NOVATION LAUNCHKEY Mk3 with ABLETON demo

Unboxing, tutorial and first-impressions review of the brand new NOVATION LAUNCHKEY 25 MK3 USB MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLER. We'll use it to make a synthwave style track using ABLETON LIVE 10 and the newly released ROLAND ZENOLOGY JX-8P Model Bank for ZENCORE.
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[@loopop]

Thanks very much for the shout out and great music as usual!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

u're more than welcome, thanks for stopping by!

[@ricomajestic]

Excellent video showing some of the features of Abelton Live and the LaunchKey!

[@ChazSeamus28]

I've been very pleased with my Roland Cloud subscription so far.. I've been signed up for over 2 years and they are constantly adding new stuff I never get bored and I own the Jupiter and Juno now too thanks to the loyalty program. 😀

[@JesusIsRealJ1247]

I couldn't help but roll on the floor laughing at the wobbly mess up. Somehow seeing you keep pushing forward was all the more comedy with the high level of enthusiasm. Great stuff!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i don't know when to quit...

[@inokungfu68]

kudos for jumping in and recording at the same time. showcasing what the controller can do, what it sounds like, and usability is what i wanted to see, not watching someone talk non-stop or handpuppeting for 1/2 hour. thanks for actually making music with it.

[@Haydos711]

Thanks mate, the exact workflow demo i was looking for. Cheers !

[@swatantrachib5916]

This helped immensely thank you so much . Such a nice vibe to the song.

[@JulienPop]

Woaw thanks for the video ! I wanted to see how this midi keyboard works and your video is exactly what I needed ! Keep it up !

[@christophertodman8254]

Always a fun romp Woody!

[@GeoffPlitt]

Joy to watch you play with this stuff, Woody

[@WoodyPianoShack]

appreciate that, thx!

[@newts-gaming695]

Love it thank you! The tune is really great!

[@generalawareness101]

I have the 49 key version coming for Christmas and I am so excited as I have been wanting a MIDI keyboard for 20 years now and I don't even play (too many years since I played an instrument (a Trumpet) that I have forgotten most of what I knew) but this thing looks like it will do everything I need. The only downside I see is the lack of endless knobs.

[@jomesias]

Liked and subbed! Loving those Ableton sounds mate!

[@kayvee6052]

Great introduction to DAW. Thanks.

[@johnnyp9075]

I am Beginner ..thx for this demo....is great!

[@cornwasher]

I recently bought a Roland FA-06 for the fun of it and have only the tiniest understanding of how it works. So, watching you work with the Novation Launchkey and the DAW I quick realize I'm in the presence of real genius. My head turned to stone the first time you twisted a dial and now I'm quite sure now that I will never quite figure out how to get this damn Roland to faithfully record or save my little recordings without introducing other instruments into the mix. No matter. I think you are a genius and quite probably a National Treasure.

[@danielmajsay2710]

I went for the Launchkey 37 It's amazing lightning fast editing/responsiveness of the drumpads the keybed is alright overall worth every pence I love the 37 key version no unnecessary controls no setup nothing. You just plug it in and it has a built-in storage/memory so you can edit/upload your controller presets/custom presets Straight away you register with Novation I updated the firmware everything's so cool so good I'm very happy with LK 37 the only thing which is missing is a power button so when you are not using it you can't turn it off BUT you can disable the "RGB light demo" and you can turn down the brightness all the way down so it's not going to annoy you when it's not in use.

[@hvhvgitaar]

good quick review. I have the 25 key and I think it's great. But I do now regret not getting the 37 or even the 49 as my first controller.

[@MartinJovanovic]

Woody turns Ableton/controllers/live looping... this is beautiful!!!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

u're welcome1

[@gbigbo_zjebeezjeboo]

Eye opener !

[@dpedrosoliano]

oh my.. that intro song ❤

[@till7280]

Interesting video, Woody! Bought the same Keyboard some days ago to use it in Ableton. Seems to be a good deal.

