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CONTENTS
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1
Impulse Features ........................................................................................................................ 2
Box Contents ................................................................................................................................ 2
About this Guide ......................................................................................................................... 2
Minimum System Requirements ..................................................................................... 2
Connecting the Impulse ......................................................................................................... 3
Impulse Basic Operation ....................................................................................................... 3
Top Panel ........................................................................................................................... 3-4
Back Panel ............................................................................................................................ 5
Installation and Setup .............................................................................................................. 6
Using Impulse with your Music Software .................................................................... 7
Ableton Live Lite .......................................................................................................................... 8
Registration and Support ...................................................................................................... 8
Introduction
Welcome to the Novation Impulse Professional USB-MIDI Keyboard!
Impulse is a MIDI keyboard with a powerful DAW and plug-in 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 and plug-in control over all major DAWs, including clip and scene launch in Ableton Live.
The 8 drum pads can be used to trigger notes, perform beat rolls, change the rhythm of arpeggios (in
realtime!) and launch clips. Transport control buttons allow you to navigate your music software. Impulse
comes with a brand new version of Novation's Automap control software which gives you instant control of
your plug-in effects and instruments in most music software.
We suggest you take the time to work through the steps in this guide for a simple trouble-free setup.
GETTING STARTED GUIDE
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Summary of Contents for Impulse Novation
- Page 1 Welcome to the Novation Impulse Professional USB-MIDI Keyboard! Impulse is a MIDI keyboard with a powerful DAW and plug-in 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 and plug-in control over all major DAWs, including clip and scene launch in Ableton Live.
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Page 2: Impulse Features
Registration Card Registration Card About this Guide This guide is designed to help you through the basic steps in setting up your Impulse for the fi rst time and getting started with basic music software control. Minimum System Requirements Impulse and Automap are designed to work with Mac OS X and Windows. At the time of writing the supported operating systems are: MAC - OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.6 Snow Leopard (32 and 64 bit) -
Page 3: Connecting The Impulse
Plug the square end of the supplied USB cable into the port on the back of your Impulse. Plug the flat end of the USB cable into a free port on your computer. We recommend you plug the Impulse into the computer directly rather than via a USB hub. -
Page 4: Transport Controls
When connected the Impulse will power up and work right away as a MIDI keyboard. The keys will send MIDI note messages and the controls will send MIDI control messages. Pads will send notes when tapped and aftertouch when pressed. -
Page 5: Back Panel
FUNCTION BUTTONS These buttons are used to access deeper functionality of the Impulse. More about this is explained in the User Guide on the DVD. Holding down the ‘Shift’ button will access additional features on certain buttons. -
Page 6: Installation And Setup
Follow the steps in the on-screen setup guide that is specific to your music software. At the end of the setup process the Impulse and Automap will be configured to work with your music software. -
Page 7: Using Impulse With Your Music Software
These can be audio, MIDI or instrument tracks. • Open the mixer view in your DAW and move the fader/s on the Impulse - you should see the track volumes moving on screen Note, pot-pickup is enabled by default. -
Page 8: Ableton Live Lite
For customer support, please contact us online: www.novationmusic.com/support Novation is a registered trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited. Impulse is a trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited. 2011 © Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited. All rights reserved. FA0616-02...
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