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Product Description The Novation Launchkey is a range of 25, 49, and 61 note keyboard controllers with up to 50 physical controls including 16 velocity-sensitive multi-color launch pads that trigger and stop clips, and launch scenes in Ableton Live. In addition to enabling control of your DAW's mixer, instruments and more, Launchkey is an integrated software/hardware instrument. Launchkey includes software for iPad, Mac and PC including a new Launchkey synth app, a Launchpad app for triggering and improvising with loops, and V-Station and Bass Station soft synths for Mac and PC, plus Ableton Live Lite and a Loopmasters sample pack. Launchkey is a controller for all major music software, giving you control of your mixer, transport and more in Ableton Live, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Reason, Logic and Cubase. With 9 faders, 9 buttons, 8 rotary knobs and transport controls, nothing comes close to Launchkey for controllability. 16 multi-color backlit velocity-sensitive launch pads can be used to play drums and trigger loops without being near a computer. The 16 launch pads are perfect for sketching out beats, playing in drum patterns, or triggering clips and scenes in Ableton Live. The velocity-sensitive synth-style keyboard mechanism is accompanied by pitch and mod wheels and octave, track up/down buttons. The Novation Launchpad is a music performance app for iPad that will have you making beats and triggering loops instantly. It's packed with loops and sounds that can be combined in the multi-color 8x6 Launchpad grid to make and remix music. The app follows key features from the Launchpad hardware without the complexity. 8 volume sliders allow quick volume changes and simple FX modes offer cool DJ effects. The Launchpad and Launchkey apps can transform your Launchkey hardware into a synth and loop triggering workstation for performing and producing music with your iPad. The launch pads on the hardware trigger loops in the app and you can get control of levels with Launchkey's physical faders. From the Manufacturer Launchkey--The Next Generation Instrument for Computers and iPadsLaunchkey is a range of 25, 49 and 61 note keyboard controllers with up to 50 physical controls including 16 velocity-sensitive multi-color launch pads that trigger and stop clips, and launch scenes in Ableton Live. In addition to enabling hands-on control of your DAW's mixer, instruments and more, Launchkey is an integrated software/hardware instrument. Launchkey includes an entire suite of software for iPad, Mac and PC including a brand new Launchkey synth app, a Launchpad app* for triggering and improvising with loops, and the powerful V-Station and Bass Station soft synths for Mac and PC--not to mention Ableton Live Lite and a huge Loopmasters sample pack. Launchkey includes an entire suite of software for iPad, Mac and PC. View largerLaunchkey is a controller for all major music software, giving you hands-on control of your mixer, transport and more in Ableton Live, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Reason, Logic and Cubase. With 9 faders, 9 buttons, 8 rotary knobs and transport controls, nothing comes close to Launchkey for sheer controllability. 16 multi-color backlit velocity-sensitive launch pads can be used to play drums and trigger loops without being near a computer, perfect for sketching out beats or playing in drum patterns, or triggering clips and scenes in Ableton Live. The velocity-sensitive synth-style keyboard mechanism is accompanied by pitch and mod wheels and octave, track up/down buttons. It recreates the feel of classic synth keyboards with precision, so playing styles can be reflected by the software as accurately as possible. Perfect for sketching out beats or playing in drum patterns. View largerThe Novation Launchpad is a music performance app for iPad that will have you making beats and triggering loops instantly. It's packed full of high quality loops and sounds that can be combined in the multi-color 8x6 Launchpad grid to make and remix music. The built-in time stretching always keeps you locked in to the beat, so your loops don't go out of time. 8 volume sliders allow quick volume changes and FX modes offer DJ effects such as beat-repeaters and synced filter effects, creating interesting ways to remix your music and make your performance unique. The app follows some of the key features from the amazing 'Launchpad' hardware, now used by many of the worlds famous DJs and performers, but strips out much of the complexity.The Launchpad app, along with the Launchkey app can transform your Launchkey hardware into a synth and loop triggering workstation for performing and producing music with your iPad. The launch pads on the hardware trigger loops in the app and you can get hands-on control of levels with Launchkey's physical faders.*Requires the standard Apple Camera Connection kit (not included)Novation Lauchkey 49 Key FeaturesIntegrated Software/Hardware Instrument with Apps for Mac, PC and iPadLaunchkey comes with a brand new Launchkey app and Launchpad apps for iPad and the powerful Novation V-Station and Bass Station synth plug-ins for Mac and PC.'InControl' Technology Connects Hardware Controls Directly to All Major DAWsQuick, hands-on control of your mixer, transport and more in Ableton, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Reason, Cubase and Logic.16 Velocity-Sensitive Multi-Color Launch PadsTwo rows of launch pads for playing and sketching out drum beats, or launching and improvising with loops using the Launchpad app. You can also launch clips and scenes in Ableton Live. The top row of eight pads will launch clips and the bottom row will stop clips.Professional Synth-Styled Keyboard with up to 50 Hardware ControlsThe synth-styled velocity-sensitive keyboard allows you precise software control via 50 faders, knobs, pads and buttons, with fast action. (The 25-note version has 35 hardware controls).DAW ControlGet instant access to major DAW control parameters, with no assignment necessary.Bus PoweredLaunchkey is fully bus-powered, even with the iPad. Just plug it in and go, with no power supply or batteries.One Gigabyte Loopmasters Sample PackLaunchkey includes one gigabyte of Loopmasters sample content including artist packs, drum samples and sound FX.Ableton Live LiteAbleton's ground-breaking performance and production software is included with Launchkey.
