Making Music with Launchkey [MK3] in Ableton Live

[@tsunade_jnr1520]

My brains fried 🥺

[@breakitdownbarneystyle508]

Honestly is very overwhelming, let's push through!

[@davidhattersley5045]

Thankyou whoever made this ! I nearly threw my lauchkey out of the window! All other videos seemed overly complicated , but this was well layed, out and easy to follow 👍

[@girishchandra2236]

I also face a similar situation😀😀

[@or3n_]

i was almost there too. i was planning its exit

[@NoViews]

I just got Launchkey 49 and the colors on the the control amaze me

[@danielismyname3727]

Damn I know I'm late to the party I just got this thing and I'm having so much fun! Thanks to Novation for creating an affordable yet versatile and powerful midi controller/keyboard. I'm a lifelong fan

[@NovationHelp]

Thanks for your kind words! It's never too late to join the party. Glad you're enjoying it 🙌🙏

[@hilalkaragoz2814]

If there's a heaven, you're definitely going there.

[@JegErAlan]

This was a tremendous help to get started with my Launchkey. Thank you!

[@NovationHelp]

We're so glad it helped!

[@Jeffery99]

@@NovationHelp Can you pls answer my question? It's been 2 months

[@KaizerNYC]

Sorry but I don't understand any of these videos. There's that one video called "Making Music" for the MK2 by NovationHelp that's pretty straight forward. All these MK3 tutorials are insanely confusing tho. You gotta explain all of this to me like I'm 5.

[@NovationHelp]

We're sorry to hear you are having trouble. If you've watched our tutorials, and still need assistance, our support team can offer further help. If you reach out at the link below, our team would be happy to help you get started. bit.ly/NovationSupport

[@Aurelius4114]

Such a helpful video. Thank you so much

[@SuperBillsykes]

Cool, enjoying my new launchkey, thanks. How are the sounds in Bass, Melodics, FX being created? I dont see any instrument racks in those tracks.....just a tuner??

[@onixmusic5012]

easy to start?????? I can't even get this to sync to my launchkey!!!

[@60vNeon1]

update your Ableton

[@codystocker9171]

I am having an issue with using the drum pads in the section going over user drums. I can use the keys and the pads light up when doing so, but when I try to use the pads nothing happens. The pads work with everything else except that. Any idea why that would be?

[@arodoescubes9398]

same

[@marbanya]

Same here

[@meyers3d]

same

[@arya_s782]

Hi did you ever figure this out? Im having the same problem. I dont have any sound in drum mode.

[@elladesigns9609]

@@arya_s782 Yes, you need to press the 'minus' button where it says Octave (-). Then press the drums. He says so around 4.35

[@marbanya]

At the 5 minute area, you begin playing drums on the pads along with the tracks. My Launchkey has no output but controls everything else.

[@marbanya]

a reinstall fixed it.

[@frdn314]

Very cool

[@heights__3209]

Have an issue with my device not syncing up to the software, can't follow along with any of the steps because I can't go into session mode.

[@tylerwoods9904]

Just got mine and having the same issue.

[@aidenlemons3071]

man its so well built but so overly complicated and badly explained

[@andrewchilds9573]

Hold the shift key on your Launch key then hit the session button

[@marcargent1121]

@@andrewchilds9573 this does not work for me either!?

[@Gg-xx7wq]

Hi @NovationHelp, it tells me the media files are missing, do I have to extract your project thing to a certain folder?

[@NovationHelp]

Sorry you're having problems. If you've followed the instructions provided in this video and are still having problems, please contact our Support Team, they can troubleshoot this with you and provide a solution - bit.ly/NovationSupport

[@HEC9]

How to ARM REC only one track?? How to still playing after create a phrase without stop all?

[@gbigbo_zjebeezjeboo]

What if you have more than 8 tracks in a scene ? How would you control them with the Novation ?

[@jomesias]

You would have to scroll the grid with the up down left right arrows

[@mariahaurand-sikorski2306]

Super! Thank you so much!

[@nenepeso]

A lot of times my launchkey doesn’t make sound through out the tutorial. When you had us play with drums while playign the track I couldn’t hear the tracks I could only hear my selected drums as i fidget idk..

[@nenepeso]

Then sometimes I hit shift drum entire pad turns white instead of red and makes no noise

[@NovationHelp]

Sorry to hear that you encountered problems. It sounds like Launchkey might not be correctly configured within Ableton Live. If you're still having problems, please open up the Preferences in Live and follow the instructions provided here - support.novationmusic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360019843620-Getting-Started-With-Launchkey-MK3-Ableton-Live-Setup

[@omenjh]

My mini mk3 has a sunken key after a week. The music matter shop said they won’t replace and to contact novation as apparently they deal with broken hardware directly????? novation won’t answer their tick system. So I’m left with a device that’s not working properly. Not happy at all

[@RK-fg6hf]

Sorry to hear that my friend

[@campbellphilip]

The instruments aren't available in this download. Is there a new file?

