Make Music On The Go

Aidan Galea — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:55:22 +0000

Being a musician, technology has been a notable addition to my library of instruments. However, most of my best ideas for a song come to me while I’m in the most inconvenient of places. I can’t access a guitar, or a piano to remember the ideas so I can elaborate on them later, and quite frankly, it sucks. Hence, why I am extremely thankful to Korg for their upcoming release which they just announced at the London International Music Show. Meet the Korg nanoSeries.

The series is comprised of the nanoKey, the nanoPad and the nanoKontrol. Quite simply, the names best explain each purpose. The nanoKey is a 25-note, velocity-sensitive MIDI implemented keyboard, packaged with the software, Korg’s M1Le—basically a more simplified version of it’s Legacy Collection software. Aimed mainly at DJ’s, the nanoPad sports (that’s an Australian synonym for contains) 12 trigger pads and an X/Y pad, packaged with Toontrack’s EZDrummer Lite, a software freely available to owners.

Predictably enough, nanoKEY is a keyboard-a 25-note, velocity-sensitive model. As well as being useful for recording chords and melodies, it can also be used to send MIDI control data. It will ship with a download code for the full version of Korg’s M1Le-a cut-down version of the synth that forms part of the Legacy Collection Digital Edition bundle.

Nine faders, nine knobs, 18 switches and a transport section. The nanoKontrol seems to appeal primarily to those in need for a portable DAW (digital audio workstation) who aren’t fond of carrying around a giant mixing desk. Regardless, bundled with the nanoKontrol will be a discount code for Ableton Live.

According to DV247.com, you can expect the products to be available October this year, pricing as follows:
• nanoKontrol – £59
• nanoKey – £49
• nanoPad – £59

So expect to pay an approximation of $100 USD for each.

More info. (DV247.com)

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