Apple GarageBand
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1. same key combination again to control 17 24 etc To go back you press Shift lt Bank Master Volume You can control the Master Volume fader of the GarageBand mixer by pressing Fader button 9 and then move fader 9 while the button is pressed Upon release of the button fader 9 will revert to control the current channel volume 4 Using Nektar Impact LX with GarageBand www nektartech com Using the Pads Drum instruments can be played from the Impact LX keyboard or it s 8 pads Operating a drum instrument works the same way as any other instrument and using the Pad maps 1 2 you are able to play drum sounds straight away However you may want to re organize the sounds played by each pad for your playing style Learning Drum Sounds to the Pads It s easy to change a pad note assignment using the Pad Learn function It works as follows 1 Press the function button labeled Pad Learn The display will now blink showing P1 pad 1 as the default selected pad 2 Hit the pad you want to assign a new note value to The display blinks and updates to show the number of the pad you selected 3 Press the key on the keyboard that plays the sound you want to assign to the pad You can keep playing notes on the keyboard until you have found the note you want 4 When you are done press Pad Learn to exit and start playing your pads with the new assignment You can keep repeating steps 2 and 3 until you have created a c2. Using Impact LX with GarageBand Applicable to Impact LX25 49 61 amp 88 i i 2 z a A y n par a paren i i am nn a i 1 r Z a cg s _ apa mm e el y _ _ immi i at ft i p a a WA WR GarageBand Integration Setup and Configuration The Impact LX GarageBand Integration has been verified with version 9 and 10 The following instructions assumes you have one of these programs installed running OS X 10 7 or higher Setup Here are the steps you need to go through to get GarageBand up and running with your Impact LX Locate the Impact LX DAW Integration folder on the included DVD or download it from My Downloads on www nektartech com after registering your product Run the DAW Integration Installer in that folder and follow the on screen instructions Plug in your Impact LX and make sure it s switched on if you didn t do so already Press the Setup button top red arrow below on your Impact LX and press the A2 key bottom red arrow below on the keyboard from the C key with the above count 3 keys down The value in the display shows 000 Change it to 001 by pressing the C key with above it Launch GarageBand Create a new Project e Create an Audio or Instrument track That s it setup is now complete Ma oooo coooeo EEEE El GS Eh 2 Using Nektar Impact LX with GarageBand www nektartech com Garag
3. eBand and Impact LX Working Together The following pages focus on how GarageBand and Impact LX work together If you have been using GarageBand for a while you may not need any additional information but it s always a good idea to revisit the extensive GarageBand documentation to remind yourself about how it s functions work Track Changes To navigate GarageBand tracks from Impact LX press Shift lt Track to go to the previous track and Shift Track gt to go to the next track This is the same as using the arrow up down keys on your computer keyboard PE Ea Shift Track Track Transport The transport buttons give access to activate or deactivate the following transport functions Cycle Ioop Rewind in 1 bar decrements Forward in 1 bar increments Stop Play Record lr Is SetL SetR Undo Click Mode In addition the buttons double up with functionality that s accessed by holding down the Shift button The chart below telb you what each button and button combination does and how they behave Key Combination Description Cycle Switch the loop cycle between the Left and Right locators on off Rewind Rewinds in steps of 1 bar Press and hold for fast rewind Forward Forward in steps of 1 bar Press and hold for fast forward Stop Play Record Shift Play Activate record Press again to deactivate record but continue play Switch the Cl
4. ick metronome on off Supported in version 10 www nektartech com Using Nektar Impact LX with GarageBand 3 GarageBand Mixer Control To control the GarageBand mixer press the Mixer button to select the mixer preset The display s left dot is illuminated while the preset is selected and the Logic mixer is being controlled Channel Volume amp Pan With the mixer preset active moving faders 1 8 will control the first 8 mixer channels in the GarageBand mixer The 8 pots control pan for each or the corresponding channels Fader 9 controls the channel corresponding to the currently selected track so as you change tracks you can quickly change volume while you are working If you have 15 tracks in your song and the currently selected track is 12 that would result n faders 1 8 controlling mixer channel volume 9 16 and fader 9 controlling channel volume 12 Mute amp Solo Fader buttons 1 8 control mute for each of the tracks the faders are assigned to control If you prefer to solo tracks you can press and hold fader button 9 while pressing fader buttons 1 8 The 8 buttons will now control solo for their corresponding tracks Bank Over 1 8 9 16 etc If your project contains more than 8 mixer channels you can bank over so the faders 1 8 control the next group of 8 channels To do this press Shift Bank gt the second fader button The faders pots and fader buttons are now assigned to control channels 9 16 Push the
5. omplete Pad Map The settings are stored over power cycling so you will not lose them as you power down your system However it s a good idea to save setups that you may want to have access to regularly in the future to one of the 4 pad map locations in Impact LX49 To learn how to do that go to the Setup Menu section in this manual www nektartech com Using Nektar Impact LX with Garag Future Updates We have strived to provide a feature complete experience with our DAW support and hope this is reflected in your experience with Impact LX Over time there will be updates that may include new features added support for new version of operating systems and programs or bug fixes If you want to get automatic notifications of any updates and other news you can create a Nektar user account and subsequently register your product with us Here is the URL to get started Http www nektartech com registration 2013 Nektar Technology Inc All rights reserved Functions and specifications may change at any time GarageBand OS X and Macinstosh are trademarks of Apple Inc 6 Using Nektar Impact LX www nektartech com
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