Nektar Pacer DAW & MIDI Foot Controller

Pacer boosts your creativity by providing hands-free control of your DAW, MIDI guitar soft- or hardware as well as channel and FX switching on your trusted analog amp. All integrated into one rugged and stage-ready foot pedal with 10 programmable LED foot switches, 4 switching relays and connections for up to 4 external foot switches and 2 expression pedals. That's a lot of switching power right at your feet: With just one press of a button, you can send up to 16 MIDI and relay messages to reconfigure a setup instantly. Step up your pace with this powerful MIDI DAW Footswitch Controller!

The Power Of Switches

Pacer's programming options are extensive. In the most basic state, a switch can send a MIDI message or change a relay state. But being able to send MIDI messages in a sequence of steps, takes the usefulness of a preset to another level. Use one switch to step through program change messages during your song and the other switches are free for FX on/off control. Or switch your amp channel, start playback in your DAW and change program on your effects rack, all by just pressing ONE button within the same preset. Another 16 MIDI messages/relay settings can be programmed for triggering when each of the 24 presets are selected.

Whether you are looking for a simple pre-configured solution to control products such as Line 6, Kemper Profiler, AxeFX and Avid Eleven, want to control your DAW without letting go of your instrument or plan to create your own advanced setups for controlling a live show, PACER does it all.

DAW Control Options

Don't stop the music: PACER is the only true hands-free solution for controlling a DAW and features a complete set of dedicated track and transport controls. For MCU (Mackie Control Universal) compatible DAWs, a Transport preset provides control over Cycle/Loop, Rewind, Forward, Stop, Play and Record. Each switch has its own large icon illuminated by an RGB LED to show the current status. The Track preset controls Solo, Mute, Record Arm and Click. Almost every DAW is compatible with MCU including Ableton Live, FL Studio or Sonar.

Nektar DAW integration provides the highest level of integration with additional options for track and patch selection, customized RGB LED color feedback and in some cases additional functionality. Nektar DAW integration supports Bitwig, Cubase, GarageBand, Logic, Nuendo, Reason, Reaper and Studio One.

Control Center

PACER has 10 programmable foot switch controls, each equipped with an RGB LED. Add to that a crisp and large two row LED display, a dedicated switch for Preset recall and an encoder with push switch for programming, navigation and control. So PACER definitely won't leave you in the dark, figuratively speaking: Depending on the active mode, the top or middle row icons are illuminated. The RGB LEDs in the bottom row display switch status.

Display and LED

A red LED display with two rows shows the active preset name/number, mode and selected parameter and value. The data encoder with push switching right next to it makes parameter selection and programming swift and easy. Each foot switch has its own RGB activity LED and function LEDs, which are also part of a preset: So if you'd like a switch to use a different color or LED, you can easily customize that!

Connectivity

PACER's connectivity features allow you to integrate analog amps with conventional footswitch sockets into your setup just as well as software guitar apps or other MIDI-capable hardware. And with one switch of a button, you can reconfigure your whole setup, with up to 16 MIDI-messages or relay switch states at the same time.

Features:

• 10 programmable footswitch controls with RGB LEDs • RGB LEDs for each footswitch
• 1 Preset footswitch for recalling presets and navigation • 24 user configurable presets
• 2 expression pedal sockets for connecting expression pedals • 2 read only presets for DAW track and transport control
• 2 TRS jack connectors for connecting up to 4 external footswitches
• Up to 16 MIDI messages or relay switches can be activated instantly when a preset is recalled
• 2 TRS jack connectors for connecting up to 4 switch sockets such as reverb, tremolo or channel switching on an amp
• Up to 6 steps programmable for each control within a preset, each sending a MIDI messages or executing an action
• MIDI output can be used as a USB MIDI interface, for direct MIDI connection or both at the same time.
• Steps can be sent in one shot when a switch control is pressed, or in a sequence of presses.
• 1 encoder with push switch for programming, navigation and control
• Option to setup steps as sub presets, expanding preset use beyond convential use
• 2 row LED display • MIDI LED feedback for MIDI CC messages
• USB for connecting to a computer, USB host or USB power supply (for power only)
• Nektar DAW integration for Transport and Track control complete with dedicated presets and icons
• DC 9V 600mA center negative power supply socket (PSU not included)