Novation Launchkey Mini MK3 User Manual

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Playing and Recording Drums
Drum mode transforms the Launchkey Mini’s pads into velocity-sensitive drum pads.
Hold Shift and press the Drum pad (2nd from the top left) to enter this mode.
If a Drum Rack (an Ableton MIDI instrument) is loaded onto the selected Live track, and the Launchkey
Mini is in Drum mode, the pads light up the colour of the track. These pads will play whatever Drum
Rack pads are visible on your computer screen, turning green when played, and red if the track is
recording.
Hold Shift and press either the > or Stop, Solo, Mute buttons to scroll up/down a Drum Rack’s bank of
128 pads.
When using Ableton’s Drum Racks, Drum mode will – apart from triggering sounds – select the
associated Drum Rack pad within a Drum Rack. This means that on release, the last played Drum Rack
pad becomes grey and Ableton Live shows the selected Drum Rack pad on the screen.

Novation Launchkey Mini MK3 Specifications

General

Keys	25 mini keys
Velocity Sensitivity	Yes
Aftertouch	No
Knobs	8
Transport Controls	Yes
Arpeggiator	Yes
Chord Mode	Yes
Scale Mode	Yes
Connectivity	USB
Type	MIDI Controller
DAW Integration	Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase
MIDI I/O	USB
Power	USB powered
Included Software	Ableton Live Lite, AAS Session Bundle, XLN Audio Addictive Keys
Weight	1.2 kg