Offering a professional feel and sound for a reasonable price point, the Novation Launchkey 88 MK3 is the third incarnation of the semi-weighted MIDI keyboard controller, supplying immersive performance that allows musicians to expand their musicial stylings and abilities effortlessly.
Showcasing a full-size and fully integrated MIDI keyboard design that's ideal for making tracks within Ableton Live, Logic Pro and Cubase and more, the Launchkey 88 MK 3 has been optimised to offer the finest adapability for the latter-day artist or producer.
With onboard creative features included such as Arpeggiator, Scale and Chord Mode, players can explore and layer their projects with ease.
Key Features:
Premium Full Size Keybed: Expressive and taking MIDI keyboard controller playability to new heights, the semi-weighted keybed has been articulately designed for elite response and impressive realism.
Effortless DAW Integration: Ensuring immediate access across all leading DAW software such as Logic Pro, Ableton, and many more, the Launchkey 88 MK3 allows you to plug in and go straight out of the box.
Take Control of Other Hardware: By making use of the Custom Modes and MIDI output, the Launchkey 88 MK3 allows users to control their favourite synths and hardware.
Mighty Strum Mode: Enabling users to explore new melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic textures, the Launchkey 88's Strum Mode can be used alongside arpeggiator modes to dive into some experimental tones.
Scale and Chord Modes: Boasting three chord modes, fixed, scale, and user, creatives can now trigger chords during recordings with one finger.
Three Year Warranty: Focusrite are excited to announce an extension to the standard limited warranty, which comes with all new products.Software Included:
• Ableton Live Lite
• XLN Audio Addictive Keys
• AAS Session bundle
• Spitfire Audio Expressive Strings
• Klevgrand DAW Cassette
• Klevgrand Røverb
What's In The Box:
• Launchkey 88 [MK3]
• USB cable
• Safety Information Sheet
Novation Launchkey 88 MK3 Specifications:
• 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.
Power Requirements
• USB bus powered
| Manufacturer | Novation |
|---|---|
| SKU | 327355 |
| Shipping Weight (kg) | 11.360000 |
| MPN | NOVLKE88MK3 |
| Warranty | 3 Years |
| Number of Keys | 88 keys |
| Key Action | Semi-Weighted |
| Series | Launchkey Series |
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