Novation Launchkey 61 MIDI Keyboard Controller for Ableton Live

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Made To Create

Launchkey is an intuitive and fully integrated MIDI keyboard controller for making tracks in Ableton Live, designed to give you everything you need to create and play your music. Made for creators of all abilities, Launchkey gives you inspirational tools to expand your musical vocabulary. 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 centrepiece of any music-making setup.

 

 

 

 

Included Software:

• Ableton Live Lite Industry-leading music creation software, with seamless operation with Launchkey.
• 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.

 

Features:

• Deepest Ableton Live integration in its category
• Immediate access to all the controls you need.
• Create and play with feeling
• Velocity-sensitive keyboard and 16 velocity-sensitive pads enable expressive and dynamic performance.
• Get creative with chords
• Three chord modes (fixed, scale and user) let you trigger chords with one finger.
• Never hit a wrong note
• Scale modes transpose keys and pads to notes in the selected scale.
• Capture MIDI
• One-touch access to Ableton Live’s Capture MIDI feature means you’ll never lose an idea.
• Get melodies moving
• Powerful arpeggiator takes you to new melodic, harmonic and rhythmic places.
• Control anything MIDI
• Five-pin MIDI output works with any MIDI-compatible device.
• Make Launchkey your own
• Four Custom Modes enable you to create unique control setups for any performance or studio rig, using Novation Components.
• Shape your sound
• Tweak instruments and effects to perfection using eight rotary encoders and (on 49- and 61-key models) nine 45mm faders.
• Easy-to-read screen
• 16x2 character screen lets you easily see the state of what you’re controlling or selecting.
• Choose from four model sizes
• 25-, 37-, 49- and 61-key variants let you pick the perfect controller for your setup.
• Make music immediately
• Free software, including Ableton Live 10 Lite, virtual instruments, plugins and sample packs let you start creating straight away.

 

Additional Specifications:

• 25/37/49/61 velocity sensitive keys
• 16x2 char screen
• 16 RGB backlit velocity sensitive pads
• Pitch bend and modulation wheels
• 8 knobs
• 9 sliders (49/61 key models)
• 5 pin MIDI out socket
• Arm/select buttons (49/61 key models)
• Arp/scale/fixed chord buttons
• Octave up/down buttons
• Play/stop/record/loop buttons
• Track navigation buttons
• Capture MIDI/quantise/click/undo buttons
• Stop/solo/mute button
• Scene launch button
• Device select/device lock buttons
• USB B socket
• Sustain pedal 1/4” jack socket
• Kensington security slot

 

Software Compatability:

• Works with Ableton Live 10 or later. Ableton Live Lite included.
• Full integration with Logic and Reason, plus out of the box functionality with other DAWs including Studio One, Cubase and Pro Tools, via HUI.
• Launchkey also works as a standard MIDI controller.

 

Power Specifications:

• USB bus powered
• Power supply not included

 

Dimensions:

• Launchkey 25
• 258mm H, 463mm W, 77mm D
• Launchkey 37
• 258mm H, 555mm W, 77mm D
• Launchkey 49
• 258mm H, 789mm W, 77mm D
• Launchkey 61
• 258mm H, 952mm W, 77mm D

Model:	LAUNCHKEY61
Manufacturer:	Novation