Nocturn Keyboard Keyboard controller with intelligent plug-in/DAW control
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See clearly what you are controllingLED rings around the 8 knobs, and LED-lit buttons show control information. A software edit page graphically lays out and labels Nocturn's control surface.

Free Software BundleAll Nocturn Keyboard owners can get four pieces of software from Novation absolutely free

High quality keyboard and unlimited controlsVelocity sensitive, Italian-made keyboard with aftertouch, and 8 trigger pads. A total of 33 assignable controls, but you can create 'pages' and control as many things as you want.

Touch sensitive controls8 knobs are touch-sensitive and bring up graphic information about what you're controlling in the Automap software's edit page.

See clearly what you are controlling
Fast workflow is important for music makers and producers. Nocturn Keyboard is designed so you can quickly glance down from your computer monitor and see how fast that LFO speed is, or whether your filter is bypassed. 

LED rings around each knob and LED-lit buttons show you this information at a glance, allowing you to quickly get hands on control of your software without having to wiggle a control and lose your settings. 



Nocturn Keyboard comes with Automap control software.  The software edit page graphically shows the entire control surface, with every control labelled, on your computer monitor.


Free Software BundleNovation are offering all Nocturn 25 and Nocturn 49 users a free software bundle, comprising the powerful V-station and Bass station software synths, Automap Pro and the Novation FX Suite.

V-Station is a polyphonic soft-synth for Mac and PC. It has the same real 3-oscillator flexibility as the award winning K-Station, with powerful filters, 8-voice polyphony, simultaneous Novation FX. Find out more.

Bass Station is an analogue modelling synthesizer plug-in. Find out more.

Automap is a control software that comes with all Novation MIDI controller, allowing instant control of your DAW and Plug-ins. Automap PRO is the professional version with multiple device support, keystock assignment, drag & drop and Autoview mode. Find out more.

Novation FX Suite provides five key effects from Novation’s synth heritage, including signature effects derived from the legendary SuperNova II. The five independent VST/AU plug-ins include Chorus, Delay, Tremelo, Phaser and the famously flexible, powerful filter featuring overdrive. Each and every one of them offers a significant upgrade from your DAW/sequencer's own effects. Find out more.

For more information on free software bundle, click here.


High quality keyboard and unlimited controls
The keyboard is a high-end Italian key-mechanism with assignable aftertouch, which allows for expressive playing styles. The trigger pads are 'soft feel' and velocity sensitive for assembling beats and samples.

As well as 8 knobs (continuous rotary encoders) there are 8 assignable LED-lit buttons and the transport section can be unlocked to create a further 6 assignable buttons. The trigger pads can also be freely assigned as can any additional expression/sustain pedals.


Although it has 8 knobs and 8 buttons, you can move between different 'pages' of controls. This means you can have almost limitless numbers of things in your software, assigned to Nocturn Keyboard's controls.



The 9th 'Speed Dial' knob is found on Novation controllers. It allows you to take instant control of anything that your mouse/cursor is positioned over. So you can get your hands onto any software parameter without any assigning at all! 
Touch sensitive controls
Touch sensitive controls mean that you can just touch it to bring up information about what it is controlling. The name and value of whatever it is assigned to your software, will appear beneath it in Automap's edit-page.

This means you do not have to move the knob (and change how it was set) to see what it is controlling.

With touch sensitive controls you can 'touch in' automation data in your software. 

If you set the record mode to 'touch' in your sequencer, you can grab the control and quickly record-in changes over time, for example a filter cut-off slowly opening.
Overview
What is Nocturn Keyboard?



Nocturn Keyboard is an intelligent plug-in/sequencer controller. It has a high quality keyboard, with 8 drum pads and a total of 33 assignable controls, which allow you to get hands-on control of your plug-in instruments, effects and sequencer. 

Nocturn Keyboard comes with Novation's 'Automap' control software which graphically shows you exactly what each knob and button is controlling in your plug-in/sequencer. Automap also enables you to instantly assign many parameters by simply clicking on them and touching a control!


How Nocturn keyboard is different

The Problem:
Most keyboard controllers have two big problems: The idea of being able to control software parameters with knobs and buttons sounds great. However, the hassle of assigning them, and remembering what they are assigned to becomes so tedious that you always end up turning back to your mouse. 

The Solution:
Nocturn Keyboard's Automap control software solves both these problems. To assign controllers, simply click on the parameter, touch a knob or button, and it is assigned!




It also enables you to keep track of what is assigned to what - instead of using a small monochrome LCD screen, Nocturn Keyboard displays control information where you really need it: on your computer monitor. The Automap software graphically displays Nocturn’s control surface. The controllers themselves also tell you what is going on: LED rings around the 8 encoders show their current settings, and LED’s behind the buttons tell you if they are on or off.


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