Nektar Pacer
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Nektar
Pacer
Product Info
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The Nektar Pacer is a solid little workhorse for live performance or complex studio setups. It’s a great option for producers and keyboardists needing hands-free DAW control—especially those working with Bitwig, Cubase, or similar platforms—without a huge investment. The build quality feels dependable, and the programming options are surprisingly deep.
Product Description
- Nektar Pacer
- MIDI Footswitch Controller
- Robust metal housing
- Track and transport control with Nektar DAW integration
- Support for e.g. Bitwig
- Cubase
- GarageBand
- Logic
- Nuendo
- Reason
- Reaper and Studio One
- MCU for all common DAWs and Pro Tools Setup
- Fully programmable MIDI controller
- 24 Presets - banks A-D per memory 6 presets
- Up to 16 MIDI commands can be sent per Preset
- 10 Programmable footswitches
- 4 Programmable external footswitches (optional)
- 2 Programmable external expression pedals (optional)
- 4 Programmable relays
- 1 Programmable encoders
- The footswitches can be programmed to send up to 6 commands when activated or in sequence (one after the other)
- RGB LEDs offer multicolour status displays (freely programmable)
- Dedicated icons for Nektar DAW integration
- MIDI Machine Control (MMC)
- MIDI output for external hardware control or for use as USB-MIDI interface
- USB Class Compliant (no driver needed)
- Powered by USB host or USB power adapter
- Connection for external 9 V power supply (middle negative)
- Presets for popular guitar MIDI devices such as Line6 Pod and Helix
- Avid Eleven
- Kemper Profiler and AxefX
- MAC (OS X 10.5 or higher) and PC (Windows XP
- Vista
- 10 or higher) and Linux (Ubuntu)
- Nektar DAW integration on Windows Vista
- 10 and Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
- • Robust metal housing inspires confidence and longevity.
- • Flexible footswitch programming allows complex DAW control sequences.
- • Extensive DAW integration simplifies workflow in popular recording software.
- • Programmable relays add versatility beyond standard MIDI functions.
- • External footswitch/expression pedal support requires additional purchase.
- • Encoder feels a little plasticky compared to premium rotary controllers.
- • Preset management, while extensive, could benefit from a dedicated software editor.
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