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MIDI Foot Controller with USB/MIDI Connectivity, 24 Preset Locations, 10 Footswitches, and 1 Encoder
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Comprehensive Foot Control for Your DAW or Guitar Rig

Take control of your DAW or guitar rig with the Nektar Pacer MIDI Foot Controller. Featuring dedicated color LEDs to show control assignments, Pacer gives you hands-free control over software like Ableton Live, Steinberg Cubase, Bitwig Studio, Apple Logic and GarageBand, Avid Pro Tools, and of course, Nektar. And it doesn't stop at your DAW — Pacer supports external foot switches and expression pedals, and you can even connect it to your guitar amplifier for channel switching and effects/reverb switching. Guitarists at Sweetwater appreciate its presets for popular guitar devices like the Line 6 Helix, Avid Eleven Rack, Kemper Profiler, and many more. All this packed into a rugged, solid steel casing to make the Nektar Pacer MIDI Foot Controller ideal for any studio or stage application.

Hands-free control for your DAW software

When you're trying to create music, keeping your hands on your instrument helps keep you in the creative zone. With Nektar Pacer you'll be able to control playback, enable recording, change tracks, and much more, with practically any DAW software out there. It's fully integrated with Nektar DAW software, and supports the MCU protocol for other DAWs — it's even supported by Avid Pro Tools.

Versatile MIDI solution for hardware-based processors

Looking for a customizable way to interact with your Line 6 Helix, Kemper Profiler, Avid Eleven Rack, AxeFX, or other guitar processor? The Nektar Pacer foot controller features MIDI presets for all of these, giving you more flexible control options than you may have with these devices on their own. And because Pacer can send up to 16 MIDI messages when you change presets, you can completely reconfigure your guitar rig at the press of a button.

Powerful switching device for your amplifier

While Pacer is immensely popular with DAW users of all types, it's a versatile switching device for your real guitar amplifier too. It offers four switchable relays which can be used to switch channels on your amplifier, toggle reverb, engage effects, and otherwise interact with whatever switching options your amplifier offers.

Nektar Pacer DAW Foot Controller Features:

  • MIDI foot controller for DAWs and guitar processors
  • 10 programmable buttons, with LED indicators for control assignments
  • 24 available presets (Banks A–D, 6 presets each)
  • Support for 4 programmable external footswitches
  • Support for 2 programmable external expression pedals
  • 4 programmable relays for switching channels or effects on amplifiers
  • 1 programmable encoder
  • Footswitches can send up to 6 messages when activated
  • MIDI Out port for external hardware control
  • USB class compliant, powered via USB or USB power supply (sold separately)

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Nektar MIDI Foot Controller
  • Pedal Inputs: 2 x 1/4" TRS (expression), 2 x 1/4" TRS (switching pedals 1-4), 2 x 1/4" TRS (relays/momentary 1-4)
  • MIDI I/O: Out
  • USB: 1 x Type B
  • Compatibility: Nektar DAW, Standard DAW's, Line 6, Kemper, Fractal, Avid Eleven Rack
  • Requirements - Mac: OS X 10.8 or later
  • Requirements - PC: Windows 7 SP1 or later
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply (sold separately)
  • Height: 1.85"
  • Width: 19.6"
  • Depth: 9.0"
  • Weight: 7.7 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: Pacer

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 4/5

I should have bought one a year ago!

This thing is built like a tank, and works as advertised. I use it to control a Boss RC 505 Loop Station, which out of the box is practically useless for guitarists.

My only issue with this controller is the LED display. It doesn't give enough information. You can see the patch name when you select it, but as soon as you step on a button, all it shows you is the numeric data it sent. So, it works great but the display is sorely lacking.
Music background: Professional musician (retired).
Rated 5/5

Works great with Eleven Rack!

The preset for the Eleven Rack works great.It turns effects on and off.Works great with expression pedals especially Mission's EP-11S.Makes Avid's Eleven Rack easier to use.Love it .
Rated 5/5

Studio 1 and the Nektar Pacer

I bought this product to control my DAW application in Studio One. I went to the Nektar website and downloaded the appropriate software packages. It works flawless and it was easy.
Rated 5/5

Great Controller

So far this thing does well out of the box. I watched a lot of videos and I know I'm only scratching the surface on its capabilities. It will control most DAW transports out of the box as well as switching some patches and moving around tracks. I set it up for Amplitube 5 and it seems fairly flawless so far. I don't think you can go wrong as a guitar player that needs free hands to control their studio setups. This unit is made just for that and a lot more. Check it out.
Rated 5/5

Nektar Pacer

Perfect for Cubase users!
Download the app, it programs the Pacer with all your Cubase transport functions!
Hands free heaven!
It's also a midi interface.
If you have two Pacers,
there is a preset to play midi from the pedals,
pedal bass.
There is a ton more.
Built like a tank feels like a Vette.
Music background: Dumb Guitarist
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