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Korg nanoKONTROL 2 black

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Korg nanoKONTROL 2 black
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Feels like a toy . may work for some.
Richard aus Q. 22.10.2018
I am completly rewriting this review to update my thoughts on this. I always blamed my newbieness (inexperience) for it now working quite right with Reaper and probably it's part of the problem (me). But Man! I just got the Behringer X-touch one and it was a breeze to set up and the Xtouch works incredibly well. If you can afford a bit more, go for the Xtouch. Sorry Korg! :/
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Best Midi Controller
rEMAKER 02.01.2021
I bought this because I needed a midi controller to control my orchestral libraries(expression and dynamics)and it works great.
It has a bunch of different modes for different DAWs you choose them with a combination of the buttons.(the manual goes through this for almost every daw and if your daw is not on the list it has a "universal" mode)
In ableton the first three channels or the first two are pre mapped to the corresponding controls in the Korg Nano. To bypass this just map the controls that are already mapped to something else and then delete the new mapping you just made and they should be clean.

Pros:
The faders feel great
It has pause, stop, play, record buttons
Solo, mute ,rec for each channel separately so you don't even have to use your mouse when recording
Its used a lot by many djs/producers both live and in the studio
its built really well it feels solid
You can't beat the price!
Cons:
The only con that I can think of is the potentiometers feel a bit too easy to twist so be careful.

Overall a really good controller and all most of us are ever going to need. And with a great price!
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Installation problems in Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Anonymous 17.09.2016
Small but fairly powerful control device.
Good price performance ratio.

Unfortunately, installation failed because recent driver (1.15.1401) is not properly digitally signed for install on Windows 7 64-bit.

After many attempts, (KORG support non existent), problem solved with older driver 1.14.1202.
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Short-lived product....
Octane 05.02.2022
With daily use, faders cease to work correctly on average after six months... This is my seventh such device. But he has a very attractive price! ;)
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No update for Mac’s M1
JuliusC 03.02.2022
After a year and a half no update to M1 chips. It doesn’t work on Logic pro. Be aware!
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Good, great for the price, but could be better
Anonymous 10.11.2014
I bought this to have some easy physical control of a home recording setup using the Samson Studio GT interface (bundled with Cakewalk Sonar X1 LE) and a small laptop.

Good things are that life is much easier with physical transport controls plus level on 8 channels plus buttons for record, mute and solo on each channel. Compared to working on a small computer screen it's just faster and easier and more relaxed. So I'm pleased with the purchase and for the price it's excellent value for money.

Less good things are the manual, there are instructions for interfacing with the various DAW software packages but those for Sonar are really not complete and it took me a long time and a lot of false starts to get the nanoKontrol installed and working. There are a few vital steps not explained. The worse thing is that having installed it, I think I've forgotten how I did it so I can't pass it on here. You'll have to study the various settings on your DAW software and read anything you can find online about nanoKontrol.

Also the buttons don't behave completely correctly. I tried switching on the record on all channels (mainly to see what would happen) and on the last channel the button would not light up, but when I pressed a different control the record button did light up.

So that feels like a software problem and I suggest you keep an eye on what settings you have before you start recording. I overwrote a track and I can't work out if I forgot to turn off record on that channel or the software turned it back on for me. But I'm definitely suspicious of it and looking out for random acts of vandalism by the software.

I haven't tried to reassign any of the controls but having read about it it looks like there is not a way to re-assign the rotary 'Pan' control to act as an input gain control. I think that's a midi issue but it's not helpful. I would also like to assign that pot to effects but again it's not clear whether you can do it. Given the vagueness of the instalation instructions I think I'll follow the rule of "if it ain't broke don't fix it" and not bother to try the NanoKontrol software which you need to do any reconfiguration.

So basically it is very good value, it gives you direct control of the main settings for recording and mixing and for the price I don't think there is anything that offers more useful features. It's not a high precision device but it's good enough for a home studio.

As I'm only recording voice and acoustic instruments it is more useful to me to have good controls for 8 channels than the keyboard that comes with most of these midi controllers that offer fewer mixing controls. Anyway I have an old keyboard with midi output if I ever need that.
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Does it's job and does it well
FloriZ 28.03.2021
Pretty straight forward product. Can't go wrong with this one, considering it's price. Faders and knobs have a good feeling, and are easy to control.
It's lightweight, easy and strong enough for the road.
The material feels a little cheap though, but that is to be expected.
9/10, would advice this controller for everybody.
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very good
Anonymous 06.08.2015
where i do i start the controller does just what it should once you map it correctly everything else is a brezz... it feels strong and doesn't feel like a toy. the light are great for night time studio work . thomann got it to me in record time and safely. very good company to order from. i use this controller for Ableton and logic and it moves from one to the other with ease cause i got the setting saved but i can work on thew go cause of how lite this controller is and easy to pack away..
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Cool device
Anonymous 14.08.2014
This little thing can make more than you can imagine.

First of all, it's a very solid piece of equipment, Korg did a very good job with it. The knobs & faders are really solid and the buttons very soft to press. Also, it's size gives you the advantage to carry it with you ,if you are a DJ on the road or if you want to have a small mixer into your bag.

With the nanoKONTROL 2 , you can assign multiple parameters from your Digital Audio Workstation on different knobs,faders or buttons. I find it very useful ,as you can have total control of your DAW, such as various automations and controlling your channels volume.

Smart & useful gadget !
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Stefan Goncharov 20.06.2019
I liked this product. One of the advantages is convenience. It can be put on the keyboard. The second thing I liked was the button illumination. For example, the "mute" or "solo" button. I can see when the “solo” or “mute” button is working
What can I say about the quality? Made of plastic, so I advise you not to drop it, otherwise it will break.
This midi controller is very good for its low price.
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Korg nanoKONTROL 2 black