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Korg nanoPAD USB Drum Controller, Black

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Special Feature When Korg set out to make a drum pad controller, they did their homework - with unique features and exceptionally responsive pads, the resulting padKONTROL became and remains one of the most highly sought-after pad controllers on the market. Enter the nanoPAD, offering 12 excellent feeling and highly responsive pads in a new, smaller footprint. In addition, a new Chord Trigger function lets you enter chords onto a single pad, helping you to make the most of the work surface as you create. The pa See more
Color Black
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  • 12 Trigger Pads With Velocity And 4 Velocity Curves

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The Korg nanoPAD is a unique, exceptionally responsive pad that has inherited the terrific sensitivity and feel of the Korg padKONTROL, one of the most highly sought-after pad controllers on the market, in a smaller format! The Korg nanoPad offers 12 excellent feeling and highly responsive pads in a new, smaller footprint. In addition, a new Chord Trigger function lets you enter chords onto a single pad, helping you to make the most of the work surface as you create. The pads are also able to transmit control change messages, making this a great interface for soloing or muting mixer tracks, turning objects on and off, or triggering clips during your live performances. nanoPAD’s X-Y pad offers Roll and Flam modes, to help you lay down ultra-realistic drum grooves. The X-Y pad will also send MIDI CC (Control Change), making it a go-to interface for any parameter within your software that requires full range MIDI control such as pitch, cutoff, volume and beyond. With the KORG KONTROL Editor (downloadable free of charge from the Korg website) you can customize four scenes that address the pads and X-Y pad can be stored within nanoPAD to suit your control needs. That means you actually have access to 48 notes/chords, 60 MIDI controllers, or any combination of the two types of data at any given time. Also, select one of three velocity curves or a fixed velocity to tailor the nanoPAD to your touch. The nanoPAD also comes complete with a download code for Toontrack’s EZDrummer Lite, offering super-realistic, highly responsive drums in a convenient plug in, plus you can upgrade to the full version of EZDrummer for a special price, and a free downloadable Editor/Librarian to help you create setups to suit your specific control needs.

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Korg's nanoPAD is a compact pad controller featuring 12 highly responsive trigger pads, each one capable of sending up to eight notes--or eight MIDI control messages--simultaneously, in addition to an X-Y touchpad with roll and flam functions for realistic drum programming.

A small pad controller that's big on control. Click to enlarge.

One of three nanoSERIES controllers.

Also available in white.

The Korg nanoSERIES
The Korg nanoSERIES provide a keyboard controller, a pad controller, and a studio controller with dedicated transport controls. Each of these USB-powered, slim-line controllers is designed to make the most of your valuable studio space, and is small enough to take with you on any musical journey. Place one of our keyboard controllers in front of your laptop, rest a pad controller on your music workstation, park a studio controller on your recording console--or anywhere else you need versatile control over your DAW, virtual instrument, effect or DJ software. Although small in size, all three nanoSERIES controllers go HUGE when it comes to functionality, yet their intuitive layouts provide extremely easy operation for any user.

nanoPAD--A Small Pad Controller That's Big on Control
When Korg set out to make a drum pad controller, they did their homework - with unique features and exceptionally responsive pads, the resulting padKONTROL became and remains one of the most highly sought-after pad controllers on the market. Enter the nanoPAD, offering 12 excellent feeling and highly responsive pads in a new, smaller footprint. In addition, a new Chord Trigger function lets you enter chords onto a single pad, helping you to make the most of the work surface as you create. The pads are also able to transmit control change messages, making this a great interface for soloing or muting mixer tracks, turning objects on and off, or triggering clips during your live performances.

nanoPAD's X-Y pad offers 'Roll' and 'Flam' modes, to help you lay down ultra-realistic drum grooves. The X-Y pad will also send MIDI CC (Control Change), making it a go-to interface for any parameter within your software that requires full range MIDI control such as pitch, cutoff, volume and beyond.

