Aug 10
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If you’re like me, and can’t play keys properly, only need a simple input device and are concerned about travel, weight restrictions, etc, this is for you.
It’s simple, it’s small, it’s light and it’s bus-powered. Make sure you download the driver, because if you ‘plug and play’ you may think it doesn’t work properly.
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When I saw this I thought “get a vst version of the VCS, load it on a laptop, add the korg and you’ve got a nice Synthi AKS.”
It’s a bit of fun, usable to trigger notes, drones etc. Wouldn’t use it seriously and unneccesarily complicated to install (correct driver on UK but not corporate website in Japan – weird).
Get one – it’s fun.
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It is quite hard to play with it, the keys are too small (even though I have thin fingers) and it lacks pressure precision.
Anyway, if you like playing music and travel along with your laptop this is great for playing occasionally.
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small and compact very easy to set up and use, works with FL and other virtual studios, responsive keys, great value but wont replace a proper controller,
keys feel and sound like a computer keyboard when pressed, build quality feels really cheap.
would recomend it for novice musicians,
ideal if your just starting doing music on your computer.
The free software wasn’t the easist thing to locate and download on the korg website (and it wasn’t very good either)
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These things are absolutely dreadful. What isn’t clear from the images is that the key mechanisms are actually like the shift key from a laptop keyboard, a slab of cheap plastic over a rubber conductive push button.
These both feel vile and regularly fail to trigger, depending on where you press the key.
Certainly, if you punch them straight in the middle, they work and they do indeed transmit velocity information (though it’s not worth much, as the mechanism’s flaws mean the values you get out bear little resemblance to what you played), but you find yourself more concerned about trying to make the keys fire at ALL rather than being able to enjoy playing.
This will do you the minimum: it will trigger midi notes, but despite the low price tag, it really doesn’t feel worth the money. I actually find it preferable to use a PC keyboard with a shareware key-to-MIDI program.
I did really want this to work, the idea is great, and the other products – the controller with the faders and the drum-pad unit both work pretty well, they just cut costs on the mechanism with this one.
Unless ultra-portability is your prime criterion, for the same price, consider an M-Audio e-Keys, perhaps.
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When I am traveling is usually when I get most inspired with tunes or beats this little thing is just right for banging them out on the move. On one hand it is small and nasty like a load of v sensitive laptop shift keys, also the size and layout of the keys really dont feel like a natural keyboard. but on the other hand it is thin, light, seems pretty robust enough to throw in the bag with the laptop without worring about dmamging the keys and it gets you away from programming melodies beats on the move and allows you to play them instead. the response is a bit clunky and if you hit the keys to high some wont play but i really do like it for travelling and even pull it out at home sometimes if Im not rigged up to the full size keyboard.
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The Korg nano-Key slim line USB Keyboard is one of the best, most entertaining objects I have bought. In the ‘Used & New’ section AbsoluteMusic were advertised and I chose to buy from them. They updated me at every process of the delivery and they even sent me a text on the day it was delivered to tell me my keys were at home waiting for me. The keyboard itself is smaller than a conventional keyboard and the fact it takes up hardly any space is a massive plus. It is not too small, however, for some Rick Wakeman-style organ-grinding, and I think the product was developed simply to have fun with. I am only using it with GarageBand but as far as I can tell it works with any system as it is basically a plug-and-play deal. Octave, pitch, mod. selectors and something I have yet to work out ‘cc mode’ are all features but the basic 25 keys suffice. If you just have a guitar and a mic for your home recording set-up I think this is a good progression as it adds another dimension to your sound and what you are doing. It also is really good fun.
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These things are absolutely dreadful. What isn’t clear from the images is that the key mechanisms are actually like the shift key from a laptop keyboard, a slab of cheap plastic over a rubber conductive push button.
These both feel vile and regularly fail to trigger, depending on where you press the key. Oh, and they come off sometimes and you have to snap them back into place.
Certainly, if you punch them straight in the middle, they work and they do indeed transmit velocity information (though it’s not worth much, as the mechanism’s flaws mean the values you get out bear little resemblance to what you played), but you find yourself more concerned about trying to make the keys fire at ALL rather than being able to enjoy playing.
This will do you the minimum: it will trigger midi notes, but despite the low price tag, it really doesn’t feel worth the money. I actually find it preferable to use a PC keyboard with a shareware key-to-MIDI program.
I did really want this to work, the idea is great, and the other products – the controller with the faders and the drum-pad unit both work pretty well, they just cut costs on the mechanism with this one.
For almost the same price, Akai have brought out their own take on this form factor. The AKAI LPK25 is about the same price and is genuinely what you think you’re buying when you purchase the NanoKey. Unlike the NanoKey (which needs you to faff about with Korg’s installers and not lose your CD), it’s also truly driverless. Consider checking it out.
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Really great product. I have never owned a keyboard, but have always been interested in getting one. I felt this was a good starting point for me. The software that you download from the Korg website is somewhat limited and requires you to purchase additions to get more sounds, but from what is available in the free software is great. I have been able to dream up sounds and layer them together and adjust all sorts of settings and effects to make the sounds I want.
Me and my friend both bought one after seeing Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess using it on a live video stream. The one thing that I was always wondering about this product is “how limited is it for functionality?”. His video stream answered my question straight away. This device in the right hands can sound amazing and function just like a normal keyboard. Ofcourse not everyone is a skilled keyboard player, but I have even managed to produce half-decent sounds.
As for the keyboard itself the quality is really good. As most people may read, the keys do resemble those of a laptop keyboard, but work perfectly. The velocity sensors on the keys are really good and simulates a real keyboard quite well. It is really responsive and I can’t say I have ever noticed any input lag whilst playing.
Overall, really good product and deffinately worth it at this price.
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i bought this little keyboard because I have virtually no desktop space,its a fantastic size and just sits in front of my keyboard.
unfortunatly the construction quality isn’t good,several keys have come off as i’m playing,
the actual keyboard itself has a laptop feel to it and isnt very good for playing chords but is fine for single note and drums etc.
the keyboard sits right next to the cc button and is easily pressed when playing rendering the keyboard useless ,
quite annoying when your putting down a riff!
i would actually give this keyboard 2 stars but its size,price and ease of use makes it a 3.
