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Novation

A division of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.

Windsor House,

Turnpike Road,

Cressex Business Park,

High Wycombe,

Bucks,

HP12 3FX.

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 1494 462246

Fax: +44 1494 459920

e-mail: sales@novationmusic.com

Web: http://www.novationmusic.com

Disclaimer

Novation has taken all possible steps to ensure that the information given here is both correct and

complete. In no event can Novation accept any liability or responsibility for any loss or damage to

the owner of the equipment, any third party, or any equipment which may result from use of this

manual or the equipment which it describes. The information provided in this document may be

modied at any time without prior warning. Specications and appearance may differ from those

listed and illustrated.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Clean only with dry cloth.

6. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including ampliers) that produce heat.

7. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

8. Only use attachments/accessories specied by the manufacturer.

9. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specied by the

manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution

when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

10. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

11. Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing is required when the

apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged,

liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been

exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

12. No naked ames, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.

WARNING: Excessive sound pressure levels from earphones and headphones can cause

hearing loss.

WARNING: This equipment must only be connected to USB 1.1, 2.0 or 3.0 type ports.

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ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION

Compliance Information Statement: Declaration of Compliance procedure

Product Identication: Novation Impulse Keyboard

Responsible party: American Music and Sound

Address: 5304 Derry Avenue #C

Agoura Hills,

CA 91301

Telephone: 800-994-4984

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept

any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For USA

To the User:

1. Do not modify this unit! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions

contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modications not expressly approved by

Novation may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use this product.

2. Important: This product satises FCC regulations when high quality shielded USB cables

with integral ferrite are used to connect with other equipment. Failure to use high quality

shielded USB cables with integral ferrite or to follow the installation instructions within this

manual may cause magnetic interference with appliances such as radios and televisions and

void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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For Canada

To the User:

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

RoHS Notice

Novation has conformed and product conforms, where applicable, to the European

Union’s Directive 2002/95/EC on Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) as

well as the following sections of California law which refer to RoHS, namely sections

25214.10, 25214.10.2, and 58012, Health and Safety Code; Section 42475.2, Public

Resources Code.

CAUTION:

The normal operation of this product may be affected by a strong electrostatic

discharge (ESD). In the event of this happening, simply reset the unit by removing and

then replugging the USB cable. Normal operation should return.

Novation is a registered trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited.

Impulse is a trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited.

VST is a trade mark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

Audio Units (AU) is a trade mark of Apple, Inc.

RTAS is a trade mark of Avid, Inc.

All other brand, product and company names and any other registered names or trade marks

mentioned in this manual belong to their respective owners.

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CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................ 3

ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION............................................ 4

For USA............................................................... 4

For Canada ............................................................ 5

INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 8

Key Features ........................................................... 8

About This Manual ...................................................... 8

What’s In The Box ....................................................... 9

Power Requirements..................................................... 9

Glossary .............................................................. 9

Hardware Overview......................................................11

Top View – assignable and non-assignable controls.........................11

Rear view – connections ..............................................13

IMPULSE SETUP EXAMPLES ...............................................14

Interfacing to a computer .................................................14

Manual mapping mode ...............................................14

Interfacing to MIDI hardware...............................................14

Using external hardware and a computer together..............................15

MENU OVERVIEW.........................................................16

LCD features and Menu Navigation .........................................16

EXPLORING IMPULSE .....................................................17

Loading and Saving a Template ............................................17

Help Mode.............................................................18

Conguring Impulse Controls ..............................................18

Preview ...............................................................19

Setup Mode ............................................................19

Keyboard Settings.......................................................21

MIDI Channel ......................................................... 22

Zones ............................................................... 22

Program Change ....................................................... 23

Transport Controls.......................................................24

Arpeggiator ............................................................24

Arpeggiator Settings menu ........................................... 25

Setting the Arp/Roll Tempo ........................................... 26

Roll Mode ............................................................ 27

Boot Menu ............................................................ 27

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USING IMPULSE WITH HUI ................................................ 29

Introduction ........................................................... 29

HUI Connection........................................................ 29

Releasing/re-entering the fader section from HUI mode ..................... 29

Releasing/re-entering the encoder section from HUI mode .................. 29

Channel Control ....................................................... 29

Volume ........................................................... 29

Pan .............................................................. 29

Mute/Solo ......................................................... 30

Send Control ...................................................... 30

Transport Control ................................................... 30

Track Left and Right ................................................. 30

Bank Up and Down ................................................. 30

DAW Setup ............................................................31

Cubase............................................................31

Reaper ........................................................... 32

Studio One ........................................................ 33

Pro Tools ......................................................... 34

DAW GUIDE ............................................................. 28

Ableton Live and Clip-launch mode (Mac or Windows) ......................... 28

TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................... 30

Basic Troubleshooting Examples....................................... 30

FACTORY TEMPLATES.....................................................31

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Novation Impulse MIDI controller keyboard. As well as the music

keyboard itself, Impulse is equipped with a range of controllers to allow the modern musician to

create great music in the studio, in live performance or on the move. Easy integration with your

music software has been a primary consideration of Impulse’s design team.

