Nektar Aura - Beat Composer and DAW Controller, Metallic Grey, 16 Pads

The Nektar Aura is a Beat Composer & DAW controller. The product has had mixed reviews with some customers expressing difficulty in setting up the device. One customer had trouble with the software crashing before seeing anything and even trying to get support was a dead-end. Another set of customers listed the necessary steps to set up the device from connecting it to an iPad/iPhone running the Gadget2 app using a lightning USB adapter or using wireless Bluetooth MIDI to recording on each Aura track or recording drumming into Gadget2 like a regular DAW. The highlight for the Aura was its use for experimental musicians/composers and producers who want a different approach and control over the untapped possibilities of their highly dynamic and rich sonic expressions. The best tutorial for the Aura was cited to be a YouTube video which gave a complete and concise explanation of the Aura. The product, as cited, had solid build quality, super easy setup plug n play and highly customizable and very sensitive pads. On the downside, the pad lights flickered on video and even noticeable at naked eyes, and the pad sensitivity was not very accurate across the pad, meaning the center was more sensitive than the edges and corners in a noticeable way.