feature an onboard processor and higher resolution screen, which depending upon your computer setup and configuration, may require additional power demands which were not previously seen on the MK2 models.

In most cases if you are using the provided single USB C cable plugged directly into a matching port on your computer, things should work fine.

However, if using a hub or if your computer ports are unable to provide the necessary power, then a supplementary supply is likely to be required.

Unfortunately it may not be initially obvious that this extra power is needed, other than that things may not be working as expected. I would suggest using a phone app to scan and read the screen of the Kontrol MK3 keyboard, where you may see a message telling you to plug in an additional power source due to low power.

Generally speaking a USB C to USB C adaptor from something like an iphone should suffice, however at the time I found that several other adaptors I owned did not work, so for me purchasing a new supply was required. Hopefully you will not experience this frustrating out of the box issue as I did, but here is the specification for the secondary power adaptor if you happen to encounter this problem:

USB-C power supply (5 V, 7.5 W or higher, 1.5 A or higher) with its own USB-C cable.
PD – power delivery protocol compliant

LAUNCHING KOMPLETE KONTROL

After installing the Hardware Connection Service & Accessibility Helper software from Native Access and ensuring they are running, with the keyboard plugged in and turned on, you can run the Komplete Kontrol standalone application.

In general existing users seldom need to do this, however being a new keyboard, there is a likelihood that there will be a new firmware version available for your controller which should be detected from within the Komplete Kontrol software, see next section.

At this point, we can also press the top left shift button and top right DAW button on the keyboard, it should announce that accessibility mode is on.

The speech provided by the Accessibility Helper in common with previous Komplete Kontrol access solutions, continues to be provided by the default TTS speech engines for your platform, Sapi5 on Windows, & Voiceover on MAC.

Note that currently the Accessibility Mode is not retained as a default on status, so you will be required to press Shift + DAW, each time you wish to use the keyboard, it is now also similarly the case with Maschine MK3, however here the Shift + Play buttons instead will need to be pressed.

I would suggest resisting the strong temptation to try exploring the keyboard from within the standalone application, as it is unlikely to be configured to play sound, so may be more of a frustration than helping you to actually get up and running.

It is also worth clarifying that The Accessibility Helper settings only relate to the keyboard hardware itself, so setting up of the software preferences found within the Komplete Kontrol application are currently not supported from the helper application, hence we still recommend using the plug-in version of Komplete Kontrol within your chosen DAW in order to play or do anything creative, and just reserve the standalone app for housekeeping duties!

FIRMWARE UPDATE

Assuming that your computer is online, and waiting a few minutes for the main software to finish the auto scan of the database, the Komplete Kontrol software should also check for any available firmware updates for your connected Kontrol MK3.

This can be a little difficult to recognise, you may hear your screen reader report a dialogue, or it may actually announce that a firmware update is available, however it should still be possible to navigate to the proceed button and complete this task using OCR.

If you do not receive an obvious message request regarding a firmware update, then you can close the Komplete Kontrol software and alternatively manually download the firmware installer for your platform from the following link:
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/specials/komplete/kontrol-update/?srsltid=AfmBOoqQbQH2AS32HHjKhzRbjleuHlVRKiBdjfXQ–ySLvwHNLPAawdU

Again you will need to use OCr for the following procedure, When this firmware up dater is launched, it will compare itself to your current version, and invite you to progress with the installation if it is a newer version, or if no update is available, it will invite you to quit.

While monitoring the progress of the installation, you should hear your keyboard disconnect and reconnect as a USB device in the final stage of the process, again using OCR should report that the update has been successful and you can now exit the firmware updater.

If you do remain in any doubt about the firmware installation process, here is a link to a Native Instruments guide on installing the firmware:
https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/14268429916317-How-to-Update-the-Firmware-of-Your-Kontrol-S-Series-MK3

With the keyboard firmware now updated, and all other components in place, we can go ahead and close the desktop version if you had it open, and move on to load an instance of Komplete Kontrol within our DAW.

THE ACCESSIBILITY HELPER

As you had already previously turned on Accessibility Mode in the standalone application using Shift + DAW, this should still be active, so there is no need to do this again for this same session.

Depending on the requirements for your specific DAW, ensure that your Kontrol MK3 drivers are enabled and ready to use before loading an instance of the Komplete Kontrol plug-in.

