To report backvurt wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:53 pmlet me know how it goes.chk071 wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:38 pm I ordered a Komplete Kontrol M32 earlier. Really wanted that one.
i think after almost 20 years it might be time for a new kbcontroller
the direct integration with ni 0roducts would be good, its pretty much all im using in software these days anyway.
, I received the M32 today, and just played a couple of hours with it. I really like it, the hardware is great, keys feel nice (maybe a tiny bit more synth action feel than the Arturia MiniLab, but, they feel equally heavy, and "quality"), the encoders are really nice, much better than on the MiniLab, the display is a bit tiny, but, well readable for me. What's great is that the pitch wheel touch strip doesn't have a dead zone in the center, like on the MiniLab. It's completely continuous.Where the thing IMO really shines though (unsurprisingly) is with the hardware/software integration. Every parameter in the Komplete Kontrol software is controllable via the keyboards controls, and even without a glance at the PC screen. It's also great that the encoders are touch sensitive, so, you just have to touch a control, and it shows its mapping on the keyboard's display. I already used the KK software with my Novation Impulse, and, I think that it's very intuitive, and easy to use.
The DAW integration is nice as well. Studio One has templated for the current KK keyboards implemented since version 4.5, and, you have the transport controls already mapped, and you can also move the cursor in the timeline, with the big knob on the right (which is clickable, and can be moved left, right and top, bottom as well), activate loop, metronome, and you can do undo and redo from the keyboard in the DAW as well.
So, yeah, nice little keyboard, I'm really glad I bought it.
The only thing is which is a bit of a bummer is that, obviously a lot of plugins aren't NKS ready yet, so, you have to map them yourself (which is pretty easy as well though). If you're a preset hopper, that can be a lot of work though, as you have to apply the mapping to every single preset, I believe.BTW, this thing motivated me more to get into the software than any other keyboard before it. Says a lot, I think.
So far, it's still fun though. And, what's a real plus is being able to see the parameters on the display, and the visual page flipping.
