Nektar Impact GX Mini USB MIDI Controller Keyboard
Impact GXMini fits the power of Nektar’s acclaimed Impact GX range of USB MIDIcontroller keyboards into your backpack: 25 mini keys with velocity, Joystickfor modulation control and even Nektar DAW integration for most popular DAWs.Our unique Part 2 feature adds momentary transpose, layering and more. ImpactGX Mini helps capture your ideas no matter where inspiration strikes!
GX Minifeatures our newly developed velocity-sensitive keybed with 25 mini keys.Despite their miniscule dimensions, you can play them expressively with adefined and firm feel. You can also adjust the keyboard response to your playingstyle by choosing from three velocity curves.
Controlpitch bend, modulation and other real-time MIDI messages with the Joystick. Theleft/right axis is assigned to pitch, the up/down axis is pre-assigned tomodulation and foot controller but is also assignable to other MIDICC-messages.
Control yourDAW from GX Mini: Eight dedicated buttons put essential DAW functions right atyour fingertips. Give your mouse a break and control transport, tracknavigation and other features with Nektar DAW Integration for most popularDAWs. The buttons are also MIDI assignable for use with any software that’s notsupported.
On akeyboard with just 25 keys, you are bound to hit the range limits. This iswhere Part Two comes in: While playing, simply press one of the dedicated “Part2” buttons and momentarily shift the octave up or down, transpose, layeranother octave on top – or switch to another MIDI channel altogether. Theinstant you let go of the buttons, Impact GX Mini reverts back to its originalsettings. What’s more, any note that was played prior to pressing “Part 2” willkeep playing at the original settings – so you could play and hold some reallylow bass notes, while playing a solo over the top. A great performance feature!
GX Mini evenhas a footswitch connector, so you can connect a sustain pedal. As it isprogrammable, you can assign any otherMIDI CC message as well.
NEKTAR DAW INTEGRATION:
GIVE YOUR MOUSE A BREAK!
InstallNektar DAW Integration and the 8 buttons right above the Joystick let you takecontrol of essential tasks in your DAW right from Impact GX Mini. Most majorDAWs are covered, including Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, FL Studio and StudioOne. Also included is a template setup for Pro Tools.
DAWintegration features cover extended transport control including goto and setlocators, track navigation, launching windows and patch navigation – withoutever reaching for the mouse.
Key Features
- 25 velocity-sensitivemini keys
- 3 velocitycurves (standard, soft, hard)
- Joystick forpitch bend and 2 modulation controls (MIDI assignable)
- 1/8” inchjack for footswitch (adapter included)
- Octaveup/down buttons with LED indicators
- Part 2 LEDbuttons (assignable to real-time keyboard shift up/down, layering MIDI notes(intervales and MIDI channels))
- 7 transportbuttons for DAW integration or MIDI assignable
- Shift buttonactivates secondary level for a total of 14 accessible button functions
- Nektar DAWintegration support*
- Nektar DAWIntegration for Impact GX Mini currently supports: Ableton Live, Bitwig, Cakewalk, Cubase,Digital Performer, FL Studio, Garageband, Logic, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason, StudioOne. Includes template setup for Pro Tools.
TechnicalSpecifications
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
USB classcompliant (no driver needed) works with any DAW or MIDI music software for OSX, Windows and iOS (iOS requires optional Apple Camera Kit)
GX Mini:Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 or higher.
Mac OS X10.5 or higher, Linux (Ubuntu).
Nektar DAWIntegration: Windows 7/8/10 or higher. Mac OS 10.7 or higher.
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
39 cm (L) x11,5 cm (D) x 3,2 cm (H), 0,49 kgs
IN THE BOX
Impact GXMini USB MIDI Controller keyboard
User Guide
Micro USBcable
1/8” malejack to 1/4” female jack cable for footswitch socket
BitwigLicense card*
(*= DAWintegration software and Bitwig 8-Track download upon registration)
