NANOKEY2-BK

This is a great little keyboard. I hoped that it would be set up in Windows 7 without drivers needing installing (as a USB composite device) but the Korg software needed installing before my DAW (Reaper) would recognise it. After that it was just a case of letting the DAW know what it was and I was entering MIDI note data into the program literally in minutes. It's obviously nowhere near as lush as a proper controller keyboard, and there's no niceties like aftertouch available, although there is rudimentary velocity sensing, and the small keybed needs careful playing if you're after any kind of subtlety or nuance - but it does try. For me, its a way of entering melodies into the DAW as a kind of MIDI notepad, and it does a grand job of that. It's small enough to slot into your laptop case, probably along with the other Korg nano controllers. So long as you're not expecting to emulate Chopin using this keyboard you'll not be dissappointed. It will be pretty good for entering basic synth elements into club music and electronica - it just won't offer you the expressive capabilities that aftertouch can provide. If you're good with that limitation and need a go-anywhere keybord this is certainly worth a look. Korg also offer a download code for various software components to get you going, together with introductory versions of DAWs like Ableton Live Lite. This bundle isn't quite as good as the one I received with a NanoPad a year or two ago. If you buy this you might want to check what the bundle presently is. It's possible that Korg changes it from time to time, or perhaps there's a different bundle depending on whether you buy the NanoKey, NanoPad or NanoController. I already have a Samson Graphite full-function controller keyboard, and also use a Yamaha digital grand piano (88-key) for playing, but realised I have a need for something that is as portable as possible for a mobile setup. This is that keyboard - basic, useable, sometimes even fun!

Although the keys feel a bit loose and rattly, they work surprisingly well in practise and the velocity sensitivity works well enough to be useful. The editor software is a bit crude and shonky (as is standard with Korg), but it does work. Do note that this device is a USB client only. If you wanted to plug it directly into something like an Elektron Model: Cycles, you can't just use a USB cable with the right connectors- as neither end is capable of USB host mode. To achieve that, you'd need something like the Retrokits RK-006 (which is tiny, powerful and highly recommended), then you can use a TRS cable to go between one of the RK-006's MIDI outs into the M:C's MIDI in, and everything magically works. In any case, this is a deceptively useful little controller keyboard, once you have the connection sorted out. It's a lot nicer than using your QWERTY keyboard with DAW, or using the weird button "keyboard" on small instruments. For a portable setup, it's very functional and hits a sweet spot of size vs functionality that the smaller Akai controllers can't. If you absolutely need to pack light, this isn't a bad choice at all. You might end up wanting to find an angled mini-USB cable for it to make the cabling more tidy, but otherwise, I have no real complaints. Just be sure that you understand what you're getting and know that you can't plug it directly into MIDI ins without some extra kit, as above.

I've been a bedroom musician since 1980 and over the years have had many instruments and recording tools. In the early 00's I switched to Fruity Loops and then FL Studio and VSTs and was happy making music that way with a Korg MicroKontrol. In the mid 00's we had a kid so all my stuff was sold to pay for the little blighter. Nine years later on a whim I decided to install the new version of FL Studio (luckily in 2004 I'd opted for the lifetime free upgrade package) and was amazed that we had reached V12; it had been V5 last time I'd used it. I listened to some of my old tracks and started to get the bug again, so I decided I needed a controller. I didn't want to spend too much as I wasn't sure - and am still not - if I'll have the time I used to have. Looking on Amazon there were quite a few choices but in the end I decided to go for this. I know a few have remarked on the keys, which do take some getting used to. However, they are fine for me and actually took me on a nostalgia trip. In 1981 I saved up weeks and weeks of dinner money (sorry Mum) to buy a VL-Tone and the keys on the Korg are more or less the same feel of that old classic; obviously the size of the keys is better on the Korg, they are more weighty and have a better "bounce". Not quite as intuitive maybe as a "proper" keyboard, but after a while you don't really tend to notice. This worked fine out of the box on my Windows 10 laptop and was recognised by FL Studio without any problems at all. In fact the only issues I had were installing the free software from Korg. It was a right nightmare and I had to sign up to too many different websites for my liking. All-in-all, I'm really pleased with this controller, it's nice and small so I can use it on my lap and I can pop it on a shelf after use.

Insanely portable and easy to install, however the keys feel cheap and wobble a lot. Decent as a ultra-portable midi controller, however for those looking for something more piano-like, the AKAI LPK25 is streets ahead.

Un teclado muy cómodo, sobretodo para llevarlo de viaje. Como teclado principal se queda corto al tener solo dos octavas y no tener teclas estándar, pero como teclado auxiliar me gusta mucho. Las teclas, pensaba que serían tipo pad pero se parecen más a las de un teclado de ordenador y no termina de convencerme su tacto, pero son muy sensibles, eso sí. No obstante, como teclado auxiliar lo recomiendo teniendo en cuenta el precio que tiene.

Eu tava procurando um primeiro controlador pra começar a produzir e o Nanokey 2 atendeu muito bem o que eu precisava. Ele é bem completo, 25 teclas, sobe e desce até 3 oitavas, tem controlador de pitch, sustentação e modificador que acredito ser customizável. É bem pequeno, super leve, muito bonito esteticamente. As teclas ficam levemente balançando, parecem ser levemente mal encaixadas e às vezes parece que não vai clicar do jeito esperado, mas o clique acontece. No geral, achei um ótimo teclado.

Genau mein Ding. Leicht, funktionell, plug and play. Super mini Keyboard, extrem gut für unterwegs, oder einfach als zusätzlicher Controller. Das Gerät ist leicht und fühlt sich recht stabil an, natürlich darf man hier keine Wunder erwarten, die Tasten sind etwas wackelig, aber fest, alle Knöpfe funktionieren und das Gerät wurde bisher immer automatisch erkannt und eingebunden. Wer ein Klavierersatz oder die Qualität eines 500 Euro Controllers erwartet ist hier logischerweise falsch, alle anderen dürfen sich ber dieses kleine, funktionale Keyboard freuen. Daumen hoch...

Ürünün boyutları küçük olduğundan masada çok yer kaplamıyor. Tuşlara basım hissiyatı fena değil ama beklediğim gibi de değildi. Klasik midi klavyeden farklı bir hissiyatı var. Tam velocityde basmanız için biraz bastırmanız gerekiyor.

Kaufkriterieum für mich war, dass ich das Keyboard in meiner Laptoptasche immer dabei haben kann. Dafür 5 Sterne! Allerdings darf man von den Tasten kein Klaviatur-Feeling erwarten.