Native Instruments M32 REVIEW!

[@OsandiKodagoda]

I really like the way you are explaining things. My dad going to buy one for me. So I can make my own music tracks. Thank you uncle

[@SanjayC]

You're welcome!

[@maelgwni]

All the best with it duwa!

[@leoeriksson1859]

This fella is my go to reviewer !!!

[@jackkim127]

Thats really sweet

[@bositha]

good luck nangi !

[@afridifacebook]

You have quickly become one of my favorite reviewers on KZbin. Your videos are informative, not boring, and easy to digest. Props on that. Hope your channel grows well; and you find success in all of your current and future endeavors. peace

[@SanjayC]

Afridi, Thank you so much! That is a beautiful compliment to my work. I wish you success as well, my friend!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

really clear and concise review, thanks for the great upload!

[@SanjayC]

Thanks 😃

[@lumpielump3576]

guess what? I got my M32 about 9 months ago and used it only as a midi keyboard within Ableton + various third party plugins - now I´m just starting to realize the power of this little bag of tricks... thanks again for another straight to the point review, dear Sanjay!

[@techiestuffs3041]

I'm planning to buy M32 now in 2022 Is this worth buying ?? I use cubase 12 pro daw

[@baranaltun2019]

What can you say about volacity and key sensitivity?

[@mdpro2er]

This is the one piece of gear I've been eyeing since namm. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Great video! You helped me realize this is exactly what I want.

[@SanjayC]

Nice. I’m very impressed by it. Only now I need a bigger backpack!

[@BillyBanter100]

I've been using the M32 and A49 for a few years now. The M32 gets far more use these days as it's a great little midi keyboard and has all the control that the A49 has.That said the A49 has more range of course and the pitch and mod wheels are far more accurate for subtle adjustments. Consider getting both and you will be well covered on the midi key front.

[@glen7695]

Well done Sanjay. Clear, concise and positive.

[@FearFox]

Great video man! :)

[@SanjayC]

Thanks :-)

[@emiel333]

Looks good to me. Just what you said, the lack of drum pads is a pity. I already have multiple keyboards but the NI with lot’s of software included for such an affordable price is a steal! By the way: I always love your honest review video’s.

[@SanjayC]

Thanks Emiel! :-D

[@Claidheambmor]

There's something really satisfying about playing drums with keys, producers have been using keyboards to make beats for decades. :)

[@MrVleker]

I'd advice getting this and a separate device for drumming though, most integrated pads suck and I usually end up using the keys anyway

[@SanjayC]

Totally agree about separate drum pads

[@MrVleker]

@@SanjayC Oh hey, I actually came here to ask a question about the m32 but I got distracted by this 😂 anyway, I'll be abroad for an internship for 6 months or so and can't go without making music for that long so I've been looking at the m32. Just wondering how the keys feel compared to a "normal" keyboard. I can't play this anywhere locally, and my brother has an Akai but I hate those keys. I know you mentioned the keys a bit in the video, but if you were to compare them to a normal scale keyboard, are they similar or do they have that bouncy/stiff feel? Thanks :)

[@InfiniteRhombus]

NI has been killing it lately, what an awesome company. I bought a maschine mikro like two weeks ago after I've been doing everything manually within ableton, after discovering and playing around with that and reaktor i haven't used ableton at all and now really the only time I'll even use it is for sequencing and mastering. Everything is so easy to use and you really can just go straight from the box to producing even if you dont know a damn thing about any of it. My only regret is getting the mikro instead of the maschine mk3 because the mikro doesn't do standalone mode, i was afraid to drop a bunch of money and having to spend like a month figuring out how to use it, now that ive actually found out how easy all of it is to use i should have just spent the dough, all of it is so amazing. I cant wait to add the kontrol to my set up. Ive had a mpk mini for a long long long time and I think I've spent maybe 3 weeks of actually using it in the 3 or 4 years ive had it, I hated it and its always felt broken to me. NI stuff just works straight away which is the way it should be. Another thing about the mikro I dont like is its sequencing, but like I said before im using ableton for that so its not even an issue.

