Impulse 61 : A dream come true!

I'd been looking to replace my ageing Korgs (01/W & X3) with controllers for some time as I've gone 100% virtual now but I hadn't found a good enough replacement. I needed something that felt hefty, gave me tons of controller buttons and sliders (to control all them lovely software synths) and also looked the part on stage. Lo and behold! I discovered the Novation Impulse 61 and immediately fell in love with them. I went and ordered two!

I have not been disappointed! The keyboard action is excellent...not too hard, not too soft. A Korg Kronos owner has tried it and says it compares very well to the former. The sliders and buttons have a nice, solid feel to them.

I'm not using the USB midi (only because I use a proper Midi interface with other stuff) but they can still be powered with a standard USB plug adapter and the supplied USB cables. Programming it is a breeze even though I don't use the Automap software because my VSTi host takes care of it all and learns what each slider does on a session to session basis (or globally if I so desire).

Probably one of the best buys I've done in recent years. Novation, you have a fan!