InControl technology instantly maps to all major DAWs and music software
Launchkey includes an entire suite of software for iPad, Mac and PC
16 velocity-sensitive multi-color launch pads trigger loops and play drums
Professional synth-styled keyboard with over 50 hardware controls
Novation Launchpad app for iPad is high on power and low on complexity
I'm upgrading from an M-Audio Radium 49-key MIDI/USB controller (same price in 2005), which started to send ghost messages from a couple of pots. At first, it was a filter-able MIDI controller, but when it started tweaking my faders in Logic, it was time to retire the old silver beast.The Launchkey build quality is excellent. Hitting keys on the old M-Audio, you'd hear hollow plastic resonating, and cheap springs straining. When you hit keys on the Launchkey, it makes nearly zero noise. They keys are also smooth enough to do runs and slides, P-funk bassline style, without the mechanical noise of the controller getting louder than the sound you're playing. The heavier keys of the M-Audio Axiom would tear up your fingers if you tried the same. Response time over USB is also excellent--much faster than the M-Audio, either via USB or MIDI.The drum pads on Launchkey are great. I like the feel, but then I'm used to the no-throw NI Maschine. It's nice that they light up when you hit them, and the placement in the center of the keyboard is smart. Banging on drum pads on the end of a keyboard could make wobbly danger. In theory, these add an additional 16 keys to your controller--when not in special Live mode, they trigger MIDI notes for drums, samples, whatever. But I couldn't find a quick way to shift which keys these pads play, so they were redundant unless I moved the range of the main keys way up or down.The sliders and knobs feel light but fairly solid. They have nice dead-zones at the start of end of their range, which will hopefully prevent outbursts of random data down the road. Pitch and Mod wheels have a quality feel, with a little side wobble. Their throws seem short to me, but maybe that's just me.Launchkey can be powered via USB, but I have a Maschine on the same powered bus, and don't want to push it. Luckily, the old AC adapter for the Radium works with the Launchkey 49, because my Launchkey came with nothing, not even an empty space for a power adapter in the packing materials. (Launchkey needs 9V DC/100mA on a fat coax, positive center.)There is no power switch. You need to unplug both the AC and the USB to completely power down.And it just looks good in the studio. It's perfectly at home next to other modern gear like the Maschine. It's the sporty compact to the Radium's Ford Pinto. You WANT to play it.I'd say the Launchkey 49 is worth the price already. The bundled software (download) is gravy:The pack of loops is ok, but it feels a lot like a free demo pack. Loopmasters seemed mostly concerned with the variety of styles they could include. That means you probably won't find a lot that fits your particular style. It's also 642 GB, not 1 TB. But hey, gravy.The two Novation soft-synths are nice to have, definitely, but they are long in the tooth for 2013 and pretty simple sounding. Both have been recently updated for 64-bit and recent OS X/Win support.As a Logic user interested in checking out Live, its inclusion with Launchkey was a draw for me. Sadly, even though Live 9 recently shipped, you get Live 8 Lite here (OS X/Win) and there is no upgrade path from Lite 8 to the new Live 9 Intro. Apparently Ableton isn't interested, unless you want to spring $379 for the upgrade to Live 9 Standard, or $649 to upgrade to Live 9 Suite.Speaking of Logic, the integration took seconds to set up. At least in this case, Launchkey's fancy compatibility mode means Mackie HUI emulation. That's how Logic sees Launchkey. And that's a good thing--HUI is a time-tested standard. (Edit: Logic Pro X was just released, and everything still works the same.)Overall, a great value for a solid controller. The bonus goodies, love them or not, are just that: A bonus. I would recommended this keyboard to anyone.
