Novation Launchkey MK3 User Manual

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About this Guide
This document provides all the information you need to be able to control the Launchkey MK3.
The Launchkey MK3 communicates using MIDI over USB and DIN. This document describes the MIDI
implementation for the device, the MIDI events coming from it, and how the Launchkey MK3’s various
features can be accessed through MIDI messages.
MIDI data is expressed in this manual in several different ways:
- A plain English description of the message.
- When we describe a musical note, middle C is deemed to be ‘C3’ or note 60. MIDI channel 1
is the lowest-numbered MIDI channel: channels range from 1 - 16.
- MIDI messages are also expressed in plain data, with decimal and hexadecimal equivalents.
The hexadecimal number will always be followed by an ‘h’ and the decimal equivalent given
in brackets. For example, a note on message on channel 1 is signified by the status byte 90h
(144).

Novation Launchkey MK3 Specifications

General

Model	Launchkey MK3
Manufacturer	Novation
Type	MIDI Keyboard Controller
Velocity Sensitivity	Yes
Aftertouch	No
Display	LCD Screen
Transport Controls	Yes
Arpeggiator	Yes
Scale Mode	Yes
Chord Mode	Yes
USB	USB-B
Power	USB Bus Powered
Sustain Pedal Input	Yes
Keys	25, 37, 49, 61
Pads	16
Knobs	8
Faders	9
DAW Integration	Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Pro Tools, Reason
Connectivity	USB
MIDI I/O	Out
Included Software	Ableton Live Lite, Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings, XLN Audio Addictive Keys, Klevgrand R0Verb and DAW Cassette, Novation Sound Collective