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Korg nanoPAD, USB cable, Owner's Manual

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3.7 out of 5 stars
3.7 out of 5
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Customers like the value of the audio midi controller. They say it's good value for money, with great price sensitive pads. Customers appreciate the fun, and remapping. However, some customers have different opinions on performance, quality, ease of use, and sensitivities.

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9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the value of the audio midi controller. They mention that it is good value for money, and great for what it is. Some customers also mention that the price sensitive pads are great.

"This thing is good value for money and great for what it is, I had lots of fun times with it...." Read more

"...recently and props to Korg, It is a very functional, fun, very well priced device. I loved it really...." Read more

"...It's great for the price and not to mention it's great for the price! Very sturdy and I will invest in other products made by Korg." Read more

"...All in all, they were totally worth it. I don't recall seeing any MPCs anywhere with 24 pads for $60...." Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers find the audio midi controller fun and inviting to play with. They also say it interfaces with Ableton with zero effort.

"...they are cheap (though they are inexpensive) but because they are so much fun." Read more

"What a fun toy right out of the box. Interfaces with Ableton with zero effort...." Read more

"...from Amazon recently and props to Korg, It is a very functional, fun, very well priced device. I loved it really...." Read more

"...If yours is flawless, sell it to me! This thing is really fun and the Korg Kontrol software is great too...." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers find the remapping software practical and useful. They also say the Toontrack and Korg Kontrol software are impressive and high quality.

"...Once you understand how it works, the remapping software is practical and useful, you need it to make the Nanopad work properly with Propellerheads'..." Read more

"...This thing is really fun and the Korg Kontrol software is great too...." Read more

"...The Toontrack software is impressive, very realistic and high quality, but it's more of a teaser and getting started package since there are not..." Read more

"A Ridiculously Amazing Tool!..." Read more

13 customers mention9 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the audio midi controller. Some mention that the pads do feel good and the unit seems sturdy enough. They also say the pads are tough and stable. However, others say that it falls short on build quality and is not made to last.

"...The pad feel is great - not too firm but not too rubbery...." Read more

"...The pads do feel good and the unit seems sturdy enough, but if it can't make sound without a bunch of external hardware, there's no point of making..." Read more

"...It broke.. I opened it up, and saw tht the USB house was soldered on by for little points and can be very easily broken off...." Read more

"This thing is good value for money and great for what it is, I had lots of fun times with it...." Read more

12 customers mention7 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the audio midi controller. Some mention it's very functional, fun, and well priced device. The pads have been working great, and each controller does its job well. However, some say that it seldom works and has a limited user manual.

"...Each controller does its job well and at a price that shouldn't break anyone's bank...." Read more

"...Sadly the nanoPAD that I received yesterday didn't work...." Read more

"...bought my Nanopad from Amazon recently and props to Korg, It is a very functional, fun, very well priced device. I loved it really...." Read more

"This product is a waste of money. It seldom works and has a limited user manual. I am very sorry that I made this purchase." Read more

11 customers mention7 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the audio midi controller. Some mention that it's easy to move around, install and use on any program, and features are simple to figure out. However, others say that it is not the most user friendly, has a limited user manual, and is difficult to set up with Reason.

"...It's easy to reset to factory defaults, so don't be afraid to experiment...." Read more

"...The user manual is a joke, a bad one." Read more

"What a fun toy right out of the box. Interfaces with Ableton with zero effort...." Read more

"...and play, well ladies and gentlemen that's far from the truth the set up is easy but getting it synced with your software is a challenge!!!..." Read more

8 customers mention4 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the sensitivity of the audio midi controller. Some find the pads to be touch sensitive, while others say they're less than sensitive. Some customers also mention that the X/Y pad isn't the most reactive or smoothest.

"It works almost perfectly! The pads are sensitive, so I don't have to mash them to get a loud sound from them...." Read more

"...It's kinda chintzy in build quality and the X/Y pad isn't the most reactive or smoothest...." Read more

"...The touch pad is a great idea too and with all the midi mapping possibilities you can't really feel limited by having "only 12" pads...." Read more

"...The pads are extremely sensitive and have gotten hit accidentally a couple of times trigger a cue point and being slightly embarrassing!" Read more

Top reviews from the United States

J. mcnalley
5.0 out of 5 stars too much fun
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2009
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Twelve drum pads. XY control surface. Flam. Roll. Small enough to hide in your messenger bag.

