KORGmicroKEY2-61 61 Key USB MIDI Controller - Black

I bought this 61 noter as a supplementary USB connected keyboard to mount on my desk whilst using Ableton Live on my Mac Mini - you can never have enough midi keyboards!! :-)Now, just to clarify, for those that might not know, this keyboard does not make any sounds on its own. It relies on other devices to make the noises like computers etc running the right software to make your music happen. This keyboard generates signals called midi as you press the notes etc and these are understood by specific software running on the computer you've connected it to as musical notes to pass on to 'virtual instruments' running on the computer or perhaps other hardware 'synths' etc also connected to the computer.This keyboard does come with a download code for some music making software courtesy of Korg.Anyway, to have 61 keys in this footprint is really useful!The keys are, of course, mini (or micro) but you soon get used to their size and they are very playable with a nice feel.The pitch bend and mod wheel have a great feel too!The velocity sensitivity is excellent. You can tweak the velocity sensitivity 'curve' (amongst other things) using the excellent Korg Kontrol Editor app, available as a free download from Korg.I would advise getting this app anyway for this keyboard - there's all sorts of exciting settings that can be tweaked!It works natively out of the box without any additional drivers on Macs so I also use it as a convenient keyboard for my Mac Book Pro too.A nice midi keyboard at a great price!

I have a number of software synths on my iPad but until I bought this I had no real way of playing them properly (read, messing about with them!). This was designed to pair with iOS devices, and it does so perfectly. You'll hear and read about people going on about latency, and that's right, it's a thing. But, what most people with latency issues do is make the mistake of also having the speaker be wireless. That's too much. If you have this keyboard connected using Bluetooth LE, and then either use the speakers in the ipad or plug directly into the aux input on some speakers, you'll experience pretty much negligible latency. Is there any at all? Sure, a tiny bit, but I'm not a high-speed concert pianist, and for 99% of people it will be imperceptible. There are plenty of YouTube videos of people playing this fast and it keeping up.They keys themselves, while small, or perfectly playable, and the unit itself is sturdy enough, even on your lap. I got the 61 key version which is quite long, but also the best value for money in my opinion. Even then it's still good in the lap, but if you don't need or want that many octaves, you can save money and get less. You can still use the octave up and down buttons to go up and down the scales.Batteries on this last ages, but you can connect via USB to both power it and completely eliminate any latency whatsoever. Best of all worlds.

I am impressed with this keyboard, having connected it to the Windows laptop on arrival and composing a soundtrack in minutes - It feels great. However I am having problems connecting it wirelessly to the iPad which is why I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5. Once I work out how to connect it to the iPad that would be awesome and I may change to 5 star depending on how easy it is - So far Im not having luck with that. However as keyboard for a windows pc or laptop, this is excellent and simple and gives you lots of nice software with it aswell.

I find this MIDI Controller to be just the thing I needed for my music production. :) I can get my ideas down quickly and then fine tune them in my DAW's MIDI Piano Roll. Typically I can have an idea, then lose it because it would have took too long just to manually draw in the notes and length, and it's just so much faster with a MIDI Controller. It's got 2 octaves, a Modulation/Pitch Shift analogue stick, octave shifting buttons, a simple single note arpeggiator and a sustain button with tap functions to control the rate of the arpeggiator. It's got a fairly good feel, despite it's small size. It connects through USB, and supports anything that uses MIDI input. Feels better to use than some Yamaha keyboard I once played on too. All of the aforementioned details does justice enough for my 5 stars.But wait! There's more! You get a license key with the MIDI controller which works as a login to access a bundle of music software for free, apparently totalling up to the value of $1100 dollars. I recommend accessing the included software bundle and registering the products. It's going to save you money. The software included is quite a generous offering, and would make me want to rate it with an extra 5 stars. It's a huge saver. I love Korg products in general but the inclusion of this was a great move for Korg. 5/5 stars. :)

I bought this controller to downsize from my M-Audio Radium which was too big for my desk. I am impressed with the feel of the keys, they're very responsive with a light action. I like that it's just a keyboard with no other features that I don't need anyway. Transpose buttons would have been nice, but I have an easy workaround for that in my DAW software. I have gotten used to the small keys; I'm not a virtuoso, so it didn't take long. Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase.

