Best novation products in the MIDI controllers category
On this page you'll find a ranking of the best novation products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've already ranked the most important information about the products for you.
1. novation Launchkey Mini MK3
With the new version of Launchkey Mini, Novation has made its extremely popular handy 25-button MIDI keyboard controller for Ableton Live more versatile, adaptable and playable than ever. Now you can record tracks anywhere with Launchkey Mini's new arpeggiator, fixed-chord mode, dedicated MIDI capture button, 16 large RGB pads, transport controls, and more. With our best, fastest reacting mini keyboard, all-new pitch and modulation touchstrips, a sustain pedal input and 16 new backlit RGB pads, Launchkey Mini is the perfect platform for expressive performance and color-matched clip starts. The new Fixed Chord Mode and Arpeggiator help you steer your melodic and harmonic ideas into new creative directions by allowing you to extract chords from individual notes and transform held chords into riffs, melodies and sequences. Thanks to the MIDI capture MIDI key, you will never lose a single note, even if you forget to start recording.
Launchkey Mini's comprehensive and intuitive integration with Live lets you keep your eyes on the screen and feel the beats. Start and stop playback and recording using the special transport buttons, control the mixer's mute, solo, volume, pan and send controls, and control device macros directly with eight knobs. Now you can connect even deeper to your music and navigate and mix your projects even more easily than with a mouse and computer keyboard. Launchkey Mini comes with everything you need: sounds, virtual instruments and plug-in effects from AAS, Softube, Spitfire Audio, XLN Audio and Klevgrand. Plus access to Novation Sound Collective, which gives you free new content every few months from our plug-in partners. It also has a MIDI output for connection to hardware synthesizers and grooveboxes. And if Live isn't your only production environment, the included mapping templates make Launchkey Mini the ideal solution for mobile control of Logic, Cubase, Reason or any other HUI-compatible DAW.
2. novation MiniNova
Compact, analog performance synth with the sound generation of the UltraNova. 256 factory sounds can be edited with 5 knobs or changed with the 8 "Animate" buttons. MiniNova comes with VocalTune effects and a classic vocoder to create the typical vocal sounds of HipHop, Urban and Electro.
3. novation 49SL MKIII
Novation 49SL MKIII.
4. novation impulse 49
Impulse is a series of professional USB/MIDI controllers. In addition to a very precise keyboard, the individual models also offer drum pads and a fully equipped controller interface with LCD display.
Thanks to Automap, you can also quickly and easily reassign parameters. The very sensitive reacting keyboard is semi-weighted and has aftertouch. With the eight backlit drum pads you can record beats, create arpeggios or play clips in Ableton.
5. novation Launchkey 25 MK3
Take control of any music setup with Launchkey 25, the inspiring MIDI controller keyboard from Novation. Play, create and connect external MIDI devices with Ableton Live. Scale and chord modes expand your musical vocabulary. Velocity-sensitive pads and buttons give you the expressive control you need.
Launchkey is our essential MIDI controller keyboard for creating tracks in Ableton Live with your external devices. Launchkey is designed for users with a wide range of needs and abilities. With Launchkey, you can create and perform your own music regardless of your musical background. With a variety of standalone musical functions, Launchkey breaks down creative barriers and expands the musical vocabulary of even the most talented keyboardist.
Eight scale modes open up new musical realms by transposing the keys you play to notes in the selected scale. Simply select the root note of your preferred key and start playing. Three chord modes transform the keys and pads into an interactive surface for musical exploration, where every note played is tonally and harmonically linked. The arpeggiator lets you quickly explore new melodies and find ideas, while the mutate function transforms your patterns into exciting new sequences of notes.
Custom modes simplify the interaction between controller and software, while offering more power than ever before. Programmable via the browser-based Novation Components software, Custom Modes let you configure your Launchkey's behaviour, controlling control assignments, MIDI routing, pad colour and more.
Launchkey 25 [MK3] is equipped with a regular 5-pin MIDI output, allowing you to easily connect to the universe of new and old MIDI devices. Combined with its considerable standalone capabilities, Launchkey is now the heart of your live or studio setup - with or without a computer.
The Launchkey platform has always been focused on flexibility. And of course the MK3 version maintains that mantra. Improved, larger velocity-sensitive pads offer enhanced dynamic control. Eight robust knobs bring your software to life. Integration with Ableton Live is gloriously seamless, with a dedicated button to activate the Capture MIDI function, as well as Track Arm, Quantize, Click and Loop controls that let you move through your session faster than ever before.
