Korg nanoPad mod question
Korg nanoPad mod question Posted on: 10.02.2009 by Shane Fergusson Is it possible to take 2 nanopads and make them share one usb port?since their cheap i was believeing of getting 2 or 3 and make my own layout casing and stick them inside, an easy solution would be to put a usbhub inside the box. has anyone opened their nano,how is it inside? would it be easy to mod? | |
| Adolfo Zelayandia 09.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by Casino-Shanty
I have stripped down the nano to the absolute bare min that it needs to function. The pads perform much better without the crappy rubber they were supplied with and they have a clear plastic layer over the top for easy cleaning. All in all looks very modable See attached fotos... |
| Annita Richers 18.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by TreTuna
I want to replace the buttons on one (or three) of these and put it in a custom case so it doesn't look like a chunk of plastic crap on stage. Could the buttons be swapped for arcade buttons? |
| Sharleen Binckley 17.02.2010 | Anyone know if I could take the PCB board out of my nanokontrol and build something completely different from it? Basically just use the brains of the nanokontrol purely so that the software is of no issue, it's all installed etc and and I know its gonna work on my mac. Possible? |
| Larry Habben 17.02.2010 | Thank you, your pictures are very helpful, as im also going to build a new case for my nanopad. Do you believe its possible to get a longer cable for the XY-Pad? |
| Adolfo Zelayandia 09.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by Casino-Shanty
I have stripped down the nano to the absolute bare min that it needs to function. The pads perform much better without the crappy rubber they were supplied with and they have a clear plastic layer over the top for easy cleaning. All in all looks very modable See attached fotos... |
| Annita Richers 18.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by TreTuna
I want to replace the buttons on one (or three) of these and put it in a custom case so it doesn't look like a chunk of plastic crap on stage. Could the buttons be swapped for arcade buttons? |
| Anisa Fourte 09.09.2009 | Well I can say that you don't need a powered hub for at least three of the nanos... I currently have two nanopads and a nanokontrol and am able to use all three off a non-powered hub with no problems at all. I'm definitely interested in modding my nanos with some LEDs. Was really disappointed when they didn't have them already like my padkontrol has. I bought a black one and ended up trading it to a friend for a white one because I could see the damn thing in dimly lit circumstances. |
| Herman Cherrier 24.08.2009 | The pads by them selves dont look too bad ... and i like the xy http://mycom.bbs.coocan.jp/?m=listthread&t_id=308 http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://tokoya.justblog.jp/blog/2008/12/nanokey.html&ei=LIWSSuWkMsmQtgeavrnOBA&sa=X&oi=tra nslate&resnum=8&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Datmega%2Bnanopad%26hl%3Den%26client%3 Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-USfficial%26hs%3DZGE 3x2 square piezos in their on chasis connected with some 14 strip wire thingy took pics and analyzed the chips ... the Japanese took it apart and laughed at it Dec 08, damn im late Anyway lol i wanna do this . but i the pads so i can make a custom controller. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PSj0ZcHXf8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PSj0ZcHXf8 anybody got suggestions? this site has a few www.megadrum.info |
| Maricruz Rajo 24.08.2009 | i got an idea for you... you build a little boz or case for both your nano controllers to sit in, then you connect the 2 usbs to a usb hub THEN hide the usb hub underneath the controllers in the box. What you have left is the master usb from the hub poking out a little hole in the back. I was believeing the same thing because i would like to have 2 Nano Kontrols layed out nicely for the new 4 fx units in the new Traktor Pro without messy cablers everywhere |
| Stephan Roob 23.08.2009 | surely, i dont see why not |
| Herman Cherrier 23.08.2009 | I wonder if i can use these pads and this xy pad on a Diy midi controller.... |
| Herman Cherrier 22.08.2009 | instantly broke mine when i got it .. 2 days and mini usb got pushed in by falling while usbplug attached shipping a black one for replacment though ... warranty and support response is great for such a cheap product ....i believe they made the actual product to increase sales of padkontrol cuz now i want that anyway if yall want pics of a nanopad broken down to zero ... i can .. also looks like it operates even with the case off.... new case time , and you may have to solder the hinges more they are ver flimsy |
| Carina Kosmo 25.02.2009 | well you can hook up as many nanopads as you want, they get shown in the software as nanopad1 nanopad2 etc. i was believeing about modding my nanopad and maybe adding some lights. however i havent opened my nanopad yet. ensure that you might need a powered usb hub (even though the nanopad use pretty much no power. i can try to run my nanokontrol and nanopad on a non powered usb hub if you want, however i only have two of them). there will be an article coming out soon with an extensive mod of the nanopad and bomes midicontroller, whih will let you use the xy touchpad to control more than just two knobs per scene. i really hope people will like this mod. |
| DJ Pablo 23.02.2009 |
Originally Posted by -dIm-
so did somebody opened up his/her korg nano? |
| Shane Fergusson 11.02.2009 |
Originally Posted by JesC
http://korg.com/SupportResults.aspx?...tTabsContainer i guess i have to buy one and open it to see whats inside if the faders and buttons are mounted would it be easy to unmount and rearrange them in an other box? |
| Gavin le Roux 10.02.2009 | I don't know for sure because i don't have one...but...have a hunt around in the software and see if it lets you change the midi channels that they transmit on and problem solved...if you cant do this with the software you may need a 3rd party program to do it for you. |
| Cristian Carmona 10.02.2009 | oh cool so you can do it with the software provided with the nano's? |
| Gavin le Roux 10.02.2009 | not if you can change the channel on the unit itself.....unit 1 - ch1, unit 2 - ch2, ect |
| Cristian Carmona 10.02.2009 | Bento would you have to run a program like bomes to run both or all three nano's being that they may have the same midi notes? |
| Xavier Emanuels 10.02.2009 | You would have to hook them all together using a usb hub - luckily usb hubs get pretty damn small nowadays. |
| MadMan Ajms 10.02.2009 | I believe you could with the software. Software is quite powerful. Knobs and things can do many things..like you can make custom knobs and controls, etc. |
| Santi Taos 10.02.2009 | dont know but good idea...i would like to know if this will work. |
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