Nektar Impact GXP88 88 Full Size Key USB MIDI DAW Controller Keyboard Semi-weighted with Velocity & Aftertouch

The Nektar Impact GXP88 is an 88-key USB MIDI controller keyboard designed for players who want a full piano range with modern DAW integration and expressive control.

🎹 Key Features

• 88 full-size semi-weighted keys (piano-style layout but lighter than a digital piano)
• Velocity-sensitive with channel aftertouch (not polyphonic aftertouch)
• 14 RGB assignable buttons for MIDI, note repeat, and DAW control
• Pitch bend + modulation wheels
• Real-time Note Repeat engine for rhythmic performance
• 7 DAW transport buttons (play, stop, record, etc.)
• 1 assignable encoder + pedal inputs (sustain + expression + footswitch)
• USB-powered + 5-pin MIDI Out
• Includes Nektarine software + Cubase LE + Retrologue

🎧 DAW / Software Compatibility

• Strong built-in integration for:
  • Ableton alternatives like Logic, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, Bitwig, Reason, etc.
• Works with Ableton Live 10, but only as a standard MIDI controller (no deep Nektar DAW integration support)

⚠️ Important Notes

• The keybed is semi-weighted, so it feels lighter than a hammer-action piano.
• It supports channel aftertouch only (same pressure affects all notes), not per-note (poly) aftertouch.
• It is mainly built for production + performance workflow, not for fully weighted piano realism.

👍 Who it’s best for

• Music producers needing 88 keys + DAW control in one device
• Players who want expressive MIDI control (aftertouch, pedals, wheels)
• Studio setups where lightweight, portable 88-key boards are preferred

👎 Not ideal if you want

• Fully weighted “real piano” feel
• Polyphonic aftertouch (per-note expression)
• Deep Ableton-specific control mapping out of the box