[@SanjayC]

Nice to hear you're enjoying your NI experience. hey, if you've got a little extra cash to spare, consider going with the S-Series keyboard. Nice you have the Mikro, you'll benefit from the screens on the S-series. They are totally worth it. I go through the difference between the NI keyboards here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5KZq6uNfdSro5o

[@InfiniteRhombus]

@@SanjayC a day after i posted that comment i upgraded to mk3

[@epicon6]

Kudos for the UNSC warthog! Also this is easily the best M32 review on youtube!

[@SanjayC]

Master Chief approves of the M32! haha!

[@dang579]

@@SanjayC So cool!!

[@coolo73]

The only big downside I can see about M32 is the lack of midi-class compliance. I'd like to also use it with my ipad and iphone apps. That also provides built-in redundancy since you're not completely dependent on NI's custom drivers. At some point they'll no longer support the product and the drivers won't be updated to work with a newer OS.

[@SanjayC]

Yeah, I've heard the compliance drawback before.

[@blinkymon]

Came here undecided between the M32 and A49, leaning towards the A49. The last minute or so of the video gave me exactly what I needed! Thanks!

[@Sunny2ra]

This is such a better review than native instruments own official demo... thanks for featuring good music, tones and melodies in ur review.

[@SanjayC]

Thanks for the positive comment Sunny!

[@jacksp8de]

Great video as ususal. How would you compare these keys to the MiniLab. I want a portable way to use my NI instruments but I love the keys on the MiniLab mk2.

[@SanjayC]

I think the keys feel similar to the Minilab. But the M32 keys feel higher quality (more durable).

[@aydaceren7136]

Thank you for another to-the-point review, Sanjay. Been looking for an instrument that's on the cheaper side and small enough to fit my compact home studio (main goal is to have swifter control on the NI ecosystem). I'd been eyeing A series when they dropped this one at NAMM. Look forward to getting it.

[@SanjayC]

Totally hear you! I always wanted NI to make something small to access the NI system and they finally did!

[@aydaceren7136]

Sanjay C 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MickBenjamins]

Awesome video, thanks Sanjay! 🙌

[@SanjayC]

😃 thanks!

[@patrikfernstrom7607]

Great review. NI currently includes Komplete 13 Select with this keyboard, making it the cheepest way to obtain Komplete 13 Select.

[@Tikolu]

Is the lack of after-touch on the M32 a problem? I'm considering buying it, and I'm wondering should I instead go for a keyboard with after-touch.

[@solyarisoftware]

Hi Sunjay, Thanks for your helpful reviews! I purchased the M32 after watching your video. However, after many months of usage, I have to complain about the touch strips. In my opinion, they are very poor in quality. Firstly, I often unintentionally touch them with my left hand, especially the ModWheel, which frequently controls the dynamics of sample libraries. I don't know why, but the touch sometimes causes a reset of the strip, resulting in the overall volume (dynamic) being reset. I only realize this after minutes of wondering why the library is suddenly silent. So, in my opinion, the major flaw of this keyboard is the presence of these useless touch strips and also unnecessary keys. As an orchestral music composer, I would instead appreciate two real hardware sliders on the left of the keyboard as a replacement for the touch strips, along with fewer useless buttons and rotary knobs. That's just my opinion. The M32 with sliders would be a great keyboard. Another minor issue is the position of the USB connector: in that position, the keyboard takes up a lot of space on a small desktop. It's a pity. Anyway, I want to thank you again for your efforts in your great reviews. Nothing personal, but for me, Native Instruments fails in both hardware devices and sample libraries. Giorgio

[@bertram1st]

Can you use this in key mode and the mode where each of the group is on a separate key

[@elliotbasmati1055]

Thanks for this video...really needed it!

[@Ilovered0117]

Hi i want to ask about the software since it is the one that interest me to buy this keyboard. Are the softwares really come with full version & full library? Like Maschine Essentials. I heard it was same as Maschine 2.0 Software,but it comes with smaller library to browse at. Really need to know what 6100 sounds and 10GB worth is, cause for komplete kontrol software & komplete start were already free without buying the keyboard, and i already have ableton live suite. Thanks btw

[@hinduprinze33]

Seems like great place for a beginner to start off with. Great price for everything that comes with it!