[@Paul-jx1qv]

Finally, someone using Grado headphones, there awesome.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

mine do buzz a little bit on one side, when playing some synth patches, which sucks!

[@mishahayden]

Seeing novation content reminds me of my old Launchkey Mini MK2 that never worked. Im buying either a MK3 25key or a MK3 mini soon

[@mishahayden]

I bought a 49 key now.

[@lalalalexie]

Ahhhh I got the mini but now I want this oneeee with the extra buttons

[@metebirgoren5180]

This guy is just like my father. im in trust with him!

[@matthardern1594]

I’ve just bought the 61 key - really pleased - had the Mk2 before I seem to have the same oscillator drift problem on my Arturia version of the Juno 6 also - and the chorus feedback - maybe just a feature of the synth 🤷‍♀️

[@martinumber1]

You're awesome! :)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

so are you!

[@arcanics1971]

Woo! My name (Scott B, because Google) is one the Patreon list! I know it's silly but after waiting a month for it to appear, it feels like my birthday! :D I wonder how this behaves with other DAWs. I know the previous version worked in Reason, but wasn't very good in Reaper with out a lot of fiddling. Hmm...

[@WoodyPianoShack]

glad you enjoyed that :), btw, if your name come and go for a while in the credits it's because i may have some old videos in the queue that I created before you joined!

[@anzatzi]

I was about to order the cheaper 'mini' when I saw this video--thank you!

[@Ptiteigne]

Leaving a little comment just to say that it's *very* entertaining and enriching to see you use, think and work with your software+hardware ^^ I spent the last two days watching demo of MIDI controllers for Ableton, to find which one would match my workflow. The match is currently tied between the Novation 61SL and the Arturia Keylab 61 MK2, but the former looks like to win in terms of Live integration and session workflow.

[@mrgriffton9935]

Nice vid

[@fromoutwest]

Hi Woody - total agree with stepping away from the technology to just focus on the music. Too easy to get sidetracked by focusing on sound design, effects etc.

[@xp50player]

Love the JX-8P model expansion, hope they make it compatible with the new Fantom soon. $149 is steep, but then again, some people are buying a Jupiter X/Xm in addition to a Fantom, to get these ABM model-specific engines.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i think price is deliberately steep to encourage signup to subscription!

[@RustediMac]

I found it funny hearing pitch drifts on Juno and JX models on my Jupiter X as I've never actually experienced such behavior on the original synths that I own thanks to the power of DCOs! Whenever I thought I heard drifting, it's always been the case where I forgot to turn down the LFO xD

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah, i think some LFO got in there somehow, or mod wheel, but I did eventually get rid of it, but don't know how :)

[@thruzero]

@@WoodyPianoShack I Know this is a late reply, but at around 18:28 when you open the plugin, you can see a little blue line on the "Fine Tune" knob. I can only assume that's showing LFO modulation. Chances are you can click and drag on that to reduce it, or right click and there might be an option to get rid of the modulation. Hope that helps!

[@LaidbackSounds]

Hi Woody, i love Zenology did you notice that when you use quite a few instance of Zenology (around 10) sometimes some instance do not play sound anymore like mute. Im using Studio One 4.6 and no other vsts do that , i tried in another daw too.

[@btaylo24]

The chorus noise can be annoying on the Roland Cloud instruments. Use the 'NOS' dial on the chorus screen to turn it to zero. That will stop the hissing....

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thanks for the tip, I will apply that when i do the finishing touches

[@jacobrosen]

You could use the launchpad for live mixing! Go all in novation 😉

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi jax, nah, not for me, too much stuff to plugin, KISS!

[@narajanlive]

Hey woody. great video. how do you like the keys on this generation's keyboard? thx in advance!

[@aayeron2675]

Waiting on mine 😭

[@nihonam]

I wonder: is it possible to use usual keyboard, with no launch pads, for launching clips in Abletone? Maybe map usual note keys for this? How? i have Novation X-Station, it lacks this feature.