After instantiating an instance of Komplete Kontrol onto a track, press the browse button to ensure that you are in the standard view ready for use.

Much of this procedure will already be very familiar to Komplete Kontrol MK2 users, as the eight rotary knobs will be used for filtering your instruments.

Starting with knob 1, when first touched it will announce ‘Empty’, but then slowly turning the control will speak the category, which will be ‘Brand’ (formerly Vendor), which refers to the product developer.

As you continue to rotate the knob it will gradually work through the manufacturers names.

Subsequently working from left to right across the eight knobs, you will find product name, Bank, Sub Bank, Type, Sub Type, Character, & finally the preset name.

Using the knobs, you can filter and select instruments and presets, and then finally load one by pressing down on the large encoder, or alternatively pressing the top row soft button number 8, here on referred to as function or F# buttons for brevity.

Once loaded, you will be in the Plug-in edit mode, where mapped NKS parameters will be linked to the eight knobs, enabling you to edit and change associated values, often across several pages.

In many cases, the Kontrol MK3 keyboards can have extended parameter options available, depending upon whether the loaded instrument or effect has either been updated or created using the newer NKS 2 format.

Here, by pressing the F8 button in the plug-in mode, the keyboard will switch between a smaller performance based set of NKS pages, and a more expansive and detailed set of controls, where any parameters in excess of the pre-mapped NKS template, will also be available.

You can use the next and previous preset buttons to load more presets, note that when in brows mode where on the MK2 we could load presets using these previous and next buttons without going into plug-in edit mode each time the preset loads, which was useful for checking the name of the preset by touching knob 8, or the large encoder (which is no longer touch sensitive),.

This functionality is not carried forward on the Kontrol MK3, so in order to check the preset name or evaluate the next, you will need to go back into browse mode each time to check this.

TRAINING MODE (Double press Shift Button)

As with the previous accessibility mode on the older hardware,
Training Mode is a great mainstay feature that is an excellent way to explore and develop muscle memory for learning your keyboards features without the danger of inadvertently altering values or generally getting lost down an operational rabbit hole, as all of the buttons will be inert from user intervention, but still speak their functions when pressed, so be sure to make good use of it, it’s your friend!

The Accessibility Helper also includes it’s own secondary training and tour mode for the Accessibility Helper software application itself.

To access this, as the helper will generally be used in a minimised state, you will need to bring up the helper window from the taskbar or MAC equivalent, so that the helper window appears on your screen, this helper also features adjustable visual elements for those with low vision.

With the helper onscreen, you can use the arrow keys on your computer keyboard to navigate a virtual representation of the keyboard layout, which have been divided into areas referred to as zones that match the buttons and knobs of the keyboard.

Pressing ‘H’ will bring up a help page, and pressing ‘T’ will launch a self guided tour, with more detailed descriptions being offered.

Additionally, it is possible to mute speech feedback for individual zones if desired, for example some users may prefer not to hear the transport buttons spoken aloud.

Note that any settings you make here are currently not retained between sessions, so will need to be repeated each time the helper is loaded.

Finally from the taskbar Accessibility Helper menu, there is a setting for adjusting your computer speech controls, the option to hide the helper window once again, or finally you may choose to quit the helper entirely.

BROWSER MODE – FUNCTION KEY ACTIONS

F1 – Previous Instrument
F2 – Next available slot (for loading of fx)
F3 & F4 – Previous and next type: Instrument, Loop, One Shot
F5 – switches between factory and User browser
F6 – Favourites On/Off
F7 – Save Favourite
F8 – Load preset

BROWSER MODE SHIFT + FUNCTION KEYS

F1 – Move Effect slot left
F2 – Move effect slot right
F3 – Quick Browse
F4 – speak Preset name On/Off
F5 – Unassigned
F6 – Unassigned
F7 – Reset Filters
F8 – Pre-Hear sounds On/Off

PLUG-IN EDIT MODE

F1 & F2 – Switch between the F1 Instrument slot, and F2 any additional FX slots.

