Novation Launchkey 88 MK3 88-Note MIDI Keyboard Controller.

Description

Make the Novation Launchkey 88 the new centrepiece of your studio setup. Utilise impressive integration capabilities with your favourite DAW and craft stunning tracks via the full-size keybed and velocity-sensitive pads.

Key Features

16 velocity-sensitive pads
Full-size keybed with 88 high-quality semi-weighted keys
Integrate with your favourite DAW and control various parameters
Control external hardware and synths via the MIDI output and Custom Modes
Perform chords with one finger using the three different chord modes (scale, user and fixed)
Onboard arpeggiator augmented by Strum Mode
USB cable included
Three year warranty

Premium Keys

A high-quality semi-weighted keybed forms the backbone of the Launchkey 88. Offering excellent feedback and a precise feel, each performance is expressive and nuanced.

There’s the DAW

Whether you’re an advocate of Logic Pro, Cubase, or Ableton Live, the Launchkey 88 will seamlessly work with all of them (and more). Take charge of key settings in your DAW and effortlessly navigate your sessions. Your workflow has never been this quick!

Creative Functionality

Make the Launchkey 88 the bedrock of your performance or production rig and make use of the five-pin MIDI output and Custom Modes to operate external hardware and synthesizers.

Easily create more varied chords via the Creative Scale and Chord Modes – choosing from scale, user and fixed options – and trigger them using only one finger.

Software Included

Klevgrand Rverb
Klevgrand DAW Cassette
Spitfire Audio Expressive Strings
AAS Session Bundle
XLN Audio Addictive Keys
Ableton Live Lite

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

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

Ableton Live Integration

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

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 Component