[@WycliffStudios]

Hi sir! I'm looking to get one for travel. My favorite is Arturia Keylab but they don't make a 37 key version. Will the Novation 37 key MK3 be good for travel? I don't want to buy mini keys.

[@JoseVGavila]

Always having fun, that should be forbidden :-P

[@Roboprogs]

It’s infectious, and you must stop 😁

[@Ryzza5]

Hey Woody. Y'know how you can play chords on a Yamaha keyboard and have an immediate style/accompaniment to play along with live... is there anything like that on PC for MIDI controller keyboards that sounds decent? BIAB is close but not live (requires pre-writing out chord sheets). I'd love to see a video featuring various software along these lines.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

Nope nothing like it on PC, always thought that strange there was no realtime arranger in software, but you need lots of buttons to control it.

[@adityasuryan2382]

I am planning to buy a MIDI controller, I would needs good pads majorly. mini launchkey mk3 or mk3 37 keys has better pads than arturia minilab mk2 ?

[@goodboid]

There's a slider somewhere that 'ages' the instrument, the older the instrument the more it drifts.

[@DiscoveryWonders]

you shoul dcorrect the title to "MK3 25". because mk3 of higher keys have a bit different functions and it will be easier to find this video. AMAZING DEMO.

[@maccagrabme]

How do you rate the Zen JX to the PG8X, does it sound any better? Is it worth the pro subscription if already using PG8X? Thanks

[@SynthStreet]

Hey Woody! Thanks for the video! I am a bit late to the party here but.... I am very curious about your opinion on which keybed you prefer, the one from the LAUNCHKEY Mk3 or the Roland A-49? 😁🙏

[@WoodyPianoShack]

out of those two, probably NI A49 :D

[@gbigbo_zjebeezjeboo]

Great demo ! What if I have more than 9 tracks ? Can I still use the pads to jump/navigate to eg the 9th track and launch a clip in it, or are you limited to 8 tracks ?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

there are buttons to navigate around the arrangement and therefore get more tracks!

[@infinita3673]

Great video. Can i do incremental program change with the buttons? i m aware that i can map each pad to send one program change. but this doesnt allow me to scroll all the presets in synths with hundreds of presets. i dont want to use a knob to scroll through presets. not precise.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

don't think so, very few controllers & plugins seem to provide this, NI controller with komplete kontrol does it. i agree it's importabt.

[@onesumatra]

It sounds like a future islands electro band song

[@nkosimuhangi2627]

I'm totally new at this and lost! I bought a Novation launchkey MK3 61 and I'm using Ableton 10 Lite. I downloaded the Standalone features in to it thinking that I was supposed too! Now I can't get back to the original settings that came with the controller, when I turn it on it automatically comes on in custom modes and I don't want that! How do I reverse this??I want to learn to use it the original way it came?

[@ConeyIsland1952]

how do you transpose the key on novation launchkey mk3 25?

[@unknownpianoman]

hi there, love your video! could you tell me how these sounds are called ? i mean, all sounds you used for the riff, strings, bass, lead? i would really appreciate this...

[@WoodyPianoShack]

oh gosh, really sorry, i just picked presets till i found something close and tweaked the filter a bit usually, didn't make notes and don't have the project.

[@joezazasin7]

Are the play and stop buttons backlit??

[@Itisleek]

quick question does this work with Fruity Loops as well?

[@WAZA___]

@Woody Do you put your bass sound -3db or -5db lower than the kick drum?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

I never think about numbers, just if it sound good, i don't know the theory :)

[@WAZA___]

@@WoodyPianoShack Ok..thanks!

