Impulse é uma linha de Controladores MIDI/USB profissional onde cada teclado possui uma superfície de controle total alimentado por uma nova versão do software da Novation: Automap 4 (que facilita o controle da sua DAW / plug-ins e torna tudo mais rápido e simples). Impulse também tem 8 drum pads que podem servir para warp arpeggios, beats roll e clipes do Ableton Live.
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Funciona com as maiores DAW's e instrumentos virtuais do mercado:
Pro Tools
- Mixer control (all channels)
- Transport control
- Plug-in instrument/effects control (instant control of Pro Tools' own plug-ins and 3rd party RTAS plug-ins)
Ableton
(Ableton Live Lite comes included with Impulse)
- Mixer control (all channels)
- Transport control
- Clip launch (using Impulse's back-lit drum pads)
- Scene launch
- Plug-in/Device control
Cubase
- Mixer control (all channels)
- Transport control
- Plug-in instrument/effects control
Logic
- Mixer control (all channels)
- Transport control
- Plug-in instrument/effects control (instant control of Logic's own plug-ins and 3rd party VST/AU plug-ins)
Reason/Record
- Mixer control
- Transport control
- Instant control of rack devices
(Thor, Dr Octo Rex etc.)
Sonar
- Mixer control (all channels)
- Transport control
- Plug-in VST instrument/effects control