Korg Offers Black Color Option For Stylish, Compact Nanoseries Controllers

Korg Is Now Adding A Black Color Option For The Three Products In Its Nanoseries (Http://Www.Korgnano.Com/) of Slimline USB-Powered Controllers, Joining The Popular White Models. The Intuitive Nanokey™ Nanopad™ And Nanokontrol™ Offer Advanced Functionality Combined With Korg’s Renowned Reliability In A Choice Of Compact Control Surfaces. Specifically Designed For Musicians Who Need The Power Of A Professional Controller, The Nanoseries Easily Fits On Top Of A Workstation, In Front Of A Laptop, On A Recording Console Or Anywhere Else Users Need Control Over Their Daw, Virtual Instruments/Effects Or Dj Software.

At 12.6″ W X 3.27″ D X 0.55″ H And 0.49 Lbs., The 25-Key Velocity-Sensitive Nanokey Is A Midi Keyboard Controller That Provides A Great Feel And Maximum Expressivity In An Ultra-Compact Package. The Keys Can Be Set To Send Midi Control Data, Via The Cc Mode Button, For Control Over Any Midi Assignable Parameters Within The Software Being Used. An Octave Shift Up/Down Function Yields Immediate Access To The Entire Midi Note Range, And Pitch Up/Down And Modulation Buttons Offer Even Greater Expressivity.

The Highly Responsive Nanopad Drum Pad Controller Is Equipped With 12 Velocity-Sensitive Trigger Pads That Offer Unsurpassed Power. The Pads Can Send Both Note And Midi Cc Data, While An X/Y Pad Delivers Real-Time Control Of Roll And Flam Timing And Dynamics. A New Chord Trigger Function Lets The User Enter Chords Onto A Single Pad. The X/Y Pad Can Also Send Midi Control Change Messages, Making It Ideal For Controlling Functions Such As Pitch And Volume. At Only 12.6″ W X 3.23″ D X 0.65″ H And 0.73 Lbs., The Nanopad’s Compact Footprint Enhances Its Appeal

Korg’s Nanopad now bundled with Toontrack’s EZdrummer Lite software

Toontrack’s EZdrummer Lite software adds great value to Korg’s Nanopad…

Toontrack have created a special version of their incredibly popular drum sampler EZdrummer which is bundled free with the Nanopad. EZdrummer Lite provides the user with a great selection of drums from the full product and, once registered can be upgraded to the full version for just £59.00 (usual EZdrummer price £99.00).

That’s a drum pad controller and full drum sampler software for £100!

The  Korg Nanopad is set to become one of the market’s fastest selling USB powered drum pad controllers. Featuring 12 responsive trigger pads plus an x-y pad with roll and flam functions, the Nanopad is already a favourite for David ‘Fingers’ Haynes who used it to demonstrate Toontrack’s product line at the recent Music Live show (see photo below).

Here is the Nanopadused with Ableton.

Hot New microKORG XL Arriving Soon!

The original microKORG is loved and used daily by musicians around the world – from keyboardists to guitarists – enabling everyone to experience the enjoyment of a great synthesizer. Now the new big brother to this mega selling synth is available; a synthesizer that lets you generate your own personal sound, packing a cutting-edge sound engine and powerful effects into a compact, vintage-like body. Welcome the microKORG XL!

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2009! PRICE TBC

The original microKORG is loved and used daily by musicians around the world – from keyboardists to guitarists – enabling everyone to experience the enjoyment of a great synthesizer.

Now an advanced microKORG is available; a synthesizer that lets you generate your own personal sound, packing a cutting-edge sound engine and powerful effects into a compact, vintage-like body. Welcome the microKORG XL.

The Limited-Edition microKorg Reverse Keys was very popular, so it seems people are interested in new microKorgs – which the XL model certainly is, with its many new features!

This will certainly prove to be one of the best and most exciting releases next year. The new microKORG XL may quite easily be even better than the classic microKorg – will it become more popular? Let’s wait and see!

For complete info, click here.

Main features

• New vintage design is both fresh and nostalgic.
• Korg’s renowned MMT Multi Modeling Technology, optimized for the microKORG XL.
• Sixteeen band vocoder for voice controlled effects. A gooseneck microphone is included, so you can begin vocoding right away.
• 128 powerful sounds are built-in and ready for immediate use.
• Intuitive sound selection; simply specify the music genre and instrument category.
• Seventeen powerful KAOSS derived effects.
• Newly developed natural touch mini keyboard is compact, yet easy to play.
• Editing software can be downloaded from the Korg website, as well as converted MS2000 and microKORG programs.
• Battery powered for on-the-go enjoyment.

Korg DS-10: Pocket Analog Synth

The Korg DS-10. Right off Musikmesse 2008. This is a Korg software synthesizer running on a Nintendo DS hardware. How long before they port this to the iPhone/iPod touch?

This could well be the first in long line of portable music making devices incorporated into our already excisting devices. Im very excited!

The KORG DS-10 is a music-creation software for the Nintendo DS that combines the superior interface of the Nintendo DS and the design concept of the famous MS-10 synthesizer. The sound sources in the KORG DS-10 come from KORG – one of the world’s top musical instrument producers – and no effort was spared in creating these ultra-high-quality sounds. The Nintendo DS’s dual-screen touch panel is used to the fullest to provide a feel and operability that is unsurpassed, and combined with the sensory input mode at the touch-control screen, this unit can be appreciated by the complete novice as well as the seasoned professional