Nektar Impact LX88+ USB MIDI Keyboard Controller with DAW Integration

I was pleasantly surprised by this purchase. At such a reasonable price for such a large feature set I was a little wary about quality but I need not have been. This is a fully featured midi keyboard with a full 88 note manual and is every bit as good as some costing twice the price. I bought it as a replacement for an M Audio keyboard and it matches it for build quality and features. The semi weighted key action is very good and all controls are very responsive to modulation and midi changes etc. There is no perceptible latency when playing straight out of the box. It integrated very easily with my Cubase DAW and the on-keyboard DAW controls for Play, F.Forward & rewind etc work perfectly - much less reaching for the mouse. I've heard several reports of a disparity of velocity sensitivity between sharps and flats. I've not noticed this one bit. It's all good on my example. It's a great keyboard. Buy it!

If an (expensive) fully-weighted, hammer-action piano action isn't a deal-breaker for you then this (big) 88-key MIDI controller really should be on your shortlist. Despite being a semi-weighted keyboard (read: "springy") it plays surprisingly well. This keyboard has useful DAW controls built-in. Channel faders, knobs to tweak modulation settings, and (best of all) transport controls (back, forward, record etc.). Even better, the initial setup configures itself for the DAW you are using, relieving you of tedious MIDI mapping/assignment. If it's your first MIDI controller it lets you get up and running in mere minutes with no hassle. Whilst you will need to read manuals to figure out how to use all the features, at least you won't be poring over the manuals for two hours before making a sound. For new MIDI keyboardists this relieves many major pain points. I'm extremely satisfied with Nektar LX88+ and am glad I got this one. Brilliant value.

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Bought this to replace a smaller keyboard I had that I was running out of keys on. Really happy with the product. Keys are from size and feel natural to play on (haven't noticed the velocity issues described by others here in past models). Good range of faders and encoders and the use of presets comes in useful too. Nice to have transpose functions. I use it to practice Piano on running through mainstage and it works perfectly, or in my studio setup for composition. Light enough that I could easily take it to a rehearsal room too though when I need to.

I ordered the LX88+ to use for orchestral programming with Cubase. I am a piano player used to a fully weighted keyboard, but wanted something lightweight, portable, and with sliders for Instrument control and DAW transport functions. The unit is packaged very well, and for something that is nearly all plastic, is robustly built, though I would get a hard case if I wanted to move it regularly as it wouldn't stand up to hard road use without one. Mine will be remaining mostly stationary in a studio, so should hold up well to daily use. Playing-wise the keyboard feels mostly quite nice with 2 notable exceptions. Firstly, although the unit is fairly solidly built, the same cannot be said of the action, which is really very light, and feels a bit plastic-y and cheap, but there is no question they have solved the previous issue of black notes having a different velocity response to the white notes - in my tests they are perfectly matched and play evenly and well across the whole 88 note range. The second problem though is more practically serious. If you are an experienced player, used to large stretches you will find that you will initially scratch your thumbs and maybe forefingers on the sharp undersides of the white key rims whilst doing those stretches, where the keys are not finished to a degree where that wouldn't be a problem, like it isn't on more expensive machines where the corners have more rounding and are made with more care. I have since adapted my style to minimise the issue (less flat, curvier fingers), and now it only happens occasionally. But, having set a suitable keyboard velocity response curve, I was able to play very expressively quite quickly, and my regular feel adapted to that of the keyboard very easily to the point where I could make all my Virtual pianos sound very convincing. The Yamaha half-damping sustain pedal I have worked (despite the keyboard not responding to half damp signals) as its polarity was detected correctly at power up. There is also a little inconsistency in fader and rotary stiffness making these also feel a bit on the cheap side, but they are perfectly serviceable in practice, and I am able to input very smooth CC curves using them whilst recording. The drum pads feel much more professional and solid, but have a pathetically quiet response by default until you change it to a better curve. Talking of which, DAW control is 90% fine, though for some reason the cycle function , which initially works in both on and off commands when you first start Cubase will sometimes lose the ability to turn cycle on during the session, and only a program restart will bring it back. The manual provided is large format and clear, and has answered all the questions I had about the unit including custom assignments of sliders and pads, which was quick and easy. 9/10 from me then for a very competent keyboard for the price, but with a few quality corners cut which is why it drops a point mainly because of the sharp corners on keys. Otherwise, generally excellent.

