BEST MIDI CONTROLLER UNDER $100 - Korg NanoKontrol 2 Review

Do you need more faders, buttons or knobs to control your sounds?

Some keyboards have knobs and faders that send midi reliably and are easy to program, but if yours doesn't a small, portable midi controller can be a great addition to your rig!

Our favorite option under $100 is the Korg nanoKontrol2. We've been recommending it for five years now, but realized we've never formally done a gear review so here we go!

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[ShaiUI]

I think it's the greatest midi control surface ever made. it's perfect.

[robguitarwizard]

That's a pretty funky overlay skin!

[karenthomas]

Hi David, firstly thank you, I learn so much from your videos and I’m loving Sunday Keys! Would you consider doing a video specifically for using this with the app? I see from a previous comment it’s doable. One of your ‘build it together’ style videos for those of us who are technically challenged would be a dream come true! X

[sonicacoustics]

Wow! this is a nice gear! little it is but can do a lot of rig! :)

[Turbo_TechnoLogic]

Can I use this for Serato or VDJ effects? Along with a DJ controller to extend the effects functionality

[eddieleehazel]

Thank you I'm grateful for your enlightenment on the nano kontrol 2. In the simplest of layman's terms.👍👍👍👍

[harryepstein]

Can you program this controller to be used with stand alone instrument and synth software, such as addictive keys, or the arturia analog lab v software?

[calebblackburn]

Does this controller connect to the keyboard via a 5 pin midi cable?

[timothywilliams]

do you connect the korg to the keyboard or computer ? thanks

[fotofoxfotografie]

hey I wanted to connect the Nanokontrol2 to my iPad. It is also shown under MIDI. But when I want to set something, it is not implemented in the app.

[randyrojas]

Hi, just wanna ask, is there anyway to help me install or use Nano control 2 to my Korg N5ex, what software do I need to install, thank you very much God bless.

[timobrown]

Im getting one to use with an older keyboard with weighted keys but it doesn't have faders and knobs to adjust midi tracks in Ableton. This is exactly what I need

[dr.papadopolis]

If this was possible to use for Nintendo Switch for the Korg Gadget that would be more than nice ..

[vznquest]

does this thing allow you to store different pad banks on the unit in CC mode?

[SonicVibe]

This the akai lpd8 or korg nano 2 the best for koala 🐨 sampler ?

[thedeathcake]

Should mention for people who have never used it, it is wired, so where you can put it is very much limited by where your laptop or computer is. It's an excellent device, but I'm moving to the Nano Korg Studio which is Bluetooth, so you can put it where ever you want..

[CHS]

So if I understand correctly at around 7:10, changing the snapshot functions might not work as it does in Sunday Keys where I might label a bridge snapshot that brings up an organ sound? That would be at the wherever the slider was set no mater what the snapshot?

[Okamiiee]

Is the Sunday keys abelton template come midi mapped for the nanokontrol? Just recently got it but my nanokontrol is not controlling anything in ableton

[iRemainNameless]

Quick question. Where did you get the template for it you're using? The colored sections make it much easier to read. Edit. Just found your website. It would be amazing if you could create a template that could be used with it as a DAW controller. Where the pots and faders were in line and the same color. Excellent work. Considering ordering.

[johnsubhash]

Thanks a lot, Team❤️..But I was asking about to it plug it in, I mean, how do we connect to the MIDI Keyboard and to the MacBook Pro...Love from India ❤️