[@SanjayC]

Yes it is

[@danielhennings3352]

Love the Speedmaster! - And great video :) So well presented!

[@shreepadgandhi6739]

I have recently bought arturia minilab3 (25 keys)...what tempts me to buy this KOntakt M32 is the free KOMPLETE 14 Select that comes with this keyboard. Otherwise I do not see it as tempting as Arturia minilab3. But otherwise this doesn't look today to go for...25 or 32 keys...both are too small number of keys...though any beginner too should go for 49 keys minimum...its really not that comfortable to work with the OCtave buttons on a 25 and 32 keys keyboard. Trying to decide whether I should buy this or not. Today's price tag - 139 USD, KOMPLETE 14 Select has a price tag of 99USD...so just pay 40 dollars more and you get a 32 keys keyboard...that's how I am looking at it. Well. Thanks for your review.

[@prodbyma1036]

Nice review 🔥 dose it works with FL studio?

[@francoismorinofficial]

Hi Sanjay ! thanks for your super videos ! I have a question about the M32 : Is the cable is in USB-C or must have an adaptor? Have a good day!

[@bobafruti]

I went with the m32 because it’s nice and portable. I also wanted a keyboard that gave me effortless access to synth parameters without assigning controllers and such, m32 is a big winner at that! (For nks compatible synths, fortunately Arturia supports nks) I already have a large library of synths and sounds so that’s not a big deal, but nice to have.

[@SanjayC]

Congrats. I like the M32 for the same reason. Really speeds up my workflow.

[@tarotaddicts4695]

What a great review. Thank you!!!

[@TrNdke]

I really dig my Arturia Minilab Mk2 and the included Analog Lab Lite. There are times where I'm wanting more physical keys and sounds to play with. I thought about buying the Keystep before this was announced. Would you recommend I pick this up for those extra keys and the bundled software?

[@SanjayC]

Yes! Having both the Minilab and the M32 is going to be a great combo.

[@teashea1]

Very quality presentation - nicely done

[@SonnyGreenwichJr]

There goes mo' money out me pocket! Ha! Great stuff as always Sanjay! ☮️🤘🏽🤠👍🏽☮️

[@SanjayC]

LOL!

[@Thadnill]

Hi, thanks for this review! I'm a bit torn whether I should go for the Akai MPK mini Plus, or the Native instruments M32. Mostly I compose orchestral music with Native instrument plugins, which is why I naturally leaned towards the M32 at the beginning naturally (though sometimes I can for sure work with electronic music and sound design as well), I can also say that the Aesthetic and minimalistic elegant design of the M32 is by far the best (though the Akai does look somewhat ok still). The advantage of getting the Akai would be the additional keys and maybe also some of the additional controls (if I would use them). But I honestly think that the keys of the M32 feels nicer than the Akais (which felt a little floppy and weak). So I already have a 88 controller when composing more complex stuff, which is why I think that a smaller and portable 32/37 Controller can be a nice addition, but the question is whether I should get the M32 or the Akai. Which one would you recommend for my case? Thanks again for the nice review!

[@ThaexakaMavro]

Komplete select come with the m32 you until January 6 killer deal

[@Drrruell]

Keep making these reviews! They are very helpful. Thank you!

[@SanjayC]

Will do! :-)

[@user-bw5hk5nb3k]

I love your presentations, thx for every information about Native Instruments you roxx : ))) Thhhxx

[@michaltanay2315]

How I can put it together with this native instruments keyboard also together with native instruments audio interface 1 ? I will be need for this work any cables ?

[@SanjayC]

The M32 connects directly to your computer. You don't connect it to the interface.

[@DerekDonovanKCMO]

You do excellent reviews. This was very informative.

[@SanjayC]

Thank you! 😊

[@arnabchakrabortyofficial]

Thanks once again buddy.

