Lasts a month between battery changes
With an average of one hour of use per day, the batteries allow approximately one month of operation. And best of all, the microKEY Air runs on just two AA batteries.
To USB or not to USB?
microKEY Air can also be connected via a traditional USB cable. Since the microKEY is USB bus-powered, you only need a single USB cable to connect it to Mac or Windows. There’s no need to install a driver; just connect it to your computer and start playing. The second generation newly supports connection to iPad and iPhone. Add an Apple Lightning – USB camera adaptor and one USB cable and your setup is complete, allowing you to access apps such as KORG Gadget, KORG Module, and GarageBand.
Compact and playable Natural Touch Mini Keyboard
KORG’s Natural Touch mini keyboard has been carefully designed to assure playability while staying compact, and makes it easy to play chords or rapid phrases. Choose between 25, 37, 49 or 61-key configurations to suit your specific playing style and space/travel requirements.
With your iPhone and the new microKEY, you can enjoy great sound anywhere
KORG Module and the microKEY are the best possible combination for a mobile performance environment. With the new microKEY which supports a damper, or the microKEY Air which provides a wireless connection via Bluetooth MIDI, your iPhone instantly transforms into a high-quality sound module. In your room, in a practice studio, when riding in a moving vehicle, or outdoors, it’s easy to set up and immerse yourself in a superb playing experience wherever you are.
Connect a pedal, and enjoy full control functionality
The 37, 49, and 61-key models provide an assignable switch jack for connecting a damper pedal. The 25-key model provides a sustain button that implements the damper function. On all models, you can use the octave buttons in conjunction with the key transpose function to play MIDI’s entire range of notes.
The 37, 49, and 61-key models provide pitch bend and modulation wheels. The 25-key model provides a joystick that can also control pitch bend and modulation, as well as an arpeggiator function, giving you full control in spite of this model’s space-saving dimensions, and providing a wealth of performance expression.
Lavish array of powerful music software bundled free of charge
The microKEY comes with a serious collection of powerful music software titles including popular special editions of KORG Gadget and KORG Module plus the KORG Legacy Collection M1 Le which includes a plug-in version of the classic KORG M1 instrument. With microKEY Air you won’t have to purchase additional software; you can start creating music right away. The sounds and functions are expanded if you use “Apps for iPad/iPhone” with microKEY Air.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Keyboard
Natural Touch mini-keyboard
microKEY Air-49: 49
Controllers
microKEY Air-25: Joystick, arpeggiator button, Sustain / TAP button, Octave Shift buttons
microKEY Air-37/49/61: Pitch bend wheel, Modulation wheel, Octave Shift button
Octave Shift
microKEY Air-49/61: -3 – +3
Connections
microKEY Air-37/49/61: Assignable switch jack, USB Type B (x1)
Wireless Type
Bluetooth Low Energy (Apple Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI specification compliant)
Power Supply
Two AA batteries (when connected wirelessly; use alkaline or nickel-metal hydride batteries)
USB bus power (when connected via USB)
Power Consumption
Less than 100mA
Battery Life
Approximately 30 hours (use alkaline batteries)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
microKEY Air-49: 709 x 139 x 54 mm/27.91″ x 5.47″ x 2.13″
Weight (without batteries)
microKEY Air-49: 1.4 kg / 2.21 lbs.
Included Items
USB cable, KORG Software Bundle code
Operating Requirements (wireless connection):
Windows: Windows that supports Bluetooth 4.0 or later, and has Windows 8.1 or later (32-bit / 64-bit) [KORG BLE-MIDI Driver is required]
Mac: Mac that supports Bluetooth 4.0 or later, and has OS X10.10 Yosemite or later installed
iOS: iPad/iPhone that Supports Bluetooth 4.0, and has iOS8 or later installed
Operating Requirements (USB connection):
Windows: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 or later (32-bit / 64-bit)
Mac: MacOS 10.8 Mountain Lion or later
iOS: iOS8 or later