Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A49 Controller Keyboard Overview
Sleek, feature-packed and affordable MIDI keyboard with touch-sensitive knobs, a crystal-clear OLED screen and an custom-designed keybed.
The Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A49 keyboard is a member of the A-Series family and features the same robust build-quality, sophisticated design and inspiring features as its siblings. As with all Native Instruments MIDI keyboards, the A49 boasts totally seamless integration with Komplete Kontrol and Maschine software. The A49 sports 49 full-size keys and Native Instruments’ expressive custom semi-weighted keybed. It sits between the compact A25 and the 5-octave A61 in terms of price point and form factor.
The A49 USB keyboard is perfect if you’re a producer, keyboardist or composer that’s after a lightweight MIDI controller for their home studio or live rig. Like the other models in the A-Series range, the A49 gives you tactile, hardware-style control over your virtual instruments, effects and DAW. If you’re looking for a playing experience that’s closer to a hardware keyboard or synthesizer and don’t have the space for the A61 in your studio or on your desktop, the A49 is a top choice. The A49 is also easy to transport and has a slim form factor, making it a great gigging controller.
- Smart, streamlined keyboard controller for all your virtual instruments and effects
- Affordable entry point into the NI world
- Best-in-class, semi-weighted custom NI keybed
- Informative OLED display for at-a-glance navigation
- 8 touch-sensitive control knobs
- Ergonomic pitch and mod wheels
- 4-directional push encoder for one-handed sound browsing and project navigation
- Tag-based preset browsing via the KOMPLETE KONTROL Software: Find sounds quickly and hear instant previews
- Smart Play: Stay in key with over 100 scales and modes, play chord progressions and arpeggios with single keys, or map any scale to white keys only
- Pre-mapped control of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects plus hundreds of Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) plug-ins from leading manufacturers via the KOMPLETE KONTROL Software
- Full VSTi and VST FX support
- Deep integration with MASCHINE software
- Intuitive control over Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, and GarageBand at launch. Cubase and Nuendo integration coming soon after initial release
- TRS pedal input, assignable to sustain or expression
- USB 2.0 bus powered
- Can be used / assigned as a MIDI controller
- Includes a comprehensive collection of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects, KOMPLETE KONTROL Software, and MASCHINE ESSENTIALS
