Been a few days since my last post and there is a good reason. I have been hard at work making beats and tracks using a very useful and portable tool from Korg.  My latest purchase was the Korg nanoPAD and it is well worth the 57 bux I paid for it on Amazon. You never know when inspiration is going to punch you in the grill and this portable little pad allows me to make beats on my lunch break without having to carry a studio with me.
For such a small device it packs a decent amount of features, including the X-Y pad which allows you to roll the drums or use the flam feature. The pads themselves are really responsive and I have been able to make some decent beats using them. I also like the fact that you can map the pads to different clips in Ableton, letting me control what plays when and turn on/off clips. Sweet!
Additional to the nanoPAD, Korg offers a nanoKEY and nanoKONTROL device which I will be picking up in the very near future to complete my mobile studio. My lunches never sounded so good!
Until next time!