I plugged the nanoPAD into my mac, and GarageBand saw it immediately. After a few minutes, I left my  MacBook  on the desk, put the nanoPAD in my lap, leaned back, and started tapping out beats. When I finally put the nano down, well over an hour had passed.

The pad feel is great - not too firm but not too rubbery. The pads themselves are fairly small, but that makes it easier to work with more than two drums at a time. I'd almost like to see a drum controller with pads just large than the tips of my fingers.

After years of paying sky-high prices for audio gear that always seemed to have something missing, I'm blown away by Korg's nano series. Each controller does its job well and at a price that shouldn't break anyone's bank. Korg blew everyone away with the Electribe series a decade ago, and they are doing it again with the  nano   controllers .

These nanos are toys - not because they are cheap (though they are inexpensive) but because they are so much fun.
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William Wade
1.0 out of 5 stars Useless with latency!
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2010
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If you've got a very high quality DAW and an external sound card with miniscule latency numbers, this thing will probably work great. However, I bought it for what I assumed to be its intended purpose -- to be portable, connected to other portable devices. I assumed I'd be able to use it to throw rough drum tracks down while on the road or when a song idea comes to mind while sitting on the couch. In reality, there's so much latency hooked up to my netbook (an Alienware m11x) that it's virtually useless. I've tried system default drivers, ASIO4ALL, etc... some work better than others but none of them process fast enough to use in "real time" so it's very difficult to do any real recording with them (since you can't monitor yourself).

The pads do feel good and the unit seems sturdy enough, but if it can't make sound without a bunch of external hardware, there's no point of making it tiny and portable, in my opinion.
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axs
5.0 out of 5 stars Best price around
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2010
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I got the black nano for 45 bucks, so far it works well.

Note that when I use korg kontrol editor, i can't use another DAW software at the same time, as only one application can control this nanopad at a time. This causes little bit grief as you can't play around and see how the changes sound.

The included EZ Drummer lite version is so light that it should be called hot-air. You can't do anything productive with this version.

Good luck!
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Aram
2.0 out of 5 stars Mines dont work right
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2010
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For some reason the pads decide to trigger random notes. It hits the right notes but
triggers others as well, I don't think its something on my end. Maybe I got a faulty machine? Does anyone else
have this problem? I'm sending it back for a another one, besides that its very fun.
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Sune
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun toy
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2013
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This thing is good value for money and great for what it is, I had lots of fun times with it. Once you understand how it works, the remapping software is practical and useful, you need it to make the Nanopad work properly with Propellerheads' Reason for example. It's easy to reset to factory defaults, so don't be afraid to experiment. Latency depends on your sound card drivers, not the Nanopad itself.

My Nanopad lasted for 3 years, then one day I accidentally pushed it off my desk and killed it. I opened it up, hoping I might be able to fix it myself, but I don't see anything broken or out of place inside. It was plugged in when it hit the floor, I'm thinking it might be the USB connector itself. During three years of use I had no issues with sticky or otherwise broken pads or controls. Would buy again.
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Sterling Malory Archer
5.0 out of 5 stars nanopadtacular!!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2010
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What a fun toy right out of the box. Interfaces with Ableton with zero effort. Assigned clips and samples is no problem, AND, it is mega fun to play with.
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Ramon Serrano
3.0 out of 5 stars Great product, Bad Construction..
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2009
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The Good News..

I bought my Nanopad from Amazon recently and props to Korg, It is a very functional, fun, very well priced device. I loved it really. Even on my slow running old mac powerbook, with a gig and a quarter of RAM, it performed rather well. I used it with Garage Band and had a blast.. The pads are tough and I'm no feather fingers. I planned on making this my new drummer... I planned on it.. Plan failed.

