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Korg Nanonkey Studio - any experience!? any good!?
want to get a Nanokey Studio
and wanted to ask if its any good
and whats your experience !?
blutooth midi works in all apps ?!
latency?! feel !? solid enough !?
thanks.
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Excellent controller. Clicky keys and kinda cheaply made but I’ve had mine since it’s release and even though it’s missing a key it still works great and sees daily use. Latency is solid and works with all my apps. I have nanokontrol studio as well and love it too. It’s worth it.
thank you Bill!!!
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/13853/anyone-tried-the-korg-nanokey-studio#latest
thanks Wim.
it seems that It has issues...
I guess I'll go for
https://www.arturia.com/store/hybrid-synths/minilabmkii
Arturia MiniLab mk2
I don’t know what Wim uncovered for you but I have had no issue functionally in 4 years with this controller. It is my mobile and live controller and has been in six countries with me. The arturia controller is fine too but nks has been a warrior for me
Bill:
i ll go to shop and play with both and see...:) thanks for help.
I also have had mine for about 3 years and works like a champ... just need to update firmware and its great. The Bluetooth connectivity is perfect and I can play or control anything on my IPad. I love if I go somewhere I dont have to worry about wires or what not.
I also have an Arturia but it never gets used as I have to use wires. LOL. Anyway good luck
I’ll say plus one to the Nanokey Studio. I only sold it because I really wanted more and normal keys, but let me tell you, latency was great, size was real nice, never had any issues after I updated the firmware. Worked awesome in GarageBand, NanoStudio 2 and of course Gadget.
Have not tried the Arturia stuff.
I love it. But yes they are not traditional keys on a keyboard. I have regular midi keyboard for that, but it’s wired so I don’t get that out as much. They are closer to a large computer keyboard buttons but with sensitivity, If that makes sense. It’s super portable and Bluetooth, so with an iPad stand I can set up basically anywhere... it Is so quick and easy to connect and start using, plus it has knobs, pads, and the touch pad thing. With many apps having midi learn, it so quick to just to turn on, connect, and set Up knobs and pads to any parameters On an app with midi learn.
I use it in AUM a lot, works great.
Only people who disconnected their NKS and removed it from their Bluetooth connections, then updated to iOS 13 had issues. I never removed my NKS original BT connection so I never had a problem with mine.
I did love it, until the silly 5v power input socket became flaky, then gave up altogether, despite it only ever having light use in a home studio context, about six months into owning it. Now I can still use it but on batteries only. If you do get one, I’d suggest using a magnetic power cable with pop off plugs, and leave the relevant plug permanently attached to the unit, to avoid stressing the the internal connection at all. Made me very wary of any hardware reliant on the 5v phone adaptor style.
I owned one and it worked well, was very portable, build seemed solid, no connection issues and app integration was great. Ended up selling it just because I didn't like playing on the "keys" which as others have said are more like buttons or pads. I also felt that the touchpad controller was about useless. However, it's been extremely difficult to find a good replacement for all the functionality and convenience it offered. I'm happy now with an Arturia Keystep Pro, Novation LaunchControl XL and Launchpad X, but portability is obviously out the window...
Just about the only thing I'm less happy with the on nanoKey Studio are the 'drum pads'.
They double-trigger way too easy even after trying out all the different velocity/pad sensitivity options.
Also the 'drum pads' can at some point just 'stop working' (most likely caused by the power management?) and one needs to turn the device off/on to get them to work again which can be a bit annoying considering the pads are used to select scenes, scales etc.
Over all it's the controller I still use almost every single day, love the feel of the 'keyboard' being an old Amiga Tracker junkie
I’m a piano player, but I use the nanokey studio more than any other controller because no setup is ever required.
I really didn't like the keys.... Touchpad was also useless.. batteries drain fast. It also had a fragile micro usb connector..
On a feature to price ratio it’s impossible to beat currently. It and its brother, the nanokey Kontrol, have lived with me in several countries over the last four years. Only hiccup was the mentioned iOS 13 issue, that has been fixed.
@Svetlovska that is an excellent tip regarding the magnetic power connector. Mine still work but I regard them warily in any device.
I‘m with @SlowwFloww
It was my first MIDI controller. Owned it for maybe 2 years but didn’t use it often. I found it annoying to pair Bluetooth again in every App, which wasn’t more convenient to me than plugging in a cable. Batteries drained too fast for my taste (again a cable is more convenient), mapping the X/Y-Pad was a hassle and the keys where too clickers for my taste. I don’t regret selling it.
Has the reduced resolution of the knobs been an issue for anyone?
Have lots of things. This is the thing I use the most of lots.
^ this.
While some of the shortcomings were disappointments, for me it remains the go-to thing for just noodling.
I don't mind the weird keys. To me they're just another type of control just as tapping on glass is another type of control. Neither are like piano keys. Both work just fine for me.
BTW, it recently survived a direct hit by a falling Strat guitar who's wall hanger decided it didn't want to be one any more. Several knobs and keys flew off, but snapped right back in place. Other than a small dent in the trackpad it survived just fine - as did the Strat of course. It seems to thrive on that kind of thing.
It is for me.
All the cheap ones have issues.
well- what are the alternatives
wireless controllers?!
better and more expensive.
My only other wireless controller is the Sensel Morph. Great device, but not quite as awesome (yet) as it appears on paper. I'm on the fence between that one and the NanoKEY Studio. The NKS ends up getting more use for some reason.
Also the AKAI Lpd8 (knobs and pads) and the lpk-25 (keys), both Bluetooth.
I have the Lpd-8 and prefer the pads to the nanokey studio. However, it’s always the Korg I chuck in a bag when on the move or grab first when on the sofa. Does what it does very well. I’m allergic to cables, so love it.
I only paired mine once, 18 months ago, and it’s connected great to my 2 devices ever since. I have to click on the device name in settings screen but it connects in seconds.
Thanks, I guess it's one of those things that I don't think I would have noticed if I didn't know about it; too late for that now
Nanonkey Studio is a good little controller with a bit of everything - keys, pads, knobs, touchpad, arp, switchable configurations (scenes), etc. The build quality and feel are pretty good. However I noticed several not so good things about it:
It drains batteries pretty fast. I don't have many wireless contollers to compare, but I guess it's faster than I expected.
You can't connect via USB to iPad, there's not enough power and it can't connect via USB but use batteries for power. Although you can power it from a powerbank and still connect via Bluetooth.
I just found out this is now fixed, but the software to remap controls/edit scenes didn't support 10.15.
When you turn knobs, MIDI CC values increment by two, in some situations this is noticeable and may be a problem.