One of them is knowing how to play an instrument to some degree or another. Here are some of the most pertinent questions to ask yourself before buying a MIDI Keyboard:Īre you familiar with chords & notes? As a music producer, you’ll often wear many hats. In sum, for this price it's an affordable piano that can do almost all that I need, so I'm happy with it and I hope it lasts so many years.I'm a firm believer that everyone should get a MIDI keyboard, but this question is significant to consider because I don’t want you falling down the rabbit hole of buying gear you don’t need and won’t use. I think this type of units can have more controls, as it has two big empty frames on each side, but it happens the same with the S series. No aftertouch, which in 2019 should be a standard in this kind of hardware. The little screen is useful but it should be at least bigger or similar to the layout of the S series MK1. The clicking sound from the buttons is really loud, really. It's quite heavy and bulky, so you need a lot of space for it. Also, I need no mapping at all, I love plug and play things without messing around with configuration files and so on :) I can control some basic features from Studio One which is what I was looking for.

Another good point are all transportation buttons that it has, useful for DAW and also for the Komplete Kontrol plugin. It reminds me the feeling of a real piano, it's no so plasticky and looks like a premium unit. The good point are the keys and seamless integration with all Komplete products I have. I bought this piano after comparing all 61 keys midi controllers, and this seems to be the one with the best integration in Studio One.

Komplete kontrol a61 aftertouch