First Native Instruments, if you're seeing this, THANK YOU for including Woody Piano Shack in this release. I've purchased other NI products based on Woody's reviews. Second, Woody, can't wait for part two; this looks like a very good price point for a cool controller. Thanks for all the work you put into your videos. Cheer's, Cliff

I would gladly pay extra to have the light guide on it. It's quite useful.

woody so glad you did this it's on my purchase list and has been for months! Thanks again woody!

I've been following NI software for quite a long time now, and they always brought us interesting and useful tools to play with! Logical step was to move to the hardware package with a good bundle of soft, so good for them. :) Looking forward for the second part of your review, Gareth! Good job. Cheerio.

Woody, thanks for your first part of this review. Hoping part two is just around the corner ;). And thanks to NI for letting him review it, good choice.

Looks nice! Can't wait to see how well it works with the plugins :).

Woody...you are an absolute star and I think your demos are excellent..I think I will add this to my I phone as a second board to my FA 08 which I bought on your recommendation.btw, go to the mixer on the fa and choose ch10 and reduce the volume and use that stored as a studio set to get the auto drums correct in your mix! Sorted.. regards.

I liked the video! I decided tu purchase a49. This will be my THE first music instrument. Never played anything. I think - now is the time to learn. Will see...

Great review, thank you!!!

in desperate need of a new midi key, had no idea which to go for this time round but came across the new A series and it's looking good, thinking of picking up a 49 Key soon!

Thank you for the video! I really liked it. I'm thinking of buying a 25 key version as an addition to my larger midi keyboard, but I haven't decided yet whether I should buy A or S series. Probably A will do)

I love the maschine software! It’s much more intuitive than any daw ever and you can do most things on it (depending on the user though). Especially with the Maschine MK3 you can make music without looking at the computer and the A series keyboards are a great extension to it.

61 with screens is a must for me been with native for years

im looking forward to seeing part 2, unfortunately my arturia 49 keylab was stollen from my car boot between loading other stuff in the boot outside a gig (dummy i know lol) i wont be making up my mind tho till someone reviews arturia keylab mk2, any chance youl be doing a review on that too at some point woody?

Big hello Woody ! , this new controller looks quite good to me and as always your presentation is second to none , i'm looking forward to hearing and seeing the demo of this controller and the software when you receive it , two part video is a brilliant idea , i know it takes a lot of time and work to make a video and probably a lot of tea too ! , so i would like to raise my middle finger to the muppets who thumbed this down , sad haters that have to be laughed at when you think about it , anyway keep doing what your doing , its great to see how big your channel has grown and there is only one reason for that and that's You ! , i'm pretty sure all your subscribers will agree that your reviews are excellent and have tons of all the right information in them , you have opened a lot of eyes and ears in all the right places , really enjoyed this video and my big thumbs are way way up and i think you know where i would like to put the muppets thumbs up ! lol , enjoy your evening over there and the tea if your having a late night on the keyboards !!!! 😎AK☘ 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘

I liked that patch in between scenes!

I like your video. Thank you for info even now in future : )

Awesome that you got one before release date! I love my S49 mk2 and will get the S88 mk2 when i can afford it. I’ll have the 49 on my main desk together with maschine mk3 and i’ll have the S88 with the wonderful fully weighter keys on a synth stand and the upcoming maschine mikro mk3 next to it. Perfect setup for me

The best up-to-date unboxing and review of NI A-series controllers! Great job, Woody! And thanks for being honest! NI sold it to me with your video! Waiting for a release.

Great video! Thanks for your honest opinion.

A ‘Locky thing’ 😂 glad you corrected yourself. 😀

I’m curious about MACHINE, I wonder what kind of sequencer it is and how it works.

good review!

Thank you 🙏

Thanks for the great review Woody! I'm happy to see they didn't skimp on the keybed. This line is now the best playing keyboard for the price and removes most of the features I never used on the S-Series anyway. It's really poised to take over the market. The big question is; will the A-Series transport controls be extremely DAW limited like the S-Series?

woody when you looked at the guitar rig demo you were disappointed that you could not access all the amps and speakers, well you can!, how you do it is to click on a preset patch and then turn off all the effects one by one until you are left with the amp and speaker selection!

