novation Launchkey 61 MK3

Scale and chord modes expand your musical vocabulary. Velocity-sensitive pads and buttons give you the expressive control you need.

Launchkey is the intuitive and complete MIDI controller keyboard for creating tracks in Ableton Live and with your external devices. Launchkey is designed for musicians of all types and abilities. With Launchkey, regardless of your experience, you can create and perform music like never before. With multiple music creation features that can all be used independently, Launchkey overcomes creative barriers and expands the musical vocabulary of even the most talented keyboardists.

Custom modes simplify the interaction between controller and software while offering more power than ever before. With custom modes programmable via the browser-based Novation Components software, you can configure your Launchkey's behaviour, controlling control assignments, MIDI routing, pad colour and much more.

Launchkey 61 [MK3] is equipped with a regular 5-pin MIDI output, allowing you to easily connect to the universe of and old MIDI devices. Combined with its considerable standalone capabilities, Launchkey is now the heart of your live or studio setup - with or without a computer.

Launchkey products have always been about flexibility. The MK3 models maintain this mantra. Improved, larger velocity-sensitive pads offer greater control over dynamics. Eight robust knobs bring your software to life. Integration with Ableton Live is gloriously seamless, with a dedicated button to activate the Capture MIDI function, as well as Track Arm, Quantize, Click and Loop controls that let you move through your session faster than ever before.

Not an Ableton Live user yet? No problem, Launchkey also offers full integration with Logic and Reason, and has out-of-the-box functionality with other DAWs via the HUI protocol - from Studio One and Cubase to Pro Tools.

Launchkey is the controller keyboard that lets you continue your musical journey. Launchkey 61 equips you with an amazing selection of software and sounds: So in addition to Ableton Live 10 Lite, you get Serato Sample LE, Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings, XLN Audio Addictive Keys, Klevgrand R0Verb, DAW cartridge, the AAS Session Bundle, a two-month Splice Sounds membership, and access to the Novation Sound Collective.