PLUG-IN EDIT MODE – FUNCTION KEYS WITH SHIFT

F1& F2 – Move effect slot left or right
F3 – Bypass effect On/Off
F4 – Remove item from current slot
F5 – Unassigned
F6 – Unassigned
F7 – Classic View On/Off (standard NKS parameter template)
F8 – Edit, (when pressed this is continually announced as back which is a possible bug and has been reported), however, when turned on, NKS parameters are grouped in related groups, and an extended parameter range may be available,(see next section for details), when off a single page of performance controls are available.

EXTENDED NKS PARAMETERS

Some instruments have more parameters available that have not been pre-assigned to NKS control knobs as a part of a traditional pre-mapped NKS template.

This is where extended parameter mappings are a particularly useful new feature of NKS 2 and the Kontrol MK3 keyboards.

If the standard view is turned off, using the F8 button, there is the potential to reveal more parameters.

With these extra controls being exposed, there could now be many more pages of parameters to navigate, which despite it’s otherwise very welcome advanced editing opportunities, could perhaps be somewhat daunting to navigate if we were just using the usual page buttons.

Thankfully there is a little magic that comes into play here on the Kontrol MK3, as related groups of controls will be automapped to the top row of function buttons, F3 to f7 depending upon their availability.

F1 & F2 will take you back and forth through any of available designated parameter groups.

As mentioned above, F3 to F7, will hold various clusters of related parameters, for example all of the filters, all of the LFO, All of the envelopes, or all of the FX, for the loaded instrument.

Each group that you select will have parameters mapped to the eight knobs on the keyboard, and you can additionally use the usual page left or right buttons to further navigate your way through the entire selected group.

Just as an example, I loaded up the Arturia DX7 v synthesizer from Arturia’s V Collection 11 Pro. Here the MK3 automatically mapped a large number of control groups over several sets of the F3 to F7 buttons as parameter groups.

This provided a huge number of controls, The DX7 V sequencer group alone contained some 13 further pages of controls mapped to the keyboard knobs just from a single group. So, if you really enjoy rolling up your sleeves and digging deep into the workings of synths, then you may just have found your personal Valhalla, certainly when it comes to Arturia’s wares!

Please note that whilst Arturia seems to be a particularly gold standard example, not all products can make use of this feature, as mentioned they will need to have been created or updated to the NKS2 specification, however a growing number of new product releases are now able to take advantage of this powerful user sound designing feature.

SETTINGS & MIDI BUTTON

This button toggles between settings and MIDI, we will look at Settings first:

Press Settings:

This section can be stepped through using the F1 & F2 function buttons in order to go back and forth through the sections.

The first set of controls relate to the LED lights, with setting options being mapped to the eight knobs.

These controls are self explanatory via the speech descriptions when touched.

In addition, there are also some more options allocated to the other function buttons:

F3 Unassigned
F4 MIDI out USB
F5 MIDI out dual on/off (refers to simultaneous use of both USB and MIDI din sockets at the same time)
F6 Unassigned
F7 MIDI 1.0
F8 MIDI 2.0

If you press either of these two buttons, you will be prompted and asked if you wish to make the relevant switch to either midi mode.

(it is recommended to remain on Midi 1.0 at the moment as currently the features of Midi 2.0 are not generally implemented for most plug-ins or DAWs.

Now pressing F2 will take you to the second set of hardware settings, this time relating to the adjustment of the Key bed.

These are again assigned to the eight rotary knobs.

They cover the adjustment of your keyboard Velocity Sensitivity, /Aftertouch either off or Polyphonic, when Poly aftertouch is on, there are more controls for Curve, Sensitivity, Threshold, and Delay.

On this occasion, there are no further actions assigned to the eight function buttons.

Pressing F2 again takes you to Midi templates, however via the Settings button these do not currently appear to have any assignments, instead Midi Templates are access using the Shift & Browse buttons, (see next section).

Press F2 once again, this is now the General section.

Here there is some text based information relating to the Keyboard, such as Product serial number, contributors credits etc.

There are no further function key assignments, except for F8, this button allows you to reset your keyboard to the default operational state, removing any of the settings adjustments you may have made.

Pressing F2 for the final two times will present you with information pertaining to Usage Data, and License terms, with no other functions.

MIDI MODE

As stated, pressing the Settings/Midi button alternates between the two modes, when Midi is announced the controller will then function as a standard midi keyboard device, without any of the usual Komplete Kontrol functionality.