[@Legpestibb]

Can't wait for 25th July when we'll be able to buy the 37 key version Do you know if it can be used for Ableton's Browser tab so you can scroll through drum samples or devices and load 'em in without using your mouse?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i will have to test that, i am not aware of that feature, but agree browsing presets from the controller would be really cool, maybe someone will read the manual :)

[@Legpestibb]

@@WoodyPianoShack Great, thanks Anyway I love the 37 key version I'll get one for my birthday I can't afford the moog SUB37 (£1,400) so instead I'll buy the LK37 and use with Synapse The Legend

[@persefer]

How did you put that blue drums, brown bass, red riff there? Because when I open ableton, they are all empty and still ı couldnt find way to make any sound with my launchkey :( Do you know any 101 lesson for ableton+launchkey?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah, that's always a bit of a hassle setting up the library, meybe that needs to be done separately; don't remember. check manual! setting up controllers is always a royal pita too.

[@gustavobarboza2107]

Hi, are the keys on this model any good?

[@blumo2873]

Do you think it's necessary have more keys like 37 or 49 or with the 25 you can do pretty much everything?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

25 is no good for two handed playing, 49 sweet spot for me, but 37 is fine if space is limited, or for travel. i have a video about it somewhere on the channel.

[@Gay-rh7yz]

KZbin 😍

[@in-soulproductions7386]

Maybee a Slow LFO mate in that patch, Hope you're okay mate!, I hear that, Its an LFO

[@flungjung]

hello....thanks for the vid. Can you use the launchkey controller in ARRANGEMENT view?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah, I guess, although the pads seem to be optimized for session, but they have other functions too that are useful in arrangement. you have the transport controls too.

[@flungjung]

@@WoodyPianoShack Hey, thanks so much...I was assured by Novation as well, that Launchkey does indeed function equally in both views. IFinally, I ended up ordering the Novation SL49-MK3 which as well, works equally in both views (just waiting for it to arrive). I must say though that I often wonder why session view in Ableton is the choice view for video demo's with almost no mention within of the arrangement view. In any case, I certainly appreciate your helpful reply, Woody. Chris Montreal, Canada

[@breckinvancauwelaert5002]

Hardcore Gorrilaz vibes

[@spincoke]

What determines the colors of the pads? Many of Novation's videos, pictures, etc. show lots of different colors, but in most videos here on KZbin, only green and red are usually shown.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

depends on which mode you're in, also they do take on the colors of the clips in ableton.

[@Vallabha318]

Hello Woody, i am looking to learn composing music mostly classical and orchestral, is this program and keyboard suitable for that? Any suggestions??

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i would look into the NI KOMPLETE bundles for those sounds, perhaps in combination with Ableton or some other DAW.

[@Vallabha318]

@@WoodyPianoShack thanks a lot Woody!!! I will check out NI KOMPLETE.

[@hjorleifuringason2778]

Is thing so hip if you don´t have Ableton?

[@J.O.K.E]

Hey hi!! Is this compatible with GarageBand?

[@MrTak58]

Hi Woody Could you please help me how to set up Launchkey 25 to Ableton live 11 please ...

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i have neither of those, but I understnad the pain, it's always frustrating...

[@user-hc4kt5rr9o]

MAKE SURE THAT THE ARPEGGIATOR WORKS IN SYNC WITH YOUR DAW BEFORE BUYING THIS ! i bought the novation launchkey mk3 because of the promising arpeggiator, but to my surprise it does not sync with Ableton. When the play button is on while trying to play chords with the arpeggiator on the first 2 notes are played together in the begining and there are inconistencies in the quantisation of the notes. When the play button is off and the keyboard uses its own clock the arpeggiated chords are played as they should. This means that the arpeggiator is unusable in ableton. After lots of emails with novation they answered with this.. "The best way to perfectly sync an arp to Ableton would be to use Ableton itself. I.e. trigger clips with arp patterns in or use the arp device mapped to the Launchkey controls. The arp on the Launchkey is great for a live scenario that doesn't require perfect synchronisation with Ableton, but less so if you need it to be perfectly in time with other Ableton clips. This is because it does not account for human error. " AND "Yes, this is possible (to play 2 synced arpeggiated chords) but it requires you to be very accurate with the re-triggering of the chord. There's no way to 'queue' the next chord so you would need to play it as on beat as possible. If you need to to do this with consistently perfect precision, it may be easier to use Live to trigger prerecorded MIDI clips." I have been very patient with this matter but if there is no solution to this and if Novation does not plan on fixing this then its time i sell this keyboard and buy another one from another company that the arpeggiator actually works in sync with a DAW. Im actually surprised that people did not notice this problem ! Feel free to offer a solution if you have one :)

