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Nektar Impact iX49 & iX61 User Guide www.nektartech.com
GarageBand and Impact iX49 Working Together
With installation complete, it’s time to take a look at how the Impact iX49 integrates with GarageBand.
Launch GarageBand.
Create a few audio tracks.
Move the fader. The currently selected mixer channel in GarageBand is now controlled by the fader. Selecting a new
track will assign the fader to the corresponding mixer channel in GarageBand.
Next, press the [Octave Down] + [Transpose Down] buttons at the same time. This assigns the 4 round buttons to
control transport functions in Digital Performer.
Now press the [Octave Down] button. It activates Play. [Octave Up] activates Record and press [play] again to stop. The
two Transpose buttons are assigned to Rewind and Forward.
Press the [Octave Down] + [Transpose Down] buttons at the same time to return to controlling
Octave and transpose with the buttons.
You can also assign the Transpose buttons to control track or patch change in your DAW.
Let’s assign the two buttons to change the track in GarageBand:
Press the [Setup] button. The LED above the button will blink and the color is orange to indicate setup is active.
Press the key D#2 (labeled “Track”) on your iX keyboard to assign the Track Select function.
Press Enter (C5). This will accept the change and exit Setup.
Pressing the Transpose up/down buttons will now allow you to step through tracks in your DAW.
The process for assigning the buttons to change the patch in your virtual instrument is the same, only press E2 instead of
D#2.
If you are not getting the results described, please check your installation one more time as well as the Nektar support tab on
our website www.nektartech.com