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Nektar T6 DAW Controller Panorama,Black

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$299.99

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  • KEYS & PADS 49 or 61 note 2nd Gen synth-action keyboard with after touch. Expression & pedal sockets. 8 super-sensitive pads with pressure. Chord: Trigger up to 6 notes from one key or pad. Hold: Holds played notes until deactivated - great with legato
  • NOTE REPEAT Inspiring performance tool. Real-time control of trigger rate, accent, swing and gate. Separate settings for keys and pads. Switch on/off at any time with dedicated repeat buttons. Sync to external clock. Control velocity with pressure or wheels
  • NEKTARINE Instant access to Nectar plugin control in any VST/VST3/AU DAW. Customize mapping or create plugin maps from scratch. Browse patches directly from Panorama T6. Layer up to 8 VST/VST3/AU plugins with mix control of volume, pan, mute, solo and select
  • DAW CONTROL Nectar DAW integration included for Bigwig, Cubase, GarageBand, Logic, Unendow, Reason, Reaper and Studio One. MCU compatible for control of almost any other MIDI Music software
  • CONNECTIONS USB port for power and data connection to your computer Foot switch jack, assignable (pedal not included) Expression pedal jack (pedal not included) MIDI Output On/off switch
  • Firmware update required on either Windows or Mac OSX. Firmware not update-able on Linux.


