INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this Novation Launchkey Mini MIDI controller keyboard. As well as
the music keyboard itself, Launchkey Mini is equipped with a range of controllers to allow the
modern musician to create great music in the studio, in live performance or on the move. The
keyboard allows you to control your existing Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software, and also
the included V-Station and Bass Station software plug-ins, the Launchkey iPad synth app and
the Launchpad iPad loop-triggering app. Together, this unique software-hardware combination
allows instant, real-time tweaking of synth parameters, loops and audio effects.
This guide will introduce you to Launchkey Mini and explain the various ways you can use it
with your music software in your recording set-up.
Launchkey Mini includes Novation’s InControl mode, which gives you a simple yet powerful way
of controlling all your favourite music software applications.
With Launchkey Mini you have two ways of working:
• InControl – automatically maps Launchkey Mini’s rotary controls onto your essential DAW
parameters, such as channel faders or pan.
• Basic Mapping mode – use Launchkey Mini as a conventional MIDI controller, where
each control transmits a dedicated MIDI CC (Continuous Controller) message, while the
launch pads and keys transmit MIDI Note data.
For additional information, up to date support articles and a form to contact our Technical
Support Team please visit the Novation Answerbase at: www.novationmusic.com/answerbase
Key Features
• 25-note synth-action mini-key keyboard
• 8 rotary controls
• 16 performance launch pads with multi-colour backlighting
• 2 round multi-function buttons with multi-colour backlighting
• Octave buttons
• Track control buttons – change DAW tracks remotely
• Integrated with InControl for seamless control of your DAW
• Very simple installation procedure – class compliant, no driver required
About This Manual
We’ve tried to make this manual as helpful as possible for all types of user, both newcomers to
computer music and those more experienced, and this inevitably means some users will want
to skip over certain parts of it, while relative novices will want to avoid certain parts of it until
they’re condent they’ve mastered the basics.
However, there are a few general points that are useful to know about before you continue
reading this manual. We’ve adopted some graphical conventions within the text, which we hope
all types of user will nd helpful in navigating through the information to nd what they need to
know quickly:
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