Nektar Aruba Beat Composer

Nektar

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Product Code: 2757
$349.99
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The Nektar Aruba Beat Composer is a powerful beat making and performance instrument. This MIDI Pad Controller has 16 hyper-sensitive RGB illuminated pads, an on-board drum machine-style step sequencer with record, a flexible pad repeat engine and incredible plugin control.

Aruba is a powerful beat creation and performance instrument. Featuring 16 hyper-sensitive RGB illuminated pads, an onboard step sequencer, a flexible pad repeat engine and incredible plugin control, Aruba brings an exciting drum-machine-style  workflow to any DAW or external MIDI setup. Paired with the included Nektarine software, Aruba becomes a plugin control  powerhouse for VST, VST3 and AU plugins. Nektarine can host up to 16 different instrument plugins simultaneously, so that each of Aruba’s pads can play its own plugin, plus it enablesup to 4 insert effects per pad for a total of 64 per Nektarine instance. Additionally, four effects sends are provided for ‘across the kit’ FX application.

Nektar Aruba Beat Composer Features

  • Hybrid Hardware/Software Drum Machine
  • Includes Nektarine 2.5 Software
  • 16 Hyper-Sensitive RGB Illuminated Pads
  • Step & Real-Time Recording, Pad Repeat
  • Advanced Plug-In Control
  • Works with VST, VST3, AU Plug-Ins & DAW
  • Hosts up to 16 Instrument Plug-Ins
  • Includes K1, S1, T1 & DP1 Instruments
  • 4 FX Insert Slot per Instrument Plug-In
  • Instant Recall via DAW or Nektarine

Nektar Aruba Beat Composer Includes

  • Nektar Aruba Beat Composer
  • USB Cable
  • Nektarine 2.0 Software
  • Bitwig 8-Track
  • Manufacturer Warranty

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  • 4
    Solid and robust MIDI controller
    Lyle Sewall

    I have no complaints about this controller and it offers an impressive level of functionality along with surprisingly solid and robust pads and encoder knobs. You get a sense that it is a quality unit just from playing around with it for a minute or two. The only reason I am docking it by one star is that the colored pads are not completely solid, and flash at a very high rate. It bothers me a little bit, not too bad, so it may be better or worse for others.

  • 4
    Good, but can't stand the flickering lights
    Nicholas Liu

    This could have been great. Reasonable DAW integration (with Cubase at least), highly playable and configurable pads, and a fine note repeat engine for trap hi-hats. Unfortunately, if you're sensitive to light flicker, having this thing on could give you a headache because of the pad lights. If a new revision comes out with better pad lights, this would be a slam dunk over stuff like the Maschine at half the price. If you don't think the lights would bother you, go for it.

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