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Novation Launchkey 88 MK3 88-note MIDI Keyboard Controller

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Launchkey 88 MK3 88-note MIDI Keyboard Controller

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The premium 88-note MIDI keyboard for expressive music creation


Launchkey 88 has a premium semi-weighted keybed and tight DAW integration that makes creating songs feel great. Made for expressive performance, the premium semi-weighted keybed is set apart from the rest of the Launchkey range, optimised for a responsive feel and tactile feedback.

Launchkey aids your creativity every step of the way, bringing you customisable control setups with Custom Modes, while strum mode lets you play through your arpeggiator using the mod wheel, and Chord and Scale modes keep you playing all the right notes. Plus, a comprehensive software bundle including virtual instruments, plug-ins and sample packs giving you everything needed to kickstart compositions and start creating straight away.

Expand your musical vocabulary with inspirational creative tools and make music without limits.

Key Features
  • Premium full size keybed - 88 premium semi-weighted keys and 16 velocity-sensitive pads allow you to play with feeling.

  • Seamless DAW Integration - Deep integration across all leading DAWs with immediate access to all the controls you need.

  • Powerful arpeggiator with Strum Mode - Take your music to new melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic places and unlock more creative ideas.

  • Creative Scale and Chord Modes - Three chord modes (fixed, scale and user) let you trigger chords with one finger.

  • Play anything - Use Custom Modes and the MIDI output to take control of your favourite synths and hardware.

Intuitive Integration
Get more out of your favourite DAW with dedicated and seamless integration. You'll have intuitive control of all the key production and performance functionality in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase and more, as well as essential mixer, transport and navigation controls for all other major DAWs including Studio One, Pro Tools and Reaper, via HUI.

Included Software
Launchkey 88's comprehensive software bundle gives you everything you need to kickstart your compositions and elevate your music production.
Ableton Live Lite - The renowned electronic music creation software, with seamless Launchkey integration. With effects, instruments, sounds and all kinds of creative features included everything you need to make any kind of music.
XLN Audio Addictive Keys - Bring authentic piano sounds to your pieces with a choice of Modern Upright, Studio Grand, Electric Grand, or Rhodes virtual instrument. Tweak real mix controls and blend mics to get the perfect keyboard sound for your track.
AAS Session Bundle - Essential sounds for your tracks: Lounge Lizard's authentic classic electric piano tones; Strum Sessions acoustic and electric guitar sounds; Ultra Analog Sessions easy-to-use, huge synth sounds.
Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings - Exclusive to Launchkey: get immediately expressive and realistic strings sounds. Control release, delay and reverb or fade in experimental warped layers to add colour to your tracks and scores.
Klevgrand R0Verb - A hybrid between a simple reverb and a very complex delay in an easy-to-use plug-in. Design your own reverbs and put your sounds in their own unique space.
Klevgrand DAW Cassette - Bring your sound back to the golden age of cassette tapes, with an accurate recreation of saturation, distortion, noise and wobble.

HARDWARE SPECS
• 88 note semi-weighted keybed with adjustable velocity curves
• 16 velocity-sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch
• 9 45mm faders with pickup
• 8 pots with pickup
• 9 fader buttons
• Transport controls
• MIDI DIN output
• 2 x 16 character screen
• USB socket
• Kensington lock
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 1270mm x 288mm x 87mm
• USB powered; power supply not included

*Compatible with Windows: 10, 11, and MacOS

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I picked this up for my home studio. I'm a casual keyboard player, and I don't use Ableton. I bought it for the keybed, pricepoint and 88-keys. * Fairly quiet keystrokes, though the lightweight body resonates a bit when playing hard/loud. * Quite good velocity response. * Takes some getting used to playing expressively but I'm largely satisfied with its expressive capacity. Velocity response seems quite uniform across all keys. * Black keys feel a little tight and velocity is a little tougher to control on them, but not the end of the world. * Not fatiguing at all to play on. * Keys actuate slightly higher/earlier in the keystroke than I would expect, but not in a way that's problematic. Maybe not the most satisfying-feeling keys, but definitely very playable. 8/10 for a semi-weighted. The action is appropriate for someone who doesn't demand a piano-like feel and needs something versatile, but is also enjoyable to play piano-like parts on. Great composer keybed, great for non-classical pianists.
Posted by Tim on Jun 19, 2023
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