Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A25

This MIDI keyboard definitely lives up to its name of giving you "Komplete Kontrol" as there is controls for a lot of things. However, one may struggle getting it up and running on a DAW for various reasons. Driver installation process is very confusing and not all controls are automatically setup for all DAWs meaning you sometimes have to fix the controls manually which can prove quite challenging.

I mainly record live instruments, but sometimes when there is no live session musician I need to play a solo of a violin, flute or any other VST instrument with one hand. And at this moment, a small but very solid and high-quality keyboard comes to the rescue! An excellent idea came from the engineers of native instruments to release such a product in an inexpensive market segment. The quality for the money is impeccable. Thank you.

Komplete Kontrol A25 is well-built small keyboard and midi/USB controller. In the studio, I use it as my "quick keys" for instant editing and sound design and when full 88-piano keys are not needed. Full integration with NI Komplete a big plus. While it is compact, it is actually a bit bulky - so if you are looking for a light mini-keyboard you can take to a cafe or on an airplane - this is not it.

Everyone knows that NI makes top notch products, but this Item has a phenomenal keybed, especially if you are playing a synth instrument.

Very god and useful keyboard for creating, editing and mastering sounds!
Glad I bought exactly this k-board!
Must have it!

Solid keyboard. Once it’s set up, integrates with DAW really well. Excellent build quality, the knobs are touch sensitive. Very pleased with it, really love this keyboard.

For the price, it's really a great product. Sure it's plastic all over, but the build is still quite sturdy. There's nothing high end about it of course. But the keys and knobs have a nice feel to them, and I find playing on it a pleasure. The tiny display makes it a little bit difficult to navigate the controls on the keyboard. Although that's not really a problem for me, because I prefer to use the computer to control the keyboard, and not the other way around. The real strong point of this unit is the software compatibility, and easy of use.

The keys feel great and natural to play on, the knobs map well, everything functions, no driver issues. Using it for preset design on FL Studio.

This keyboard is great for shaping your sound and working closely with arrangements and sound scapes. Takes a little while to get to grips with the features though.,

Very nice keyboard. Includes very nice vst plugins.