The second generation MK2 was released in October 2017, and although it introduced an all plastic construction, improvements were made with more buttons and controls, dual screens and an arguably better feeling keybed.ĭespite these obvious design enhancements, one criticism that has been levelled at Native Instruments from the outset, is that the price could be considered as somewhat high from some perspectives for what after all some still view as just a controller keyboard. For the first time blind and visually impaired users have been able to easily browse, load, edit, create, compose and play their music in a way previously only dreamt of in previous years.Īlthough the first generation of Komplete Kontrol keyboards have been out and about in the big wide world since 2014, it was not until 2016 that us blindies got our eager fingers on these keyboards, following the addition of speech feedback by two insightful Native Instruments employees in a hacker-thon event, Tim and Karl I salute you chaps, and at the very least think you deserve a knighthood, your Majesty if you happen to be reading this!
There would be little argument among blind musicians who already own or have used a Komplete Kontrol keyboard with accessibility mode, that it has been a major game changer in terms of music access. Native Instruments new A-Series keyboards look set to deliver the invaluable gift of Komplete Kontrol accessibility to a whole new generation of musicians, but as well as their affordability they are very likely to appeal to more than just the budget conscious, Read on….
0 kommentar(er)
