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- Page 1 GETTING STARTED GUIDE...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Registration and Support ....................12 Introduction Welcome to the Novation Impulse Professional USB-MIDI Keyboard! Impulse is a MIDI keyboard with a powerful DAW control surface. It has a precision semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch as well as pitch and modulation wheels. Fader/s, encoders and buttons provide full mixer control over HUI compatible DAWs, including clip and scene launch in Ableton Live. -
Page 3: Impulse Features
• DAW control using HUI • Clip Launch mode in Ableton Live • Roll mode on drum pads • Brand new look and feel Box Contents Novation Impulse USB Cable Getting Started Guide Software registration card About this Guide This guide is designed to help you through the basic steps in setting up your Impulse for the first time and getting started with basic DAW control. -
Page 4: Connecting The Impulse
We recommend you plug the Impulse into the computer directly rather than via a USB hub. MAC - On Mac OS X the keyboard will simply connect. WINDOWS - Install the latest Novation USB driver from novationmusic.com/impulsedownloads. Impulse Basic Operation Top Panel... - Page 5 KEY-BED The Impulse has 25, 49 or 61 keys (2, 4 or 5 octaves). The keys are semi-weighted for a more realistic feel. The Impulse has aftertouch which allows you to apply pressure to keys after pressing them down for additional control over a sound if the sound supports this.
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Page 6: Back Panel
FUNCTION BUTTONS These buttons are used to access deeper functionality of the Impulse. More about this is explained in the User Guide. Holding down the ‘Shift’ button will access additional features on certain buttons. The functions are shown by the labels in white boxes. Now press the + and - buttons again to exit from Help mode. -
Page 7: Installation And Hui Setup
Installation and HUI Setup BUNDLE Follow the instructions on the ‘Registration card’ to download the following software: - Novation V-Station synth plug-in - DAW setup guide - Novation Bass Station plug-in - Ableton Live Lite - Other supporting files and documentation PRO TOOLS To set up the Impulse HUI in Pro Tools, navigate to ‘Setup’... - Page 8 CUBASE To set up the Impulse as a HUI control surface in Cubase, navigate to ‘Studio’ > ‘Studio Setup’ > ‘MIDI Port Setup’. Be careful to set your ports as shown below, the ‘Impulse HUI’ port MUST NOT have “in ‘all MIDI ins’”...
- Page 9 REAPER Please note that Reaper version 5.941 or newer is required to work with the Impulse. To set up the Impulse as a HUI control surface in Reaper, navigate to ‘Options’ > ‘Preferences...’ > ‘MIDI Devices’. Be sure to set your ports to ‘Focusrite A.E. Ltd. - Impulse HUI (MIDIIN3 for Windows), as shown below, the ‘Focusrite A.E.
- Page 10 STUDIO ONE To setup the Impulse as a HUI control surface for Studio One, navigate to ‘Preferences’ > ‘External Devices’ and click ‘Add’ to add a new device. Now, in the ‘Add Device’ window, select HUI under the Mackie folder and set Studio One to receive from ‘Impulse HUI’...
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Page 11: Using Impulse With Your Daw
Using Impulse with your After installation and successful HUI setup, start your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). You will see on the Impulse that the fader/s are in mixer mode and the encoders are in plug-in mode. At this point it would be good to create a new song with at least eight audio tracks. -
Page 12: Ableton Live Lite
For customer support, please contact us online: support.novationmusic.com Novation is a registered trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited. Impulse is a trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited. 2019 © Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited. All rights reserved. FFFA000616-04...
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