Korg "nanoKey" MIDI controller

[BOOBOO619]

Anyone getting this? I'm thinking about buying it. $50 on Guitar Center's website.

I currently have an M-Audio Axiom49. Which is cool, but I'm not that great at playing on it, especially when it comes to playing faster melodies. I think the reason for me is that I have trouble pressing the keys all the way down. I guess it just comes from me not being a true pianist. I usually end up using my QWERTY keyboard a lot, as it's a simple short button press and since the buttons on the QWERTY are so close to eachother, I can do super fast melodies and the range in which I have to go is shorter. So that's exactly what I see in this NanoKey, seems more like button presses, so less effort and the range is smaller so you don't have to stretch your fingers out as much. I'm also really digging the buttons for pitchbend, mod, and octave shift, seems easy to do as well. Of course seems awesome for travel as well.

 

[BOOBOO619]

There's also the nanoPad & nanoKontrol.

 

[50cal]

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[50cal]

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[Sick Wid It]

I usually end up using my QWERTY keyboard a lot, as it's a simple short button press

What the.....! You must have really short fingers or are a serious computer nerd man!

 

[GHP]

I don't like Korgs midi gear. I have a pad kontrol that shitted out on me after a year. My old ass midi man 49 key still works without a hitch and i've had it going on 5 years

 

[28g w/o the bag]

i contemplated on getting one of those for travel purposes... but maybe... would be alot better than lugging the axiom around

looks like a bargain though... i thought it would go for a lot more than $50

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[BOOBOO619]

Nah, fools, the QWERTY is sick if you figure out how to use it like I did before I had a midi keyboard. In FL Studio you can use the QWERTY board if you like, it's setup for 2 octaves. It makes it easy for quick playing or laying down quick ideas. My fingers are actually long, I'm 6', I just don't really care for the spread out feel of traditional keyboards, this nanoKey seems smaller in size so I can be quicker and don't have to press the keys down as far in to get more velocity. Velocity can be adjusted after, either way. Not to mention, when I get a laptop, it'll be useful.

 

[lil_wattage]

seems kinda coo

 

[MALKI]

Nah, fools, the QWERTY is sick if you figure out how to use it like I did before I had a midi keyboard. In FL Studio you can use the QWERTY board if you like, it's setup for 2 octaves. It makes it easy for quick playing or laying down quick ideas. My fingers are actually long, I'm 6', I just don't really care for the spread out feel of traditional keyboards, this nanoKey seems smaller in size so I can be quicker and don't have to press the keys down as far in to get more velocity. Velocity can be adjusted after, either way. Not to mention, when I get a laptop, it'll be useful.

now i know why your beats sound like that


imagine him getting on stage trying to play a beat with a computer keyboard lol not to mention you use "fruity" loops coupled with "QWEERTY" LOL

learn to play the keyborad it will help

 

[lil_wattage]

now i know why your beats sound like that


imagine him getting on stage trying to play a beat with a computer keyboard lol not to mention you use "fruity" loops coupled with "QWEERTY" LOL

learn to play the keyborad it will help

agree a learn the keyboard it is well worth it

 

[BOOBOO619]

^^^ It's the same exact thing as playing the regular keyboard. Only difference is the QWERTY keys don't pick up velocity, but that can be adjusted after you record the notes. Basically, I'm simply using the standard PC keyboard as a midi controller. In other words, it's just another way of triggering midi notes. There's other devices out there that trigger midi notes as well that are unconventional from your standard piano setup, ever seen the guitar midi device? The QWERTY is just another layout, instead of long white/black keys, your pressing buttons. I do have an Axiom49 midi keyboard, but that doesn't mean I can make better music on it. I like it, but I'm not a true pianist.

Anyways, I heard that beat you posted up MALKI in 50cal's thread, not so great for talking big & trying to clown. You were simply triggering chopped up samples, nothing spectacular at all. Stupid typical high pitched voice sample chop, cmon now. Not to mention, you can HEAR that their samples, they got that machine gun effect. Make a beat from scratch, homie, play your OWN melodies. All those beats I posted in 50cal's thread are from scratch. The beats 50cal posted are from scratch, I can hear it. Takes a real ear to come up with melodies on your own. I ain't got shit against people using samples, but innovate and add in your own shit as well like basslines, strings, synth sounds,etc... Your beat was a complete collection of samples.

 

[BOOBOO619]

I played one of these today at GC. They had it hooked up to a macbook, one of the silver ones. The keys on the nano are literally almost identical in size, feel, and action as the shift key on the laptop. Just so you can get an idea of how they feel.

cool, did you try the Korg nanoPad as well? I'll probably hit up GC next week, or heck even BestBuy if they got them now.

