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Korg microKEY AIR-49 Bluetooth Midi Keyboard Controller

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Korg microKEY AIR-49 Bluetooth Midi Keyboard Controller
Key Features
  • 49 Velocity-Sensitive Mini-Keys
  • Bluetooth Connections with Mac and iOS
  • 30-Hour AA Battery Life
  • Supports Mac, Windows, and iOS
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).
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Korg microKEY AIR-49 Overview

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
Includes jack for sustain pedal
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 Legacy Collection-M1 Le software synthesizer brings the sounds of the M1 music workstation to your computer
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 microKEY AIR-49 Specs

Key Specs
Keyboard
49 Mini Keys with Unweighted Action
Touch Sensitivity
No
Maximum Polyphony
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Built-In Speaker
No
Audio I/O
No
Pedal Support
No
USB I/O
1x USB-B (Bus Power, Host Connection)
Included Accessories
USB Cable
General
Item Type
USB/MIDI Controller Keyboard
Kit Components
Keyboard
49 Mini Keys with Unweighted Action
Touch Sensitivity
No
Aftertouch
No Aftertouch Support
Expression Controls
1x Pitch Bend
1x Modulation
Sounds & Songs
Display
No
Maximum Polyphony
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Built-In Speaker
No
MIDI & Recording
Media/Memory Card Slot
No
Connectivity
Audio I/O
No
Pedal Support
No
MIDI I/O
No
USB I/O
1x USB-B (Bus Power, Host Connection)
OS Compatibility
Computer: macOS 10.8 or Later / Windows 7 or Later
Mobile: iOS Only
Physical
Color
Black
Included Accessories
USB Cable
Dimensions
27.9 x 5.5 x 2.1" / 709 x 139 x 54 mm
Weight
3.1 lb / 1.4 kg
Packaging Info
Package Weight
4.5 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
31.5 x 7.6 x 3.3"

Korg microKEY AIR-49 Reviews

Excellent bluetooth, but very small keys,

By Behfar Bastani
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2025-01-21

Bluetooth functionality is excellent and without any noticeable lag (use the Korg BLE app for this, not just regular phone bluetooth pairing). But the keys are very small and can't really play/practice anything meaningful on it, basically good for holding chords or inputting notes into an app.

great product! amazing software!!

By Renato
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2017-03-21

great controller and super easy to setup. Another big-hit for Korg! The best thing: comes loaded with very decent music software that you turn your computer into a dream synthesizer machine. Latency is almost 0% and definitely a must to have in your studio.

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Can the bluetooth be 100% turned off? That is what

Can the bluetooth be 100% turned off? That is what I need - zero bluetooth.
Asked by: Barry
The Bluetooth-MIDI feature on the Korg microKEY AIR-49 Bluetooth Midi Keyboard Controller can be bypassed by using a USB cable to power the controller and send MIDI signal instead of over Bluetooth.
Answered by: Chris M
Date published: 2026-04-10

The description says it supports Mac, Win and ...

The description says it supports Mac, Win and iOs, but the Bluetooth connectivity mentions only Mac and iOs. Won't it work wirelessly with Windows?
Asked by: Magyar
Yes, the Korg microKEY AIR-49 is now compatible for MIDI to work wirelessly with a PC that is equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 and Windows 8.1 or later or with a USB adapter that supports Bluetooth 4.0 Smart. Here is a link to the Bluetooth MIDI Connection Guide: https://mans.io/files/viewer/637331/1
Answered by: Lisa S
Date published: 2021-12-21
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