The [<googa>http://www.korg.com/uk/products/computergear/nanokontrol2 |Korg nanoKONTROL2] </googa> is a very affordable small Midi controller. At a price point similar to the Raspberry Pi, this makes it a good fit if you are looking to add console controls to Box Of Stops.
It has a large number of buttons that can be assigned to any [[Stop|stop]], [[Coupler|coupler]] or [[Combination|combination]] in Box Of Stops, and enough sliders to act as volume controls for all the [[Bank|banks]] and the [[Master volume|master volume]]. The compact format is also well suited to positioning close to your hands while you're playing.
When the nanoKONTROL2 is first plugged in, Box Of Stops will:
* Exchange a [[Sysex Device Inquiry]] message, to detect the nano
* Play a short animation animated light show as a welcome - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg85-60BwU8 video here]
* Show the active controls in the current [[Registration]], by lighting the buttons
Because there are typically more [[Stop|stops]], [[Coupler|couplers]] and [[Combination|combinations]] in a [[Registration]] than there are buttons on the nanoKONTROL2, Box Of Stops doesn't try to auto-arrange these in the same way it does for the [[Akai APC Mini]].
To assign a button on the nanoKONTROL2, just press that button while [[Trigger#Adding a trigger to a control|adding a trigger]] to an any stop, coupler or combination. Once you OK the screen, that button will start to illuminate when the control is playing.
Note that not all buttons on the nanoKONTROL2 have lights behind them. The picture above shows all the available lights illuminated in Red.
Box Of Stops is aware of the layout of the nanoKONTROL2. This means it is able to show meaningful names for the controls, e.g. "Rewind" instead of "Control Change #43".
== Timeout =={{timeout|nanoKONTROL2}}
After 10 minutes of inactivity, Box Of Stops will automatically timeout the lights on the nanoKONTROL2.== Other controllers ==
It will wake up again when activity is next detected. This could be anything, e.g. For a button on the nanoKONTROL2, or a note being pressed on a keyboard. If you wish to change the 10 minute defaultlarger Midi controller with more buttons and sliders, please look for see the details about the <code>midi.timeout.minutes</code> value in [[Application propertiesAkai APC Mini]]. == Other controllers == Again this can be powered directly from the Pi.
Please At a much simpler level, there is also see the details about option of using the [[Akai APC MiniStatus Board]]from The Pi Hut. This plugs directly into the [[Gpio button|Gpio connector]] on the Raspberry Pi.