 

[lil_wattage]

^^^ It's the same exact thing as playing the regular keyboard. Only difference is the QWERTY keys don't pick up velocity, but that can be adjusted after you record the notes. Basically, I'm simply using the standard PC keyboard as a midi controller. In other words, it's just another way of triggering midi notes. There's other devices out there that trigger midi notes as well that are unconventional from your standard piano setup, ever seen the guitar midi device? The QWERTY is just another layout, instead of long white/black keys, your pressing buttons. I do have an Axiom49 midi keyboard, but that doesn't mean I can make better music on it. I like it, but I'm not a true pianist.

when you edit volocity in its not the same....... plus the qwery is not going to give you aftertouch. but to every man his own....... I think its ok to use but not for a long time. just my opinion

 

[50cal]

Boo Boo what about pitch bend and modulation how can you do that? Also even a keyboards keys differ from model to model and people have there preferences and in a vast comparison compare a weighted keys usually the 88 key models to the the 61 key regular plastic keys....My beats would sound different if I used the 88 keys and not in a good way either. What about sustain? So we have just in my book

1.Sustain
2.Velocity
3. Pitch Bend
4. Modulation
5. Keys

Sure some of these you can tweak later, but I would find it difficult to believe you could edit some pitch bend especially a quick multiple up and down ( or left and right if your keyboard has a joystick) that will sound as good as the real thing. You making it seem like the keyboard is some big huge thing thats ten feet in length, when in reality an octave is smaller then a QWERTY keyboard or at least similar. Being you can not play piano like myself most of our betas are just a few simple chords in the back ground with one finger melodies( even if you use all your fingers..haha) So I see that in all actuality that the keyboard would benefit you in so many ways, I know my beats arent the greatest..i cant play the piano, but i can run my little fingers up and down that keyboard..not by any natural talent..or long hours of practice...just stickin with it and messing around..you will see what Im talking about if you had some patience..which if you make beats with a computer then you should already have patience...all that editing.

 

[50cal]

Boo Boo what about pitch bend and modulation how can you do that? Also even a keyboards keys differ from model to model and people have there preferences and in a vast comparison compare a weighted keys usually the 88 key models to the the 61 key regular plastic keys....My beats would sound different if I used the 88 keys and not in a good way either. What about sustain? So we have just in my book

1.Sustain
2.Velocity
3. Pitch Bend
4. Modulation
5. Keys

Sure some of these you can tweak later, but I would find it difficult to believe you could edit some pitch bend especially a quick multiple up and down ( or left and right if your keyboard has a joystick) that will sound as good as the real thing. You making it seem like the keyboard is some big huge thing thats ten feet in length, when in reality an octave is smaller then a QWERTY keyboard or at least similar. Being you can not play piano like myself most of our betas are just a few simple chords in the back ground with one finger melodies( even if you use all your fingers..haha) So I see that in all actuality that the keyboard would benefit you in so many ways, I know my beats arent the greatest..i cant play the piano, but i can run my little fingers up and down that keyboard..not by any natural talent..or long hours of practice...just stickin with it and messing around..you will see what Im talking about if you had some patience..which if you make beats with a computer then you should already have patience...all that editing.

 

[MALKI]

Anyways, I heard that beat you posted up MALKI in 50cal's thread, not so great for talking big & trying to clown. You were simply triggering chopped up samples, nothing spectacular at all. Stupid typical high pitched voice sample chop, cmon now. Not to mention, you can HEAR that their samples, they got that machine gun effect. Make a beat from scratch, homie, play your OWN melodies. All those beats I posted in 50cal's thread are from scratch. The beats 50cal posted are from scratch, I can hear it. Takes a real ear to come up with melodies on your own. I ain't got shit against people using samples, but innovate and add in your own shit as well like basslines, strings, synth sounds,etc... Your beat was a complete collection of samples.

i gaurentee you u cant make anything nearly as tight sampled or not

 

[lil_wattage]

i gaurentee you u cant make anything nearly as tight sampled or not

lets hear your beat malki

 

[BOOBOO619]

No it doesn't have pitchbend/modulation 50cal, atleast to my knowledge. But for getting out the basic foundation of laying down NOTES, it's fine for that. Like I said, the QWERTY is just another way of putting notes down, just as there's different sizes of keyboards and keys. Their small buttons, close to eachother, you don't have to stretch your fingers/hands out much and for me that allows me to play melodies faster without messing up like striking the gap between the white keys. For me, I see it more as a creative tool, since it's so small compared to the standard piano setup. Don't get me wrong, I like my Axiom49 midi keyboard, but the feel is more like an actual PIANO, requires a deeper press to trigger sounds, the keys are long. I don't know maybe I need a smaller keyboard since I ain't a pianist, I ain't playing no Beethoven. Who the fuck plays shit like that these days anyways? That's why I'm kinda curious in this Korg nanoKey. The Korg MicroKorg Synth has small keys, so that's kind of the same idea I think I need.

 

[BOOBOO619]

lets hear your beat malki

Here's the beat he posted in 50cal's thread.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/51612184662f6785/


That high pitched vocal sample chopping is highly annoying IMHO. That shit is as simple as pressing one button to trigger that sample. Nice machine gun effect, eh.