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Native Instruments
Native Instruments is a German music-technology company, founded in 1996 and based in Berlin, best known for its Komplete software-instrument bundle and the Kontakt sampler, the Maschine groove-production system, Traktor DJ software, and the Kontrol keyboard controllers built around its NKS (Native Kontrol Standard) hardware-to-software integration.
- Founded
- 1996
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany
- Known for
- Komplete software & Kontrol/Maschine controllers
- Reviews
- 5 reviews
Latest reviews
MIDI Controller· $1299· 2026-08-20Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 Mk3
The first hammer-action controller with polyphonic aftertouch, and the deepest software integration money can buy — wrapped around a bare control surface and a USB-C connection that is either flawless or maddening.
11 sourcesconsensus 763 contested
MIDI Controller· $249· 2026-07-29Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK3
The full-size Maschine's pads on a laptop-bag budget — everyone agrees they're great, and argues about everything NI took away to get there.
11 sourcesconsensus 752 contested
MIDI Controller· $449· 2026-07-25Native Instruments Maschine MK3
The groove-production grid producers keep coming back to — a premium pad controller that's only as free as the computer it's tethered to.
10 sourcesconsensus 791 contested
- MIDI Controller· $139
Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol M32
The pocket-sized door into Native Instruments — loved for its bundle and browsing, argued over for a velocity curve you can't fix.
consensus 7110 sources2026-07-10 - MIDI Controller· $749
Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 Mk3
Native Instruments' flagship smart keyboard: a superb Fatar keybed and the deepest software integration in the class, wrapped around a stripped-back control surface — and a rocky launch — that split its own users.
consensus 7510 sources2026-07-10