Museek Mag April 2017 | Page 20

Museek Mag Reason Sonar Studio One CUBASE/NUENDO TRANSPORT BUTTONS VSTi plugins Cycle on/off Rewind by 1 bar Forward by 1 bar Stop Play Record Goto Left locator Set Left locator to current song position Set Right locator to current song position Undo Metronome on/off Quantize during record on/off The Default page maps pots to parameters as per blue control labeling The User page maps pots to ***** Faders 1-4 commonly mapped to amp ADSR envelope Faders 5-8 commonly mapped to filter ADSR envelope Fader 9 control VSTi Instruments main volume All VSTi mapping is user customizable using Nektar “Grab” function including faders, fader buttons and both page assignments SOFT-TAKEOVER Eliminates parameter jumping Parameter value only changes when control position matches value User customization can be either temporary (active for as long a project is open) or saved USER PRESETS & PROGRAMMING MIDI Display indicates whether controls should be moved up or down to takeover parameter value If you mainly want to use your DAW’s MIDI learn features, Impact LX88+ is easy to come to grips with. MIXER There are 2 non-overlapping, read-only presets on the Mixer and Instrument buttons so you can quickly switch between independent and unique setups. These presets are also used for Impact LX88+’s integrated DAW support. Open/Close Mixer window Control up to 8 channels at a time Volume assigned to faders 1-8 Pan assigned to pots Mute controlled by fader buttons Solo Bank over to control more channels (1-8), (9-16) etc Current track controlled by fader 9 Master Volume In addition, 5 user presets are programmed for GM compatible and “learn-friendly” setups plus they can of course be overwritten with your own settings. You for example could set up Impact LX88+ for use with Pro Tools or Ableton Live, both of which have limited integration options. Using Impact LX8+”s generic MIDI controller capabilities, setups can get you quite far. Here are links to setup examples. NAVIGATION BUTTONS With the Impact LX88+’s “Null” function switched to on, parameter values are stored when you switch between presets so you avoid parameter jumping. Track change -/+ Patch change -/+ INSTRUMENT CONNECTIVITY & APPLE iOS Open/close VST instrument window Nektar Map System store and recall map settings for 20 On the back of Impact LX88+ are the connection points including: