Professional USB-MIDI keyboard with full DAW/plug-in control and back-lit drum pads
Impulse is a range of professional USB/MIDI controllers (25, 49 and 61 key models). As well as a precision keyboard, drums pads and a full control surface, it comes with Novation’s award-winning Automap control software, which makes getting hands-on with your DAW/plug-ins fast and simple. The ultraresponsive keyboard is semi-weighted with aftertouch and the 8 drum pads are back-lit allowing you to roll beats, warp arpeggios and launch clips in Ableton.
Features:
- Precision semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch
- Professional control surface gives you full control of your DAW including mixer, transport and plug-in instruments and effects
- Novation’s Automap control software makes it fast and simple to assign knobs, faders and buttons to your music software
- Back-lit drum pads allow you to warp arpeggios and improvise with rhythm patterns – they also launch clips in Ableton
- Large LCD screen displays control information
- Hardware design is tough and rugged
- Comes with Ableton Live Lite, Novation’s Bass Station synth and a Loopmasters sample pack
- USB powered, with expression and sustain pedal inputs as well as MIDI in and out ports for connecting external MIDI instruments
What is it?
Automap is a piece of software that comes with all Novation controllers. It makes it fast and simple to control your music software with knobs, buttons and faders.
How can it help?
Impulse gives you control over the mixer, transport and plug-ins of all major DAWs, as well as plug-in instruments and effects that don’t come with your DAW, like Native Instruments or Waves.
Using the drum pads with Ableton
The drum pads have 3 coloured states:
- AMBER: Clip loaded
- GREEN: Clip playing
- RED: Recording
USB Powered
Impulse can be USB powered from your computer, or if
you want to power it independently you can use a simple
USB power adapter.