MIDI TEMPLATES

MIDI templates can be accessed by pressing Shift + Browser:

Here, knob 8 is loaded with the default template for the Kontrol MK3 keyboard.

There are options which you can access and adjust to change these default values, such as reassigning Pitch Bend, Modulation Wheel, Touchstrip, and Pedal assignments.

Pressing the F2 edit button will allow you to make changes to the currently loaded midi template as follows:

BUTTONS & KNOBS

After entering the Edit mode, the first page relates to Buttons & Knobs, here values can be changed using the 8 rotary knobs to adjust the following midi settings for each Knob:

Control type, Program change, Midi Channel, Midi Number, Midi Mode: Absolute, Relative, Relative Offset, Minimum Value, Maximum Value, Display Mode

To advance to the next Knob, tilt the large Encoder to the right, this step is then repeated for each Knob.

F3 takes you back a page, F4 advances the page, F6 resets the values, F7 lets you rename (using the 4 way encoder), F8 saves your changes.

PEDALS

Pressing the F2 Next button will then take you to the next section of editable controls, which are Pedals.

The first page is for the Sustain Pedal, again, the rotary knobs will speak their function when touch, and functions such as Mode and Invert are found here, any knobs without an assigned function, are simply announced as ‘unassigned’.

Tilting the large encoder to the right, now takes you to the page for the Expression Pedal settings.

You will find options for the Mode, Invert, Swap (Ring or Tip behaviour of the pedal plug).

You can Tilt the encoder two further times in order to access the further two optional plugs on the rear of the Kontrol MK3 to suit your own requirements for any additional pedals that you may wish to use.

In the pedals section, pressing F7 will allow you to calibrate your pedal, to do this begin with your pedal press down flat, which would be a midi value of 127, press the F7 calibrate button, then release the depressed pedal back to it’s usual resting position, this has a midi value of 0.

To complete the calibration process, press the F8 done button to save the changes.

TOUCHSTRIP & WHEELS

Press the F2 Next button again, and we will find the Touchstrip and Wheels program options.

First up is the Touchstrip, which by default is set to control change 11 (expression), we can also change the midi channel, and minimum & maximum range values.

Pitch Bend is the next page after again tilting the large encoder to the right, there is a midi channel control, but interestingly not a minimum and maximum note range for the bending of notes.

Tilting the encoder right one final time gives us the Modulation Wheel settings.

Type, Midi Channel, Midi Number, Range From & Range To, are the options here.

For each of the above pages, pressing the F8 button labelled as ‘Done’ will save your changes.

KEY ZONES

Press F2 again, and we reach the Key Zones page, Options here cover:

Type, Midi Channel, Transpose, Velocity, Key Zone Low Key, Key Zone High Key, Key Zone Colour, & Priority,

Pressing F3 will allow you to add more key zones, F4 is to remove one, and F8 will again let you save the changes.

GENERAL

Press the F2 next button once more, and this last page is for General settings.

Knob 1 allows you to change the midi output port, this is set to USB as the default, however you can also turn on the midi din ports either separately or in tandem with the USB port. There is also a control for the Global colour of the LED lights, which are Blue by default.

Press F8 to save changes.

Continuing our look at Midi templates, more actions are assigned to the Function buttons as follows:

F1 New
F2 Edit (as previously discussed this relates to the currently loaded template)
F3 duplicate
F4 Delete
F5 rename (using the large 4 way encoder)
F6 Import
F7 Export
F8 Load

Midi templates typically allow users to control external hardware and synthesizers, either by creating your own Midi template, or importing one of the growing number of user created templates for external gear from the Native Instruments forum found here:
https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/34278/kontrol-s-mk3-midi-templates-un-official-peer-to-peer-sharing-and-download-thread/p2

PLAY ASSIST

Just as with previous Komplete keyboard models, the Kontrol MK3 S-Series also includes a Play Assist feature, this mode is entered using a single button, although you may previously have known it as the individual Scale and Arp buttons.

As well as being able to use these useful assistive features to control any of your loaded Komplete Kontrol instruments, it is now also possible to directly use this functionality for any loaded non NKS plug-ins, or even external hardware synths that you may have connected.

After pressing the Play Assist button, the F1 & F2 buttons will enable or disable either Scale or Arp mode respectively, the eight rotary knobs are assigned within each mode to select and refine the options within each mode.

