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aeromorrison · Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 2

Greetings,

This is my first post to the Korg forums, and I am a relative newbie as it relates to MIDI. I just recently bought a nanoKEY to introduce myself to the MIDI world.

I am having problems with the nanoKEY. It seems that 3 or 4 of the keys consistently get "stuck" down when playing. By "stuck" I mean the key is stuck down on the software side (e.g. M1Le and others). The physical nanoKEY key is not stuck down. So, I press the key on the keyboard and the sound starts; however, when I release the key on the keyboard the software doesn't recognize that it has been released and keeps on playing. I usually have to use the mouse and click the stuck key to get it unstuck--very frustrating and makes the unit basically unusable. I would say that this happens on 90% of all presses of these 3 or 4 keys. All of the other keys seem to work pretty well. Also, the keys that get "stuck" seem to register a velocity of 127 regardless of how lightly/slowly they are pressed, so they always sound loud.

I have checked everything I can think of, including verifying the key settings with the Korg Kontrol Editor, but I haven't found anything. I also checked the MIDI commands using MIDI-OX, and it appears that the suspect keys are not sending a "Note Off" command when released. I have been working with it for two days without any improvement.

Finally, is there a manual available for the M1Le software? It seems somewhat involved and a manual would surely be helpful, but I can't locate one anywhere.

Any help that you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I am beginning to wonder if I have a defective unit.

aeromorrison

Sizlack · Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 11 Location: Texas

I'm having the same issue, however it's not just with the M1Le. I use fruity loops as well and it does it consitently with the various soft synths in FL as well. Seems to be the same few keys over and over.
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aeromorrison · Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 2

Yes, it seems to be mostly the same few keys. I have noticed that once in a while everything seems OK, but most of the time the "sticking" occurs to some degree.

I have also noticed it in other VST instruments that I have used.

I am considering sending mine back for a replacement.

Anybody else having this issue?