Just saying although this midi keyboard made great and works great, feel of semi-weighted keyboard is far not the same as weighted one (i've heard that even s88 provides some annoying plastic clicking sound when you play on it), and if you're looking for some tool to play on i'd highly recommend to go with some decent yamaha/kawai with 88 weighted keys setup. You can use 2 midi inputs to play the same instrument: in this case A25 would handle virtual instrument settings via knobs and your big keyboard do the main job, i.e.

Includes a collection of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects, KOMPLETE KONTROL Software, and MASCHINE ESSENTIALS (full MASCHINE software plus 1.IMO If you have some decent audio interface and 88 keys setup you're in love with, i'd highly recommend to save some money and go with Mikro MK3 and KK A25 to just control your plugins and DAW easier (vs Maschine MK3 and higher models of A series or S series, except S88 probably).

Cubase and Nuendo integration coming in a future update to the KOMPLETE KONTROL software.

Intuitive control over Logic Pro X, GarageBand, and Ableton Live.

Deep integration with MASCHINE software.

Pre-mapped control of KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects plus hundreds of Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) plug-ins from leading manufacturers via the KOMPLETE KONTROL software.

Smart Play: Stay in key with over 100 scales and modes, play chord progressions and arpeggios with single keys, or map any scale to white keys only.

Tag-based preset browsing directly from the keyboard or via the KOMPLETE KONTROL software: Find sounds quickly and hear instant previews.

4-directional push encoder for one-handed sound browsing and project navigation.

Informative OLED display for at-a-glance navigation.

Best-in-class, custom NI keybed, available with either 25, 49 or 61 semi-weighted keys.Smart, streamlined keyboard controller for all your virtual instruments and effects.The controller utilizes a semi-weighted custom NI keybed for natural playing action and includes 8-touch sensitive control knobs, ergonomic pitch and modulation wheels, and a four-directional push encoder for fast, single-handed sound browsing and project navigation.

The Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL A25 is a smart, streamlined 25-key keyboard controller designed for all virtual instruments, effects, and major DAWs.

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