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Once you have downloaded both apps from the App Store, simply connect the Launchkey to your iPad using Apple's camera connection kit (not included).
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The other noteworthy feature would have to be the controller's compatibility with the iPad, especially Novation's free Launchkey and Launchpad apps. To scroll up and down through each scene, you can use the rewind and fast forward buttons, with the remaining transport controls being used to operate their corresponding parameters in Live's own global transport bar. If you would like to use these pads for playing samples in a record-enabled Drum Rack instead, simply turn off the bottom InControl button on the Launchkey. The drum pads are possibly the most impressive aspect of InControl as the top row act as launch buttons for the clips in the currently selected scene with the bottom row pads posing as 'stop all clips' buttons for each of the eight tracks in the channel bank.

The encoders control the first eight device parameters on the currently selected track, which can be chosen using the Track left and right arrows underneath the LED display. The buttons underneath each track can act as either a solo or mute by toggling the backlit button underneath the master fader. The eight sliders control the track volume of the eight Live tracks in the selected channel bank, with the master fader controlling Live's master channel. Immediately it becomes obvious that the InControl function turns the Launchkey into a very intuitive controller with instant, in-depth control over Live. Turn Sync and Track on for the relevant MIDI ports and you are ready to go. So how does it work in practice? In Ableton Live for example, setting up was simply a case of choosing 'Launchkey' as the control surface and 'Launchkey (In Control)' as both the Input and Output in Live's MIDI Tab. If you are someone who prefers to create their own mapping layouts then this function can easily be turned off using the three InControl buttons (one for each set of controls) on the keyboard. When InControl is turned on, the pads, sliders and encoders on the Launchkey are automatically mapped to preset parameters inside your software. Having being preceded by the Automap software, InControl is a firmware-based technology that grants users of all the major DAWs easy set-up and integration between controller and software. One of the most notable features of the Launchkey range has to be the introduction of InControl. To top it off there is 800 MB of Loopmaster samples to add to your collection. Both come with a Launchkey mapping to give you instant hands on control of each synth, direct from the controller.

In addition you also get your hands on two of Novation's own soft-synths, Bass Station and V-Station.
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A copy of Ableton Live Lite is a nice surprise for anyone who hasn't boarded the Ableton train yet, and despite being a very stripped back version of Live still provides you with a taste of what the software is capable of. Novation products tend to ship with plenty of software extras and that is certainly the case here. So with all this bang for a relatively cheap buck, is the Launchkey as good as value as it appears to be from first glance? Read on to find out. iPad users will also be excited to learn that the Launchkey offers deep integration with Novation's two latest iOS apps, the Launchpad and Launchkey. In addition, the Launchkey is Novation's flagship controller that offers InControl technology, granting straightforward interaction with your DAW. As with the SL and Impulse series' plenty of hands on control is on offer with over fifty on board controls and all for a considerably low price.
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Coming in three different sizes, the 25, 49 and 61 models are designed to cater for the portable performer and studio producer alike.

The team at Novation have been releasing affordable MIDI keyboard controllers for years, most notably the Impulse and SL range, and at NAMM 2013 they continued the trend by announcing the Launchkey series.
