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# USB plug-and-play connectivity 16 velocity-sensitive pads X-Y touchpad control Korg nanoPAD2 Slim-Line USB MIDI Pads - Black

**Brand:** korg
**Price:** AED 287
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## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate your beats with the sleekest MIDI pad on the block!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Korg nanoPAD2 Slim-Line USB MIDI Pads - Black by korg
- **How much does it cost?** AED 287 with free shipping
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- korg enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Compact Powerhouse:** Slim-line design fits seamlessly into any creative workspace without bulk.
- • **Expressive Control:** Sixteen velocity-sensitive pads deliver dynamic drum and loop triggering with precision.
- • **Next-Level Modulation:** Innovative X-Y touchpad lets you manipulate multiple MIDI parameters in real-time.
- • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** USB connectivity ensures effortless setup with major DAWs like Ableton Live and FL Studio.
- • **Versatile MIDI Mapping:** Customize each pad and scene with unique MIDI channels and control modes for ultimate flexibility.

## Overview

The Korg nanoPAD2 is a slim, portable USB MIDI controller featuring 16 velocity-sensitive pads and an X-Y touchpad for versatile real-time control. Designed for seamless integration with major DAWs, it offers customizable MIDI mapping across four scenes, making it a budget-friendly powerhouse for professional music producers and beatmakers seeking compact, expressive control.

## Description

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Review: Someone Finally Did It - This thing is fantastic! I've been looking for a basic drum pad device for literal years, but all of them were either far too big for my specific setup, didn't have enough pads, or were far too expensive for my budget/desired use cases. I already have pads galore in my setup, each of which is linked to something different, so I wanted something simple to function as a dedicated slice/loop player. Akai has a similar device for a comparable price, but it has a bunch of knobs I'm frankly not going to use, and only 8 pads. This thing checked all the boxes I was looking for - 16 pads instead of 8, quite inexpensive, and its shape fits my setup beautifully. It's nearly perfect for me. I was surprised at how thin it is. The pads are decently responsive, feeling surprisingly squishy/pushy compared to novation and akai pads. Not amazing, not horrible, but more than playable. I'm using this to trigger things like sliced loops, so I don't need much velocity sensitivity. It comes with a generous software package, including Komplete Select, which I was excited to see. Some of the software is iOS exclusive, which may be a loss for some. Build quality is appropriate for the price - it is fairly bendy plastic, which helps keep said price low. I'd pay more in the future for a metal version. Despite its almost absurdly low cost and bendy feel, this thing is an insanely full package. The only thing I don't like about it is that the pads are not backlit, making it hard to see during night time music production. That's the ONLY downside I can find. The software for adjusting the four "scenes" is fantastic - each pad can be linked to a different MIDI channel, so you could effectively have a weird mix of 16 different instruments connected onto this single controller at once (lol have fun). With the 4 different scenes available, you can comfortably have 4 different instruments on 4 different MIDI channels you switch between at the touch of a button. Though convoluted, the software is well worth using to configure the controller to your liking as a result. The XY pad is tricky to link to some daws - I found that touching the pad counts as a MIDI input itself, making it tricky to link more than only the x or y parameters. I had to manually configure the controller's on/off touch to one CC on a given port, and the X and Y to their own CC's on the same port, then set the nanopad to that port in my DAW. After manually configuring the controller linkages to the specific CC's and port I set, it worked beautifully, and suddenly became what may be a game changer for me as far as effect controls. Overall, this thing is absolutely worth the buy. I have yet to find anything on the market as solid that is so feature complete as this for the price, and I'm quite pleased with my purchase. Thank you, Korg, for making the thing no one else was making!
Review: Well Made, Solid and Fun! - This pad controller is extremely compact, low profile and packed with very interesting and useful features. I also like the feel of both the sixteen pads and X-Y pad very much. The pads are great for drumming with good sensitivity. The downloadable editor software is pretty easy to use( as far as the basics go) but the documentation is a bit confusing, so a lot of discovery through experimentation is needed, but that is normal in the world of digital audio. The scale on the sixteen pads can be set to anything you like, with each pad individually adjustable for any note or cc value. But there are also some preset scales that you can choose from including major, minor, etc. The default scale setup is whole tones from left to right in each row with the top and bottom rows separated by a semitone, giving it a transposing arrangement by a shift of the hand(as long as you don't shift off the edge!). You can also select any midi channel for each pad, as well as choosing between momentary or toggle modes. The X-Y pad has several tricks of its own and gives some fun effects when combined with the arpeggiator. You can also assign the X and Y control to any cc value. Given that having sixteen pads and an X-Y pad is a useful tool to have in your midi arsenal and this is a well made instrument for a low price, it is a must have! You may wonder if you should spend more and get a sampling pad controller. Instead of spending a lot more, you could use this with sampling software, some of which you can get for free. After all, what makes a pad controller a sampling controller is the software. One excellent free sampling program is TX16wx. It is used as a plugin to your DAW and is superb! Another no cost option is the use the free DAW, LMMS which has a built in sampler(the sound file processor) and is an excellent DAW. LMMS does not do audio file recording so you can just add the free AUDACITY program which is also excellent.