This guide will introduce you to Impulse and explain the various ways you can use Impulse with

your music software, either with or without other MIDI hardware, in your recording set-up.

For additional information, up to date support articles and a form to contact our Technical

Support Team please visit the Novation Answerbase at: www.novationmusic.com/answerbase

Key Features

• Available with 25, 49 or 61-note semi-weighted piano-style keyboard

• 8 rotary encoders

• 9 faders (49/61 note versions)

• 8 drum pads with tri-colour backlighting and roll mode

• Large (75 x 32 mm) multifunction LCD displaying DAW data directly

• Standard transport control set

• Arpeggiator with pad-based rhythm editor

• Very simple installation procedure

About This Manual

We don’t know whether you’ve got years of experience with using MIDI, or if this is your very

rst keyboard controller. In all probability, you’re somewhere between the two. So we’ve tried

to make this manual as helpful as possible for all types of user, and this inevitably means that

more experienced users will want to skip over certain parts of it, while relative novices will want

to avoid certain parts of it until they’re condent they’ve mastered the basics.

However, there are a few general points that are useful to know about before you continue

reading this manual. We’ve adopted some graphical conventions within the text, which we hope

all types of user will nd helpful in navigating through the information to nd what they need to

know quickly:

Abbreviations, conventions, etc.

Where top panel controls or rear panel connectors are referred to, we’ve used a number thus:

to cross-reference to the top panel diagram, and thus: 1 to cross-reference to the rear

panel diagram. (See page 11 and page 13).

We’ve used BOLD to name physical things like top panel controls and rear panel connectors,

and also to name on-screen buttons which you need to click, and LCD dot-matrix text

to denote text which appears on the LCD.

Tips

These do what it says on the tin: we include bits of advice, relevant to the

topic being discussed that should simplify setting up Impulse to do what you

want. It’s not mandatory that you follow them, but generally they should make

life easier.

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What’s In The Box

The Impulse has been carefully packed in the factory and the packaging was designed to

withstand rough handling. Should the unit appear to have been damaged in transit, do not

discard any of the packing material and notify your music dealer.

Save all the packing materials for future use if you ever need to ship the unit again.

Please check the list below against the contents of the packaging. If any items are missing or

damaged, contact the Novation dealer or distributor where you purchased the unit.

• Impulse MIDI controller keyboard

• Getting Started Guide

• Installation DVD, containing:

• Impulse User Guide

• Xcite+ pack (Novation Bass Station soft synth, Mike the Drummer samples,

Loopmaster samples, Ableton Live Lite music software)

• USB Type A to Type B cable (2 m)

• Ableton Live Lite authorisation card

• Bass Station authorisation card

Power Requirements

Impulse is powered via its rear panel USB connector. Normally, DC power will be supplied by

the computer to which Impulse is connected through a standard USB cable. We recommend

that you connect Impulse directly to a computer’s native USB port, and not via a USB hub.

Correct operation cannot be guaranteed if a hub is in use.

If you wish to use Impulse as a stand-alone MIDI controller for other hardware MIDI sound

sources (or other devices) witho ut a computer – as you might in live performance, for example –

you should obtain an AC-to-DC USB mains adaptor, which you should plug in to Impulse’s USB

port in the same way as a standard USB cable. When using this method, please ensure that

your local AC supply is within the range of voltages required by the adaptor BEFORE you plug

it into the mains. Please contact your Novation dealer for advice on suitable mains adaptors if

you are in any doubt.

A word about laptops:

When powering Impulse from a computer, you should be aware that although

the USB specication agreed by the IT industry states that a USB port should

be able to supply 0.5 A at 5 V, some computers - particularly laptops – are

unable to supply this current. Unreliable operation may result in such a case.

When powering Impulse from a laptop’s USB port, it is recommended that the

laptop is powered from AC mains rather than its internal battery.

Glossary

Certain terms are used throughout this User Guide which may be new or unfamiliar to some

users. We have listed a few of them here to help you understand the Guide more easily.

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Arp

Short for Arpeggiator, an Impulse feature. Arp mode lets you set up rhythmic patterns of notes

using the drum pads, and modify them in real time (great for live performance!), changing the

pattern length, the pattern itself and the way certain notes are accented.

Clip launch

This is a term specic to Ableton Live including the Lite version supplied with Impulse. Within

Ableton Live Lite, a Clip is essentially a sound le (of any duration) which can be assigned

to any DAW Track. Provision has been made for launching Clips directly from drum pads on

Impulse.

