(In fact, I wanted the 88 key, but couldn't find it in stock anywhere, so I got the 49-key which was the only one in stock. So, despite the fact that the DAW integration in my specific setup is basically non-existent, I STILL love my Mk2. And honestly, if you want to use all of the groovy Native Instruments tools and instruments and sounds, aftertouch is a pretty handy thing to have. scrolling through your NI instruments, tweaking settings for each instrument, and the feel of the knobs and controls is SO GOOD, I really like the Mk2 screens and controls for navigating all that content.įinally, the Mk2 has a different keyboard that also supports aftertouch.

This may seem like a small thing, but honestly. So if you aren't using Logic on a Mac, the key benefit of the Mk2 is that almost everything you would do with the mouse before, can be done on the keyboard itself. The transport buttons aren't supported at all, and most of the other DAW-controlling buttons don't work, either. I use a Mac with Logic, and the difference between the Mk1 and Mk2 is really nothing at all, because most of the fancy features of the Mk2 don't work on the Mac or in Logic. It really depends on which platform and DAW you are going to use it with.

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