[@SanjayC]

You're welcome! 🙏

[@99rpm]

5:50 I agree, if this M32 had some of the excellent Maschine (Mikro) drumpads, that would be the bomb! There's space for them on the M32's form factor if they had rearranged the knobs and buttons a bit

[@Salohkin11]

Genuinely awesome, well produced and helpful content! Glad to find this gem of a channel - and person!

[@SanjayC]

🙏 You are too kind. Thanks for the positive feedback!

[@michaltanay2315]

I would like ask you please. How I can installation native instruments audio interface 1 to software ableton live lite ? And will be everything working also with microphone ?

[@berniarmstrong]

At 3:00 the automatic subtitling states: "in addition you have some dog controls...." while the guy says DAW controls 😜 This looks like a great little keyboard to fit on my desktop to replace the rather unwieldy full size keys controller I currently use.

[@SanjayC]

Gotta love Google translate! What full size controller do you use?

[@happyjessus]

Thanks, great review! Do you think it is worth getting if you already have a mikro mk3? I realised that a lot of the software and instruments included are quite similar

[@K24U76]

I love mine, only issue I had was I ordered one originally and it was pre registered or open box that caused me a lot of issues, after receiving a replacement that was not opened it works flawlessly. I recommend ordering from a legitimate source like, Guitar center, sweetwater,.Amazon sometimes sends you open box items that are hard to detect, so be careful, I learned the hardware as my original one I had would not work with logic at all due to it being registered by another user and I spent hours and days trying to get the transcoders to work. It was painful.

[@SanjayC]

Thanks

[@dcruzdavis1882]

Im planning to buy a midi controller which one shoul i get ? arturia minilab 25 or komplete kontrol m32 ?

[@GrampaCaligula]

Thanks for putting this review together - I wanted to see if the M32 would fit the bill for me. I keep an M-Audio Code 61 connected to my desktop, and I was looking for a 'couch keyboard' for my laptop. This looks to fit the bill perfectly!

[@SanjayC]

Awesome!

[@oienu]

humm I have a Keystation 61es so I could do the same using this little thing to move and get the full control and just use the 61es when I need full keys

[@mauriceamaraggi8098]

Excellent video. I just bought one. It was quite difficult to set it up with Live 10. Just a question, I try to use it to midi control some Vienna Instruments. The knobs start from CCU 14 on page 1. Cannot find 1 to 13. Any tip? Thank you.

[@RussMullins]

I know this is a somewhat stale review, but I wanted to thank you for it. I purchased an M32 after seeing this and absolutely love it! Many thanks!

[@SanjayC]

Hey awesome! Glad you're as happy as I am with it!

[@Only1Dharti]

First, this keyboard looks really sleek and the visuals from this video is clean and just so well produced! It’s great to watch your tutorials!!! Never bores me and only excites me more about music (also your music you create for the videos) and what you do for others and to explore instruments and sounds! Keep it up! #MakeTheMusicYouLove

[@gunthermeer8245]

Wait, aren’t you his wife ? 😁 Great to see the support. Good video

[@Only1Dharti]

stannextdoor 😂😂😂 I am! And yes! You’ve got to have a good support system in anything you do!

[@tunesofeleven]

What's the price?

[@RonIrizarry]

Can you recommend a sustain pedal that works well with this keyboard? Thanks! Also just subscribed, your content is awesome & extremely helpful!

[@allaedin9095]

Just recieved the m32 today, can you please do a guide/set up on it like how you did for the mikro mk3? That would be awsome.

[@SanjayC]

Its coming I promise. I've had so many requests for it.

[@allaedin9095]

@@SanjayC thanks bro!! Because Im currently stuck on it and trying to sort everything out, hopefully I can do my best until you upload your vid!!

[@SolomonandTheIncentives]

M32 or A49 for my MK3 music production mainly hip hop neo soul jazz? Which do i pick

[@koraydundar5320]

Hi, thanks for the video! Would you recommend Native Instruments M32 or AKAI MPK Mini MK3? I am a complete beginner, portability is not an issue and I already have garage band on my mac.