## Features

- Low-profile pad controller – excellent for playing or entering drum data
- Sixteen solid, responsive, and velocity-sensitive trigger pads
- Control multiple MIDI parameters via the X-Y Touchpad

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B004M8YPKM |
| Additional Features | Portable |
| Best Sellers Rank | #17,636 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #67 in Computer Recording MIDI Controllers |
| Brand | KORG |
| Brand Name | KORG |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Laptop |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Connector Type | USB |
| Control Method | Touch |
| Control Type | MIDI control |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 1,111 Reviews |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 04959112081062 |
| Hardware Interface | USB |
| Hardware Platform | x86_64 |
| Human Interface Input | Touch Pad |
| Included Components | USB Cable |
| Instrument | Drum, Synthesizer |
| Instrument Key | Any |
| Item Type Name | Midi Controller |
| Item Weight | 0.36 kg |
| Keyboard Description | Compact, 25-key keyboard with velocity sensitivity and multiple velocity curves |
| Manufacturer | Korg USA Inc. |
| Manufacturer Part Number | NANOPAD2BK |
| Material Type | Plastic |
| Maximum Range | 0.5 meters |
| Mixer Channel Quantity | 16 |
| Model Name | NANOPAD2BK |
| Model Number | NANOPAD2BK |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| Noise Control | None |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Keys | 1 |
| Platform | Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Windows 11 |
| Product Style | Slim-Line USB Drum Pad Controller |
| Size | Slim-Line |
| Special Feature | Portable |
| Supported Software | Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools, FL Studio |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total USB Ports | 1 |
| UPC | 884088605940 989898857609 721405639755 700736573761 670716008456 |
| Unit Count | 1 count |
| Warranty Description | 1 year manufacturer. |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** KORG
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Model Name:** NANOPAD2BK
- **Number of Keys:** 1
- **Special Feature:** Portable

## Images

![Korg nanoPAD2 Slim-Line USB MIDI Pads - Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51qRVDHU9KL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: does it come with the USB cord?**
A: Whoever designed packing for this product is an idiot. The cable is stuck behind a cardboard partition on one end of the box. If you opened the box from the wrong end you will not see the cable and it will look like the box only contains the manual and the controller. But yes, it does come with a cable.

**Q: Does this work with Logic Pro X and ProTools 11?**
A: I've used it successfully with both.  For Protools it took these extra Steps below.1. Install latest USB midi driver from http://korg.com/nanoseries22. Hold down set marker and play while plugging USB cable into NanoKontrol2 from your computer.3. In Pro Tools, click on setup and go to peripherals.4. Open the midi controllers tab in peripherals.5. Select "HUI" as type, NanoKotrol (slider/konb) for send to, and NanoKotrol (CNTRL) as the receive from port.

**Q: Does it come with software**
A: Yes they should still come with a suite of bundled software.. some Korg, UVI & AAS vst's.. Ableton Lite DAW as well.. Honestly the bundled software is worth more than the cost of the unit

**Q: Is it also a normal instrument or just for computers?**
A: Just for computers/laptops

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Someone Finally Did It
*by G***N on July 7, 2026*

This thing is fantastic! I've been looking for a basic drum pad device for literal years, but all of them were either far too big for my specific setup, didn't have enough pads, or were far too expensive for my budget/desired use cases. I already have pads galore in my setup, each of which is linked to something different, so I wanted something simple to function as a dedicated slice/loop player. Akai has a similar device for a comparable price, but it has a bunch of knobs I'm frankly not going to use, and only 8 pads. This thing checked all the boxes I was looking for - 16 pads instead of 8, quite inexpensive, and its shape fits my setup beautifully. It's nearly perfect for me. I was surprised at how thin it is. The pads are decently responsive, feeling surprisingly squishy/pushy compared to novation and akai pads. Not amazing, not horrible, but more than playable. I'm using this to trigger things like sliced loops, so I don't need much velocity sensitivity. It comes with a generous software package, including Komplete Select, which I was excited to see. Some of the software is iOS exclusive, which may be a loss for some. Build quality is appropriate for the price - it is fairly bendy plastic, which helps keep said price low. I'd pay more in the future for a metal version. Despite its almost absurdly low cost and bendy feel, this thing is an insanely full package. The only thing I don't like about it is that the pads are not backlit, making it hard to see during night time music production. That's the ONLY downside I can find. The software for adjusting the four "scenes" is fantastic - each pad can be linked to a different MIDI channel, so you could effectively have a weird mix of 16 different instruments connected onto this single controller at once (lol have fun). With the 4 different scenes available, you can comfortably have 4 different instruments on 4 different MIDI channels you switch between at the touch of a button. Though convoluted, the software is well worth using to configure the controller to your liking as a result. The XY pad is tricky to link to some daws - I found that touching the pad counts as a MIDI input itself, making it tricky to link more than only the x or y parameters. I had to manually configure the controller's on/off touch to one CC on a given port, and the X and Y to their own CC's on the same port, then set the nanopad to that port in my DAW. After manually configuring the controller linkages to the specific CC's and port I set, it worked beautifully, and suddenly became what may be a game changer for me as far as effect controls. Overall, this thing is absolutely worth the buy. I have yet to find anything on the market as solid that is so feature complete as this for the price, and I'm quite pleased with my purchase. Thank you, Korg, for making the thing no one else was making!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well Made, Solid and Fun!
*by J***Y on July 20, 2014*

