The Kontrol Editor is a stand‑alone application that provides access to all the editing tools required to program the Nanos to fit your own applications.
KORG NANO CONTROL 2 INSTALL
All that's required is to install the driver first, then the Editor, and you're ready to rock. Hence the need for the Korg Kontrol Editor, which itself needs the Korg USB driver in order to work.
KORG NANO CONTROL 2 FULL
Two software components are required to bring full functionality to the Nanos: the Korg Kontrol Editor and the Korg USB driver, both of which can be downloaded from Although the Nanos will function out of the box without either of these (using basic system drivers), you will not be able to program them to your own requirements. If you're tempted to use drumsticks, just make sure your aim is good! Korg Kontrol Editor Construction is almost entirely of plastic, and while the units feel solid enough for their size, I'd be wary of getting too carried away in the heat of the moment, especially in the case of the Nano Pad, which is likely to receive many severe poundings during its lifetime. The Nanos' mini‑USB sockets are sensibly mounted on the ends of the units, so two or more Nanos can be positioned one above the other. If you need to connect the Nanos via a USB hub, it should be of the powered variety, otherwise connections must be made directly to the computer's USB ports. A USB to mini‑USB cable is helpfully supplied with each unit. No additional power supplies are needed, as the units are USB bus powered, which keeps the cabling to a minimum - just the way we like it.
They can be used individually or all at the same time, assuming you have the USB ports to spare. Hey presto, you've got the Nanos, which are very neat, very small and, it has to be said, desperately cute! Each controller measures 320 x 83 millimetres and is around 15mm thick. Imagine taking an axe to a larger MIDI keyboard controller and hacking it into three separate parts, consisting of the keyboard, the knobs and sliders, and the drum‑trigger pads. There are three controllers available in the series: the Nano Key, the Nano Kontrol and the Nano Pad. Korg's dinky Nano control surfaces have been designed very much with laptop musicians in mind, although that's not to say they wouldn't be eminently useful in a larger studio setup. While big may have its advantages, it's not necessarily clever when space is at a premium, or if compactness and portability are of importance. Can controllers this tiny and toy-like in appearance really do a serious job in the studio?
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