Cute! Itsy-bitsy little tiny keyboard and controllers

I’m a sucker for miniaturized things. It’s too bad that the computer music industry has not caught on. Musicians on the go want small controllers and keyboards to throw in their laptop bag, but even the 37-key devices (like M-audio’s Oxygen) are bigger than a laptop.

Korg jumps on the mini train with three new devices: nanoKEY, nanoKONTROL, nanoPAD. The nanoKey has 25 little keys, each transmitting little tiny MIDI signals to your devices. Oh, and it’s velocity sensitive, too! The nanoPAD has 12 little pads for drumming, and there’s even a nifty X/Y touch pad onboard. Finally, the nanoKONTROL gives you 9 faders, 9 knobs, 18 switches, and even transport controls in this diminutive package. Gimme!

All we know now is that they’re USB bus-powered and gearlust-worthy. No prices have been anounced yet. Here’s to hoping that the price is tiny, too.

[Via CreateDigitalMusic]