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Horst Bökemeier
Reviewed in Germany on March 26, 2025
Arbeitet perfekt mit Studio One zusammen. Spielgefühl O.K. Preis geht auch in Ordnung. Ich kann das Keyboard ohne Einschränkung empfehlen!
Ira Tucker
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
I'm super excited and happy with this purchase totally satisfied with this product. It does more than I expected
Jan
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2024
It took a little while to get it to wrok, but my limit knowledge was the reason for this, once I understood how thing worked, it did what it was build to do for. So many options, and it even came with a nice surprice, a lot of free software from Cherry audio to use as stand alone, or as plugin for your DAW. highly recomanded.
JohnH
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024
I'm not a fan of the menu organization but I am a fan of the unit over all!
andreasgl
Reviewed in Germany on November 12, 2023
Schon etwas in die Jahre gekommen. Dennoch für meine Zwecke und in dem Preissegment einfach der beste Midi Controller am Markt. In Verbindung mit der kostenlos beim Hersteller downloadbaren Nektarine Erweiterung kann jedes VST-Plugin oder Instrument eingebunden und gesteuert werden.Ich empfehle das Produkt uneingeschränkt.
peederj
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2022
This company started out focusing on controllers for Reason, which may have been reasonable at the time, but Reason has more or less been left behind. Still, Nektar has kept up with supporting other DAWs, and I'm using this with Logic. That works better than one might expect, when everything cooperates of course. Most of those controller setup problems probably mostly stem from Logic not this. I have tried many controllers for Logic, none are rock solid, but most are useful.Nektar also have a special plugin host called Nektarine, it comes with the unit free, and you can control your plugins by adding Nektarine as a plugin and scanning and adding your plugins inside Nektarine. This is a great idea too, although it's somewhat limited as it follows the old Reason policy of "MIDI In, Audio Out." Would be great if they allowed Audio In from the sidechain input, and MIDI routing macros that let you control the plugins following your instrument as well.The keybed has somewhat mixed reviews, but I've decided I like it. I completely see the criticisms, the white keys have quite a deep travel, are a bit mushy down, and a bit noisy coming back up. This is explained by the design objective, which is channel aftertouch that's actually good enough to use for once. For decades, aftertouch has been summarily ignored because the keybeds weren't designed for it. This one is, and it works well, without an abrupt all-or-nothing trigger curve. That causes the mushiness. The loud return isn't so very bad. Some people play hard but are afraid of sound and keep their headphones or speakers low, these are the people bothered by this noise. I don't hear it with headphones at a normal 85dBSPL. I don't think overall the keybed is so bad as to reject the unit, but maybe some perfectionists will.There are lots of well-thought out features beyond the controller and aftertouch. There is an expression pedal input as well as sustain; this is a huge win in my opinion and sealed the deal with my choosing this. Expression pedals and aftertouch mean you don't need expensive breath controllers to do two-fisted expression on sustained instruments. The wheels are nice on this too, the pads are great, very convenient shortcuts like shifting the pad octaves quickly, eg for keyswitches. Build is nice for the price.The nice thing about Nektar is, unlike Arturia or NI, they aren't trying to sell you anything but the controller and its needed software, so it works well with virtually anything. I ended up also getting the Panorama P1 so I could add this controller to my Hammer 88 weighted keyboard. I swapped out the fader knobs with standard mixer fader knobs I prefer. The faders start stiff but break in fine. The company has an enormous challenge supporting a giant matrix of DAWs and plugins but is keeping up well. Nektarine and the Logic integration are both Apple M1 Silicon ready. It's all an excellent value and should be carefully considered as you shop for controllers.
Alessandro A.
Reviewed in Italy on January 18, 2022
Delusione, questa volta oltre ad aver ricevuto un prodotto non imballato ed oltretutto MI È ARRIVATA ROTTA, comunque la KEYBED è deludente. ( probabilmente l'avrei restituita ugualmente con motif, rimasto molto insoddisfatto, con questa non sarei riuscito a suonare),
verysickbeats
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021
Its great, just wish you didn't have to install software or drivers. Real Plug and play means to literally plug into your computer and go, that's it. Other than that, i love everything. 8 more pads would've been nice as well but for the price, its a nice buy.
P. Sherman
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021
I really really want to like the Panorama T6. It connects to so much of my software and hardware that I would like to make it the centerpiece of my main setup. However, the first unit had a key that would not respond to velocity (it only worked when hit hard), so I reached out to Nektar support. They walked me through testing that the keyboard was not sending anything over midi unless I pressed that key harder, so suggested that I replace the unit through Amazon. They were fantastic!However, I've just received my replacement unit - and one of the fader knobs is shorn clean off! Fader 3 i s bent and Fader 4's knob is broken off. I'm very frustrated that this is the second unit IN A ROW that has had a hardware fault out of the box. I've reached out to Nektar support to try replacing it through them, however, if it cannot be resolved, I'll have to look to another brand. Will update when my THIRD keyboard comes in.
SixStringJazzMan
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2021
After resolving my initial difficulties with updating the firmware, essential for core functionality, I am thrilled to bits that I did not just return the T6 and, instead, persevered with trying to solve this issue though requiring a complete reset of my laptop's operating system (Windows 10). Giving the glitch-gremlins their marching orders worked a treat and has led me to start a new policy of only using my laptop for my studio in a dedicated fashion. This is highly recommended anyway. The other advantage of having such a dedicated machine is that you can tweak settings to the max switching off a whole bunch of junk bloat that isn't needed and just consumes resources, also eliminating any interruptions from notifications and suchlike. This will help you create the optimum environment for your studio software and enhance workflow.Technical support from Nektar was unreasonably slow to respond to the case I opened by which time I had solved the problem myself. However, they are there if needed and you have time to wait. My problem was an unusual one caused by a corrupted system and not in any way Nektar's fault. The Nektar Panorama T6 is an outstanding piece of equipment that will definitely enhance your studio, but it is not for the faint-hearted, and it is not just a keyboard. It is highly complex and technically challenging controller that requires real commitment to master.Initial findings for this T6 controller are impressive. My DAW is Reaper and the integration software supplied by Nektar augmented by Nektarine (supplied) is seamless opening up a whole new liberating world of control functionality almost making my need to use the mouse redundant. I can pretty much just use the T6 and enjoy watching the screen leap into animated action in response to the keyboard's well conceived array of knobs, buttons and faders. The somewhat graphically dull keyboard screen is great, too, once you get used to it.I am a guitarist with very little experience of keyboards generally but I know a good action intuitively and enough to appreciate the difference between the feel of this keyboard and others I have tried over the years. It is what it is and not bad at all. The sensitivity and feel can be tweaked to change the action but it is a tad clunky compared to high-end dedicated piano-style keyboards. That said, for what it is, primarily a synth and controller, the action is plenty good enough to make the T6 with its 60 keys is a worthy addition to any studio. My own intention is to get a second, properly dedicated 88 key piano keyboard for serious instrumental work.Overall, with decent build-quality and such amazing functionality, the Nektar Panorama T6 is a very serious bit of kit and at low enough price to make it a very cool buy. I cannot fault it so far. It is early days since I received this beast so my review here can only be limited. I will return to update this again later after I have fully familiarised myself with everything this can do. Meanwhile, I intend to have some serious fun with it.It is a concern though that the package was shipped 'naked', visible to all, in the branded box packaging instead of vanilla Amazon brown cardboard, and had been carelessly opened then untidily closed with parcel tape. Not good on either count. I am pretty shocked that Amazon chose this pretty shoddy method of despatch for such a valuable and fragile item, and with the contents of the packaging so exposed it was also not secure. You need to fix that Amazon!
teag
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020
I’m a piano player trying my second T6. The T6 is a sleek machine that may offer great composing possibilities. First off, why don’t they label these boxes as fragile? The first arrived in a smashed box, partly opened. The interior box seemed unscathed, but when I plugged it in and tried it with GarageBand, the lower octave black keys did not regularly sound and required greater force than the other keys to produce any sound. Amazon sent a replacement T6 in a less banged up box, partly opened. The interior box seemed fine. There is no manual, just a short pdf to download with software. Set up is not intuitive. The black keys in the lower octaves don’t always produce sound and when they do, it is a softer than the higher octaves. Amazon was unable to answer my setup questions and referred me to the manufacturer. To their credit, Nektar answered my email by the end of the day to affirm that I can set up the T6 on GarageBand with the LogicX download software. I recommended they put that into their website/manual. I downloaded the appropriate Nektarine software, and it crashes on my MacBook Pro. Looking forward to much assistance. I would really have liked a manual.
Narendra A.
Reviewed in India on August 1, 2019
Very very nice I am most happy to buy this
Stephen Motz
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2018
I've been a long-time Reason user, and this keyboard is an excellent tool for the DAW. The action of the keys is great, and the 8 encoders are a blast to use. They really help me dial in a good sound from my soft synths without having to touch my keyboard/mouse. It does a take a bit of setup, but the instructions are really clear and I had it up and running in no time. I had an issue after setting it up, so I sent nektar support an email. In less than 24 hours, they had the answer and I was back on track. I haven't had any other issues since. As a Reason user, I think I'll be picking up Nektar products in the future!
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