This pad controller is extremely compact, low profile and packed with very interesting and useful features. I also like the feel of both the sixteen pads and X-Y pad very much. The pads are great for drumming with good sensitivity. The downloadable editor software is pretty easy to use( as far as the basics go) but the documentation is a bit confusing, so a lot of discovery through experimentation is needed, but that is normal in the world of digital audio. The scale on the sixteen pads can be set to anything you like, with each pad individually adjustable for any note or cc value. But there are also some preset scales that you can choose from including major, minor, etc. The default scale setup is whole tones from left to right in each row with the top and bottom rows separated by a semitone, giving it a transposing arrangement by a shift of the hand(as long as you don't shift off the edge!). You can also select any midi channel for each pad, as well as choosing between momentary or toggle modes. The X-Y pad has several tricks of its own and gives some fun effects when combined with the arpeggiator. You can also assign the X and Y control to any cc value. Given that having sixteen pads and an X-Y pad is a useful tool to have in your midi arsenal and this is a well made instrument for a low price, it is a must have! You may wonder if you should spend more and get a sampling pad controller. Instead of spending a lot more, you could use this with sampling software, some of which you can get for free. After all, what makes a pad controller a sampling controller is the software. One excellent free sampling program is TX16wx. It is used as a plugin to your DAW and is superb! Another no cost option is the use the free DAW, LMMS which has a built in sampler(the sound file processor) and is an excellent DAW. LMMS does not do audio file recording so you can just add the free AUDACITY program which is also excellent.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Korg Nano Pad II Short Review. By DJ.MGS
*by M***. on May 12, 2015*

Hi all Bought the Korg Nano pad II, to help out with my DJ'ing, I also run the Hercules 4mx controller with VDJ 8-Pro, and the Nano pad needed to be re-mapped, after a Skype call and talking with the fellas @ auto mix Products, we both worked on the Mapping code, and even re wrote some of it, the Nano Pad II works floorlessly. After a few tweak's, we even got the X/y pad to effect the deepness and width of Whatever effect, Via re-mapping the P1 and P2 controls, Also Note that the Nano pad II also has a "Scene button", so infact, you have 16x4 banks (of pads) that you also can re-map to whatever you need to EG trigger off Loops, Cue points, Samples EfX etc, whatever you wanna re-map. It is a solid unit and the price was right, however, none of the pads have back lit LED's, So you really got to watch the screen to see whats triggered when you fire things off, Hopefully the Korg Nano pad III will have back lit LED's built into the pads... Nano pad 3 ideas fellas... You also need to set Limits on the P1 and P2 controls, or they will go out of Range, and then you run into audio issues. the Nano pad II has 6 padded feet on the bottom so it don't Slip n slide all over the place. The Nano pad II is only about: 1/2 inch tall by:12 inch and: 7/8th Long by: 3 inch: 3/8th Wide, so it is very compact indeed ;) . I also stuck clear tape over the pads so i can mark what they are used for that way, the tape can be removed and no INK makes left behind also did the same as a separator if you look at my pic below, you will see a Black Line right in the middle, one part controls the "whatever effects" for deck "A" while the other half controls "whatever effects" for Deck "B" all in all i give this unit a 8/10, if the back lit LED's in the pads, I wold give it a 10/10. . NOTE I have set the Nano pad up and it works with VDJ 8 Pro, I do not "own any other DJ Programs such as Traktor" so please don't ask for the code sorry, However I do have the code for VDJ 8-Pro. . Pros: 1. Small and compact. Works off USB with low consumption Power. 2. Use's USB "A"-mini connection. 3. Has X/Y pad to control the P1 and P2 controls. 4. Has 16 pads laid out, that can expand to 64 pads via the Scenes, 5. Light weight. 6. Remap-able. 7. LED Status light. 8. includes the USB Cable. 9. Super fast delivery. no dings scratches or banged up A+++. 10. Works with VDJ 8-Pro. (so I am happy) 11. Downloadable software to test out the pad. its very Basic. . Cons: 1. No Back Lit LED's in the Pads so you have to watch the monitor for whatever effects you use as long as you map it. 2. Background lettering that's molded into the unit is hard to Read White on White? really duh. 3. * Mono color LED's RED (Scene's) and 1 Status LED White, not sure if that's a con or pro yet... Note: Mapping is a bit tedious however, I did find a Map App (if you will) midi mapping app, that allows you to see the Nano pads code in action and you can Build your map out the way you like it. Google "Midi Trace" it will work for almost anything Midi/USB. . Tip: Before doing any work, for installing the Nano pad, you need to instal its "Driver" for the Korg Nano pad II, and get it recognized by your system first. Thank you and enjoy DJ.MGS

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