Novation Launchkey Series User Manual

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4.2 Reason
Your Launchkey can serve as a controller for many tasks in Propellerhead Reason. The behaviour
described in the Standalone Features section remains the same in Reason. In addition, you can
modify your Launchkey to suit your needs with Custom Modes. There is also some functionality of the
Launchkey that is dedicated to Reason, this is detailed below.
4.2.1 Setup
To set up Launchkey for use with Reason you will need to download the necessary script, to do this
follow the following steps:
• Follow the link to the Novation Customer Portal on novationmusic.com
• Register Launchkey [MK3]
• Go to My Hardware > Launchkey [MK3] > Drivers and Download and run the Reason Script Installer
With Reason and the script installed, plug your Launchkey into your Mac or PC’s USB port. Launchkey
should be automatically detected and the Keyboards and Control Surfaces window should appear, if it
does not you can open it by going to Reason > Preferences > Control surfaces. Make sure “Use with
Reason” is checked for the Novation Launchkey MK3 device. Close the window. Now if you hold the
Shift button on the Launchkey the pads should look like this:

Novation Launchkey Series Specifications

General

Velocity Sensitive	Yes
Transport Controls	Yes
Pitch Bend/Mod Wheel	Yes
Arpeggiator	Yes
Scale Mode	Yes
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
Type	MIDI Controller Keyboard
Key Count	25, 37, 49, 61
Pads	16 RGB Backlit Velocity Sensitive Pads
Knobs	8
Faders	9
Connectivity	USB
Software Included	Ableton Live Lite, XLN Audio Addictive Keys
Capture MIDI	Yes
DAW Integration	Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase
Power Source	USB
Aftertouch	Channel Aftertouch (on some models)