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The Korg nanoKey 25 Key Keyboard is a unique, easily transportable MIDI Controller Keyboard that is little in size, but huge with functionality and features! When Korg set out to build a slim-line MIDI controller keyboard, they utilized their years of experience in manufacturing innovative MIDI keyboards to create a great-feeling, velocity sensitive keyboard based off a laptop keyboard. The resulting 25-note keyboard on the nanoKEY will transmit your playing dynamics to your software accurately and expressively. In CC (Control Change) MODE, the keys become MIDI controllers, allowing you to control any MIDI assignable parameters within your software. The Octave Shift function offers immediate access to the entire MIDI note range. Pitch and modulation buttons are also provided, giving your performances the kind of expression that you would expect from any controller regardless of its size. With the KORG KONTROL Editor (downloadable free of charge from korg.com), you can customize the nanoKEY to match your control needs. It lets you select between three velocity curves or fixed velocity, set MIDI CC values, and even allows you to edit the assignments for the minimum and maximum values of the control change messages transmitted by the modulation buttons or in CC MODE. As an added value, the nanoKEY also includes a download code for the full version of Korg’s M1Le, which faithfully recreates the legendary Korg M1 workstation. Plus, an upgrade path will let you graduate to the Legacy DIGITAL EDITION software suite, which has an even more expansive version of the M1, the renowned WaveStation and 19 great MDEX effects. Also included is a free downloadable Editor/Librarian to help you create setups to suit your specific control needs.
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Technical Details
- Keyboard: 25-Key With Velocity And 4 Velocity Curves- USB Bus Power
- CC MODE Button
- Octave Shift Up/Down Buttons
- Pitch Up/Down Buttons
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By Alexander Reyes (Brooklyn, NY)
I know this isn't suppose to replace a full size midi keyboard. However, it feels cheap. One of the buttons I had seemed like you had to hit harder to get a sound. I looked into having KORG replace it. The cost of shipping and waiting for the exchange would have been way more than the cost of buying one.
By Jodi A. Hawkswell (Great Meadows, NJ)
I bought this for my husband....he's a pretty smart guy but is currently having problems setting it up on his computer.......
By Blu Wall Tech
This item is first and foremost a MIDI controller with no MIDI ports, bet rather a mini-usb cable. Now that that's out of the way, let's start the review.
GOOD FOR: travelers, beginners
BAD FOR: professionals, people who actually need accurate velocity sensibility, slow learners (or re-learners)
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The item (for me at least) shipped in a box around 2'x4'x6'. Open the box and find padding... on one side of the actual product (in a box about the size of a computer keyboard minus the number pad). Needless to say, the item is shipped in an unusually large box.
Inside the box is the controller, which is incredibly thin- to the point where the mini-usb stretches the near entirety of the side's height.
Physically, the keyboard feels a little "clicky", but not to unlike a laptop keyboard. There is velocity sensitivity, however it seems like an unwelcome addition as the velocity seems to be random more then controlled. You may have to install a driver from the Korg website, but it will eventually work with no resistance.
You WILL need access to a score writing or MIDI enabled program to get any use from this keyboard, as the software that one is supposed to be able to download seems removed from the Korg website... I'm convinced it does not exist at all.
Final verdicts:
4/5
-I have seen the item at 3 different prices:
~35-Buy- good entry level keyboard for entry level price
~50-Keep shopping around- on amazon, you can likely find a better keyboard on sale for only a bit more than this
~60 or more-Pass- Just buy a cheapy keyboard and use a USB-MIDI cable. More functionality for less money.
By Big C (Clinton, MA USA)
I'm one of those guys who doesn't have a lot of cash, and has been playing around with software without MIDI controllers for a long time now. This little piece of equipment in one day of playing around with it, has made me rethink how I need to go about my personal hobby.
Now for less than $50 I couldn't ask for anything better. I got an amazon.com gift card for Christmas, and this is right where it went. And I couldn't ask for money better spent. I've already spent more time playing around with it than buying individual movies would have bought me.
The keyboard? Yes it's not quite as good as some of the other, more expensive ones out there. That being said, this is the least expensive MIDI keyboard that you will find. And that's the kicker for me.
I wanted something that would get me started with the MIDI interface world and deeper into computer music production, and that's exactly what this does. As small as it is, I can see how it could be really nice for traveling as well if you took good care in packing it.
The one thing is that once you get this keyboard, you realize how much you'd like to get the other KORG Nano series items, and that's exactly the boat I am in now. I'm no keyboardist, and I imagine someone who is would not like this nearly as much as someone like myself, but it's a great stepping stone into musical production.
If you are looking for an inexpensive tool to get you started, I'd highly recommend this keyboard to anyone.
(And as a note, I did shop around and seriously think about the Akai product line, but I went with the lesser cost for my introductory set. I wanted to stick with 3 items all by the same manufacturer by eventually getting the nanoPad and nanokontrol, and I believe both of those KORG products are better than their AKAI equivalents, while the keyboard leans a bit toward AKAI. But having hardware that I know won't have any conflicts with itself out of the box is a huge thing for me, and that's why I've decided to start building my home studio with the Korg Nano series. I know sometime in the future I will upgrade to some bigger hardware, but that's a whole different ballgame, and this will always be nice for travel.)
By S. Albert (Ft. Lauderdale, Fl United States)
Picked up a nanoKey, as work on music for my podcast during my free time at worked. The nanokey was the perfect size and seemed to work very well (save for the keys making this kinda annoying clicking noise. Then after about 3 1/2 week I was putting it back in the box and a button fell off. I thought that I could just snap it back, but alas afte looking at the pieces it appeared that a piece of brittle plastic was to blame. Returned it and picked up the AKAI LPK 25. The nanoKey worked fine, but I didn't want to return another unit for the same thing a few weeks later. While the nanoKey functions well, I can't recommend it totally to someone on the go
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