I got the 3 octave Korg micoKey Air keyboard today. The keyboard + iPhone + GarageBand work great. It's an extremely portable / wireless setup.The pro's so far (e.g., things I worried about): - it easily connected via bluetooth to my iPhone 13, via the Korg midi app - there is zero delay between key press and sound from the iPhone when using bluetooth - the bluetooth connection stayed active for over 1 hour w/out fail (phone prevented from screen lock) - the bluetooth connection stayed active thru both screen lock and phone sleep (when that happens, Garage Band needs to be brought into foreground tho) - the keys have a decent feel, and not prohibitively small - 2 rechargeable AA batteries kept the keyboard alive for about 2 hours (not sure how charged these batteries were when I started)The cons: - to play sounds, Garage Band has to be the foreground app -- not really the keyboard's fault (more a con w/iPhone)j - so screen locks, you lose audio ... on unlock, Garage Band need to be manually put into the foreground (again, a setup issue ... not keyboard issue -- good news is bluetooth connection stayed thru lock screen).I'm mostly a piano player that prefers full-size weighted keys. I bought this keyboard to do left-hand exercises during down-time (e.g., watching TV). Despite the key size and weight, this thing will work pretty well for that purpose. But what has me really excited is the portability of this setup -- can see it will be cool to this minimal setup around a campfire, drum circle, etc... (something I have never done in the 30+ years of owning 61-key synths).

Realmente não existe um controlador de 61 teclas mais compacto. Sensibilidade das teclas me surpreendeu. Estou bem satisfeito

I like how this has "almost full-size" keys (they are 3/4 inches wide). I almost don't feel like it should be called the "MICROKey" - seems like more of a "mini" to me. But I get it. Overall, the footprint is, in fact, quite small. I have big hands and don't like the tiny keyboards and yet this one works well for me. I tried an Akai MPK Mini once and found that it was just too small. But back then I was PLAYING PIANO on it and now I'm more of INPUTTING NOTES into my DAW, so that might be what changed. I don't actually know the size of the Akai MPK Mini's keys. Not sure if they are actually smaller or not and I can't seem to find that information. These seem bigger, but I can't confirm that.Either way, the Korg is very small, but not too small. The keys are much shorter than full-size, but only a little narrower than full-size. And they are nearly silent, which I love. Not much of a click at all. Overall, feels pretty solid and high-quality for the price. I mean, it's plastic and it's small and it's light - sure. But it doesn't feel "cheap" for what it is.I'd prefer a pitch and a mod wheel instead of the joystick, but oh well. And it would be cool if there was a standard (5-pin) MIDI plug. But I'm mostly doing MIDI-over-USB into a DAW anyway, so this is fine, I guess, with just that. I might have played with some sound modules if it had a regular MIDI port, but this is fine. Seems very much designed for use with a DAW versus "playing" so that makes sense.Overall, if you want something small but are scared of the small keys, this might work for you. And I'd probably recommend it for "inputting notes" versus "playing piano" - for that, it's fantastic. Happy I have it.

I'm rookie in writing music, and just wanted a simple keyboard to improvise with GarageBand on my iPad.This one swiftly caught my eye as it was simple, compact, didn't have all the bells and whistles which I wouldn't know how to use anyway. Besides, in addition to being compact it was available in 3-octave variant, which was the most optimal for me in order not to take too much space and have enough range to not switch too often.The only issue I worried about was potential problems with registering key hits and build quality. But it was on big sale, so I decided to take a risk. It definitely payed off! Build quality is great, and all the keys are very sensitive and register everything from the lightest touch to heavy strokes just fine.The only disadvantage for some people might be shrunk down key size, but it's another side of being compact. With just a little practice you'll get use to it and won't have any discomfort.I highly recommend this product to anyone who wants a simple and reliable instrument!