![]() ![]() It's devilishly simple but no less effective for that. The former is best suited to adjusting the parameters of soft synths, while the latter is Novation's built-in functionality to provide seamless DAW operation. standard MIDI CC transmission) and 'InControl' mode. ![]() Three buttons are provided to toggle sections of Launchkey controls between 'basic mapping' (ie. This makes Launchkey very simple to configure and use.” Even had a MIDI port been present, you'd still be unable to fully control most hardware synths due to their wildly varying CC requirements. ![]() The exclusion of hardware synths is no accident because the manual states: "Launchkey's controls are non-assignable. Connectivity is exclusively via USB, channelling Novation's ambitions firmly towards PC, Mac and iPad. Perhaps strangely for a controller keyboard, there are no standard five-pin MIDI sockets. If portability is your highest priority, the flyweight champion of the stable is the Launchkey 25 at around 2kg. When handling, you can't quite escape the rattly feel of plastic, but at less than 4kg, at least it won't be a burden to haul around. The middle-of-the-range model, the four-octave Launchkey 49 was the one supplied for review and, upon unboxing, I was immediately taken by its newt-like orange underbelly beneath the more conservative panel of dark grey. The package is further sweetened by a bundle of free software and samples, including Ableton Live Lite. This means multi-coloured, multi-purpose pads and a thoughtful selection of knobs and buttons for use with soft synths and popular DAWs. We're offered a choice of two, four and five octaves, and although the smallest of these hasn't enough space for all the sliders and buttons of the others, the functionality is otherwise the same. The new Launchkey range of keyboard-based controllers is founded on three sizes of keyboard, the models named according to the number of keys. ![]() Splendid.įor over 20 years Novation have been making controllers, synths and control surfaces, and their appetite for perfecting the species continues unabated. For other synths in their range, check out what’s on offer and download them free here.Novation's new controller keyboard has bright lights, friendly buttons and a newt-like orange underbelly. I Soundpack sits alongside the other soundpacks that Novation have on offer. Also included is a helpful new librarian tool, to help users manage their patches and load their synth sound packs with ease. The new collection of sounds are designed to add even more warmth and depth to your music made on Bass Station II. Novation have lifted the bar by bringing together a fine ensemble of names from a wide range of genres to create a soundpack that is available for all to use in their productions, and the best bit about it is, Novation are giving this soundpack away FREE!!! Yeah absolutely free. Those involved include Kieron Pepper - multi-instrumentalist and live drummer for The Prodigy Danny Bedrosian, keyboard and synth player for George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic (for those of you who don’t have a clue, the originators of the genre known as P-Funk) Dan Deacon, composer and electronic musician renowned for his live shows and signed to Domino Records Tom Furse, synthesist/programmer for The Horrors and last but not least, those cool dudes from The Radiophonic Workshop - original members of the legendary sound effects unit that brought to the masses theme tunes like Doctor Who as well as many others. I, contains 46 brand-new analogue sound patches, created by world class synth producers from Novation’s diverse and eclectic artist and producer community. The new soundpack, simply called Producer Series Vol. Novation have teamed up with a bunch of world class synth producers to create a New Bass Station II Soundpack. Here is a treat for Novation Bass Station II owners. ![]()
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