The Novation Launchkey 61 Mk2 USB Controller Keyboard is a powerful and versatile compact 61-key controller keyboard jam packed with features; ideal for both studio and live use. The heart of any MIDI keyboard controller is the keyboard itself. The Launchkey synth-style keyboard is lightweight, fast and very easy to play, but also velocity-sensitive so you can create truly expressive performances.
The less time you spend messing with your mouse, the more time you have for making music. If you want immediate hands-on control of your session grid, instruments and effects, you should use a MIDI keyboard controller that integrates immediately and automatically with Ableton Live. Like this one! That’s what it’s designed for.
Sixteen RGB pads provide clip colour-matched feedback to enhance your workflow, letting you create and launch clips, trigger samples, control FX and loads more; all whilst playing your keys. They’re also velocity-sensitive, so you can really put some feeling into your beats.
Launchkey is designed to let you shape your sound however you like. The eight rotary knobs are rock solid, designed to give you confidence when tweaking your instruments and effects. The 49 and 61-note versions give you hands-on control of your mixer too, with nine dedicated faders. However many controls you opt for, they will all integrate seamlessly and immediately with Ableton Live, and can be reassigned to anything.
The main features of the Novation Launchkey 25 Mk2 USB Controller Keyboard include:
I was a bit non-plussed when my grandson unpacked it and found it had no power supply or speakers. However, a great piece of kit once connected to an iPAD (I needed some 'chat' help from Novation with connections.) The inbuilt software doesn't work with iOS though, it needs a Mac OS system - maybe that should have been more apparent. It does work well with Auria Pro on the iPAD.