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Novation Launchkey Mini Getting Started Manual

Novation Launchkey Mini Getting Started Manual

Mini keyboard controller for ableton live
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  • Page 1 Getting Started Guide...
  • Page 2 Overview Launchkey Mini Thank you for buying our mini keyboard controller for Ableton Live. It may be small, but it has everything you need to start producing and performing new tunes. As soon as you plug it in, you’ll get hands-on control of your music software.
  • Page 3 1. Check your Box Contents 2. Plug In 3. Register and Download the Included Software 4. Get Ableton Live Lite 5. Quick Configure 6. InControl of Your Music Software 7. Using the Launchkey Mini with an iPad 8. If you Run Into Problems...
  • 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 • Loopmasters Sounds and Samples...
  • 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 www.novationmusic.com/register and click Register Your Product Select Launchkey Mini from the dropdown list and enter your serial number. You can find it on the back of this booklet and on the label on the underside of your Launchkey Mini: 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 Inside this guide you’ll find an instruction card for downloading and registering Ableton Live Lite. Follow these instructions and jump back here when you’ve got it running. If you already have Ableton Live, please update to the latest version to make sure your Launchkey Mini is supported. 5. Quick Configure In Ableton Live, go to the menu and click Preferences.
  • Page 8 Live to control the parameters that are most important to your workflow. Alternatively, if you wish your Launchkey Mini to operate as a standard MIDI keyboard, simply press and release the ‘InControl button’ to turn off ‘InControl’...
  • Page 9: Using The Launchkey Mini With An Ipad

    Get Started 7. Using the Launchkey Mini with an iPad Connect your Novation Launchkey Mini keyboard to your iPad using the supplied USB cable and an Apple Camera Connection Kit (not included) in the following order: 1. Connect the USB cable to the Launchkey Mini 2.
  • Page 10: If You Run Into Problems

    Get Started If You Run Into Problems… If you’re having trouble, please don’t go back to where you bought your Launchkey Mini. 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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