It's ready-to-rock the second you plug it into your laptop. The Launchkey 49 is roadworthy enough for you to use anywhere. And if you do use another major DAW, the Launchkey 49 will instantly map to it via Novation's InControl protocol. All the controls are completely assignable, however. That's because Novation designed the Launchkey's controls to integrate immediately and seamlessly with Ableton Live. Many musicians use Abelton and love the streamlined workflow they get from Novation's Launchkey controllers. Of course, it's velocity-sensitive so you can perform your parts expressively. You'll find the 49-note synth-weighted keybed delightful to play. Use the Launchkey's eight rock-solid rotary knobs to tweak your instruments and effects, and the nine dedicated faders for hands-on control over your mixer.
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Novation's Launchkey 49 lets you sculpt your sound to perfection.
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Although we designed Launchkey for Ableton Live, its pads, buttons, faders and knobs control of all other major music software too using InControl. Your choice of music software is crucial to your creativity. However many controls you opt for, they will all integrate seamlessly and immediately with Ableton Live, and can be reassigned to anything. The 49 and 61-note versions give you hands-on control of your mixer too, with nine dedicated faders. The eight rotary knobs are rock solid, designed to give you confidence when tweaking your instruments and effects. Launchkey is designed to let you shape your sound however you like. They’re also velocity-sensitive, so you can really put some feeling into your beats. Sixteen RGB pads provide clip colour-matched feedback to enhance your workflow, letting you create and launch clips, trigger samples, control FX and loads more all whilst playing your keys. Like this one! That’s what it’s designed for. If you want immediate hands-on control of your session grid, instruments and effects, you should use a MIDI keyboard controller that integrates immediately and automatically with Ableton Live. The less time you spend messing with your mouse, the more time you have for making music.
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You can choose between 25, 49 and 61-note versions, depending on whether you want portability or practicality. The Launchkey synth-style keyboard is lightweight, fast and very easy to play, but also velocity-sensitive so you can create truly expressive performances. The heart of any MIDI keyboard controller is the keyboard itself. You can even connect it to your iPad with a Camera Connect Kit and use it with your Novation Apps. Of course, if you don’t use Ableton, it’ll automatically map to other major music software too. You just plug in via USB and the keys, faders, knobs and pads immediately spring into life, giving you hands-on control of your grid, instruments, effects and mixer.
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It’s pretty much the quickest and easiest way to produce and perform electronic music, especially in Ableton Live – because we designed it specifically for the purpose.
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Launchkey is an easy-to-use MIDI keyboard controller.