Novation Impulse 49 MIDI Controller Keyboard

$579.00

SKU: NOV-IM49

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Impulse is our ultra-responsive and expressive keyboard with loads of fully assignable controls. Designed for people who love to play keys, it’s a pleasure to play and integrates seamlessly with Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools and other major music software

Our Most Expressive Keyboard
We specifically designed the Impulse keyboard to let you create truly expressive performances. Ultra-responsive with semi-weighted action and aftertouch, its full-size piano style keys adapt perfectly to any instrument you want to play, including organs, synths and pianos.

While you’re playing, our unique High Rate Scan (HRS) technology will scan the keyboard 10,000 times per second to capture every nuance of your performance.

You can choose between a 61, 49 and 25-key version of Impulse. The only difference is that the 25-key sacrifices its faders to make it easier to carry around.

Produce Better Music
Mix and sculpt your sound using endless smooth-action knobs, low-profile 45mm faders, loads of buttons and a custom LCD screen. All controls work seamlessly with major music software and can be mapped to any parameter.

Do More with Your Drum Pads
Play drums in real time with pressure-sensitive pads for rolling beats, looping drum samples and designing arpeggios. These pads also function as multicoloured clip launchers in Ableton Live, so you can tell whether clip is loaded (yellow), playing (green), or recording (red).

Connect To Just About Anything
Impulse is class-compliant and USB bus-powered, so you can simply plug it into Mac or Windows and get started straight away, without the need for a power supply.

Impulse is gig-ready, too; 5 pin MIDI outputs allow you to connect to your favourite synth or module.

Make Music Straight Out of the Box

Ableton Live Lite comes in the box and integrates seamlessly with all the controls to provide:

  • Mixer control (all channels)
  • Transport control
  • Clip launch (using Impulse’s back-lit drum pads)
  • Scene launch
  • Plug-in/Device control

You’ll also get an impressive library of free samples from Loopmasters, as well as our Bass Station software plug-in, which recreates the sound of the legendary analogue bass synthesiser.

Impulse also gives you instant hands-on control of other major music software, including:

  • Pro Tools: Mixer control (all channels), Transport control
  • Logic: Mixer control (all channels), Transport control, Plug-in instrument/effects control (instant control of Logic’s own plug-ins and 3rd party VST/AU plug-ins)
  • Cubase: Mixer control (all channels), Transport control, Plug-in instrument/effects control
  • Reason/Record: Mixer control, Transport control, Instant control of rack devices (Thor, Dr Octo Rex etc.)
  • Cakewalk/Sonar: Mixer control (all channels), Transport control, Plug-in VST instrument/effects control

Specifications

Number of Keys 61
Controllers Pitch Wheel; Yes
Modulation Wheel Yes
Assignable Controllers Controllers; 4 Knobs
Assignable Functions MIDI Messages (CC, RPN, NRPN, Mono After touch, Poly After touch, Pitch, Tempo)
Editing Controllers 9 Sliders
Display LCD; 72×31 Dot Matrix + Patterns, with Backlight and Contrast
Tone Generator Overview; Sound Generator Type; HPSS(Hybrid Processing Sound Source)
Polyphony 64
Number of Parts 16
Total Number of Tones (Preset/User) 620/310
PCM, Melody, PCM Drum, Drawbar Organ, Hex Layer, Solo Synthesizer
GM Compatible Level 1
Mixer Yes
Tuning A4=415.5Hz – 440.0Hz – 465.9Hz (0.1Hz-Step)
PCM Tones Preset/User Tones; 400/100
Tri-Element Stereo Piano Yes
Tones with User Wave N/A
Drum Kits (Preset/User) 20/10
Hex Layer Number of Tones (Preset/User); 50/50
Description A single tone with 6 components. Independent filter, pitch, envelope key zone, velocity range and effects mix for each layer
Drawbar Organ Number of Tones (Preset/User); 50/50
Description 9 Step Drawbar organ mode with 9 dedicated sliders, percussion control, key click and rotary speaker
Solo Synthesizer Preset/User Tones; 100/100
Maximum Polyphony 1
Oscillator Blocks 6 (Synth 1/2, PCM1/2, Ext Input, Noise)
Portamento Yes
Legato Yes
PWM Yes
External Input Yes
Pitch Shifter Yes
Noise Generator Yes
Non-Resonant Filter Yes (6)
Resonant Filter Yes (1)
Amplifier Yes
Oscillator Mixer Yes
LFO Yes (2)
Envelope Generators Pitch, Amp, Filter, LFO
Assignable Virtual Controllers 8
Effects System Reverb; Preset Types; 10
System Chorus Preset Types; 5
Limitations System Chorus, DSP and Solo Synthesizer are mutually exclusive
Master Effect EQ; Editable 4 Band EQ
DSP Number of DSP Sets (Preset/User); 100/100
PCM Tone Effect Categories Compressor, Distortion, Enhancer, Wah, Auto Pan, Tremolo, Rotary, Phaser, Chorus, Reflection, Tempo Sync Delay, Ring Modulator, LoFi, 2-Module Multi
Solo Synth DSP Tempo Sync Delay, Distortion, Ring Modulator, Chorus, Flanger, Pan
Algorithm Types 46(Normal Tone DSP) 6(Solo Synthesizer DSP)
DSP Lines 1
Audio Player Storage Type; SD Card
Number of Songs 999
Audio File Format 42kHz Stereo
Limitation Audio Playing, Musical Playing(SMF, Step Sequencer) are mutually exclusive.
Step Sequencer Number of Tracks; Mono x 8, Poly x 1, Control x 4
Number of Patterns / Step Sequence 8
Number of Step Sequencers (Preset/User) 100/100
Number of Chains (user) 100
Maximum Number of Steps 16
Key Play Yes
Other Note Gate, Note Swing per Track
Phrase Sequencer Number of Phrases; 100/100
Number of Tracks 1
Play Mode Loop, Hold, Key Play
Capacity 8KBytes/Pgrase, 128KBytes/100 User Phrases
Recordable Events Note On/Off, Controller Operations
Arpeggiator Other; Phrase measure and note quantize, overdub
Number of Patterns (Preset/User) 100/100
Data Types Variation, Step
Editing Function Variation; Parameter Edit
Step 16-Step Edit, Parameter Edit
Performance Number of Memories (Preset/User); 100/100
Parameter Categories Tone, Effect, Mixer, Controller, Sequence, Phrase, Arpeggio, MIDI
Recall Parameter Filter Yes
Number of Keyboard Zones 4
Multifunction Key Yes
Transpose Range; +/- 12
Octave Shift Range; +/- 3
Tempo Range; 30-255BPM
Tap Tempo Button/LED; Yes
MIDI Clock Transmit/Receive; Yes
Storage SDHC Card; Capacity; 2GB-32GB