Hi ! Thanks for your unboxing. You said that you'll make a second part of it 3 weeks later but I don't see it now (2 month later). Do you know when you'll put this video online ? If it's still current of course. Thank you for your video and great job ! (Excuse my english)

where i can watch the 2 part of this video ?

Hey Woody! Great vid! I was wondering, can you transpose in semitones using the shift octave buttons like you can on the Mk2 S controllers?

Hello, Mr. Woody! I love vintage synthesizers of the 80s, such as Roland JX-8P/Alpha Juno 2/D50 and others, I even played on some of them. Now I'm looking for a midi keyboard and I want a keyboard with exactly the same soft and not noisy keys as on vintage synthesizers. Tell me, please, does this keyboard have soft keys, or are they as hard as the Nord Lead 4 synthesizer, for example? Thanks.

Its funny - you're much more of a keys player than I am but I prefer 5 octave controllers! Just feels more normal to me, and 4 octaves are too short. But obviously there's no right or wrong. Hopefully the final software is W7 compatible too. Very loathe to upgrade my machine and reinstall everything at the moment.

I'm very impressed with NI. I have Komplete Ultimate 11, have bought several standalone bits and pieces, and originally discovered them through Traktor Pro and the hardware controller. All quality stuff. The breadth of their complete portfolio is huge, the presets are great, the interfaces are intuitive, pricing is reasonable, and there is always an upgrade path that lets you build upon your investment without feeling like you've been ripped off or abandoned.

hey man awesome video, may I ask does this work for Fl studio ? thanks !

THANKS!

Woody, your biscuit - / cookie tin as a monitor stand inspired me. Thx a lot! Have you ever heard of Spectrasonics (Omnisphere 2.5 / Trilian / Keyscape) to compare with NI-Komplete series? You will regret it later on.

Well done Woody. Most unboxing videos are quite lame, but this edition was very informative.

does the komplete kontrol preview sound option work when not connected to keyboard, browsing directly in the software? And also does pre mapped work with komplete 10 ultimate.

Top video and nice to see NI supporting you. Do you get to keep the keyboard ??.

How expressive can you get with this keybed? Chopin like? Or more harpsichord would you say? Does it have graduated hammer action?

Can you please make a demonstration of the new kontakt 6 and all the new features. Would be great

Thanks for the great video Woody. You mentioned you didn’t feel that the 88 key S-series keyboard wasn’t a good choice for organ or Synth sounds, why is that?

I have an Maschine Studio, I think I will buy an A49 as an companion. Too bad they are not available yet.

Looks nice

brill mate, my mate gets support from native instruments too! :)

Great vid! Did you ever do the follow up? I can't seem to find it.

Please, can you help me? How can I use the Komplete Kontrol A49 with other plugins, that don't come with the software? For example plugins like Keyscape or others from UA?

I can't find the part 2 of this video, anyone know where it is?

is this for mac in fl studio 20 too ? :)

hey woody,nice presentation as usual,NI is a great company for finding useful musical software and hardware but i am a little disapointed as of late,i have the full version of contact 5 wich is 400 euros now there is a upgrade to kontakt 6,i checked it out,but not a lot has changed altough they ask 100 euros for the upgrade the only upgrade i see is you get three new instruments,wich i'm not blown away by,and wavetable in kontakt,thats all worth the 100 euros to upgrade,i dont think so want a affordable brass library,chack out indiginus's blue street brass,this library DID blew me away price,quality,and its playability is wonderful.one question woody,before my reaction becomes too long LOL why did'nt you upgrade to win 10 when it was for free,then these drivers would have worked,you will have to upgrade sometime developers will not make drivers for old operating systems anymore after a certain time,have a nice weekend woody.

Hey Woody, great unboxing! From what I understand, the Komplete Kontrol Keyboard do not support Reaper as a DAW fully, due to different dataprotocols. Has this changed? Or have you found a workaround? Would love to get an answer here in the comments, or a more in depth one in the following video. Cheers from Denmark!

Is it still has issue with mod/pitch wheel?

Can you connect it to studio monitors ?

Great video, does it work with with El Capitan?

What keys better Roland A500 or NI A49? - keys, softness of pressing, noise, which keys are generally more pleasant?

