Novation Launchkey 88 MK3 MIDI Keyboard Controller

• 88 note semi-weighted keybed with adjustable velocity curves.
• 16x velocity sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch.
• 9x faders with pickup.
• 8x pots with pickup.
• 9x buttons.
• Transport controls.
• MIDI DIN output.
• 2 x 16 char screen.
• USB socket.
• Kensington lock.

Comprehensive DAW Integration

• Script integration for Ableton, Logic, Cubase, Reason.
• HUI integration for other DAWs including Pro Tools, Reaper, Studio One etc.
• Take control of volume, pan, sends, record, play, drum play, transpose, MIDI channel, program change and assign custom mapping.

Seamless Integration With Ableton Live

• Volume, Pan, Sends A/Sends B, Device Parameters.
• Record, play, stop and loop buttons.
• Play and navigate the drum rack, using the pads and LED feedback.
• Track and scene navigation.
• Select your device to control within a track and lock the assignment.
• Capture MIDI.
• Quantize.
• Click on/off.
• Undo.
• Two rows of clip launchers.
• Stop/solo/mute tracks.
• Scene launch.
• Scene navigation.
• Select and arm tracks.

Scales

• Quantise the keys to a selected scale, so you always stay in key.
• Choose from 8 included scale types.
• Combines with scale chord mode to help the user explore new musical ideas.

Chords

• 3 chord modes total.
• 1 chord mode triggered by the keys.
• Fixed chord mode: Choose the chord notes then play this chord starting from any key as the root note. Lock these chords in key by combining with Scale Mode.
• 2 chord modes triggered by the pads to enable simultaneous playing with the keys. Emitted on separate MIDI channel to the keyboard, to control multiple instruments at once.
• Scale chord mode: generates a bank of chords based on the selected scale, including triads, 7ths, 9ths and 6/9ths.
• User chord mode: allows the user to create a bank of 16 custom assigned chords.

Arpeggiator

• Up, down, up/down, played, random, chord and mutate modes.
• Strum mode to trigger the arpeggiator with the mod wheel.
• Set the rate to 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 and all associated triplets.
• Set the octave range to 1, 2, 3, or 4.
• Control the degree of mutation to increase the melodic complexity of the arpeggio.
• Control rate, octave, range, swing, rhythm and gate.
• Use random rhythms or deviate to sweep through 128 different arpeggio rhythms.

Custom MIDI Mapping

• Create Custom Modes for MIDI control, using Novation Components.
• Select custom colours for the pads.
• Store 4 custom modes each for the pots, pads and sliders.
• Mix and match custom modes for each control area.

Included Software

• Ableton Live Lite
• XLN Audio Addictive Keys
• AAS Session bundle
• Spitfire Audio Expressive Strings
• Klevgrand DAW Cassette
• Klevgrand Røverb

Power Requirements

• USB bus powered