Impulse chords are chords that are created on-the-fly, right there as you type. Through a series of quick presses and menus, you can add a new chord within 2-10 seconds.

They are done by chording the letter i for “impulse” with the DUP key. DUP is the ALT key in between both spacebars.

Standard process for creating an impulse chord:

In short:

1. CHORD INPUT

2. CALL IMPULSE (i+DUP)

3. TYPE OUTPUT

4. CONFIRM OUTPUT (enter)

Explanation Detail

1. Anywhere that you can see a cursor, chord the input you want (example: b+u+r+s+t). You will either see a jumble of letters (example: "tsubr") or you will see a chord which is already programmed to that input. If you continue, any conflicts will be overwritten
2. Call the impulse command with either GTM >I<mpulse OR with the hard coded chord I+DUP (my personal preference).
3. Follow the prompt and type your output in character entry mode. (example: >I<mpulse output: burst )
4. Press enter or the DUP key to confirm your output (you will see a confirmation message similar to this: >I<mpulse I/O == 300100000100100010/burst)

These steps should take 1-3 seconds