Pressing either Shift plus F7 or F8 will switch between Keyboard or Plug-in mode.

Keyboard mode stores and retains the settings directly on the controller itself, whereas Plug-in mode will store changes to your DAW project when saved for future recall.

KONTAKT DIRECT INTEGRATION

The Kontrol MK3 series is designed to also integrate directly with either Kontakt versions 7 or 8 as well as Komplete Kontrol.

This means that if you should wish to use any Kontakt based product, then you can now do so without needing to specifically load Komplete Kontrol.

When you load Kontakt on its own, the keyboard functions and browser behave in a similar way to that of Komplete Kontrol.

The browser of course, will only display products that use Kontakt related file formats, rather than other plug-ins such as Reaktor, FM8, or third party NKSF presets.

Kontakt Multis

One of the benefits of this Kontakt integration, is that we can now create our own multi part Kontakt instruments.

Just as we would use multiple slots within Komplete Kontrol, here we now have the opportunity to load a succession of Kontakt instruments across several slots, perhaps to create our own orchestral ensemble.

For example it is possible to load Brass, Strings, Woodwind, Percussion, and Choir, into numerous instrument slots, effectively stacking them as we go.

We can still access and edit parameters for each instrument just as we would within Komplete Kontrol, by switching between the individual slots, and then using the Plug-in mode and page buttons to navigate and tweak the parameters.

This Kontakt integration also offers us the opportunity of loading other Kontakt related formats into these extra instrument slots.

You can now add Combined (multi NKM files), Tools, Leap, Loops, & One Shots of your choosing.

Tools is a useful set of pre-programmed musical utilities, that will allow you to select and load Chords, rhythmic Patterns, & Phrases into your session, which can then be played using whatever instruments you have loaded.

The same Komplete Kontrol training mode feature mentioned earlier is also available when using Kontakt separately, again engaged by double pressing the shift button to enter and exit.

DAW INTEGRATION

The Kontrol MK3 S-Series keyboards continue to offer DAW integration with a number of supported Digital Audio Workstations, with more to be introduced going forward.

The typical features such as transport controls, quantisation, tap tempo, volume and pan control of tracks, and of course automatic instance focus, are among the common features you can expect to find and use directly from the keyboard without the need to use your computer keyboard or mouse.

These features are ongoing, and have already exceeded the possibilities of what was previously achievable with the previous range of keyboards.

The latest feature to be added (August 2025), is the recognition and auto mapping of non NKS plug-ins alongside NKS supported instruments and effects.

This opens up a whole new world of accessibility with the Kontrol MK3 S-Series keyboards being at the centre of your production and creative process.

Here is a link for the DAW integration features of the currently supported DAWs:
https://www.native-instruments.com/ni-tech-manuals/kontrol-s-mk3-manual/en/daw-control#:~:text=The%20Kontrol%20S%2DSeries%20MK3%20keyboard%20integrates%20with,not%20need%20to%20turn%20to%20your%20computer.

LOOKING AHEAD

Naturally any assistive software release is seldom going to be perfect, it’s not until both of these elements arrive into the hands of the end user that the many variations of usage and setups can be fully realised, despite undergoing extensive beta testing from the blind community, there will inevitably be new suggestions and improvements which we hope will be implemented in future updates.

Here are some observations that I have noted and have already been flagged by myself and others.

The octave up & down buttons do not currently announce the range of the octave transposition.
Notification of there being a scan in progress or scan finished is not announced for the Kontrol MK3
Product names can be truncated, making identification of some products difficult
It is not possible to adjust the volume level of the preset pre-hear audio

Some of these observations may require updates to the Komplete Kontrol & Kontakt software, others may relate to future improvements to the Accessibility Helper itself.

(c) Chris Ankin

KK-Access.com

19th August 2025

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 input sockets:

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 on the hardware is above the Octave buttons, which denotes the keyboard model for example: Kontrol S 88 followed by the NI Logo.

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.

Secured to the inside of the box is a square envelope which contains the warranty and serial information for the hardware & the entitled software

DISCLAIMER

Whilst we have made every effort to check and verify all functions as described, it may be that some last minute changes have been made or features missed in this guide.

We will endeavour to correct and/or update this guide as and when important changes become known to us.
E&OE