Impulse 49

The Novation Impulse 49 USB MIDI controller gives you everything you need to control your DAW with expression and precision. At the heart of the Impulse 49 is its highly responsive semi-weighted keyboard with assignable aftertouch. You get full DAW/plug-in control via 9 faders, 8 rotarys, 8 backlit performance pads, an army of dedicated/assignable buttons and transport controls, and an LCD screen to keep you status-savvy. The Impulse 49 also ships with a tidy collection of cool software and sounds. If you have DAW control issues, check out the Novation Impulse 49.

Features:

• Precision semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch
• Professional control surface gives you full control of your DAW including mixer, transport and plug-in instruments and effects
• Novation’s Automap control software makes it fast and simple to assign knobs, faders and buttons to your music software
• Back-lit drum pads allow you to warp arpeggios and improvise with rhythm patterns – they also launch clips in Ableton
• Large LCD screen displays control information
• Hardware design is tough and rugged
• Comes with Ableton Live Lite, Novation’s Bass Station synth and a Loopmasters sample pack
• USB powered, with expression and sustain pedal inputs as well as MIDI in and out ports for connecting external MIDI instruments

Precision Keyboard:

* Ultra-responsive semi weighted keyboard with aftertouch

Full DAW/plug-in control surface:

* 8 knobs, 9 faders and buttons (1 fader & button on Impulse25) and a custom LCD screen

Multi-function drum pads:

* Warp arpeggios, roll beats and launch clips in Ableton Live

Impulse also comes with a stack of free software and sounds:

* Ableton Live Lite – powerful loop based music-making software

* Novation Bass Station – legendary analogue bass synth as a software plug-in

* Loopmasters sample library – over 1GB of royalty-free samples

* Mike The Drummer – 502MB of live drum loops and breaks