Strange, new controllers from Korg

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:21 pm

Any one knows when they will be on the market?

SMonk · Post by **SMonk** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:10 pm

DJ VAKIS wrote:Any one knows when they will be on the market?

October, apparently. At least in Japan.

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:12 pm

SMonk wrote:
DJ VAKIS wrote:Any one knows when they will be on the market?
October, apparently. At least in Japan.

Prices?

Bagle · Post by **Bagle** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:16 pm

heres a link to a site which claims the prices,
dont know how accurate it is tho..

http://www.dv247.com/news/Korg%20nano%2 ... PAD/131777

the only one i ever see myself buying is the nanoKontrol..
if i happen to have the money lying around and i have really nothing else to do with it,
and im feeling generous to myself..

kraze · Post by **kraze** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:51 pm

Nanopad looks great, i got 2 padkontrols but i'm still buying one. I'll probably get nanokontrol too and if nanokey is fun i'll get it too. I like Korgs Controllers.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:59 pm

fuck, these look great!

Even that stupid NanoControl, since it has 18 lit buttons...

Reasons for padKontrol? Well, to begin with these only have 12 pads, not 16.

Bagle · Post by **Bagle** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:05 pm

i think the nano keys is a waste..

considering most DAWs have a keyboard on the actually computer keyboard,
your only just robbing a usb socket for the same features.

IMHO, i know that a computer keyboard doesnt paly the same, but still i would not buy it

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:23 pm

Bagle, what on earth are you talking about? Do you happen to have a velocity sensitive computer keyboard?

Lazos · Post by **Lazos** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:26 pm

hambone1 wrote:More landfill toys made from recycled Chinese condoms!

Why can't we get some BEEFY strong quality stuff?

My feelings exactly. I was looking into getting a Kenton Killamix mini, which looks beefier than the Nanokontrol. I wonder how they compare . . .

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:32 pm

more options for people, to each their own. they seem like a nice option for something to throw into the laptop bag. X/Y pads are useless in Live, I know the Novation SL's X/Y pad crashes Live very easily.

are the USB powered? Korg doesn't have them on their site.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:33 pm

Lazos wrote:
hambone1 wrote:More landfill toys made from recycled Chinese condoms!

Why can't we get some BEEFY strong quality stuff?
My feelings exactly. I was looking into getting a Kenton Killamix mini, which looks beefier than the Nanokontrol. I wonder how they compare . . .

they don't, really.

Killamix Mini: Milled from aluminium.
Korg thing: ... Not.

Korg thing has faders, "normal" knobs from the looks of it
Killamix: Encoders and no faders.

Korg Thing: 18 buttons plus transport section
Killamix has 9 buttons and a joystick.

...etc. etc. Oh, and the killamix mini is 290 euro...!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:36 pm

Tone Deft wrote:more options for people, to each their own. they seem like a nice option for something to throw into the laptop bag.

Exactly! Or a modular sort of solution for controllerists looking to build big rigs... ahem, ME!

Tone Deft wrote:X/Y pads are useless in Live, I know the Novation SL's X/Y pad crashes Live very easily.

That's an SL problem more than anything. I've never had a crash related to the PadKontrol which has that very same x/y pad.

Tone Deft wrote:are the USB powered? Korg doesn't have them on their site.

they're most certainly usb powered. And for some reason some companies prefer to send out press releases about which you'll find scarce or no info on their websites. Korg is one of them... weird. Besides, they won't be out until october, so things will most likely change around a bit.

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:37 pm

b0unce wrote:damn. they're all USB controllers
if nanokeys had a midi out it would be perfect for use with a monomachine

nano keys to midi channel, midi channel to monomachine. no?

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:40 pm

Bagle wrote:i think the nano keys is a waste..

considering most DAWs have a keyboard on the actually computer keyboard,

velocity sensativity. black and white keys for people who like don't like getting lost on the qwerty keyboard.

and cc mode.

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:44 pm

I'd be totally into the nano key, but it looks like it'll be $99 us dollars. I'm thinking more like $49 or maybe $59. Not sure I'm down with $99.

although the cc mode is pretty cool, but I could use a little keyboard like that designated for lucifer and artillery