[@pixpusher]

Great video reviews. Is it possible to let us know when the products that you are reviewing were provided by the manufacturer or if you purchased them?

[@SanjayC]

Yeah sure. I'm kinda new to this, so didn't realize I should mention that earlier, but I've started doing that. The M32 was sent to me for free by Native Instruments.

[@jeetray11]

Hello - Sanjay. Is M32 and A49 build quality about the same and is the A49 basically has some extra keys everything else being equal? Can I play drum MIDI without the pads and will they be velocity sensitive. That is can I play the drum sounds softly and hardly with the pressure of the fingers on these keys? Or do I need drum pads?

[@marcomair]

Hi! Great vid man! Can we use other plug ins (for example Nexus, Real Guitar, Heat Up, ecc) and not just those which are included with this MIDI? Best wishes!

[@adamb.6359]

Took your advice and went with the m32 . Solid controller with great features especially if you’re already working with native Instruments products already. Works great with ableton as well.

[@SanjayC]

Love to hear that. So happy you found my video useful

[@StNudge]

Hello. Can I connect it through a Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen to record and add to guitars/drums?

[@dwilliams4142]

I would have liked a more detailed description of the key action. It's a keyboard, after all.

[@SanjayC]

Thanks for the feedback! I always find it hard to come up with words to describe the key action. And on mini keyboards, its even harder to describe. But will take this into account for my next review!

[@dwilliams4142]

@@SanjayC you're the bomb, Sanjay. 👍🙏

[@Stomp_It]

Are you able to adjust the velocity on the keys? I love my M32 but only see where you can turn the velocity sensitivity on and off but no other adjustment.

[@Jason75913]

some plugins also come with adjustable velocity curves

[@Ubermensch16]

Hey Sanjay! Great videos! I had a question though, are you able to switch to different recordings on the maschine through abelton like you can on the novation midi keyboard? This is going to be what gets me to decide on one or the other so really thank you if you can help me with this answer. Thanks-nick

[@SanjayC]

On Maschine, yes you can. That's a function of the Maschine software + Maschine hardware.

[@xenioxe]

Great review 👍. How about integration with Mulab? Would it be successful?

[@sevenpro]

I just subscribed and liked this video. Well explained, no extra talking and crystal clear information. i just purchased a used but pristine kpmplete controller. Im interested in the software you spoke of. Can you help? Thanks!

[@favourhenshaw197]

Great video! How were you able to do the chord cheat? Playing the chords with only one key

[@mehranmosaddeq]

Any updates really appreciated. I just got M32, it's perfect, only issue is Modulation touch Strip it's a little bit laggy. Is it normal or I'm encountering a hardware failure. Pls let me know. Tnx.

[@bassimist8984]

is this the perfect MIDI Keyboard for Presonus Studio? Can i fill in drums too?

[@argyify]

Can i use it as a midi controller with Pro tools?

[@SanjayC]

Yes you can. It’s standard midi.

[@KutWrite]

Nicely done. I like your little robots and other toys and animations.

[@SanjayC]

Thanks :-) most of them are little memories from my childhood (and adulthood 😊)

[@TheBigBosske]

Nice once. Total newbie, so it's 100usd for the keyboard. I had to google for Monark which is 99usd... And that Reaktor is 199usd. What would be a minimum software setup, low cost or even free?

[@shanglang133]

Does the keyboard let you import presets and save them on the M32 so you can play them without your computer attached?

[@jaysmusic6]

If I purchase this keyboard will I be able to purchase the komplete 13 standard for the $199 upgrade or would I have to cough up the $599

[@garaughty]

This looks absolutely beautiful and rock solid !

[@SanjayC]

Its pretty nice!

[@rikardosmusic]

brillaint review dude.....you convinced me to invest in this.

[@SanjayC]

Thank you Rikardosmusic!

[@olonoli]

I just decided to purchase watching the reviews in your videos !

[@lemmuki103]

This or the m-audio pro oxygen mini? What can you recommend more?

[@samayyatri]

Thank you Sanjay C.

