Korg - nanoPAD2 - Slimline USB MIDI 16-Pad Controller - White

This is a very compact keyboard, it's lightweight and slim.The keys are hard plastic which is good (I thought they might be rubbery).I bought this to use with Mini Piano Pro on my Android phone and it works perfectly with a USB C OTG adaptor cable. It also works with my laptop, I use Musescore Studio 4 and the NanoKey to enter notes into the score and Simplepiano to use the Laptop as an electronic organ.The Nanokey is fully polyphonic.According to the manual it uses less than 100mA so the phone doesn't really notice the current draw.So it's the perfect solution, I can use it with my phone as a small musical keyboard on the go and I can use with my laptop as a musical composition and score capture tool.

Not build especially well but works fine and comes in handy.

PRO's:1. Great for assigning the various knobs and sliders to parameters in VST's and VSTi's (Synthesizer and audio effect plugins alike). You can do this on the fly or you can set dedicated controls to work for the same thing each time you load up your starting template in the DAW you use. I use it a lot with Serum for example.2. can be used as a mixer controller by default if you prefer - although I personally do not as the sliders aren't very big - this is referred to as "travel" and due to the small size, moves in slightly larger dB increments when compared to a larger control surface with greater slider travel.2. Seamless integration with Ableton Live but if you use FL Studio there is a custom script you can load into it which is arguably even better than the standard Ableton Live integration. The script for FL Studio is called Nanometer and you can find this by searching it on youtube. I use both DAW's extensively.3. Extremely portably - As you can tell by the picture I have provided, it sits comfortably on the lower portion of any laptop surface without intruding on the keyboard (mine is a 15 inch laptop for reference) and it leaves a little space to not get in the way of your left hand when you wish to reach for keyboard shortcuts that involve the use of shift, ctrl or alt.4. The quality and feel of the knobs and sliders is absolutely satisfactory for the price point (it is twice as expensive on amazon now for some reason, I picked it up for circa £50 from here but it was a while ago).5. The transport controls are extensive as it has not only the usual play/stop/record but also buttons to flick through your various time markers that you set throughout the length of your project. It has fast forward and rewind which is also very uncommon but great to have. Cycle typically works as a loop button. It has track buttons to flick between your mixer channels too. I can not express enough how great this all speeds up workflow and ergonomics of any setup.6. Korg provide a software utility to edit the CC values associated with each button/slider/knob for a setup totally specific to your own nuances.CON's:1. Small slider travel so not excellent as a mixer controller if you are OCD about very accurate dB setting due to the larger adjustment increments or lower resolution if you prefer that term.2. Sliders are not motorized - this feature is another mixer focused feature that this control surface lacks which basically means that the sliders would move independantly without you touching them to match the mixer settings on-screen.Conclusion - I have owned a large number of different MIDI controllers since 2008 and no matter how sophisticated my home studio gets, this will always be a part of it. Also, the picture I attached is of my portable setup that fits entirely in a backpack (minus the tower fan on the left) so it is extremely portable.

Delivery - Excellent. Build quality - better than expected. Performance ? Read on....I have a Korg nanoKontrol 2. Great product. Slightly short faders but fits on the bottom of a Macbook real sweet. Also works with several KORG apps on iOS - iMS20, iElectribe and Gadget. Best is iMS20 by far. One button switches between mixer and synth. If the app had Link it would be the total business. Only drawback is the USB lead. Not good on an old school 32 pin iPad with a camera adapter, better on a Lightning equipped model.So the wireless version should provide all of the functionality of the USB only model right ? Maybe a bit more ? Wrong. All my KORG iOS apps recognise it and flag it as connected. So let's try some of them....iDS10 ? No. Well I could hope.... iMS20 ? No. iElectribe ? No !Gadget ???? After all, there is a button on the front panel labelled "SCENE" - maybe you could cycle between scenes ??? Very limited mixer control only. Jog wheel, scene buttons and FF/FR buttons are redundant. The track buttons are duplicated by the Select buttons above the faders and don't illuminate.... Leave them alone. And why is there a label with Wireless on it painted out ????I will keep it. In a few years time, secondhand iPAD Pro's will be within my grasp and a Link locked 8 track version of Gadget will run like clockwork.Oh dear KORG it could have been so much more..... How about some downloadable profiles for the editor ???TIP - If you connect this unit to the editor on Mac, the SCENE lights will come on and the unit will no longer talk via Bluetooth. If you can find a factory reset mentioned anywhere on the net, you are well clever. I used the same routine as described for the wired version ? Hold down CYCLE and the two TRACK buttons and power up using USB. Worked for me.UPDATE 20/5/22I HAVE UPGRADED TO IPAD AIR. WITH KORG ELECTRIBE WAVE, THIS UNIT PROVIDES FULL CONTROL. 2 BANKS OF 8 FADERS INSTANTLY. WELL DONE KORG FOR IMPLEMENTING. INCREASED RATING TO 5 STARS

Awesome small form factor midi pad. Seriously if you’re on the fence just get it. Aside from abbleton the included software is not the greatest but for $65 the hardware alone is a steal so the free software is just a bonus

Perfect!

I bought one of these 9 years ago (a black one). I don't use it a ton but it's still working well.I wanted a second one for the extra keys, so I bought one in white.These are great little MIDI controllers. They're very small, but the keys are the correct width.Great for using with a laptop, or for casual use without having to set up a full-size keyboard.

Muy funcional para dot 2,sofwer de iluminación

This is an amazing midi controller/keyboard for anyone who is looking to either practice, or produce while on the road, or other places where you can't bring your regular full-sized controller.While the keys feel clicky, it isn't in a bad way, nor does it get in the way of playing it. For it's size, it's nice that it has knobs, pads, a half decent arpeggiator, scales, and chords. Chords are 7ths, which isn't uncommon for Korgs, so everything sounds a bit jazzy, but from what I've read elsewhere, you can change them to triads, or other 4 note chords in the Korg Kontrol Editor.I'm using it for FL Mobile on my Android phone, and it works flawlessly, but requires a third party free app to keep the Bluetooth connection alive. Download and run MIDI+BT LE off Play, and you'll have a solid Bluetooth MIDI connection for hours, until the battery runs out, just remember to start it before FL Studio each time.Only comments I'd have for Korg on how to make this even better, is the following:- use a better 3 way switch for your USB/OFF/Bluetooth, this one feels like it may break eventually.- swap the USB over to C, which is gradually becoming the new defacto standard- add a display for tap tempo, where we can numerically see the BPM, and allow for direct entry with the keys.- Include a cheat sheet on the back, or stickers to do so, that show the scales/arps for easy reference.- include a better chord function, with manual entry, or a larger selection of chords.All that said, I'd highly recommend that anyone wanting to do mobile production get this keyboard.