The microKEY-49 AIR from Korg is a slim MIDI controller with a pitch wheel, a modulation wheel, and a set of 49 velocity-sensitive Natural Touch mini-keys. If you wish, you can bus-power this unit via the USB port, but the microKEY Air also features Bluetooth capabilities, allowing you to connect wirelessly to Mac and iOS devices. Hooked up in such a fashion, the keyboard can last up to 30 hours on two AA batteries (alkaline are recommended).
An assignable switch jack allows you to plug in a sustain pedal, while two octave-shift buttons allow you to change the range of this three-octave unit. You can make edits to MIDI parameters using the Korg KONTROL Editor software, which is available for free download on the Korg website. This can be useful in customizing the microKEY Air to your specific sensibilities, such as adapting the instrument s velocity curve to your individual touch.
The controller also includes five virtual instruments (Korg Legacy Collection, UVI Digital Synsations, AAS Ultra Analog Session, AAS Strum Session, and AAS Lounge Lizard Session), as well as two apps (Korg Module Le for iPhone and KORG Module Le for iPad). Finally, purchasing the Korg microKEY Air will allow you to download a limited version of Propellerhead s Reason.
Controller
USB-powered by your computer, iPad, or iPhone
Bluetooth compatibility with Mac and iOS devices
49-key, velocity-sensitive Natural Touch mini-keyboard
Includes pitch wheel, mod wheel, and two octave-shift buttons
5 Virtual Instruments Included
UVI s Digital Synsations module provides sampled emulations of classic digital and hybrid synths from the early 1990s
Lounge Lizard Session, the sound module from Applied Acoustics Systems, provides expressive electric piano sounds
Applied Acoustics Systems Strum Acoustic Session is a physical-modeling software synthesizer that lets you play virtual acoustic guitar parts with the expressiveness of an acoustic instrument
Ultra Analog Session, also by Applied Acoustics Systems, is an analog-modeling synthesizer featuring analog-style synth sounds
Korg KONTROL Editor
Korg KONTROL Editor MIDI-mapping software allows you to set the keyboard to respond to one of eight distinct velocity curves, or set a fixed velocity value. This is useful in customizing the microKEY Air to your personal playing style
Supports BLE-MIDI (Bluetooth MIDI)
Korg offers a downloadable system updater that provides iOS13/iPadOS13 support for the BLE-MIDI (Bluetooth LE) connection functionality of KORG microKEY Air. To perform the update, connect the product to your Mac or Windows PC via a USB connection, and download the System Updater from the Korg Website.
Korg MKEYAIR49 Specs
USB / MIDI Controller
| Keyboard | 49 Mini Keys |
| MIDI Control Surfaces | 1 x Wheel (Pitch-Bend) 1 x Wheel (Modulation) |
| Performance Functions | Octave Shift |
In the Box
- Korg microKEY AIR-49 Bluetooth Midi Keyboard Controller
- USB Cable
- UVI Digital Synsations License
- Lounge Lizard Session License
- Strum Acoustic Session License
- Ultra Analog Session License
- Korg M1 Le License
- 2 Years Manufacturer Warranty
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