16 RGB color illuminated velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads
8 heavy duty potentiometers (360 degrees, endless)
TFT colour display with 320×240 px including 4 soft buttons
16 RGB LED buttons
8 Nektarine buttons for direct access to Patches, Mixer, Pad Setup, Plugins and more
6 mode buttons
7 Transport Buttons with LED illumination
Fully MIDI-programmable pads, switches and pots
16 Presets for storing all internal settings (not required when using Nektarine)
Rugged housing with aluminium top
 
 
AURA NEKTAR DAW INTEGRATION SUPPORTS
Ableton Live Suite Apple Logic + Garageband Bitwig 8-Track + Studio Cockos Reaper MOTU Digital Performer Presonus Studio One Reason Studios Reason Steinberg Cubase + Nuendo

 
 


 
NEKTARINE
AAX, AU, VST or VST3 plugin version and stand-alone application for OSX & Windows Load any VST, VST3 and AU instrument plugins 16 instrument plugin slots Each instrument slot with choke, volume, pan, mute/solo, sends 1-4 controls 4 effect insert plugin slots per instrument (AU / VST / VST3 FX) 4 send effect plugin slots (AU / VST / VST3 FX) Store instrument & FX plugin patches + Nektarine Multi-Patches Browser Settings are remembered per plugin slot Handles all pad-, plugin- & patch-management with complete control from AURA Control page editor for customizing Nektar plugin maps or creating new ones from scratch Full parameter feedback: display updated in real-time Scale and Chords mode for building tracks Multi-Patch with Pad settings save as ‘Default’ load as default – all browser settings can be saved with tags for slots tag ‘kick’, slot 1, etc.
PAD REPEAT ENGINE
8 adjustable real-time parameters incl. note length, accent level and interval and repeat rate Dedicated Repeat rate settings & activation buttons Display soft button for instant assignment of pressure to velocity Tap tempo feature Internal and external clock operation

 
 


 
STEP SEQUENCER
Stores 16 Collections of 16 Patterns each Each Pattern with up to 4 parts for a total of up to 64 steps Dedicated programming interface with 16 RGB buttons and parts selection buttons Real-time performance features (solo, mute, instant start options and more) Trigger sequencer parts in any combination at any time Independent settings per part (play rate, step length, velocity, accent, gate, swing and more) Extensive editing features all the way down to step level Internal and external clock operationLatch automation on/off
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
AURA: USB class compliant (no driver needed) works with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 or higher. Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, Linux (Ubuntu) Nektarine and Nektar DAW Integration: Windows 7, 8,10 or higher. Mac OS X 10.7 or higher
WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS
30,1 cm (L) x 23,1 cm (D) x 4,5 cm(H), 1,4 kg
CONNECTIONS

 
MIDI Out connector 1/4″ TRS footswitch socket (for up to 2 footswitches using optional Y-adaptor) USB connector PSU connector (9V DC / 600 mA, center positive. PSU not included) Kensington Lock connector