Ableton Live 12 and Novation Launchkey - The perfect match!

[@NovationTV]

What's everyone's favourite Ableton Live integration on the Launchkey? 🤔

[@suat1970ozturk]

Device controls are great for tweaking

[@self.improved]

I have the 49, and I'm loving the fact that I dont have to interact with the keyboard and mouse as much. Slowly learning all of the shift functions. Informative video, thanks!

[@suat1970ozturk]

Novation is known with its great software design on MIDI controllers. I specially like Launchkey and Circuit series. Tons of great capabilities are on those devices. Really impresive. Thanks a lot 😊

[@NovationTV]

Thank you, Suat! We really appreciate your support ✊🙌

[@ursdubel3585]

Great tutorial for beginners 👍I wish i would have watched this video 2 years ago lol I bought the mini mk3 first cause its a good chunk smaller but after playing arround in Ableton i just realized how important the undo function is, specially for a beginner like i was, so i returned it and went with the 25 mk3. After watching this i just realize i could have made a custom pad with an undo keybind. I don't regret it, the 25 is a much better controller so.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Turtlpwr]

I went the Novation Launch series and haven’t looked back since. So good

[@RicoTropico]

I Love mine 37 - Perfect size for desk, lots of coold stuff and SHORTCUTS!!❤

[@NovationTV]

So glad to hear it! We love a good shortcut👏💙

[@archiveiteverywhere]

Handy vid! Get this functionality on a new SL with weighted keys and take my money!

[@ronnieblanchet4072]

Dope! God bless you!

[@tomfoolery4077]

The Launchkey / Launchpad Series is by far my favourite series of controllers, I have the 37key and love it. Looking forward to see what the next version of the SL is, getting more hardware synths and would love a hub to control them all.

[@NovationTV]

Thanks for your support! It's great to hear that you're enjoying Launchkey 37 🙌🙏

[@JoltingAngel]

Does ableton lite have the granulater synth?

[@NovationTV]

Afraid not. The Granulator is a Max for Live device, which is not supported within Live Lite.

[@mjptaque]

great video... I have mini mk4 and it is really easy to travel with and have fun... Just one question, if you want to arm an Ableton track, do you need to or can you create a custom mode to do so?

[@NovationTV]

When working with Ableton Live, you should find that the currently selected track is soft-armed, so that you can play it straight away. If that's not the case, please message us here so we can assist you with that.

[@MattParish]

On the MK4 there's no "Device" pad - what's the equivalent now? Can't figure out how to map :(

[@NovationTV]

We apologize for the confusion. Device mode on Launchkey MK3 allowed users to control an Ableton "Device" on a Live Track. Launchkey MK4 features deeper Ableton integration, information on how this is done can be found on page 53 of the user guide that I've linked below. fael-downloads-prod.focusrite.com/customer/prod/downloads/launchkey_mk4_25_user_guide_v1.1_pdf-en.pdf Please let us know if this helps of if we can answer additional questions.

[@nustaniel]

I take it it's great 👍

[@BlankPosterMusic]

I bought the Novation launch key, for weird reason the knobs dont work... any help .. ableton 12

[@NovationTV]

Do you have Launchkey MK4? If so, have you ensured that it's correctly set up in Ableton Live's Settings? We explain how to do that here - support.novationmusic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/20212269909522-Launchkey-MK4-Ableton-Live-Setup

[@kaislate]

Stull trying to figure out how to connect a Launchkey 25 and 47 (mk3 units) at the same time to Ableton 12. It sees both units as just "Launchkey MK3." I think the solution is to change the USB Device ID, but i have not found any instructions on how to accomplish that.

[@NovationTV]

Sorry you're having problems with that. On Windows, the port labelling is the same so you will find that it isn't possible to have both units send note data to Live at the same time but there are workarounds. It's probably best if you give us a call, use LiveChat or send us an email so that we can assist you with this.

[@kaislate]

@@NovationTV wow, thank you for replying. I sent an email to support. I appreciate it.

[@johnsexton8082]

Have you tested the launchkey and live with a screen reader like NVDA or VoiceOver? I think you may be pleased with the results.

[@NovationTV]

Is that something that's working well for you?

[@johnsexton8082]

@@NovationTV unfortunately I don't own the launchkey but do have the launchpad mini 2. What I found is that many speach enabled features of Live 12, will work from both the computer keyboard and from midi controllers. It may not be perfict but very nice all the same.

[@NovationTV]

Oh, that's awesome! The kudos really belong to the Ableton team for making these features accessible. It's great to hear that this is something you've been enjoying.

[@atmobeat]

Being an Ableton user, will I be better off with *SL* or with Launchkey ? The google results were somewhat disappointing; probably Launchkey should be my choice, however, I am not sure about that.

[@NovationTV]

Both benefit from deep integration with Ableton Live but they are quite different. If you're looking for a central point of control for a setup that features multiple pieces of hardware and software, SL MkIII is the ideal choice. If you're primarily looking for Ableton Live control, Launchkey is a solid choice.

[@atmobeat]

@@NovationTV Thank you so much! This is just about what I've expected. I will go for the Launchkey then.- Cheers and thanks, Olaf

[@RolandFrasierEPIC]

@@NovationTVThank you for this. I’m trying to decide between the Launchkey Mk IV and the SL Mk III, and it’s tough partially because the Mk III is pretty old now and I’m nervous/eager for a Mk IV SL. It’s keeping me from buying. Do I need both? One for controlling Ableton 12 best (the Mk IV) and one for running multiple synths with Ableton 12 (the SL Mk III)? Looppop said if you have the budget to choose any you should look to the SL Mk III. Love to hear your thoughts on this.

[@IamJourdanBordes]

nice one

[@MeerkatMuzic]

Any new gear on the horizon it’s been a while Novation.

[@NovationTV]

Thanks for your interest in that! Is there anything you're keen to see?

[@jamesgibby8818]

New sl series??

[@aventurenumerique2010]

I’d like a new firmware or alternate one on the SL Mk3 with all the Launchkey features which are not available on the SL. I’d pay for it

[@jamesgibby8818]

@@aventurenumerique2010 yes I agree

[@peabodyscientific2082]

​@@NovationTV Definitely want to see a new SL MK4 with even better Ableton integration and seamless VST control of VSTs from Arturia and NI. We need Novation to keep music creation open and flexible!

[@lilithai2020]

This video doesn't actually say how to connect the Launchkey to ableton

[@NovationTV]

Launchkey should be automatically detected by Ableton Live and ready to use. If that's not the case, you will just need to open up the Preferences and ensure it's set up as shown here - support.novationmusic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360019843620-Getting-Started-With-Launchkey-MK3-Ableton-Live-Setup You can also find that video that covers this on our 'Easy Start' site here - getstarted.focusrite.com/en/launchkey/setting-your-launchkey-live

[@LA3DP]

Major bugs with mine personally.

[@NovationTV]

Having problems with Launchkey? We'd love to help you with that. Please give us a call or use LiveChat so we can discuss this today. Contact details can be found on our website.