USB is not shielded and may introduce noise in the hardware etc. I am considering buying also a KK S61 MKII, but if it behaves the same, it is a big stopper, and I might go the Novation SL61 MKIII route, although its aftertouch has issues on its own. To my opinion this seems like an underdeveloped product, and it screams for two things: make sure disconnecting from USB doesn't mess up the zones, and also make the keyboard work over MIDI and USB simultaneously as it is with competition. I will buy a splitter as soon as possible to try. Currently I don't have a MIDI splitter to try whether it actually sends data from the right side, but my guess is it will not. Then comes the next surprise: if you would like to use it only with hardware, and use keyboard splits to play two or more synths together, it is impossible to do it, because while the keyboard is connected with USB to the computer, to setup the zones and MIDI channels, you can't play the synths over MIDI DIN, but once you disconnect the keyboard from USB, at least mine loses the zones - only the left zone's light guide stays there, but the right zone light guide is turned off. I think both Arturia's and Novation's top tier keyboards can do that, and it is a shame KK can't do it. First it went that there is no ability to send MIDI over MIDI DIN and USB together, which makes using hardware and software together impossible - first big failure. While using it only with software, there are no issues, introducing hardware is where one gets into trouble. I bought my KK S88 MKII with the intent to make it the center of my studio.
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