Novation Nocturn plug-in controller

Plug-in Controller
Nocturn gives you instant hands-on control of your plug-in instruments and FX. Nocturn comes with Novation's Automap control software, which allows you to take instant control of your plug-ins by just clicking on your software and touching a knob or button!

Laptop DJ Controller
The crossfader has made Nocturn a favourite amongst laptop DJs. you can assign the buttons to cue and loop points, and use the knobs to control EQ or DJ effects.

Instant ‘learn’ function

Simply click on the software parameter and touch a knob or button to assign it. Now you can re-assign every control in seconds.

Software edit page

Nocturn's Automap control software instantly shows you what each knob and button is assigned to.

Novation’s unique ‘Speed Dial’

The Speed Dial encoder instantly allows you to take control of whatever your mouse is focused on!

Touch-sensitive controls

Nocturn's eight touch-sensitive rotary-encoders (knobs) each have LED rings around them. Simply touch an encoder to assign to any parameter.

For Laptop DJs

Alongside the brightly lit encoders, Nocturn also features illuminated buttons and a smooth 45mm cross-fader, making it ideal for laptop DJing in a dark club environment.

What is Automap?
Automap is a piece of software that comes with all Novation controllers. It has been designed to make the job of assigning your hardware controls to various software parameters quick and easy.

In Control
Automap enables knobs, faders and buttons to instantly control plug-in instruments/FX, as well as your sequencer's mixer, transport controls and more…

Click, touch Its assigned!
Open a plug-in instrument/FX, and you have instant access to all the plug-in parameters. This allows you to assign knobs, faders and buttons, by simply clicking on the software parameter, and touching the control!

Specifications

Controls:

Assignable Rotary Encoders: 8 - Infinite Rotation, touch-sensitive, LED surrounds
Speed Dial (Encoder): 1 - Infinite Rotation, touch-sensitive, LED-surround, press and rotate for second function
Assignable Buttons: 8
Assignable Crossfader: 1 x 45mm
System Buttons: ‘Learn’, ‘View’, ‘Page+’ and ‘Page-’
Group Buttons: User, FX, Inst, Mixer
Interfacing Data Ports: 1 x USB MIDI

Weight and Dims

Size: W=239mm (9.41”), H=137mm (5.39”), D=18-28mm (0.7”-1.1”)
Weight: 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs)

Minimum Operational Requirements:

Mac OSX 10.4.0 or greater (Leopard and Snow Leopard (32-bit kernel only) also supported) or Windows XP with
Service Pack 2 or greater (Vista 32/64 and Windows 7 32/64 also supported)

Minimum Computer spec: Mac - G4/1GHz, both with 256MB RAM or PC -
Pentium 3/1GHz/256MB RAM (machines running Vista will require a higher spec)

Interfacing:

USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 compatible