Strange, new controllers from Korg

Patch · Post by **Patch** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:57 pm

I like the look of 'em all. I could definitely use all 3 of 'em. Easy. Those prices are DAMNED good too.

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:59 pm

Patch wrote:I like the look of 'em all. I could definitely use all 3 of 'em. Easy. Those prices are DAMNED good too.

Will be nice if you can put them on a rackmount.

kraze · Post by **kraze** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:21 pm

Just checked out the nanokeys a bit more, damn, looks like i'm getting the, all upon release. Nanopad is going to be the controller for my exile inspired reaktor ensemble, it's just perfect and nanoKONTROL looks so sleak and simple too, great stuff.

And yeah, the x/y has never crashed any application at all for me, even when i used 4 at the same time.

jonny72 · Post by **jonny72** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:14 pm

They look cheap, tacky and nasty to me. Excellent - I think I'll be getting one of each (I'm being serious). The nanoKey looks really useful as a portable keyboard which will fit in my laptop bag, I would use that a lot for playing about with Live when I'm out.

furrybum · Post by **furrybum** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:00 pm

my studio desk is only about 1.5 foot deep. Small controllers are a must. give me them all!!!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:00 pm

DJ VAKIS wrote:
Patch wrote:I like the look of 'em all. I could definitely use all 3 of 'em. Easy. Those prices are DAMNED good too.
Will be nice if you can put them on a rackmount.

very good idea, that!

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:22 pm

Machinate wrote:
DJ VAKIS wrote:
Patch wrote:I like the look of 'em all. I could definitely use all 3 of 'em. Easy. Those prices are DAMNED good too.
Will be nice if you can put them on a rackmount.
very good idea, that!

And one that will most surely be overlooked by Korg.

Unfortunately, gear manufacturers often ignore so many obvious options like rack-mountability, or conforming to a 19" width so their gear could be placed on a sliding rack shelf & stored in a rack case, etc. I've seen numerous pieces of gear that could have fit into a rack, but for some lame extra width of plastic that served no real purpose.

It's really great to find gear that has been thoroughly thought out. For example: the Electrix case design for their Filter Factory, Mo-FX, & Warp Factory: they can be rack mounted or used on a table top at the perfect angle!

I like my Doepfer MIDI controllers too: well designed & rugged. Pity they are no longer being made.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:43 pm

rackmount?

how about this for a live setup:

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:47 pm

Machinate wrote:rackmount?

how about this for a live setup:

F00K, that's rad.

heavensdaw · Post by **heavensdaw** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:37 pm

Machinate wrote:rackmount?

how about this for a live setup:

Do you actually know if they could be set up like that?

Coz like that with the Kontrol underneath would certainly 'float my boat'

Hd

heavensdaw · Post by **heavensdaw** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:50 pm

^^^ Just looked at the photo again it seems like you can... The USB socket is on the left hand side.. KEWL!

Hd

Ps any one know if the pads are backlit or not?

husker · Post by **husker** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:18 am

some more pics on the Korg Japan site:

http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Synthesiz ... index.html
http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Synthesiz ... noKEY.html
http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Synthesiz ... noPAD.html
http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Synthesiz ... NTROL.html

yummo - seems like they are specifically designed to sit in front of laptops

jonny72 · Post by **jonny72** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:25 am

A dock that could take three of the units plugged in, with USB and power connections, would be cool and useful for home / studio use. Then you could just unplug them to take them out on the road.

djsynchro · Post by **djsynchro** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:57 am

I think all three of them are gorgeous in a kind of cute Casio toy keyboard kind of way, which I have 20 or so of very good by my standards!

USB port on the left = the new trend, so you can stick it in front of your keyboard or laptop and the cable doesn't get in the way of the mouse.

Software synths are matured, bring on the funky controllers!!!

djsynchro · Post by **djsynchro** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:59 am

http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Synthesiz ... /spec.html

Sitting in front of the Appletosh...