Nektar Impact LX Mini Owner's Manual page 12

Pads
The 8 pads are velocity sensitive and programmable with either note or MIDI switch messages. This means you can use them as regular MIDI
buttons as well as to punch out your drum beats and percussive melody parts. In addition, the pads have 4 velocity curve options and 3 fixed
velocity options you can choose between.
Pad Maps
You can load and save up to 4 different pad setups in 4 memory locations called Pad Maps. Here is how you load Pad Maps:
• Press and hold the [Internal] button. The pad corresponding to the currently loaded Pad Map is now illuminated.
• Press the pad that corresponds to the Pad Map you want to recall. That's it. The Pad Map has been loaded.
Page 14 shows the 4 Pad Maps' default assignments. Map 1 is a chromatic scale which is continued in Map 2. If you have a drum setup that's
laid out this way (many are), you can access drums 1-8 using Map 1 and drums 9-16 using Map 2.
Pad Learn
It's easy to change a pad note assignment using the Pad Learn function. It works as follows:
1. Press [Shift]+[Internal] to activate Setup mode. The Internal button's LED now blinks white.
2. On the keyboard, press E1, labelled 'Pad Learn'.
3. All pad LEDs are now off, except the currently select pad. Press any pad to select it.
4. Press a key on the keyboard to learn its note to the selected pad. Use the octave buttons if necessary.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select pads and assign notes.
6. Press [Instrument], [Internal] or [Function] to exit when done.
The pad assignments are retained in memory until changed or a pad map is loaded. Make sure to store in one of the 4 pad maps if you want
to be able to recall your assignments at any time.
Programming MIDI messages to pads
The pads can also be programmed as MIDI switch buttons. To learn more, check the Setup section on page 16 that covers how controls are
programmed to send MIDI control messages.
Pad Velocity Curves
You can choose between 4 velocity curves and 3 fixed velocity value options. For more information about the velocity curves and how to
choose them, go to page 18.
Clips & Scenes buttons
The two Clips & Scenes buttons are sometimes used by Nektar DAW Integration to enhance the use of the pads with certain DAWs.
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