Novation - Launchkey 49 MK3 + Komplete 15 Standard Upgrade

Novation's Launchkey 49 MK3 is a gateway to your musical creativity. This USB master keyboard combines 49 semi-weighted velocity-sensitive keys, a full control surface, and advanced integration with Ableton Live, while remaining compatible with other DAWs. With its 16 RGB pads, intelligent buttons (arpeggiator, chords, scales) and MIDI DIN output, it's just waiting for your ideas. Even acutely lazy musicians will be tempted to explore its hidden functions.

On the software side, the Launchkey 49 MK3 doesn't do things by halves. As well as Ableton Live Lite to get you started, it packs an arsenal of plugins and virtual instruments, including Spitfire Audio's Expressive Strings and XLN Audio's Addictive Keys synth. It's enough to wake up your sleeping compositions with silky strings or percussive keyboards. Its NKS compatibility with Native Instruments means you can seamlessly navigate the Komplete universe, without juggling windows or having a nervous breakdown. A real control centre for minimalist DAWs or lush set-ups, depending on your mood of the day.

And because a good pilot deserves an engine worthy of the name, this pack includes Native Instruments' Komplete 15 Standard Upgrade. Reserved for Komplete Select owners, this virtual bundle includes over 95 instruments and effects, more than 50 expansion packs, and over 50,000 sounds. In other words, if you can't find what you're looking for, you might be looking for a microwave oven. Kontakt 8, Massive X, Guitar Rig 7 Pro or Ozone 11: it's like a limitless sound buffet, without indigestion (but with a healthy dose of downloading).

Komplete 15 Standard Upgrade is installed via Native Access, with codes sent by e-mail after purchase. Once the gigabytes have been downloaded, you no longer need a connection to create: your synths, percussion, effects and sound banks remain accessible offline. Compatible with macOS and Windows, it works in VST, AU and AAX environments. Provided you have a processor that doesn't cough at the first note (an Intel i5 or Apple Silicon will do the trick). In short, a complete creative environment, designed for demanding but not necessarily patient producers.

With Ableton Live 12 Lite and Cubase 14 LE in your arsenal, your Launchkey 49 MK3 becomes a veritable creative hub. Live 12 Lite gives you a fluid interface for capturing and arranging your ideas with just a few gestures, while Cubase 14 LE shines with its precise editing and mixing tools. By combining these two environments with the sound bank and virtual instruments of Komplete 15 Standard Upgrade, you can go from raw melody to finished track without leaving your creative flow.