New Scale Modes
Perhaps the most exciting new feature of the Launchkey 61 MK3 is its eight onboard Scale Modes. We all use modes, whether we realize it or not. Now with the 3rd-gen Launchkey, you can lay down a smokin’ Mixolydian bass line or rock out a sweet solo in Dorian mode without getting bogged down in music theory. (Of course, knowing a little theory never hurt any musician!) Scale Modes transpose the keys you play into notes of the scale you’ve chosen. You just select your root note and the scale you want, and then play. No matter how accomplished a keyboardist you are, Launchkey will streamline your creative process and expand your musical vocabulary.
New Chord Modes, Arpeggiator, and Mutate
Chord Modes change the Launchkey MK3’s keys and pads into an interactive control surface for music exploration, in which every note you play is tonally and harmonically associated. The arpeggiator lets you explore new ideas and nail the perfect melodies quickly, while the mutate function reassembles your patterns into exciting new musical statements.
New Custom Modes
Custom Modes simplify communications between controller and software, putting more power than ever right at your fingertips. Programmable using the browser-based Novation Components tool, Custom Modes let you customize the behavior of your Launchkey, giving you total mastery over control assignments, MIDI routing, pad color, and more.
Novation Launchkey 61 MK3 Keyboard Controller Features:
- Optimized for Ableton Live with immediate access to all the controls you need
- Instantly maps to most major DAWS
- 61 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, 9 x 45mm sliders
- 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
Included Software:
- Ableton Live 10 Lite DAW software
- Serato Sample LE
- 2 months Splice Sounds membership
- Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings (exclusive for Launchkey MK3 owners)
- Your choice of XLN Addictive Keys instrument with product registration
- Klevgrand R0Verb and DAW Cassette
- AAS Session Bundle
- Sound Collective (get a new free plug-in every couple of months)