User's Manual

22 Nektar Impact LX88+ User Guide www.nektartech.com
Bank LSB (F2)
This function will send a Bank LSB MIDI message from the keyboard. Note, most software products don’t respond to Bank change messa-
ges but many MIDI hardware products do. Here is how you send out a Bank LSB message
Press the F2 key on your keyboard to select Bank LSB. The display show the last sent Bank message or 000 by default
Change the value in decrements/increments using the keys with the -/+ symbols screened above (C3/C#3). Press Enter (C6) to accept
the change and send out the selected Bank LSB message.
You can also enter a specific selection (0-127) using the white number keys spanning G4–B5(. Press Enter (C6) to accept the change
Bank MSB (F#2)
This function will send a Bank MSB MIDI message from the keyboard. Note, most software products don’t respond to Bank change messa-
ges but many MIDI hardware products do. Here is how you send out a Bank MSB message
Press the F#2 key on your keyboard to select Bank MSB. The display show the last sent Bank message or 000 by default
Change the value in decrements/increments using the keys with the -/+ symbols screened above (C3/C#3). Press Enter (C6) to accept
the change and send out the selected Bank MSB message.
You can also enter a specific selection (0-127) using the white number keys spanning G4–B5(. Press Enter (C6) to accept the change
Sending Bank LSB/MSB Messages via Layer & Split (F2 & F#2)
MIDI Program messages can also be set independently for layer and split on the Impact LX88+.
Press the F2 (or F#2) key on your keyboard to select Program. The display show the last sent Bank message or 000 by default
Press and hold the [Layer] or [Split] button. The selected button will now blink
Change the value in decrements/increments using the keys with the -/+ symbols screened above (C3/C#3). Press Enter (C6) to accept
the change and send out the selected MIDI Bank message
You can also enter a specific selection (0-127) using the white number keys spanning G4–B5(. Press Enter (C6) to accept the change
Memory Dump (G2)
The Memory Dump function will back up your current controller assignment settings including the 5 user presets by sending out MIDI
sysex data. The data can be recorded in your DAW or other application capable of recording sysex data and replayed/sent back to your
Impact LX88+ keyboard when you want to reload your settings.
Sending out a memory dump for backup:
Make sure your MIDI software program is set up and capable of recording MIDI Sysex data
Start recording
Press the G2 key on your keyboard to activate the memory dump. The display reads {SYS} while the data is being sent.
Stop recording when the display reads {000}. The content of your Impact LX88+ memory should now be recorded in your MIDI soft-
ware program
Restoring a backup:
A memory dump/backup MIDI sysex file can be sent to the Impact LX88+ at any time, while the unit is powered on, in order to restore a ba-
ckup. Make sure the Impact LX88+ is the output destination of the MIDI track containing the backup data. The display will read {SyS} when
data is received. Once the data has transmission has been completed, the backup has been restored.