Nektar Impact LX Mini - USB MIDI Controller Keyboard with Nektar DAW Integration Black

Works as really well. Lote of built in features. Great price.

I have been using this with Ableton Live Standard for some months now. For me, its main purpose is to allow me access to the computers that reside across the room while I am occupied at my drum kit. I really just wanted convenient access to whatever DAW controls I could accommodate.Though not wireless itself, generally I combine its use with a separate wireless standard computer keyboard in my setup. I still have to connect via a very long USB cable, but I suspect that there is a wireless workaround I haven't yet discovered. Based on my reading and YouTube tutorials I've seen, I understand that there are many more features that almost completely remove the need for the computer keyboard.It's very light, obviously compact, and I just can't get over how well it helps to streamline my workflow. Considering the mini format, one might assume it's missing features present in larger controllers, but it is actually loaded with more than its older sibling, the Impact LX25+, which I also use.There are a couple of extremely small items that I would prefer to be different. First, the ports are on the left side of the instrument. In my setup, that means the cables get slightly twisted in order to allow being tucked around the drum heads. I really don't want to put pressure on those ports, since it's almost certain that the associated solder joints/welds will break. I would prefer these ports to be in the back, as is common in other keyboards of similar configuration.Second, the USB connection point is not the C version that is common nowadays. For the uncommon occasion that I would want to pair this with a mobile DAW, I will need to adapt from the older version. Bluetooth is not an option on this keyboard.The keys are small, but a non-issue in my setup. They are useable, and sufficiently sensitive for my application. If I were to intend to use the keyboard more heavily, I would find the keys too small for comfortable performance. They are suitable for the Mini form though.I would definitely recommend this keyboard, and I would be tempted to purchase a second one for using remotely with a laptop.

I have a Panorama P6 in my home studio and wanted some of the same features & DAW interoperability when on the road. This lil guy does everything I need, and works great w/Logic controls out of the box. I wish the keys had a little smoother response/sturdier feel, but in a tiny thing with this many controls & for being able to work on tunes in tight spots, it’s great! Not having to hit finger origami key combos on the laptop to get ideas down quick is what I was looking for and Nektar delivers.

What is there not to like? The keyboard is so much better than the AKAI MPK Mini. The AKAI MPK Mini has the worse keyboard ever. I have broken it many times and I'm not hard on a keyboard. The keyboard on this is really nice. It's firm and feels solid in comparison. I will admit that AKAI MPK Mini is super easy to setup midi routing because it has a direct software interface. This keyboard does not have software where you can program the keys. Instead you have to go through a lot of different steps to program each button. It takes long to program because I split the keyboard up in many ways for special routing to lights etc. Other than that, this keyboard is perfect for what I do.

I love this controller. Just plug and play. Lightweight but sturdy. Gave one to my stepson and he loves.

This is yet another gimmicky convoluted piece of garbage that includes so much useless functionality that the basics get lost within all the gimmick. After installing the drivers for each DAW, and several factory resets, it would still have a mind of its own with Cubase, Reason and Bitwig. Like when you are just trying to use the mod/pitch sticks, yet for some weird reason it just doesn't seem to work, on any DAW, ever. The drum pads do not reach max velocity either, even if you hit them with a hammer. It is now where it belongs, on its way to the landfill with the rest of the trash. Good riddance.

Justo lo que necesita para completar mi música.

I was excited to use this, but it's half-baked. The manual pretends it's plug-and-play, but midi will not work on iPad.