Novation - Launchkey 61 MK3
Master keyboard 61 semi-weighted velocity-sensitive keys and 16 velocity-sensitive pads for expressive, dynamic playing. Create and play in Ableton Live and connect your MIDI equipment. It's designed for musicians of all backgrounds and experience. It removes barriers to creativity and broadens musical perspectives. In addition to Ableton Live 12 Lite, your Novation Launchkey 61 MK3 now comes with Cubase 14 LE, expanding your musical playground. Launchkey controllers now feature compatibility with the Native Instruments (NKS) ecosystem and a new version of GForce's Bass Station software synth.
Presentation
The keyboard features a powerful arpeggiator for exploring new melodies, harmonies and rhythms.
An announcement at NAMM 2025 marked a turning point for Launchkey: NKS compatibility opens the door to Native Instruments' rich, integrated ecosystem!
From now on, users can access over 2000 instruments and effects without getting lost in complicated settings. Presets, assignments and controls react instantly, making for a fluid, immersive playing experience. Whether you're in the middle of a composition or performing live, everything becomes more natural, more inspiring and, above all, more effective.
With Ableton Live 12 Lite and Cubase 14 LE included with your Novation Launchkey 61 MK3, you have two complementary creative environments at your disposal. Ableton offers you an intuitive workflow with its Arrangement and Session views, perfect for moving from improvisation to final structure in the blink of an eye. Cubase 14 LE gives you 24 MIDI tracks, 16 audio tracks, 96 kHz resolution and a range of precise editing tools, plus a variety of virtual instruments and effects for fine-tuning every detail. So you can move from live performance to studio production, juggling instant inspiration and methodical construction with ease.
But that's not all!
GForce and Novation have collaborated to resurrect Bass Station, the cult synthesiser of the 90s, in an unbridled software version. No longer just a bass monster, it now boasts a polyphonic mode, new waveforms and a tenfold modulation engine. Add to that a flexible arpeggiator and on-board effects, and you've got an instrument with tenfold creative power, tailor-made for sonic experimentation.
Other features
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Novation Launchkey 61 MK3
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Master keyboard
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61 semi-weighted velocity-sensitive keys
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16x2 character display
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16 backlit velocity-sensitive RGB pads
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Pitch bend & modulation wheels
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8 buttons
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5-pin MIDI output socket
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Arp / Scale / Chord buttons
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Octave up/down buttons
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Play / Stop / Record / Loop button
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Track navigation buttons
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MIDI capture / quantize / click / undo buttons
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Stop / solo / mute buttons
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Scene launch button
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Device select / lock buttons
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USB B socket
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6.35 mm jack for sustain pedal
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Kensington security
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USB bus-powered
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Dimensions: 258 x 952 x 77 mm
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Weight: 3.40 kg
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News NAMM 2025 :
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NKS (Native Kontrol Standard) integration:
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Compatibility with Native Instruments virtual instruments and effects.
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New software version of GForce Bass Station analogue synthesiser
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News Summer 2025 :
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DAWs included: Ableton Live 12 Lite & Cubase 14 LE
To find out more...
- Ableton Live 12 Lite: intuitive, fluid DAW for composing, recording and playing live.
- Arrangement and Session view for improvising and structuring.
- Simple editing, automation and mixing tools.
- Advanced MIDI/audio integration for controlling instruments and effects.
- Ideal for stage and studio, quick to learn.
- Cubase 14 LE: full DAW with 24 MIDI tracks, 16 audio, 96 kHz.
- Composition, recording, mixing and notation.
- Instruments included: Groove Agent SE 5, Flux, Trip, HALion Sonic.
- Creative effects: AmpSimulator, Chorus, Flanger, Tremolo, and more.
- Plugins :
- Gforce: iconic synths (Oberheim SEM, OB-E, M-TRON PRO I, AXXESS) for analogue sounds, vintage textures and rich chords.
- Orchestral Tools: delicate pianos, flautando strings, FX percussion, woodwinds and orchestral textures for immersive ambiences.
- Klevgrand: mix effects (LUXE), creative reverb (R0Verb) and detailed drums (Slammer).
- Melodics: interactive lessons to help you progress on the keyboard and pads.
This presentation should keep the lead sentence short and mention Ableton Live 12 Lite, Cubase 14 LE and plugins.
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Since the iconic Bass Station was released in 1993, Novation has been designing synthesizers such as the Summit, Launchpad and Launchkey MIDI controllers, and innovative grooveboxes such as the Circuit Rhythm and Circuit Tracks from its UK headquarters, enabling electronic artists to shape the music of tomorrow... When you choose Novation, you can have peace of mind knowing that you are using equipment that has been built, tried and tested by experienced professionals.
