The nanoKEY Fold is a 25 key MIDI controller in Lava Orange that folds in half for travel, shrinking to roughly the size of a phone. Silent keys, a scale guide and an arpeggiator make it a sketchpad you can use on a plane or a late night sofa. It weighs 126 g.
Keys nobody else can hear
Membrane keys give a comfortable amount of resistance while making no clatter at all, so ideas can go down at any hour without annoying the household. Thirteen velocity levels let you set how firmly you want to push. Response is yours to tune.
Scale guidance with LEDs
Fifteen scales are built in, and the LEDs light up to show which notes belong. Easy Scale mode goes further by making every key press land in the chosen scale. Assign one to a touch slider and you can run melodic lines without a wrong note.
Chords, arpeggios and split playing
Once a key and scale are chosen, chords can be mapped automatically across the keybed so single fingers cover whole progressions. The onboard arpeggiator brings a spread of types and 15 rhythm patterns, all adjusted from dedicated controls. Split lets the left and right halves run different modes, so chords on one side can back a melody on the other.
Two touch sliders
Pitch and modulation live on a pair of touch strips rather than wheels, which is how the folded shape stays flat. Either strip can be reassigned to send a specific CC value or to play notes from the selected scale. A finger glide is all it takes.
Connections and travel size
USB Type C handles both data and bus power, drawing 500 mA or less, and a 3.5 mm MIDI out reaches hardware through the supplied TRS to DIN cable. Folded up the controller measures 147 x 73 x 17 mm, opening to 282 mm wide in use. A USB cable and quick start guide are in the box.
See it in action
Specifications
| Keyboard | 25 keys. Velocity: 1 to 13. Octave shift: -4 to +4 |
|---|---|
| Scenes | 15 |
| Arpeggiator | Arpeggiator rhythm patterns: 15 |
| Chord mode | Scale types: 15 |
| Jacks | USB port (Type C), MIDI OUT connector (3.5 mm stereo mini phone jack, use a type A MIDI TRS to DIN converter cable) |
| Power supply | USB bus power supply |
| Current consumption | 500 mA or less |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | Folded up: 147 x 73 x 17 mm / 5.79" x 2.87" x 0.67". In use: 282 x 73 x 14 mm / 11.10" x 2.87" x 0.55" |
| Weight | 126 g / 4.44 oz |
| Included items | USB cable, MIDI TRS to DIN adapter cable, Quick Start Guide |
Specifications from Korg. Appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice.