Native Instruments Kontrol S88 MK3 + Komplete 15 Select

Introducing the Native Instruments Kontrol S88 Mk3, the newest edition to their next-generation S-Series Keyboards. The S88 is a 88-note smart MIDI keyboard controller with fully weighted hammer-action keys and all-new expressive polyphonic after-touch. Browse intuitively and mix your music on the fly with the high-resolution full-colour display. Use the redesigned Light Guide to play in your music key with highlighted scales, or pinpoint specific sounds, key zones and switches.

This next-generation of keyboard controller puts the world's best sound libraries right at your fingertips. Get direct, hands-on control of virtual instruments from NI and thousands more from developers like Arturia, Heaviocity, Korg, Output, Spitfire Audio, and u-he. Also, gain improved control of your music software with the S88 MkIII's powerful integration with all major DAWs.

Kontrol S-Series keyboards are built to last with a premium, industrial metal and glass design, manufactured to the highest quality. Bring your virtual synths and libraries to life with maximum expression - choose the Native Instruments Kontrol S88 Mk3!

Check out this video about the Native Instrument S-Series MK3 Keyboards:

• Immersive software integration
• Access over 2,5000 instruments and effects
• NKS 2 technology - auto-mapping
• Komplete 15 Select, iZotope Elements Suite & Komplete Kontrol
• Choose an additional NI Kontakt Instrument for FREE
• 88 hammer-action keys
• Expressive polyphonic aftertouch
• High-resolution full-colour screen
• Redesigned Light Guide
• Beautiful, industrial design with metal and glass elements
• Anodised aluminium knobs and pitch and modulation wheels
• Integration with all major DAWs
• MIDI templates
• USB MIDI, USB-C bus powered, sustain, expression, and two assignable pedal inputs
• All three models come with polyphonic aftertouch as standard, plus Kontrol S88 is the first widely available hammer-action polyphonic aftertouch keyboard controller
• Touch Strip for advanced expression adds a customizable, touch-sensitive control surface alongside the pitch and modulation wheels, ideal for smooth modulation, parameter morphing, or creative gesture control with real-time LED feedback
• High-resolution, full-color display screen for intuitive browsing, tweaking, and mixing Anodized aluminum knobs, pitch, and modulation wheels
• Modern, functional design with metal and glass elements, manufactured to the highest quality

Unified plugin control – play and tweak any 3rd-party instrument or effect in your DAW directly from the keyboard

NKS integration – automatic parameter mapping for instant, intuitive control of thousands of instruments and effects, with unified visual feedback that keeps your workflow effortless.

Extended DAW control gives you precise control of your session directly from the keyboard, including plugin chain navigation, parameter paging, mixer views, track color synchronization, and bi-directional tempo sync. Visual feedback mirrors your DAW track colors on the mixer view and encoders.

DAW-specific enhancements include:

Ableton Live: Ableton Instrument Racks are now displayed as container pluginsthat can be expanded or collapsed from the

keyboard. Up to 16 macros per rack can be controlled directly from the MK3. Customize plugin mappings via ‘Configure Mode’.

Logic Pro: Up to 8 Logic Smart Controls are automatically mapped.

Cubase: Customize plugin mappings with the Cubase Remote Control Editor

Bitwig Studio: Bitwig browser / preset navigation, named pages, and fully customizable mappings via ‘remote controls’ are available in Bitwig Studio. Plus, there’s an extensive library of user-contributed pre-mapped plugins available on the NI forum. See also the Bitwig controller extension doc.

Digital Performer: Preset navigation

Ableton Live Lite

iZotope Elements Suite (v11), including Ozone 12 Elements

Built-in creative tools help you stay in key, form rich harmonies, and visualize your music, to keep you totally immersed in your next musical idea.

