The keys look like those of a real piano keyboard and are silent even when you hit them hard. What instantly stood out when I first opened the Nektar box was the quality of build of this keyboard/controller. The company just released the Impact GX49 MIDI keyboard/controller.
Integrating with Logic Pro X, Reason, Cubase, ProTools and many other DAWs, while offering an excellent keyboard experience, seems to be Nektar Technology's goal in life. Arm X / Y - Each effect has a pair of unique performance parameters.We review a new keyboard controller for your digital audio workstation, the Impact GX49 by Nektar.SYNC - LFO can be synced to the Bar or Beat.AMOUNT - LFO multiplier, from 0 to 100% (top).LFO Multiplier - Select a multiplication factor for the LFO.Use this effect to induce side-chain style pumping. X - Feedback amount (echo strength) Y - Echo filtering. Effects - There are 10 effects these include:.Momentary activation can be gained by clicking in the X/Y panel. GLUE - Click this switch to permanently enable the selected effect.There are 10 performance oriented effects: FREQ SLIDE - Slide time for portamento style effects.
PITCH - Global Channel pitch (semitones).PAN - Global Channel panning (position in the Left to Right stereo field).Try increasing this a little if notes 'click' when released.
The synthesizer is a hybrid additive, FM (Frequency Modulation) & RM (Ring Modulation) design.
MODULATION - Assign the mod wheel to a range of targets in Groove Machine.VELOCITY - Assign keyboard velocity to control a range of targets in Groove Machine.Select the target using the DESTINATION drop-down menu box. MIDI - From the top section you can set various MIDI controller input to a selected range of Groove Machine targets.Groove Machine Synth is a multitimbral hybrid synthesizer & FX channel from Groove Machine.Ĭlick the MIDI/EQ button (showing SYNTH below) in the lower left of the screen to toggle between SYNTH and MIDI/EQ panels.