Description
Launchkey 49 MK3 is designed to give you everything you need to create and play your music. Launchkey 49 gives you inspirational tools to expand your musical vocabulary. It’s officially fully integrated with Ableton Live. It’s designed to give you everything you need to create and play your music efficiently. Yes, Launchkey 49 also has full integration with Logic and Reason, plus out of the box functionality with other DAWs including Studio One, Cubase and Pro Tools, via HUI. Regardless of what DAW you use, Launchkey 49 got it covered.
Scale and Chord modes and a powerful arpeggiator push your musical creativity and help start new ideas. Custom Modes and a full-size MIDI output transform Launchkey into a powerful centerpiece of any music-making setup.
Standalone Operation
The Launchkey 49 MK3 controller makes a significant improvement in this area. It’s can now work as a standalone controler with or without a computer. That’s why it’s the perfect controller for any music-making setup. The Scale and Chord Modes, arpeggiator and Custom Modes can all be used to control an all-hardware studio or live rig.
Custom Modes: Control Anything
The full-size five-pin MIDI output, works with any MIDI-compatible device. Use Novation Components to configure four Custom Modes, which map Launchkey’s knobs, faders and pads to software and hardware features.
Included Software
Getting started & not sure of which software to use? Novation Launchkey MK3 comes with great software.
Ableton Live 10 Lite Industry-leading music creation software, with seamless operation with Launchkey.
Serato Sample LE A powerful and intuitive sampler plugin to quickly find, chop, key-shift, and time-stretch samples.
Splice Sounds Two-month membership. Get access to millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily.
Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings Exceptional strings samples made by musicians and sampling experts in London, for anyone, anywhere.
XLN Audio Addictive Keys Access one of four virtual keyboards when you register your first piece of Focusrite or Novation hardware.
Klevgrand R0Verb A hybrid between a simple reverb and a very complex delay in an easy-to-use plugin.
Klevgrand DAW Cassette A plugin that emulates the sound of a tape deck, with accurate recreation of saturation, distortion, noise and wobble.
AAS Session Bundle Keys, guitar and synth plugins for music makers, which provide essential sounds for your tracks.
Novation Sound Collective A constant source of inspiration for Novation users in search of new sounds. Find regular inspiration with frequent new additions to the Collective, to continue your musical journey.
Features Highlight:
- Optimized for Ableton Live with immediate access to all the controls you need
- Instantly maps to most major DAWS
- 49 velocity-sensitive synth-style keys
- Easy-to-read 16 x 2 character screen
- 16 RGB backlit velocity-sensitive pads
- Pitch bend and modulation wheels
- 8 rotary knobs, 9 x 45mm sliders
- 5-pin MIDI out socket
- Arm/select buttons
- Octave up/down buttons
- Play/stop/record/loop button
- Track navigation buttons
- Capture MIDI/quantize/click/undo buttons
- One-touch access to Ableton’s Capture MIDI feature
- Stop/solo/mute buttons
- Scene launch button
- Device select/device lock buttons
- Arp/scale/fixed chord buttons
- Powerful arpeggiator takes you melodies to the next level
- Scale modes transpose keys and pads to notes in the selected scale
- 3 chord modes (fixed, scale and user) let you trigger chords with one finger
- 4 Custom Modes for creating unique control setups for any performance or studio rig
- USB B socket, Kensington security slot
- Sustain pedal 1/4-inch jack socket
- USB bus powered; power supply not include
Specifications:
- Type:MIDI Keyboard Controller
- Number of Keys:49
- Type of Keys:Synth action
- Velocity Sensitive:Yes
- Pads:16 x RGB, Velocity-sensitive Pads
- Other Controllers:Pitchbend, Mod Wheel
- Encoders/Pots:8 x Rotary Knobs
- Faders:9 x 45mm Faders
- Dedicated Transport Control:Play, Stop, Record, Loop
- Pedal Inputs:1 x 1/4″ (sustain)
- MIDI I/O:Out/USB
- USB:1 x Type B
- Computer Connectivity:USB
- Features:Scale Modes, Chord Modes, Arpeggiator
- Software:Ableton Live Lite, Virtual Instrument and Sample Plug-in Bundle
- OS Requirements – Mac:OS X 10.11 or later
- OS Requirements – PC:Windows 7 SP1 or later
- Power Supply:USB Bus powered
- Height:3.03″
- Width:31.06″
