IMPACT LX MINI: CREATE & PRODUCE. ANYWHERE. Impact LX Mini makes the power of Nektar’s Impact LX range of USB MIDI controller keyboards truly portable. Enhance your workflow with a host of powerful real-time and intuitive control features that inspire your creativity: No menu-diving, tactile control, two arpeggiators, drum pads, mini-keys that are great to play – and of course Nektar DAW integration. LX Mini has everything you need to create! Impact LX Mini features our newly developed keybed with 25 velocity-sensitive mini-keys. It can be played expressively and has a defined and firm feel. With a choice of 4 velocity curves and 3 fixed values, you can tailor the keyboard response to your playing style. Dedicated Octave buttons let you shift the octave swiftly for a wider reach. Additionally, the Part 2 buttons can be used for transpose. JOYSTICK The Joystick is 4 modulation controls in one: Left/right controls pitch bend, the upwards axis is preassigned to control modulation and the downwards axis is set to foot pedal control. The lever’s push button sends foot pedal at max. level. Up, Down and the push button are freely assignable to any MIDI CC# number. Settings are retained over power-cycling. FOOTSWITCH LX Mini even has a footswitch socket for connecting a sustain pedal, a feature often missing on mini-keyboards. Connect any standard sustain pedal to the 1/8” mini socket (an adapter from 1/8” to 1/4″ is included). Polarity is detected automatically on boot-up, and it is freely MIDI CC#-assignable. ARPEGGIATOR & NOTE REPEAT Two independent Arp/Repeat engines (one for keys and one for pads) with instant parameter access will inspire exciting synth and percussion lines. Once selected and activated, the Arp/Repeat engine parameters are available on the 8 knobs: Rate, Swing, Accent Level, Interval, Tempo, Arp Modes and Arp Octave can be changed in real-time. The screen printing makes it easy to find the parameter you are looking for. TWEAK YOUR INSTRUMENTS How about controlling your virtual instruments like a hardware synth? LX Mini has a dedicated Instrument Mode button, that switches the knobs to control instrument parameters in most DAWs. And we’ve added screen printing to make it easy to remember assignments: Osc Tune, Level, Mod 1, Mod 2, Cutoff, Resonance, Envelope Amount and LFO. Using the Page button, you can assign two parameters to each knob for a total of 16. The large volume knob controls the channel volume. You assign parameters with Nektar Grab: Simply hold “Shift”, move a software control, then move the hardware control – done! In most DAWs you can save your assignments into maps for later recall. If Nektar DAW integration isn’t active, you can use Instrument Mode for MIDI learn in your DAW. BITWIG STUDIO 8-TRACK INCLUDED Bitwig 8-Track is included with your Nektar controller so you can start producing, performing, and designing sounds like a pro from day one. Bitwig 8-Track gives you access to over 50 software instruments and effects for use on up to 8 audio or MIDI project tracks, and you can use any 3rd party VST plug-ins you might own, too. The ‘Bitwig Essentials Package’, a highly versatile handpicked selection of loops, clips and samples, is also included to help you get started. So put all that together and you have a powerful sketchpad for your musical ideas featuring the acclaimed workflow of Bitwig Studio. Nektar DAW Integration supports Bitwig 8-Track, so using Nektar Impact LX+ and Bitwig 8-Track together is a fantastic combination. If you are just starting out, you will find it’s the perfect way to take your first steps in the world of digital music creation. And if you’re already familiar with using computer software, then you’ll be amazed at what this combination has to offer! FIVE CHERRY AUDIO PLUGINS No kidding! We are also including 5 Cherry Audio plugins with your purchase. Not 5 demo plugins but full versions that can be loaded in any DAW as well as Bitwig Studio 8-Track. The bundle contains:* Mercury-6 , a model of the classic Jupiter 6 synth. PS-20, inspired by the MS-20. OctaveCat, a n approachable monophonic synth based on the original. DeamSynth, with digital and analog style waveforms akin to products developed in the late 80's/early 90's. Stardust 201, a classic tape echo with all the advantages of digital. Specs: IMPACT LX Mini 25 velocity-sensitive mini keys 4 velocity curves (soft, default, hard 1, hard 2) + 3 fixed values Joystick for pitch bend, 2 modulation controls (MIDI assignable) Footswitch jack 1/8″ (adapter to 1/4″ included) Octave up/down buttons with LED indicators Transpose via Shift + Part 2 buttons Part 2 LED buttons (assignable to momentary keyboard shift, transpose, layering MIDI notes and switching MIDI channels (includes Latch option) 7 transport buttons for DAW integration or MIDI assignable Shift button activates secondary level for a total of 14 accessible MIDI button functions (plus 3rd level for another 7 functions with Nektar DAW Integration) 8 velocity-sensitive LED Pads (4 pad maps) 8 pots (x2 via Page button, functionality changes according to mode) Volume pot with LED settings indication (MIDI-assignable) Nektar DAW integration support* Nektar DAW Integration for Impact LX Mini currently supports: Ableton Live, Bitwig, Cakewalk, Cubase, Digital Performer, FL Studio, Garageband, Logic, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason, Studio One. Includes template setup for Pro Tools. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS USB class compliant (no driver needed) works with any DAW or MIDI music software for OS X, Windows and iOS (iOS requires optional Apple Camera Kit) USB Power Requirement: 100 mA LX Mini: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 or higher. Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, Linux (Ubuntu). Nektar DAW Integration: Windows 7/8/10 or higher. Mac OS 10.7 or higher. DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT 39 cm (L) x 18,5 cm (D) x 3,8 cm (H), 1 kgs IN THE BOX Impact LX Mini USB MIDI Controller keyboard User Guide Micro USB cable 1/8″ male jack to 1/4″ female jack cable for footswitch socket Bitwig License card* (*= DAW integration software and Bitwig 8-Track download upon registration)
