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Check out the new Native Instruments controller

Kontrol S5 will be released next month

The new all-in-one Traktor controller from Native Instruments has been announced, with release slated for next month.

Kontrol S5, with a retail price of £579, comes equipped with four channels, accompanied with eight colour-coded pads that are ideal for NI's Stems feature: multi-channel audio files that can be broken into four different elements.

Access key controls, remix decks, trigger loops, cue points and plug-and-play control also features on the hardware, with NI describing saying the built-in soundcard provides "essential connectivity and 24-bit/48 kHz of pristine audio guaranteed to pack a punch in any room".

The announcement comes after Reaktor 6 was released yesterday.

Head to the Native Instruments website for more information on Kontrol S5 and check out the introduction video below.