[@sleeng_ala_prod]

Thx a lot for what you're doing. It's a great help. Just want to get sure if the M32 works well on FL Studio?

[@SanjayC]

The M32 will work fine with FL for accessing the Komplete Kontrol features by NI. But you won't get mixer control with it. I think you may be able to manually map those.

[@WycliffStudios]

Wish Arturia will release a 37 KeyFull size keyboard. So, that we can get Analog Lab with it lol

[@allaedin9095]

I want to ask you about the difference between komplete kontrol and the machine app/software or whatever its called, I seem to find machine easier and quicker to monouver whilst the komplete kontrol is not allowing me to play any instrumnets and tells me something about "standalone"?

[@SanjayC]

Komplete Kontrol is really a way to easily find and audition instruments. Its not a beatmaking or songmaking DAW. You can use them together (Komplete Kontrol as a plugin inside Maschine). But that may be redundant.

[@djlowtek]

Well worth the cost! Great item

[@SanjayC]

Thanks

[@pranavkarthik6262]

what is the use of the drumpad on keyboard synths?? how will it affect my production if i dont have one??

[@fffrank1183]

I like your review videos, one quick question for this M32, can I use this midi keyboard for other plugins?

[@vlusky_husky]

It's a midi keyboard. You can use it for anything that accepts midi. Although, it's mainly specialized for the Komplete Kontrol plugin.

[@rafakristianto]

Please review the m audio keystation 49 mk3

[@gsmith11172]

Can you make a video showing the ins and out of A49 and Mikro working together in Maschine software

[@evilwarnings2419]

Thinking about buying this because I already have the Mikro MK3. Can you connect them both and the same time to do drums with the mikro and melodies with this? Would they be connected both by USB at the same time? Im a bit confused about this. Thanks a lot! Great video as usual.

[@SanjayC]

Yes, you can totally use them both together by connecting them both by USB. excellent idea

[@Alvaro_GG3]

It's a good idea to combine it with maschine mikro MK3? I got a small home studio with the mikro.

[@10314347]

yes, absolutely. go for it.

[@SanjayC]

Yes for sure!!!

[@Johnwilkinsonofficial]

does this get along with logic ? i have heard some negative things.

[@dananjayasenadeera3108]

I bought M32. But it transpose control key not working with Logic Pro. I have no idea how to configure. Could you please support on this?

[@SPsounds100]

can you use this with every with vst and DAW? or is this only for NI instruments?

[@evilfab5195]

Thanks for this good review (as usual !!). Not surprised by the quality of this keyboard. Just afraid the mini keys are... too mini :-)

[@SanjayC]

If you're a pianist, you may have some issues with the key size. But you get used to it soon.

[@sherwinS_13]

love my Maschine MK3(i have two), this is the perfect pairing, especially since I don't want or need drum pads on my keyboard

[@NickC1975]

What cable is recommended to plug the m32 into a usb-c port in a MacBook Pro?

[@jobahamonde620]

hello!! thank you very much for this video. I am very interested in acquiring this controller and I would like to know if it is compatible with Logic Pro X version 10.4.6 Thank you very much for your answer and for all the information. Greetings from Argentina.

[@joeydeguzman9708]

Hi Sir, I'm totally new in Garage band and Midi kontroller Komplete kontrol M32, may I seek your guidance because I cant remote control my garage band's Play, Rec and Stop button through my midi.

[@braveheartconqueror1768]

Is it compatible with android phones sir? Great review.

[@ep2ats]

can you map it to traktor or any other dj software seratto virtual recordbox?

[@marenas32]

Hello Sanjay, As a total beginner would you suggest this keyboard or the Maschine Mikro? Which has more plugins to start? Thank you!

[@SanjayC]

As a beginner, I suggest the M32 as its much more versatile. You'll be able to control your DAW better, and you get Ableton Live Lite if you don't already have a DAW.

[@metallpt147]

Do you know why in my DAW (Studio One 5) I can’t use a lot of the buttons such as play, stop, rec, scale, arp but I can use most in Komplete Kontrol?