www.nektartech.com Nektar Impact LX49+ & LX61+ User Guide 19
Pads Velocity Curves (D2)
There are 4 different pad velocity curves and 3 fixed velocity levels to choose between, depending on how sensitive and dynamic you want
the Impact LX+ pads to play.
Name
Description
Display abbreviation
Normal
Focus on mid to high velocity levels
PC1
Soft
The most dynamic curve with a focus on the low to
mid velocity levels
PC2
Hard
Focus on the higher velocity levels. If you don‘t like
exercising your finger muscles, this may be the one
for you
PC3
Linear
Approximates a linear experience from low to high
PC4
127 Fixed
Fixed velocity level at 127
PF1
100 Fixed
Fixed velocity level at 100
PF2
64 Fixed
Fixed velocity level at 64
PF3
Here is how you change a velocity curve:
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Press the D2 key on your keyboard to select Velocity Curve. The display show the current selection
•
Change the value in decrements/increments using the keys with the -/+ symbols screened above (C3/C#3). The value assignment is
instant so if you exit the Setup menu after making changes, those changes remain active
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You can also enter a specific selection (1-7) using the white number keys spanning A3–G4. Press Enter (C5) to accept the change
Panic (D#2)
Panic sends out the all notes off and reset all controllers MIDI messages on all 16 MIDI channels. This happens the minute you press D#4
and the Setup menu will exit upon release of the key.
Program (E2)
Earlier in this guide we covered how you can send MIDI program change messages using the Octave and Transport buttons. However
there may be times when the Transpose buttons are deeded for another function or you want to send out a specific MIDI program change
message without having to inc/dec to get to it. This function allows you to do that.
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Press the E2 key on your keyboard to select Program. The display show the last sent program message or 000 by default
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Change the value in decrements/increments using the keys with the -/+ symbols screened above (C3/C#3). Press Enter (C5) to accept
the change and send out the selected MIDI program message.
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You can also enter a specific selection (0-127) using the white number keys spanning G3–B4. Press Enter (C5) to accept the change
Bank LSB (F2)
This function will send a Bank LSB MIDI message from the keyboard. Note, most software products don’t respond to Bank change messa-
ges but many MIDI hardware products do. Here is how you send out a Bank LSB message
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Press the F2 key on your keyboard to select Bank LSB. The display show the last sent Bank message or 000 by default
•
Change the value in decrements/increments using the keys with the -/+ symbols screened above (C3/C#3). Press Enter (C5) to accept
the change and send out the selected Bank LSB message.
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You can also enter a specific selection (0-127) using the white number keys spanning G3–B4 (G4-B5 on LX+61). Press Enter (C5) to
accept the change