Play Assist features unlock new ways to perform, compose, and explore musical ideas with intelligent tools:

• Scale Mode – lock melodies and harmonies to chosen scales
• Chord Mode – turn single notes into chords
• Arpeggiator Mode – create evolving rhythmic patterns
• Intelligent Light Guide provides visual feedback by highlighting scales, key zones, and switches directly on the keyboard

Software package included:

• Komplete 15 Select (choose from Beats, Electronic or Band editions with up to 300GB of included sounds and effects)
• a voucher for any NI Kontakt instrument of your choice
• Komplete Kontrol software
• Hypha
• Stradivari Cello
• Guitar Rig 7 LE

• Directly connect and control hardware synths, drum machines, and other MIDI devices using customizable MIDI templates and simultaneous USB/DIN MIDI routing.
• Use Play Assist tools such as arpeggiator, note repeat, scale, and chord modes, and add creative and expressive control to any connected gear.

• Support for blind and visually impaired users through the redesigned Accessibility Helper application:
  
  
  • Voice Feedback – physical buttons, encoders, and navigation described audibly.
  • Training Mode – controls can be read aloud without being triggered, helping users quickly and easily learn the layout.
  • Accessible DAW Integration – all firmware 2.0 features (including non-NKS parameters) can be controlled via voice feedback.
  • Hardware Synth Accessibility – MIDI template parameters for external synths are spoken aloud - an industry first.
  • System Integration – follows system language, speed, and speech preferences from OS accessibility settings.

Connect effortlessly with USB-C power and connectivity, MIDI in and out, and four assignable pedal inputs: one for sustain, one for expression, and two additional assignable inputs. Additionally, MIDI templates enable standalone mode for controlling external synths, drum machines, and other MIDI devices. Users can now create, manage, and switch between templates directly from their keyboard, as well as export, share, and import templates.



For existing S-Series MK3 users, please ensure you update the following components in this order for optimal performance: NI Hardware Connection Service, Kontrol OS firmware, Komplete Kontrol, and Kontakt.

Kontrol S-Series MK3 gives you complete, hands-on control of your entire studio. Play, edit, and navigate any plugin in your DAW directly from the keyboard, with unified visual feedback and automatic parameter mapping through enhanced DAW integration and NKS. Alongside your computer, customizable MIDI templates let you control external synths, drum machines, and other MIDI hardware, while built-in performance tools like arpeggiator, scale, chord, and note repeat modes add creative control to any connected gear.

NKS (Native Kontrol Standard) is NI’s technical standard for virtual instruments and effects, used across the industry to ensure precise, consistent integration between software and hardware. Key parameters are pre-mapped to the keyboard controls and presented with clear, unified visual feedback on the display. It means no guesswork, shorter setup times, and complex instruments that are immediately playable for a familiar experience across thousands of instruments and effects from the Native Instruments ecosystem and leading third-party developers.

• Software:
  • Free Kontakt instrument of your choice
  • Komplete 15 Select
  • Komplete Kontrol Software
  • Stradivari Cello
  • Guitar Rig LE
  • Elements Suite
  • Hypha
  • Ableton Live Lite
• Dimensions:
  • 1353 x 347 x 120mm
• Weight:
  • 13.5kg
• Keys
  • 88 keys
  • Fully Weighted Hammer-action
  • Fatar keybed
  • Polyphonic aftertouch
  • Light Guid
• Screen
  • High-resolution
  • 1280 x 480mm
  • Glass surface
  • Full-colour
• Controls
  • CNC machined, bead blasted and anodised aluminium
  • 8x encoder caps, 1x 4D encoder cap, 2x wheels (pitch and mod)
  • RBG illuminated pitch and mod wheels Continuous dustproof control surface
• Connectivity
  • USB-C bus powered (can operate from USB power alone)
  • USB MIDI over USB-C
  • 5-pin MIDI DIN in/out for hardware synths and external devices
  • Four assignable pedal inputs (sustain, expression, plus two additional)
  • Simultaneous USB and 5-pin MIDI output routing with flexible data assignment (firmware 2.0)
• System Requirements
  • MIDI 2.0 compatible
  • Intel Core i5, Apple M1 (and equivalent or higher)
  • macOS 13 (Ventura) or higher (compatible with macOS 12 in MIDI 1.0 mode)
  • Windows 10 (latest service pack) or higher
  • 8 GB RAM
  • An internet connection and a graphics card that supports Direct 3D 11.1 (feature level 11_0) or higher are required to download and activate this product. Once installed and activated, the product can be used offline.