Hey Woody, great unboxing! What song do you play in the video?

Hi Woody! How do you compare it to the Roland A49? I saw that you have one around. I have the Roland one but the stick doesn’t convince me... The keys are brilliant! Thank you very much from Barcelona!

does it work with fl studio 20? What speaker are that in the video?

Prism is my fav software synth btw. Its sounds so digital organic :) perfect combination.

You mentioned the HARD TO SEE screen. Do you know about the accessibility/speech function? This makes it easier for partially sighted/blind users to access the functions and edit sounds. If not, check it out!

Hi, i'm interested by this keyboard. i usually use much better Keyboard (Motif / Yamaha U1 acoustic piano with Midi Interface) but got a hands (both) accident / Surgery and an hearing accident as well (oversensitive hearing). and can't use anymore a "normal" Keyboard controller (I was a Jazz/Pop/Rock gig Pianist in my past life). my issue is the action but as well the noise of the keyboard even on a synth. I actually use an iRig Keys 37 Pro, which is fine for my hands. You certainly tried an iRig keys ;) so my question : is the action of the A49 more "harder" than the iRig Keys Pro 37 or same or more softer ? that would help me a lot to know if i must give it a try or search something else. Example of issue i had with other keyboards : - Arturia Essential : Keybed too close to the keys = The black keys were making too much noise when played. - iRig Keys I/O : keys were hurting a lot + the unit was making a noise, kind of very soft high pitched noise usually (like bad isolation of something in the keyboard, screen (LCD/LED etc..) also called coilwhine in the computer world. - couldn't use a CME Xkeys, the keys were making a high pitched noise when played, and were hurting my ears too much. did you noticed any possible high pitched noise from the small screen or any unusual noise from the keyboard or the keys itself ? Thank you ! Thank you !

Hey Woody, did you manage to try and see if the transport buttons of this keyboard work with Reaper DAW? Thanks.

When is the second part coming? Very interested in this one, but I'm looking for some honest reviews about the included software...

I have machine mk3..is that posible to conect /work with a49 in combination like the S mk2 series???

Great review! This controller seems great and I'm considering buying it, but I have one concern. I used to own Samson Carbon 61, very cheap, very basic controller but it had four different velocity curves, which was occasionally very relevant. In some virtual instruments, the 'soft' dynamic velocity curves worked horribly, because it was impossible to hit mid to high velocities without pounding on the keys (and even then 127 was out of reach). I've learned that Komplete Kontrol A49 has only one dynamic velocity curve and some users are experiencing issues caused by that. Have you encountered such issues? If so, does Komplete Kontrol software (and/or Maschine Essentials) have a way of affecting the velocity curve of the controller on the software side of things (I think FL Studio has something like that in the options menu for example, but I haven't used the NI software before)? Your playing during the review didn't seem affected, but maybe you've encountered this issue later on? I'd hate to buy this controller just to return it because of that flaw. I'd be really grateful if you could confirm that this single dynamic velocity curve works well. Thanks in advance!

Are those 8 endless encoders on the A49 or just knobs ?

Anybody know what fatar keybed this uses? And would it be straightforward to take the keybed out and put it into a different midi controller?

Best review

hello sir, Which 49 midi keyboard is the best in terms of keybeds and build quality Native Instrument komplete kontrol a49 Nektar Impact LX49+ Novation Launchkey 49 MK3 Nektar Impact GX49 Arturia KeyLab Essential 49 Roland A-500PRO M-Audio Code 49 M-Audio Oxygen 49 MKIV by using cubase 10.5

Was there a follow up to this video?!?!?

Did you ever get this integrated with Reaper? Am considering getting a decent MIDI Keyboard and this one has been suggested to me but can't seem to find any new info on if it works with Reaper.

So it does work in windows 7 and 8. NI web says you need windows 10. Can anybody clarify this, please? What am i missing if I buy this and try to use it on windows 8? (i have kontakt 6 and I've been messing around with komplete start, but I have no physical keyboard)

on NI website can't find computer operation specs required to use this, you said windows 7 not supported...what about win8? and which mac osx?...and ipad? poor specs (none listed) and install requirements considering it's only meant for connecting to a computer

Way to go! Isn't this software problem due to W7 becoming somewhat obsolete now? I've been given an old Core 2 Duo-based computer just recently and decided to try the Windows Vista which it originally came with and... well, rough ride to say the least. Completely no support from software developpers - even google doesn't support it anymore.

yo Woody what happened to part two bruv! 😂 Its cool I know you're busy, just want to know if this controller has been a keeper for you or not? I know I've seen you using it

Can you tell me what drivers are you using ? Im running on win 8.1 and have some problems as well :)

Where's part 2?

