Novation Impulse 61 Controller Keyboard

SKU: AMS-IMPULSE-61
$399.99

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Novation Impulse 61 Controller Keyboard

  • Novation Impulse 61 Controller Keyboard

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Novation Impulse 61 Controller Keyboard

The Novation Impulse 61 Midi Controller Keyboard lets you create truly expressive performances. Ultra-responsive with semi-weighted action and aftertouch, its full-size piano style keys adapt perfectly to any instrument you want to play, including organs, synths and pianos.

Accurately Capture Your Playing

The unique High Rate Scan (HRS) technology scans your keyboard 10,000 times per second to capture every nuance of your performance.

Easily Assign All Controls

Easily control all major music software, including Ableton Live, Logic and Pro Tools, with Automap for instant hands-on DAW, instrument and plug-in control.

Shape Your Sound

Mix and sculpt your sound using endless smooth-action knobs, low-profile faders, assignable buttons and LCD feedback display for directly shaping your sound. All controls work seamlessly with major music software and can be mapped to any parameter.

Do More with Your Drum Pads

Play drums in real time with pressure-sensitive pads for rolling beats, looping drum samples and designing arpeggios. These pads also function as multicolored clip launchers in Ableton Live, so you can tell whether clip is loaded (yellow), playing (green), or recording (red).

Tough Enough to Tour

The Impulse 61 is solid and tough enough to handle the most demanding live situations.

Plug-In and Play

The controller keyboard is fully class compliant and USB bus-powered, so you can plug in and play on Mac or Windows without a power supply or drivers.

Learn with Melodics

Free keys and pad drumming lessons with Melodics makes you get the most out of your controller straight out of the box.

Novation Impulse 61 Controller Keyboard


Product Hardware Specifications

  • 61 note velocity sensitive piano style keyboard with assignable aftertouch
  • 8 multi-colour large backlit velocity sensitive drum pads
  • 8 endless encoders (infinite rotation)
  • 9 sliders
  • 6 dedicated transport controls
  • Pitch bend and modulation wheels
  • 2 octave / transpose buttons
  • Custom blue-backlit LCD display
  • 6 function buttons (4 with LED indicators)
  • 4 control switch buttons with LEDs
  • 9 mute / solo buttons plus toggle button
  • Arpeggiator with tap tempo and roll
  • USB socket
  • DC power socket
  • Sustain pedal 1/4 inch jack socket
  • Expression pedal 1/4 inch jack socket
  • MIDI In and MIDI Out din sockets
  • Kensington security slot

Software Compatibility

  • Ableton Live Lite 9 is included if you already have Ableton Live it must be version 8 or greater to work with Impulse. We recommend that you update to the latest version as previous versions of Ableton Live do not include the Impulse integration. Impulse will also work as a standard MIDI controller.
  • Automap DAW and plug-in control software
    • Works with Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton, Cubase, Reason/Record, Sonar and more
    • Includes editable QWERTY support for hardware controls
    • A library of mappings for hundreds of plug-ins is available
    • Automap works with VST and AU plug-ins, as well as RTAS and TDM plug-ins 
    • Automap with Pro-Tools does not include AAX plugin control

Power Requirements

  • Fully USB bus powered 
  • Power supply not included

Product Dimensions

  • 1022mm (40.2 inch) length x 332mm (13 inch) depth x 100mm (3.94 inch) height

OS Compatibility

  • OS compatibilty not relevant for this product range/type 

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Flexible, Easy Returns

If you're not happy with your purchase for any reason, our flexible 30-day free return policy makes it easy to get a full refund. Click here to view our return policy.

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