Not an Ableton Live user yet? No problem, Launchkey also offers full integration with Logic and Reason, and has out-of-the-box functionality with other DAWs via the HUI protocol - from Studio One and Cubase to Pro Tools.
Launchkey is the controller keyboard that lets you continue your musical journey. Launchkey 25 equips you with an amazing selection of software and sounds: So in addition to Ableton Live 10 Lite, you get Serato Sample LE, Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings, XLN Audio Addictive Keys, Klevgrand R0Verb, DAW cartridge, the AAS Session Bundle, a two-month Splice Sounds membership, and access to the Novation Sound Collective.
6. novation Launchpad Mini MKIII
It gives you everything you need for performances in Ableton Live - and fits comfortably in your backpack or bag. Start making music and play your tracks with Ableton Live wherever you are, with an abundance of instant sounds for the perfect start.
With the brightly lit pads, you can see your Ableton Live session even better and fire your sounds with confidence. Optimal visualization: The colors of full RGB fit perfectly to your clips and scenes. Thanks to the seamless integration with Ableton Live, your session on the Launchpad Mini is right under your fingers. Less click, more music. Launchpad Mini lets you start making music today. Take the device with you wherever you go and use your sounds wherever you get ideas.
Launchpad gives you direct, haptic access to Live's performance controls in a way that's just not possible with a mouse. You can take your eyes off the computer screen and see your session and all the sounds on the 8x8 grid. Then you can control your performance directly from Launchpad Mini using the Stop, Solo, and Mute control buttons. When you register your Launchpad Mini, you automatically gain access to Sound Collective. You'll regularly receive new free plug-ins from some of the biggest in the business, as well as offers, discounts and more.
7. novation Impulse 61
Impulse is a series of professional USB/MIDI controllers. In addition to a very precise keyboard, the individual models also offer drum pads and a fully equipped controller interface with LCD display.
Thanks to Automap, you can also quickly and easily reassign parameters. The very sensitive reacting keyboard is semi-weighted and has aftertouch. With the eight backlit drum pads you can record beats, create arpeggios or play clips in Ableton.
8. novation 61SL MKIII
Novation 61SL MKIII.
9. novation Launchkey 37 MK3
Take control of any music setup with Launchkey 37, the inspiring MIDI controller keyboard from Novation. Play, create and connect external MIDI devices with Ableton Live. Scale and chord modes expand your musical vocabulary. Velocity-sensitive pads and buttons give you the expressive control you need.
Launchkey is the intuitive and fully integrated MIDI controller keyboard for creating tracks in Ableton Live and with your external devices. Launchkey is designed for musicians of all types and abilities. With Launchkey, regardless of your experience, you can create and perform music like never before. With multiple music creation features that can all be used independently, Launchkey overcomes creative barriers and expands the musical vocabulary of even the most talented keyboardists.
Eight scale modes open up musical realms by transposing the keys you play to notes in the selected scale. Simply select a root note and your preferred key and start playing. Three chord modes transform the keys and pads into an interactive surface for musical exploration, where every note played is tonally and harmonically linked. The arpeggiator lets you quickly explore melodies and find ideas, while the mutate function transforms your patterns into exciting shapes.
Custom modes simplify the interaction between controller and software while offering more power than ever before. Custom modes, which can be programmed via the browser-based Novation Components software, let you configure your Launchkey's behaviour, controlling control assignments, MIDI routing, pad colour and more.
Launchkey 37 [MK3] is equipped with a regular 5-pin MIDI output, allowing you to easily connect to the universe of MIDI devices. Combined with its considerable standalone capabilities, Launchkey is now the heart of your live or studio setup - with or without a computer.
Launchkey products have always been about flexibility. The MK3 models maintain this mantra. Improved, larger velocity-sensitive pads offer greater control over dynamics. Eight robust knobs bring your software to life. Integration with Ableton Live is gloriously seamless, with a dedicated button to activate the Capture MIDI function, as well as Track Arm, Quantize, Click and Loop controls that let you move through your session faster than ever before.
Not an Ableton Live user yet? No problem, Launchkey also offers full integration with Logic and Reason, and has out-of-the-box functionality with other DAWs via the HUI protocol - from Studio One and Cubase to Pro Tools.
Launchkey is the controller keyboard that lets you continue your musical journey. Launchkey 37 equips you with an amazing selection of software and sounds: So in addition to Ableton Live 10 Lite, you get Serato Sample LE, Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings, XLN Audio Addictive Keys, Klevgrand R0Verb, DAW cartridge, the AAS Session Bundle, a two-month Splice Sounds membership, and access to the Novation Sound Collective.
