Yes the Korg NanoKey Studio is the best combination of features and capability in the under $400 (us) range. If you are a piano player, it’s probably not your style, but if you are a synth player and like advanced midi control (arp, scales, chords, etc.) it’s FANTASTIC. The X/Y Pad adds a unique control surface. Plus the bluetooth wireless is the clincher. Works flawlessly. Fit’s in a slipcase with my IPAD and I have a portable, wireless production and performance capability.

Great vid...I wish someone would do a tutorial vid for beginners who don't know how to use the editor software.... there virtualy nothing like this on KZread that I can find.

How well does it work with other DAWs? I have Studio One, FL Studio, Reason, and Bitwig and have wondered if this system would work, in full, in any one of them or all of them. That's my biggest grief about midi controllers so far: whether they work with the DAWs or if they're complicated. And I'm not that interested in controlling the mixer, play/stop buttons, but just assigning the knobs, the XY, the pads to a synth & having it use those same features you have specified: chords with the pads, scales, and arp.

There are nice gaps between the keys that prevent playing accidents.

Nice vid! Really interested in this controller for my OP-Z. Can you tell me if the editor app is always needed to switch midi channels? Ideally I'd love a controller that allows me to seamlessly switch channels to control all the OP-Z channels without an editor...

If they ever do an update. Make the pads different colors. Other than that, it's perfect.

I cant get it to work with new M1 MacBook. it doesn't show up in bluetooth. Apparently there are tons of us. How can they release this if it doesn't work?

is there an Audio In?

Guys, how the hell do you figure out which backlit key corresponds to which scale type? :D Rick, you mentioned that "you can see...", I cannot :D I understand that each backlit key when tapping Scale +/- pads corresponds to different scale. Then, tapping the Octave +/- buttons set the key, and the backlit key corresponds to the root note of currently selected key. But I can't figure out the scales :(

I have one and love it! Now I just have to get my iPad to speak midi to my tracker. UGH!

Thank you so much, I have had this for over a year and I never used it much but now all my midi controlers are dead and this is what I have left working and I really needed a tutorial explaining how this thing works. Thank you so so so so much.

Thanks! You answered every question I had

The noise gate on this video killed my brain.

Wow so much information in just few minutes this is cool , i like it

I just got this today after watching your video, great controller! Great vid, subscribed.

Beautiful, clean and info-dense video. 👍

Not one dislike. ALL LIKES! Great job. Thanks for sharing.

do you have a video showing how to sync this with the opz? great video i want to get this just to pair with my opz i see a bunch of people using a keystep but i already have a nanokey2 and i enjoy the feel of the keys.

thank you for helping me make my decision and being the only person to describe how to use this device. Im a super beginner to logic and midi key assignments

Does this have an I/O I mean does it play with the bastl kastle ?I’m interested in the keys and the x y pad