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Nektar
Nektar Technology is an American music-technology company founded in 2009 and based in Burbank, California, on a mission to bridge the gap between music software and controller hardware. It's known for its Panorama and Impact lines of USB MIDI keyboard controllers, whose defining feature is Nektar's own DAW-integration software that auto-maps the controls to a long list of popular DAWs.
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Burbank, California, USA
- Known for
- DAW-integrated MIDI keyboard controllers
- Reviews
- 5 reviews
Latest reviews
MIDI Controller· $300· 2026-08-31Nektar Panorama T6
Sixty-one keys of the deepest DAW control anyone sold for $300 — provided your DAW is on Nektar's list, and you can live with a loud keybed.
17 sourcesconsensus 813 contested
MIDI Controller· $320· 2026-08-30Nektar Impact LX88+
Eighty-eight full-size keys and a wall of faders for budget money — close to magic if your DAW is on Nektar's list, ordinary if it isn't.
15 sourcesconsensus 772 contested
MIDI Controller· $90· 2026-08-29Nektar SE49
Ninety dollars of full-size keys and almost nothing else — the argument is entirely about how they feel.
11 sourcesconsensus 762 contested
- MIDI Controller· $250
Nektar Panorama T4
Class-leading DAW and plug-in control with real aftertouch and a MIDI Out — if you can live with a famously clacky keybed.
consensus 7610 sources2026-07-21 - MIDI Controller· $120
Nektar Impact LX49+
Maximum hands-on control for minimum money, with DAW mapping done for you — if you can look past a plasticky build and USB-only I/O.
consensus 738 sources2026-07-20