I feel like I would be taking more of a chance, I think.ĭid you find it was easy to resell your KK when you wanted to?ĮDIT: Im leaning toward that novation 61SL MK3 right now. I saw a couple Yamaha devices that looked good, but I only have experience with NI, Korg, Akai, and Im not going back to Akai anytime soon. I have definitely considered other more general purpose controller/keyboards, and was actually just browsing around today. I use a few non-NI VST synths and just want to hear if anyone had any issues with basic MIDI routing or 'surprise' hidden limitations using stuff that isnt NI. I only have 1 hardware synth and I dont plan to connect that to the KK. I am quite invested in the NI ecosystem, so I dont think being mostly inside that ecosystem will be an issue. Thanks for your feedback (this is Jeremy S from the old forum) Will my S61/88 also be a breeze in connecting to non-NI VST, today? Will it be similar to my MK3 - switch into MIDI mode, create or load template, and/or manually MIDI learn inside my VST? I already know about the key action of the S series and people say very good things about the bed, and I am already very happy with my MK3, but my main concern is always integration. Its a breeze to connect to my non-NI VSTs. My experience with my Akai A49, OTHER THAN the controller drift defect, has been very good, with the controller easily connecting and routing to any instruments inside or outside of the NI ecosystem.

Im very good at routing hardware inside cubase and maschine, including my mk3.(Thanks !) Do you think the experience of using the S61/88 OUTSIDE maschine will be smooth for me, in MIDI mode? Are there any annoying issues with routing, creating templates with controller editor, or anything that makes the experience of using 3rd party synths OUTSIDE KK difficult?.

where you can only use it for note repeat.

My MK3 is poly aftertouch, but of course has that issue. is it channel AT, or per key(poly) AT? I cant find that info anywhere on this site, or sweetwater.Im leaving the Akai A49 keyboard because of chronic controller drift, and Akai refusing to repair it. I am about to replace my Akai A49 controller with a KK S61 or 88(or another brand if there is something that wont work for me), and Ive read plenty of documentation but wanted to ask current S61/88 owners about their experience.

S61 keyboard