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8 Nektar Impact GX49 & GX61 User Guide www.nektartech.com
Cancel
You can cancel any value entry by pressing Cancel (C1) as long as you have not already pressed Enter (C5).
MIDI CC Assign
You can assign the Modulation wheel, the potentiometer, any of the 14 MIDI buttons (when not used for DAW integration)
and even the foot switch pedal, to any MIDI CC message. Assignments are stored over power cycling so the keyboard is set
up the way you left it, when you next switch it on.
Here is how it works:
 Press the [Setup] button. The LED button is illuminated blue to indicate setup is active.
 Press the low C#1 on your keyboard to select Control Assign.
 Move or press a control to select the control you want to assign a MIDI CC message to.
 Enter the MIDI CC value using the white number keys spanning G3–B4 (G4-B5 on GX61).
 Press Enter (C5) to accept the change and exit Setup.
Program Assign
Program messages are used to change program (also sometimes called preset or patch) on a receiving device. The message
is typically used on MIDI hardware but in some cases is also used to change sounds on software plugins.
Each of the 14 assignable buttons can be programmed to send MIDI Program change messages (when not used for DAW
integration):
 Press the [Setup] button. The LED button is illuminated blue to indicate setup is active.
 Press the low D1 on your keyboard to select Program Assign.
 Press one of the assignable MIDI buttons to select it for assignment.
 Enter the Program value using the white number keys spanning G3–B4 (G4-B5 on GX61).
 Press Enter (C5) to accept the change and exit Setup.
Global MIDI Channel
Controls as well as the keyboard itself send their messages on a MIDI channel from 1 to 16. To change the MIDI channel do
the following:
 Press the [Setup] button. The LED button is illuminated blue to indicate setup is active.
 Press the low D#1 on your GX keyboard to select MIDI Channel.
 Enter the MIDI channel value you want (from 1 to 16) using the white number keys spanning G3–B4 (G4-B5 on GX61).
 Press Enter (C5) to accept the change and exit Setup.
Sending a Program Message
You can send a MIDI program change message at any time by doing the following:
 Press the [Setup] button. The LED button is illuminated blue to indicate setup is active.
 Press the low E1 on your GX keyboard.
 Enter the program number you want (from 0 to 127) using the white number keys spanning G3–B4 (G4-B5 on GX61).
 Press Enter (C5). This will send the message immediately and exit Setup.