Great controller, integrates nicely with Cubase, which is why i bought it. No problems with the black keys as mentioned below, also sensitivity is good (and adjustable) build is plascticky and some keys move sideways a fraction but does not affect playing. good for studio use, not sure about taking it out and about. would recommend, very pleased. comes with a paper manual, which you will definitely need :)

Super satisfait de cet achat, clavier arrangeur livré avec cordon usb pour connecter à l'ordi, de plus livré avec logiciel compo et d'arrangement, gratuit, et très complet pour les débutants dans la composition et l'arrangement. Je pensais acheter Cubase, mais je vais déjà me faire la main là-dessus ! En plus j'ai un ordi portable système linux, et à la différence de Cubase, ce logiciel fonctionne avec linux ! Vraiment super ! le clavier lui-même est aussi très complet, avec système de sample, d'enregistrement, de variation du son, des heures et des heures de découverte et de créations sonores en perspective.

Ürün fevkalade bir ürün. Beklentilerimizi fazlasıyla karşıladı. Ambalajı da çok tatmin edici. Ah bir de taşıma çantası olsaydı..

La sensibilidad que tiene me la pone tiesa, no digo mas

Schon mein 2. Nektar Impact LX 88+, beide Controller sind nach wie vor im Einsatz und stellen mich absolut zufrieden. Ich nutze sie im Verbund mit Cubase 11 Pro, Native Instruments Komplete 13 Ultimate Collectors Edition und vielen weiteren hochwertigen VSTs wie Keyscape, Arturia, Spitfire, Soundiron, Toontrack usw. Erfreulicherweise sind die Schieberegler u.a. auch für die Mixing Section mit der linken Hand bedienbar, so wird während des "on the fly Spiels" der einfache Zugriff auf Lautstärken und On/Off Funktionen der verschiedenen VST Instrumente ermöglicht. Bei viele anderen Anbietern sind die Schieberegler meist mittig oder rechts angeordnet. Bedeutet, die "rechte Spielhand" muss beim Nektar LX 88+ während des Livespiels für schnelle Justierungen nicht zum Einsatz kommen, sondern die meist ohnehin inaktivere linke Hand. Das klappt sehr gut und unterstützt den Live Workflow merklich... Die Tastatur ist durchaus zufriedenstellend, auch wenn es sich nur um leicht gewichtete Tasten handelt. Gerade für Orchester Libraries, also Strings, Brass usw. ist die Halbgewichtung sogar vorteilhaft und lässt sich hervorragend spielen. Natürlich auch für Piano & Co, hierfür stehen mir aber auch vollgewichtete Keyboards anderer Hersteller zur Verfügung. Man sollte sich bei seinen Bewertungen immer auf das Preis Leistungsverhältnis beziehen und das ist beim Nektar LX88+ kaum zu toppen. Also sehr empfehlenswert, gut zu handeln, mit diversen Einstellmöglichkeiten. Eine After Touch Funktion hätte natürlich noch weitere Vorteile, aber... hätte, hätte, Fahrradkette... 😅 Man kann halt nicht alles für rund 240 Euro haben...😉

Sono rimasto piacevolmente sorpreso dalla Impact. Costruzione solida, incredibile flessibilità con faders, pads, buttons e knobs, ottima integrazione con tutti i DAW più diffusi, il che permette di gestire il mix, le tracce e i VSTi senza dover mai usare la tastiera del laptop o il mouse. Non ho rilevato problemi con la velocity incoerente tra tasti diversi. L'unico peccato è l'assenza di aftertouch (ma per i synth che lo utilizzano si può simulare utilizzando uno dei tanti fader o knobs) e il fatto che i tasti comunicano la velocity all'inizio della corsa del tasto, quindi quando un tasto viene suonato ripetutamente molto velocemente c'è il rischio che "salti una nota" se il tasto non era tornato del tutto su. In ogni caso finora sono molto soddisfatto dell'acquisto e la ricomprerei subito.