I can’t get the sustain pedal to work .. and can’t find the midi icon to go to the pedal option any suggestions ?

Is a touch-sensitive keyboard? Great review!

du yu find any problems with pedal!!

Totally with ya about the current trend of keyboard weight, or the lack of it. These light controllers feel like they slide around on a table or stand. One more minor comment to these controller manufacturers, give us 9 knobs/sliders. With all the B3 emulations on there, you need 9 knobs or sliders to map to the drawbars. Even the pro level S series from them only has 8 knobs. Akai also does this with their boards. They are really nice feeling boards, but Akai only does 8 knobs and sliders.

Cmon Woody there's only one native instrument you wish was heavier, and it's certainly not the keyboard! ;) You can always secure keyboards in place but light keyboards are nice; you can play them on your lap on the settee and move them around easier!

Hey Woody, I'm Federico from Italy, I have something to ask you.. First of all, is this MIDI keyboard supported with Fl Studio? I mean, the quantize key etc. etc. REALLY works, or only in other DAW like Ableton and Logic Pro? And second, does this keyboard has the Aftertouch? I don't know if is better buying the Komplete Kontrol A49 or M-Audio Keystation 49 + Akai Fire. Thank you, greetings from Milano. ;-)

Can I use the a49 to start learning piano?

Hello thank you for the video, do you think 61 keys is enough for me to learn piano?

I went from Cubase to Maschine. Machine workflow suits me way better .

Does not work with ipad, returning mine

I got a Nektar lx61+ for $179 and it has knobs faders and 61 keys... If they want to compete on value they have a ways to go 😜

So Part 2 never materialised?

Have you done a video on latency? People have been using VST's for a good two decades now... but has latency been fixed yet?! I have an PC within last decade (Core2Duo) running FL Studio, ASIO drivers and M-audio midi interface but still there is a latency that puts it on the edge of playability!! Never understood this... What I have to do is pick a shitty preset on my Yamaha keyboard and hear that coming out as audio while I play... recording the notes via midi... and then selecting the VST patch I like for playback only ://

PLEASE PLEASE do a tutorial of how to setup the jdxi online?? what cable? do i need a mixer? just a quick start on getting jdxi guys to make some stuff online please!

The guy is so crazy😅😅😅 Right???🤗

Is it class compliant

"Komplete Kontrol", what is this, Mortal Kombat? :D

Actually what I’m most concerned at this point (whether I should return what I got and pay more to get this... just for the better keys) was whether the controller will still work with no NI software installed. I was so happy when you said the software did not install, then you said you’re using an old version of the NI software,😅 I’m so disappointed... so I still don’t know if this thing works as a standard controller. I read the manual and all it talks about is the software,...

Have to say, I skipped so much of this to the point of giving up. Points to note, please talk about stuff you've already tried/read up, there's not point talking about something and saying "I haven't tried it yet" I don't need to hear that! I gave up on SoS revews as they usually spend many word describing what I could see in the photos. Show us what it does!! I tried it in a music shop, wasn't really sure what it was, does it load VSTs or does it simply control a VST in a DAW?

Hello I want to buy a keyboard, I'm in doubt between 49 and 61 keys. I want to produce electronic music and learn to play with both hands. Is it possible to do this on the 49 keys? Forgive English, I don't know the language, I used the translator to write. Hug!

Windows 7? in 2018?

Piano Big Shack

Now, where is the follow up DEMO video?

One should think twice about purchasing a 25-key controller - I know, I bought one. You can do next to nothing with 25 keys, the keys are generally much smaller than on a piano and the' keybed' is astoundingly bad. Do not hope for any good velocity translation, nor quality of any plastic knob. IMHO, if you want 25 keys for portability, you should try to use your computer keyboard first. All DAWs have a virtual one. Then again, to each his/her own.