Novation Launchkey 49 [MK3] MIDI Keyboard Controller — Seamless Ableton Live Integration. Chord Mode, Scale Mode, and Arpeggiator. All the software you need for Music Production.

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Getting started with the Launchkey Mk3 is really simple as it’s USB-powered and class compliant so you don’t need an external power supply and you don’t need to download any drivers. Had to update firmware and driver, and disable MSD mode to get it working reliably, but all ok in the end. Main FeaturesDesigned for Ableton Live with immediate access to all the controls you need37 key velocity-sensitive keyboard and 16 velocity-sensitive padsTweak instruments and effects to perfection. Take control of volume, pan, sends, record, play, drum play, transpose, MIDI channel, program change and assign custom mapping.

Klevgrand R0Verb and DAW Cassette – High quality reverb and tape deck emulation plug-ins, to add some space or take your sound back to the golden age of cassette tapes.The Bass Station is fine for basic monophonic analogue sounds, but with its polyphony and integral effects V-Station has far more muscle and is the more versatile. We're offered a choice of two, four and five octaves, and although the smallest of these hasn't enough space for all the sliders and buttons of the others, the functionality is otherwise the same. They’ve also deepened the Launchkey’s Ableton Live integration and added dedicated Logic integration.

The Launchkey Mk3 also introduces dedicated Logic integration to give you even greater control than previous iterations of the Launchkey.Shape your sound – Tweak instruments and effects to perfection using eight rotary encoders and nine 45mm faders. Ultimately, those coloured pads are probably the feature that most of the Launchkey's rivals will envy, but with the painless allocation of controls also a big plus, it will surely find its way into many a laptop- or iPad-based rig. Buttons you'll later use to switch tracks in your DAW are used here to swap (surprisingly smoothly) between the two apps and the only glitches I encountered came when booting alternate synths in the background to play alongside Launchkey.