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One advantage of the Nektar that makes me think about it is that you can very very quickly assign notes to the pads, so you could assign the key-switches to the pads.

I still think about getting a Komplete Kontrol keyboard though, the 88 key would work really well with Kontakt libraries that have keyswitches, that not a soul has thought to have in the same range, not even in the same library. This has been my experience.Ĭool they started HUI and MCU control, I'm assuming that's how you're getting transport control?Īnd yeah NI are in a weird state. Some have reported that scroll Controller #60 doesn't work with DP10. There are a couple of anomalies I've found in the transport controls, and I think it may have something to do with the differences between DP 9 & 10. I'd say it works about 75% with the DP10 version of MCU.

It supplies HUI and MCU control, and, while I reported earlier that it works perfectly with DP, I have to amend my review. It seems to have addressed the problems folks had with the Mk I.

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I can't speak for the other series besides the SL, though the manuals for their keyboards have been typically available online so you can look up whether their other series's can use HUI / Mackie.Ĭuttime wrote:Been using the Arturia Keylab 88 Mk II for a month or so. Novation make good keyboards, unfortunately they do not make an 88 key version though, and also unfortunately they're not that cheap on the used market. You can still use Akai and NI's plug ins for their dedicated controller keyboards (VIP and Komplete Control), they both 'sort of' support third party keyboards, in my experience it's spotty but workable if all you really need is 8 knobs mapped to the most common elements. Novation has HUI protocol support, so you get mixer faders and transport of DP. Most controller keyboards these days are using MMC, so Novation are the only ones I know of that also support HUI and Mackie for transport on their controller keyboards. Akai and NI both use MMC which is not supported bi directionally between controller keyboards and DP10, so the transport controls on them do not work.

I would like to be able to audition patches easily and use transport controls for DP when recording, all from the keyboard controller to keep my hands/eyes in one place (not a new concept I know)- but alas no MMC contact between the controllers and DP seems to be a deal breaker? Have I read that right in the posts I've scanned?Īnyway, what are you all using. I was looking at the NI Komplete Kontrol A or S49, or the Akai MPK 249- but they don't seem to integrate that well and easily with our beloved DP from what I've read. Kellog wrote:Hi all, I'm just wondering which MIDI keys controller seems to integrate best with DP for you all.

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