Novation LaunchKey Getting Started Manual
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- Page 1 Getting Started Guide...
- Page 2 You just plug in via USB and get hands-on control of your grid, instruments, effects and mixer. Don’t worry if you don’t use Ableton Live. Your Launchkey will map to other major music software too, and even control the music-making apps on your iPad if you connect it using a Camera Connection Kit.
- Page 3 Get Started Please follow these steps to get up and running quickly. This guide will take you through each step in more detail, so read on before you start. 1. Check your box contents 2. Plug in 3. Register and download the included software 4.
- Page 4 Your software bundle code is on the back of this guide. This gives you access to the following software downloads online as well as documentation: • Novation V-Station synth plug-in • Novation Bass Station plug-in • Free LoopMasters sample content...
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Page 5: Plug In
Get Started 2. Plug In Take the product and USB cable out of the box and connect it to your PC or Mac The pads will flash briefly to let you know it’s working. It won’t trigger any sound yet, however. This guide gets you up and running with Ableton Live. - Page 6 Go to novationmusic.com/register and click Register Your Product Select Launchkey MK2 from the dropdown list and enter your serial number. You can find it on the label on the underside of your Launchkey. It is 12 or 13 characters long, the first 3 characters can be numbers or letters, but the rest will only be numbers.
- Page 7 If you already have Ableton Live, please update to the latest version to make sure your Launchkey is supported. Using Launchkey with other software Launchkey can be used with any MIDI compatible software and most software now has MIDI learn functionality. Please check your software documentation for more information.
- Page 8 In Ableton Live, go to the menu and click Preferences. From the list of tabs on the left, click the MIDI / Sync tab and you will see the following: Click the first drop down box under Control Surface. Choose Launchkey MK2 from the list. Under Input and Output select...
- Page 9 6. InControl of your music software When you have correctly configured Live you will notice that the InControl lights will come on. Launchkey’s unique ‘InControl’ mode is designed to work seamlessly with Live to control the parameters that are most important to your workflow.
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Page 10: If You Run Into Problems
Get Started 7. If You Run Into Problems… If you’re having trouble, please don’t go back to where you bought your Launchkey. Let us help: we have free video tutorials online, including a step-by-step setup guide. www.novationmusic.com/get-started We also have a collection of answers to common problems here: www.novationmusic.com/answerbase... - Page 11 Notes...
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