Nektar Impact LX49+ – 49-Key MIDI Controller with Full DAW Integration

The Nektar Impact LX49+ combines expressive playing with full-featured control. It offers a smooth 49-note synth-actie keyboard, responsive pads, real-time control surface elements, and seamless DAW-integratie, enabling hands-on music production without interrupting your creative flow.

Belangrijkste kenmerken

• 49 Velocity-Sensitive Keys: Full-size, medium-tension synth-style keys with four velocity curves and three fixed levels to suit your playing style.
• Comprehensive Control Center: Nine 30 mm faders, nine toewijsbaar MIDI buttons, and eight rotary encoders—all fully programmable and storable across five user presets.
• Eight Velocity Pads: LED-lit, aanslaggevoelig pads featuring Pad Learn and four memory maps for quick groove creation.
• Advanced Navigation Controls: Six dedicated transportknoppen, plus Clip and Scene navigation, locate, click, and undo functions.
• Octave & Transpose Functions: Shift octaves or transpose notes, with buttons retoewijsbaar for MIDI program change, channel selection, or preset switching.

Customer Benefits

The Impact LX49+ lets you work hands-on and focus on music. With integrated transport, mixer, and plugin controls that map instantly to major DAWs, you stay in your creative rhythm—no mapping required, less reaching for the mouse.

Specificaties

• Keys: 49 aanslaggevoelig synth-actie with 4 curves + 3 fixed settings
• Control Surface: 9 x faders, 9 x buttons, 8 x encoders
• Pads: 8 aanslaggevoelig, LED-lit, 4 pad maps with Pad Learn
• Transport & Navigation: 6 transportknoppen + Clip/Scene navigation and undo, click, locator controls
• Octave / Transpose: Buttons with multi-function use (e.g. program change, MIDI channel)
• Presets: 5 user storage slots, Null mode to prevent jumps
• Connectivity: USB class-compliant (no driver), footswitch input
• Software Included: Bitwig 8-Track
• Dimensions: Approx. 80.3 × 26.7 × 7.6 cm
• Weight: Approx. 3.2 kg
• Compatibility: macOS, Windows, Linux, and iOS (with Camera Adapter)

In de doos

• Nektar Impact LX49+ controller
• USB-kabel
• User guide
  

Use Cases / Ideal For

Ideal for home producers, beatmakers, and live performers. Instantly control mixers, instruments, clips, and plugins. Great for tight studio spaces where you need touch control without fuss over setup.

Compatibility

Plug-and-play on macOS, Windows, Linux, and iOS (via adapter). Full DAW-besturing supported for Logic, Cubase, Bitwig, Studio One, Reaper, GarageBand, and more. MIDI mapping works universally when desired.

Pros & Cons

✅ Pros:

• Deep DAW and plugin control straight direct uit de doos
• Expressive keybed with unmatched workflow features for this price range
• Strong build and thoughtful layout—does more than most keyboards twice the price

⚠️ Cons:

• No MIDI DIN output—can only control external gear via DAW
• Lacks aftertouch—less expressive for advanced piano-style playing

The Nektar Impact LX49+ brings studio-level integration and expressive control in one compact, smart controller—perfect voor creative flow across production and performance.