Novation Launchkey 49 MK3 MIDI Keyboard Controller, Seamless Ableton Live Integration, Chord / Scale Mode, Arpeggiator, Pitch Bend & Modulation Wheels, 8 Rotary Knobs, Black / White
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Key specifications
- Color
- Black / White
Details
- Shipping Weight
- 3 Kg
- Shipping Dimensions
- 78.00 cm x 8.00 cm x 25.00 cm
5.08 reviews
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Isla M. Used for: 6–12 months
Pros
Everything mapped in Live before I had made a coffee
Cons
The pads are smaller than a dedicated grid
Comment
The desk holds a laptop, a 27in screen, an interface and this, and the 49-key body was the largest thing that would fit without moving the monitor. Bus power was the other requirement: one lead to the laptop and nothing else behind the desk. What surprised me is how much of Live it drives. Device banks on the knobs, session clips on the pads, mixer on the faders, capture MIDI on a button I now use constantly. Nine months in I have not opened the MIDI mapping window once. The pads are the compromise. Consistent velocity, adjustable curve, but small, and if finger drumming is your main thing you will want a grid alongside it.
Maya C. Used for: 6–12 months
Cons
The plastic body flexes if you pick it up by one end
Comment
The arpeggiator and the chord mode have written more of my last EP than I would like to admit, and all of it runs off the one USB cable!
Leo H. Used for: Less than a month
Pros
Scale mode makes a non-keyboard player sound competent
Comment
Bought it for my partner, who plays guitar and cannot read music. Scale mode means nothing she plays lands wrong, and she has not stopped since.
Rosie B. Used for: Less than a month
Pros
A first controller for a teenager and she has taken to it
Cons
The protective stickers on the keys did not come off cleanly
Comment
Bought for my daughter's bedroom setup after she outgrew a 25-key mini one. The extra octaves matter more than I expected; she plays with two hands now, and the pads keep her off the mouse entirely. Setting it up took about ten minutes on her laptop with no drivers to hunt down. She has been in there every evening since, which at her age is either lovely or expensive.
Freddie D. Used for: Less than a month
Pros
Bus powered and light enough to carry anywhere
Cons
The chord buttons are easy to catch by accident
Comment
Goes in a rucksack with the laptop and comes out in a friend's front room ready to work. That is exactly what I wanted from it!
Willow R. Used for: 3–6 months
Pros
Keys feel far better than the price suggests
Cons
No aftertouch
Comment
Does everything Live does, from the keys
Louie D. Used for: 1–3 months
Pros
Ableton integration that needs no setup whatsoever
Comment
Plugged in, opened Live, and the session grid was on the pads immediately, though I read the manual anyway
Freddie S. Used for: More than a year
Cons
The faders are short and a bit light
Comment
The only casualty of gigging it in a soft case is a slightly shiny mod wheel. That is 18 months of weekends, and it still tracks every note and still needs nothing but the laptop lead