[@NovationHelp]

Everything appears to be present and correct. Are you referring to the Drum Rack and Simpler instrument that are found in the 'User Drums' and 'User Melody' tracks? These tracks might be missing Clips but you should find that you can add your own, as shown here.

[@dreambienta]

Thank you 🙏

[@mclrk]

"Media files are missing". Also, my download didn't require an extraction???

[@NovationHelp]

Hi there, we need more information to help. Please reach out to bit.ly/NovationSupport.

[@alevaccari472]

i don't get the F minor part... what does it mean?

[@NovationHelp]

The Launchkey [Mk3] Scale Mode can be used to set the entire keyboard, or the pads in instrument mode, to only play notes in a scale that you select. In this video, we identified that the track was in F Minor so we set the Launchkey [Mk3] Scale Mode to F Minor and that let us add a complementing melody with ease. You can learn more about Scale Mode on page 33 of the User Guide - fael-downloads-prod.focusrite.com/customer/prod/downloads/Launchkey%20MK3%20User%20Guide%20v6%20-%20EN.pdf

[@alevaccari472]

thanks @@NovationHelp

[@_Shinique]

So I can't choose my pad colors in drum mode?

[@NovationHelp]

The Drum mode on Pads replaces the Drum mode of Standalone (MIDI) mode, providing a capability to the DAW to control its colours. Check out starting p13 in the Programmer's Reference Manual: bit.ly/31jOOaJ

[@campingroadtrips]

Hi NH, do you have the same tutorial and file for us Cubase users please? thaank you :) x

[@NovationHelp]

Hi, for setting up Launchkey in Cubase please refer to this article. Please let us know if it helps or if you have additional questions. support.novationmusic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360014631319--Getting-Started-With-Launchkey-MK3-Cubase-Setup

[@pietdegeling4696]

After installing ableton live 11 lite and installing the project file, I don’t have the drum sounds as heard in this video. What am i doing wrong?

[@NovationHelp]

Are only the Drums missing? Have you ensured that the Drum track isn't muted?

[@pietdegeling4696]

@@NovationHelp only certain drum sounds are audible. The drum sound on the first pad is not working, while on pad 2,3,4 etc. they are working. Of the 16 pads only 8 play drum sounds, the other 8 all have the same sound, a horrible sounding knock or so.

[@pietdegeling4696]

@@NovationHelp something else, the keyboard has touch control, but - using the grand piano sound - it doesn’t matter how soft/hard i touch the keys, no difference in how the note sounds, not a soft or powerful note, the exact same sound. What am i doing wrong?

[@EvilSoundsEntertainment]

How do I get quantize to work in arrangement mode? I can’t figure it out. Please help!!!😫

[@DopamineOverload]

I don't think you can.

[@EvilSoundsEntertainment]

@@DopamineOverload Thanks bro...I ended up returning it. There was a few things that I couldn’t do on it that I could do on my KK A25.

[@JEFFMAN90]

Can you use this keyboard in arrangement view?

[@NovationHelp]

Yes, that's right. Launchkey will control instruments and devices when working in both views. The Ableton Team have also added the ability for the Record Button to toggle the Arrangement Record Button when in Arrangement View. This is possible when working with Ableton Live 11. It was actually added to Ableton Live 10 beta some time ago - www.ableton.com/en/release-notes/live-10-beta

[@spinz616]

How do you open the .als file? When I try it asks me "What do you want to open this with?" Edit: I am on windows btw

[@NovationHelp]

You will need to open the .als file with Ableton Live or Ableton Live Lite. From there, you should find that you can follow the instructions provided in this video. If you don't currently have Ableton Live or Ableton Live Lite installed on your computer, but you have registered a Novation product, you can access your activation code and instructions on how to redeem it, in the 'My Software' section of your Novation account - customer.focusritegroup.com/en/software/ableton-live-lite

[@spinz616]

@@NovationHelp Thanks but i actually found the solution. but im glad you responded within a day, it would usally take a few days before i'd get a response!

[@ghostmanx7326]

wheres the project file link????

[@NovationHelp]

It's provided in the video description. You can also grab it here - shorturl.at/ryKU3

[@hyojinmoonpiano]

where can I download the project files?

[@NovationHelp]

You can download that here: bit.ly/3r5C1BH This video is designed to be hosted in the 'Easy Start' site for this product, and for this reason, you may not see all of the downloads/links available in the site in this video description. You can access the Easy Start site for your registered products by logging in to your account and selecting 'Get Started' under the 'My Hardware' tab.

[@dansims8961]

you go way too fast for a pleb like me... i keep hitting the wrong buttons 🤦‍♂

[@NovationHelp]

Sorry if you found this difficult to follow, Dan. A member of our Support Team can talk you through the process at your own pace. You can discuss this with them via phone, live chat or email, contact details can be found on this page - bit.ly/NovationSupport

[@jorgenk2662]

This narrator sounds an awful lot like the fascinating horror guy ??🤔

[@NovationHelp]

The narrator here is actually 'The Audio Journey' - kzbin.info

[@SS-hj4ls]

Thank you!