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876
Perfect, Underrated, but could do better
The JBL Nano K4 is a perfect studio monitor to start out with, strong durable and a full sound. From the physical aspect, it is solid dark grey with a red plastic ring, but i would agree that its looks are in no way inspiring, especially the gaudy orange behind on the wood back ( the rest is plastic). It comes with a lean back function with a thin included sound isolating layer (which works perfectly on my table). Sound quality, these speakers give you a clear idea of the bass that exists in your song. Clarity wise, its pretty good but high frequencies get distorted at high frequencies. But the worst part about this is the headphone amplifier which distorts most of the frequencies post 16000 hz. Its recommended to not ever use the built in amplifier for headphones. Connectivity, is pretty good with AUX, RCA and TRS ports. The included RCA cable is of high quality and works perfectly (unlike the built in bluetooth that refused to connect to my iPad after i paired it). However these sound very good for being budget studio monitors but its best to spend only a max of 150 USD on it and nothing more. Great for your first monitors! (my rating is 3.8 stars)
876
One perfect device with a few miniscule niggles
If you're planning to buy this for Ableton, go ahead. If you're planning to buy this for logic well GO AHEAD. Why?? Because it is fire. Transport keys in logic really help (apart from the idea that you can select only 8 tracks at a time) the knobs being 8 in number are adequate for most of the synthesisers except alchemy which has an extra two knobs, but these are easy to use. They do not work on any plugins however and I find them most useful over there. The pads have a good feel.to it but the keys are a bit too spongy, but gets better with time. But my biggest gripe is the buttons which take a certain angle and pressure to switch off. They feel cheap because of their response time and the way you use it. Personally I would dread using this for a love performance with buttons like these. The arp is fantastic but there should be a tempo match button to match the tempo of your song in the daw. Its not really a nifty feature if you're making a song but it is good to use live (provided you can manage with the buttons) . I couldn't find a review for logic Pro but it works well in it leaving all but few features all accessible. Definitely a good beginners midi keyboard