Impact LX49+ : Good quality, minor problems

7 years ago

I use this in my home studio as a midi input device for notes/ drums and for quick mixing of drums and bass, depending on how many tracks I have.

Pros:

Instant integration with Studio One, probably my favourite thing. No mapping of faders or knobs to parameters.

Easy to understand layout and cool visuals (the most important part of course!)

Cons:

Some of the faders are slightly insensitive. For example, I've figured out 0.97 is the fader value for +0.2dB in studio one, and some of the faders are tough to get at that value.

Keys are not exactly grand piano feeling, but for the price, they work really well

Summary:

This is by far the best money I have spent on my home studio. It really made my workflow faster and took as long as the download for the driver did to set up. Very happy with my buy!

Image Nektar Impact LX49+

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Nektar
  • Released in 2016
  • Average price : $174
  • Weight : 3.2kg
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