The Bad News..

I was carrying it from one room to another juggling my laptop and cables with it and it happened. Let me note first that the USB cable provided is not the best. It actually bent on the first day. So the USB comes out and I tried to put it back in I pushed it a "little" to hard and the house for it, in the Nanopad, went in. It broke.. I opened it up, and saw tht the USB house was soldered on by for little points and can be very easily broken off.

Conclusion.

I had a fun 6 days with the machine and still believe its a great product. My warning to any owners or potential buyers is to just be gentle with the usb of it.. I don't think I'll be buying another simply because I ordered the Alesis SR-16 and I think tht does all the same and more. I still recommend this product to anyone on a budget looking to rock out or record.
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Derrick R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product to begin.
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2012
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This is my first product of the nature and I can do so much with this product from percussion to keyboard. It's great for the price and not to mention it's great for the price! Very sturdy and I will invest in other products made by Korg.
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Alex Krogmann
5.0 out of 5 stars Super Teil
Reviewed in Germany on September 8, 2013
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Schade das dieses Teil nicht mehr gebaut wird.
Bei diesem Teil sind schnelle Drumfolgen möglich, was ich vom Nachfolgermodell
nicht behaupten kann
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DLD22
4.0 out of 5 stars Un objet accessible au débutant
Reviewed in France on February 26, 2011
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C'est un produit facile à utiliser. Possédant déjà le Nanopad, j'ai voulu connaître cet autre outil de chez Korg. Les touches sont quelques fois capricieuses. Par contre, je tiens à signaler que j'ai été obligé d'échanger mon premier Nanopad reçu auprès du SAV du vendeur car celui-ci était défectueux. Il ne réagissait pas du tout, il devait avoir un défaut de fabrication. Heureusement, mon vendeur me l'a échangé après avoir pu vérifié lui-même ce problème. Malgré ce désagrément, je suis satisfait de ce gadget et également du SAV du vendeur.
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Federico Giust
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Love It
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2010
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Another great nano controller,compact size, completely customizable, it's just great and cheap! that makes it even better! :)
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kkd
3.0 out of 5 stars モバイル環境でなら
Reviewed in Japan on October 12, 2010
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　モバイル環境でならこれは結構利用できます。ネットブックでも最近は軽いDTMソフトは動かせるので、同系列のキーボードと合わせて買うと結構便利。自分の場合は「病院に入院中」という限られたスペースで、ネットブックとこれらの機器で作曲作業や初音ミクをいじったりしていました。

　ただしつくりは非常に安っぽいですし、本格的なものにはとうてい使用感も性能もかないません。「ちょっと気軽に使ってみる」程度の環境に限定したら☆五つですが、利用シーンが非常に限られているので☆三つにしておきました。このシリーズの最大のポイントは「省スペース」なので、シェアは狭いと思います。

　DTM入門者は避けておきましょう。かなりピーキーなデバイスなので。
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King Benbow
1.0 out of 5 stars Korg nanoPAD fault - pad sticks
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2010
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First unit: fresh out of the box - one of the pads 'sticks' in the down position.

Symptoms: the bottom left pad triggers the sound but then stops for a few hits, then seems ok for a few taps. When it doesn't trigger, you can use the X-Y pad to create a drum roll (or whatever) which should only happen when the pad is held down. This shows the release or note-off data wasn't sent.

Note: other users appear to be having similar problems, if not immediately, then after months or even just weeks.

Plus, the middle of the casing on the top seems loose and clicks when pressed (which stops the dodgy pad working at all!).

Also: the software download and registration is somewhat convoluted (EZDrummer is not an add-on, not a stand-alone program, and needs a 'host' such as the Solo software, which also needs downloading). Also needs a ASIO audio driver! Had to download ASIO4ALL (wrapper to Windows Audio driver).

Summary: this is so nearly a fantastic, neat, expressive, low-cost product, but if the reports are true, then Korg has a big problem! With pads not working, the nanoPad is merely an expensive, useless, lump of plastic!
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