nanopad

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:14 am

Perhaps Korg could develop an external pad with dimensions fitting on a Kronos (at least 73 and 88 ) better than the actual ones? I guess Kronos owners would be ready to pay 10 or 20 bucks above the actual prices for a solution which fits the Kronos better, both concerning dimensions and functionality.

polop · Post by **polop** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:23 am

I guess Kronos owners would be ready to pay 10 or 20 bucks above the actual prices for a solution which fits the Kronos better, both concerning dimensions and functionality.

for me it's ok but I do not believe that korg will take time to make such a thing

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:29 am

I think the business case for Korg will not be high enough for making something for something not many people will buy, how 'simple' it may look to (re)design it.

polop · Post by **polop** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:38 am

Imagine the screen of kronos

ps: ipad application

and yamaha ipad application for motif xs xf but can work with another hardware

jeebustrain · Post by **jeebustrain** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:22 pm

polop wrote:Imagine the screen of kronos

ps: ipad application

and yamaha ipad application for motif xs xf but can work with another hardware

other than the touchpad type area - that already exists in the Kronos. You're still left with the same problem though - it's not velocity sensitive so you have to figure something else out to "fake" that. That's why the Kronos pads are long like they are.

I prefer tactile buttons.

McHale · Post by **McHale** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:50 pm

For what I'm doing with the pads, I'd shatter the KRONOS screen. The fact that we can replace a nanoPAD if it fails for very little money is pretty awesome actually. I tore mine apart last night to see how they are built and I have to say pretty well. It also fits on the K88 pretty good for not being designed specifically for it.

-Mc

jaggeddoctrine · Post by **jaggeddoctrine** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:09 pm

McHale wrote: I may do a demo video on some exotic things you can do with it. MAN this rocks!

-Mc

Please do, would love to see some of the things you are doing with it.

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:48 pm

McHale wrote:But buttons 9 thru 16 can be modified to be latching or momentary and set to specific CC numbers using the Korg KONTROL Editor.
I may do a demo video on some exotic things you can do with it. MAN this rocks!
-Mc

Briefly, can you give some examples of what can be applied? Thanks.

lbartram · Post by **lbartram** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:56 pm

The problem with the nanoPAD2 isn't the performance. I'm enjoying that (although I still don't know what exactly to do with the extra buttons and I read the manual). There is just no where to put it!

McHale · Post by **McHale** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:26 am

Lou wrote:Briefly, can you give some examples of what can be applied? Thanks.

Go to table 3: http://www.midi.org/techspecs/midimessages.php

A couple examples: I have button 9 set to latching with CC#64 (sustain). So when I'm playing a patch, I can hit that button and it's as if the damper is held down until I hit the button again.

You can also use a button for Sostenuto (CC#66). Another for Breath Controller (CC#2) - which can be done VERY convincingly.

The last thing I use it for is WAY too difficult to explain. You have to see it on video...

RonF · Post by **RonF** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:11 am

McHale wrote:
The last thing I use it for is WAY too difficult to explain. You have to see it on video...

Lol! Nice!

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:07 am

McHale wrote:For what I'm doing with the pads, I'd shatter the KRONOS screen. The fact that we can replace a nanoPAD if it fails for very little money is pretty awesome actually. I tore mine apart last night to see how they are built and I have to say pretty well. It also fits on the K88 pretty good for not being designed specifically for it.

-Mc

You should not use this as a stylus:

But seriously, thanks for analyzing the pad, I don't have one but it has much more potential than I thought ... maybe I should think of getting one too.

Bertotti · Post by **Bertotti** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:58 am

Besides automatically being mapped on the Kronos what was the other Benifit of using a korg pad of some sort? Wasn't there some information other pads wouldn't or couldn't transmit?

McHale · Post by **McHale** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:52 am

Bertotti wrote:Besides automatically being mapped on the Kronos what was the other Benifit of using a korg pad of some sort? Wasn't there some information other pads wouldn't or couldn't transmit?

You can have the remaining buttons do quite a bit. CC messages, note data, etc. ALL of my buttons do something. The top 8 are chords, the bottom 8 are whatever you want.

Bertotti · Post by **Bertotti** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:02 am

I was looking at machine which is why I ask. I could have sworn Dan or someone posted about something that wouldn't work on a non korg pad. I just. Ant seem to find the thread. Thanks for the info McHale those nano pads look awful nice!