Novation Launchkey 37 MKIII 37-key Keyboard Controller

Launch Control

Launchkey is Novation’s intuitive and fully integrated MIDI keyboard controller for making tracks in Ableton Live and with your external equipment. The Launchkey experience is designed for players of all types and abilities. With its various musical creation features, Launchkey removes barriers to creativity, and expands the musical vocabulary of even the most talented keyboardists. Eight Scale modes guide you into new musical territory, by transposing keys played to notes in the scale selected.

Simply choose your root note and your preferred scale, then play. Three Chord modes transform the keys and pads into an interactive surface of musical exploration, where every note played is tonally and harmonically linked. The arpeggiator lets you explore new melodies and find ideas quickly, while the mutate function reconstructs your patterns into exciting new forms. Custom Modes simplify the relationship between controller and software, with more power than ever in your hands. Programmable using the Novation Components browser-based tool, Custom Modes let you design the behaviour of your Launchkey, with control over control assignments, MIDI routing, pad colour and much more. Launchkey 37 [MK3] is equipped with a full-size five-pin MIDI DIN output, enabling simple connection to the universe of MIDI devices — new and old.

Larger, improved velocity-sensitive pads provide greater control over dynamics, and eight fixed rotary knobs bring your software to life at your fingertips. The integration with Ableton Live is truly seamless, with a dedicated button for activating the Capture MIDI function, plus track arm, quantise, click and loop controls, for flying around your Session faster than ever. Not an Ableton Live user? No problem, Launchkey 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.

Features:

• Optimized for Ableton Live with immediate access to all the controls you need
• Instantly maps to most major DAWS
• 37 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
• 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 included
• Includes USB A to B cable
• 3-year warranty
• Included software bundle
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Specs

• Type: Keyboard Controller
• Number of Keys: 37
• 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
• 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: 21.85″
• Depth: 10.16″
• Weight: 4.81 lbs.