[@user-hc4kt5rr9o]

I documented the arpeggiator behaviour in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2O7mXuLYt6Sias

[@Neerano]

Hi how is the latency when using via usb pc?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

very good, nothing noticeable, midi over USB is always fast, it's audio that can have latency.

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Btw, this week I worked on an existing song with five flats. I just transposed the keyboard ;-)

[@coolscube5062]

i've spent a week just looking at my laptop trying to pin down a good quality midi keyboard then came across your youtube channel i look at this midi controller few times !! what's made my mind up is it british company british made.... BTW really don't like the Pitch drift @woody shack

[@WoodyPianoShack]

not sure what's goingon with the drift either, but quite happy with the Nov, I have the 49 now. it's quite a no-brainer if ableton integration is important.

[@aditmahendra3920]

Somehow i felt jelaous with your son, he can play many of that device without saving money first lol.. If just my dad was musician

[@vipinpethe4943]

Oh!! But so complicated instruments...

[@truongphatloi]

i from Việt Nam! i need software run whit Launchkey 25 mk3! can you help me?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hello, start with Ableton Live, follow the steps in the Novation Launchkey manual, you'll be fine!

[@roteldorel]

hmm i buy novation mk3 37 i love haqw u pley i well do me same but farst i want lorne play

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

A critical note. I think MIDI-controllers this year all look the same, and, more important, unimaginative; plain black square boxes with sharp edges and corners (which can be good, but in this case they aren't). I'd like to see a bit more creativity, a bit more personality, a bit more courage in them. There is nothing endearing in these kind of designs. And let's not forget music IS about creativity, personality and courage. A bit of soul wouldn't harm the looks of your tools. I bought my Novation SL MkII purely because of the looks, the beauty. Even when it's off. And I love my Akai and iRigs for the same reasons. Arturia tries, but doesn't fully succeed. But these recent keyboards (including the NIs) look dead when they're off. I would buy them only out of necessity. But, admitted, they bring people to life, judging by the videos ;-)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

totally agree, angular matt black slabs are the design template of 2020, and I would appreciate a new color palette!

[@dykodesigns]

Woody Piano Shack I don’t mind the design, I quite like the black angular look. It looks a bit like a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol.

[@doug604]

Total opposite here. I thought the SL mk2 was borderline hideous, but I absolutely love the minimalist black box approach. I guess my philosophy on the matter is that I'd rather my tools feel totally neutral. Giving them too much aesthetic personality just creates the opportunity for it to clash with the environment it sits in, the person using it, or the music they're making in a given moment. Obviously that's just my take on it and not everyone will agree, but it's a good time to have this outlook :)

[@cuonguzitv5705]

Nó có giá bao nhiêu

[@WoodyPianoShack]

in your area i aon't know, chack your local prices.

[@richardparker8156]

Will you teach me please? I will pay you

[@stevenburns989]

noob,sorry woody! but you cant see the wood for the tree's lol

[@WoodyPianoShack]

story of my life

[@kghhgkgk6322]

All these programs look impossibly complicated

[@ravenrobinson2710]

Bro why is this so long?

[@TrainImagination]

your video intro is WAY too LOUD!!!

[@komalthecoolk]

Great demo, terrible patch. My ears hurt.

[@terib54]

Your right out of tune.