Nektar Impact LX25+ 25-Key Full-Size Velocity-Sensitive USB Midi keyboard Controller with 8 Velocity-Sensitive LED Pads, Nektar Deep DAW Integration and Free Professional Recording Software

The keys sound and feel a little bit clacky. But for a beginner like me it is perfect.... The keys and pads are velocity sensitive and works like a charm out of the box for most popular DAW softwares... The 8 track bitwig software comes free.all the knobs and buttons are preconfigured for most popular DAW's and can be manually mapped... There are 8 pads but we can map 32 different pad sounds by using shift key and selecting first four bottom pads that represent layers... So in this way 8 pads X 4 layers = 32 different pad sounds.

using this keyboard from year until now going smooth. if you are other instrument player and just starting in the DAW. go for this it helped me alot to learn. even if you have no idea how to operate MIDI detailed instructions will be there how to activate and everything.

Very nice keyboard... Go for it if you want less latency issues with minimal price.. the seller musicjack packaged it well... It would be good though if a bag was provided or at least a foam case...

If you are into music production you will someday need a midi and Nektar shine on all your midi needs. Knobs, keys, pitch modulation bender and pads feel premium and works equally good you can map it very well with ease faders too help you in ur mixes and live recording or jam for levelling. So go for it you won't regret you are paying less for something more of its cost.

After using the product for the last 6 months it was running ok. But since the last month the pitch bending wheel malfunctions several times whenever I connect it. It is being unable to work in this pathetic situation. I contacted Amazon and they asked me to contact with the manufacturer and so I did. I wrote a mail to the manufacturer and told my entire problem and also told them that the product is still on the warranty period. The company says that it might be some dust or maybe a hardware issue and change it by own. Which was not at all I was expecting. We had conversation thrice but they stand still on at a point that they have no service center anywhere. I feel cheated guys. So don't be a fool my friends. Don't waste your money. Don't buy it.

This thing is a beast! When I first tried setting it up, it won't even work with my daw (garage band on m1 mac). I mailed the support, and they sent me the correct way to set it up (simple.. run garageband using rosetta) and it started working absolutely fine!!Coming to the features, I love the tight integration it has with garage band. I don't even need the keyboard and mouse anymore.As for the keyboard quality, I love the weighted keys, as well as the touch sensitivity. Also love the fact that these are full sized keys. Overall, 10/10. Recommended.

- The layout and feature-set is great, specially for DAW control if you use Bitwig, Ableton or Logic. As someone who went from absolute beginner to intermediate level in music production and DAW usage, I liked controlling the DAW from buttons instead of by mouse.- The full-size keys are nice but I would've probably been okay with smaller ones too, and they're a bit noisy after 2 years.- The 8 knobs work fine, no issues. Buttons have a nice clicky feel.- The drum pads are okay for occasional use but not great if you do a lot of finger drumming. Akai MPK, Novation Launchkeys are way better for that.- Not very compact or portable- if you have limited desk space, look at Akai MPK, Arturia MiniLab, Korg Microkeys, etc.BUT THE BIGGEST ISSUE... the pitch bend and mod-wheel started malfunctioning in less than 6 months, and eventually got so bad (kept sending random MIDI data without being touched) that I was forced to open it up and physically disconnect their wires. I even kept it reasonably dust-free, so no excuse.ALSO... the rubber on the 2 wheels and on the linear fader became extremely sticky to the point that I wouldn't want to touch them even if they were still working (living in Mumbai).Extremely frustrating that there's no way to get this fixed. Earlier, I was considering Nektar GX49 as an upgrade/replacement, but after these 2 issues, I'll definitely stay away from Nektar.

Exellent product, just a little bigger and requires its own bag to be carried safely. Keys are hard and have the right touch. Pads are nice. Knobs and controls are really good. The DAW integration is fantastic with Studio One.

En lo que a mí respecta, estoy SÚPER SATISFECHO, por el precio, te dan un teclado realmente muy bueno, me sorprendió la calidad. Ya lo tengo hace, más o menos un año. El mío es el Nektar Impact LX49+Este teclado tiene un ALGO que es menospreciado, a mi entender, por la gran mayoría de las personas, de los músicos, creo que es porque no lo saben. ¿De qué se trata? De la INTEGRACIÓN !!! Si lo aprendes a utilizar bien, tienes algo así como una especie de prolongación de lo que es Cubase, es increíble todo lo que puedes manejar, automatizar, rutear, es extraordinario, porque aumenta la velocidad de tu trabajo musical.Es súper liviano en cuanto al software "driver" que se instala, lo que es muy importante. Novation, por ejemplo, suele tener un software muy pesado en algunos de sus modelos, y eso hace todo más lento. los Nektar en general, se atan a tu DAW, (si es que están dentro de la lista de soportados, como Bitwig y Cubase, por ejemplo), de una manera estrechísima.El teclado, sin dudas, es mejor que, por ejemplo, el M-Audio Keystation, que tiene un precio superior y no tiene controlles MIDI casi de nada.Los pads y su tecnología, en los Nektar, son de gran calidad, diría que están en el tope de la lista.Los potenciometros y los deslizables, me sorprendió la calidad que tienen, muy buenos.Realmente, esta gente le ha puesto muchas ganas al producto, me inspiraron tanto que hasta escribí a la central agradeciéndoles por tal creación.NOTA FINAL: Si te pones las pilas, estudia cómo funciona, aprendes sobre la compatibilidad y posibilidades de manejo de tu DAW, el que sea, como en mi caso, Cubase, bueno..., ahí es donde comienza a brillar, y te darás cuenta de que no es sólo un teclado, sino, francamente, UNA GRAN HERRAMIENTA DE TRABAJO, que es lo que yo quería, que se "casa" paso a paso y parte por parte, con tus VST y con tu DAW.No podría estar más contento y más agradecido, es un teclado genial, altamente recomendado.

Maravilhoso!

This is best bang for buck. Hands free from the keyboard. It figured out my DAW and works! Keybed is a little wonky but overall... Best controller iv used. (iv owned 5-6). Love it!

First of all this has turned out to be a great midi keyboard. I searched for a couple of months for something that would be a good fit for an iMac/ Logic Pro set up and was close to buying the Arturia brand but I felt when finally comparing Nektar to Arturia they were very similar products however Nektar had the edge both in value for money and ease of use.The Nektar looks good and all the buttons and knobs do something. Once you go through the software integration process you will discover that the track volume controls are already mapped to Logic. Very handy. The knobs for control of your synthesizing needs are not and I am yet to manually map these.The keyboard feels fine. There is good enough sensitivity to the keys for loud and quiet play. I’ve played piano for thirty years and the keys were as expected for a midi. Plastic. Surprisingly I have used the pads. They are fun and if you like creating your own drum beat then they are good to have.To summarize I’m very happy with this midi. I’m still learning all the functions of Logic and Nektar but it’s good value, easy to use and FUN!!

La tastiera è di buona fattura, plastiche buone e danno un'impressione di maggiore resistenza rispetto ad altri marchi blasonati. L'ho acquistata per la sua totale e nativa compatibilità con la DAW Bitwig e devo dire che ogni singolo comando funziona perfettamente ed il workflow è migliorato nettamente (ho anche la versione più grande). Molto comodi i comandi play / stop / rec ecc.. , controller rotativi di ottima qualità, un po' meno gli slide, ma comunque ben funzionanti. Consigliata per Bitwig.