DAW

Digital Audio Workstation. An alternative term for your music creation/recording/editing

software.

Plug-in

A Plug-in is a software add-on which gives a DAW additional functionality and is typically used

to either generate or process sounds. Many are emulations of hardware devices. A plug-in may

be ‘native’ – supplied as part of the DAW application, or ‘third-party’ – purchased by the user

separately to work within the DAW.

Roll

A variant of Arp mode, Roll is another mode suited for live performance, and lets you repeatedly

trigger specic sounds from the drum pads, with velocity sensitivity.

Template

A Template denes how your Impulse will operate. When you load a template, all Impulse’s

own settings and parameters will be set to whatever the template dictates. If you subsequently

change settings, you can resave the amended set of data to the template, and your

amendments will be restored next time you load the template. Impulse is supplied with 20

‘factory’ templates which congure it for use with particular DAWs and/or Things.

Thing

A Thing is anything that can be controlled by Impulse. A Thing may be hardware or software.

Examples of Things are the plug-ins you use in your DAW, your DAW’s track mixer and

external, MIDI-controllable synths or FX processors.

Zone

It is possible to split Impulse’s keyboard to create four keyboard ‘zones’. You have full control

over where the split points are. This is a useful feature in live performance, as it allows you to

use different parts of the keyboard to wwcontrol different instruments, or layer one sound on top

of another.

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Page 3: Zone 1 End (Z1 End)

You can set the upper note of the Zone in the same manner

as the lowest.

Page 4: Zone 1 Octave (Z1 Octav)

This enables you to change the octave that the keys in the

zone will play. A setting of 0 (the default) means that the

notes in the zone will play at their normal pitch. Note that

the range of octaves available varies between the three

Impulse models.

Page 5: Zone 1 MIDI Channel (Z1 Chan)

Each Zone can use a different MIDI channel, enabling you

to play different sound sources from different parts of the

keyboard. You can set the Zone to any of the 16 standard

MIDI channels, or select tPL, when the Zone’s MIDI

channel will follow that set in the current template.

Page 6: Zone 1 Ports (Z1 Ports)

As well as selecting a different MIDI channel for each

Zone, you can also set the MIDI Port each Zone uses. The

options are: Template (tPL) – the port will be that set in the

current template; USB (Usb) – the USB port will be used;

MIDI (Mid) – the DIN sockets will be used; All (ALL) – both

USB and DIN ports will be used; Off (Off) – the Zone is

disabled.

Pages 7 to 21: Zones 2 to 4

The remaining pages in the Zones menu repeat the settings available for Zone 1 in Pages 2 to 6.

Program Change

You can manually transmit a MIDI Program Change

message from Impulse. Press Shift + MIDI Chan to enable

Prog Change mode.

Select the Program Change number with the Data knob and

the MIDI data will be transmitted. Note: Program Change

MIDI values are automatically transmitted as the Data knob

is turned – i.e., this makes it possible to browse through

patches simply by turning the knob. Press Enter to exit this

mode and revert the screen to the normal display.

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Transport Controls

Impulse is provided with a standard set of six ‘transport’ controls

, which can be used to

start, stop, relocate, etc., within your DAW’s timeline. They act as a convenient remote control

for the software and duplicate the on-screen buttons.

The transport buttons are always active, but your DAW will need to be set correctly to respond

to their commands. Also, you will need to ensure that they are set to send the correct type of

MIDI message – MIDI Machine Control or Continuous Controller – for the DAW. (See “Setup

Mode” on page 19)

Arpeggiator

Impulse has a powerful Arpeggiator feature which allows arpeggios of varying complexity and

rhythm to be played and manipulated in real-time. If a single key is pressed, the note will be

retriggered by the Arpeggiator. If you play a chord, the Arpeggiator identies its notes and plays

them individually in sequence (this is termed an arpeggio pattern or ‘arp sequence’); thus if you

play a C major triad, the selected notes will be C, E and G.

The Impulse Arpeggiator is enabled by pressing the Arp button

; its LED will light to conrm

and the eight drum pads will turn green. Holding a note down will repeat the note in the

sequence, and you will see the pads’ illumination changing as the pattern progresses. Initially

all enabled beats in the sequence are sounded, but if you press a pad, the beat corresponding

to that pad’s position will now be omitted from the sequence, generating a rhythmic pattern.

The ‘deselected’ pads will show red instead of green. A ‘deselected’ pad may be re-enabled by

tapping it a second time. The pads are velocity-sensitive, and how hard the pads are hit, when

being enabled determines the velocity of the note in the sequence. The initial default state is for

all notes in the sequence to be at equal velocity.

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