Korg nano KONTROL 2 USB MIDI Controller, White

In a body proportioned to fit perfectly in front of your laptop computer, the nanoKONTROL2 provides eight channels of the controllers you need to control your music software. The nanoKONTROL2 also features a dedicated transport control section. The buttons have been carefully selected to be useful with your software, ensuring simple and intuitive control. Many software titles - including major DAW programs - are supported, dramatically reducing the need to make complicated connection settings.

Complete control for your DAW or software synthesizer

A knob, fader, and three switches are provided for each of the eight channels, respectively assigned to pan, volume, and solo/mute/record. This arrangement is a real convenience when recording automation for multiple channels. There's also a marker button, making it easy to assign marks at important points in your song for more efficient recording and song production. When using a software synthesizer, you can assign parameters to the desired controllers for easy control. For example you could use the faders to control the ADSR of an envelope generator, and use the knobs to control the filter's cutoff frequency and resonance, etc.

The nanoKONTROL2 works with the "Korg Kontrol Editor" software - available free on the Korg website. Load it into your computer, and use it to make detailed customized settings. For example, the minimum and maximum values for each control change message can be specified.

Just connect a single USB cable from your computer to the nanoKONTROL2, and you've got a quick and portable music production system. Power and USB-MIDI data travel down the same wire for a clean, efficient workspace.

Reviews

"The new hardware looks and feels better. Improved design and build. Expanded transport. Highly affordable." - MusicRadar

"The nanoKONTROL's buttons enjoy the additional luxury of independent attack and release times, ranging from instantaneous response up to a maximum of 10 seconds - very useful for accurately-timed filter sweeps, fade-outs, effect modulations and other precision gymnastics." - Sound On Sound

Features and Specifications

For further information about the Korg nanoKONTROL, please download the owner's manual PDF from the link below.

• 8 channels of controllers, each featuring Pan Knob, Fader & Solo / Mute / Record buttons
• Dedicated transport control section
• Marker button for easy navigation
• Low-profile, multi-function control surface
• New track select and marker advance parameters
• Supports numerous software titles including major DAW programs
• Use Korg Kontrol Editor software to customise the nanoKONTROL2

Controllers

• 8 knobs
• 8 sliders
• 24 buttons
• REW / FF / STOP / PLAY / REC Transport Buttons
• CYCLE button
• MARKER button
• TRACK button

• Connections: mini-USB
• Power: USB bus power
• Power Consumption: USB bus power: less than 100 mA
• Dimensions: 12.8" x 3.27" x 1.18"
• Accessories: USB cable

• Mac: Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Apple Macintosh with PowerPC supported, USB port
• Windows: Windows XP SP3 (32bit), Windows Vista SP2 (32bit, 64bit), Windows 7 (32bit, 64bit), USB port (Intel USB chipset recommended)

• Corresponding Software:
  • Avid Pro Tools
  • Apple Logic, GarageBand
  • MOTU Digital Performer
  • Steinberg Cubase
  • Ableton Live
  • Cakewalk SONOR
  • Software that can be controlled by control change message