MPW // A Complete Guide on how to use the Launchkey Mini MK3 \\ Xylo Aria
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ธ.ค. 2024
- In this video we go through:
The main functions of the Novation Lauchkey Mini MK3
How to use the Launchkey Mini
How to use the Arpeggiator and the Fixed Chord functions
The Launchkey Mini's integration with Ableton Live
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Hey thanks! You are the most helpful.
Everyone else is like, “here watch my tutorial,”
and then they masterfully perform a song live.
Lol
Bahaha that's hilarious 😂 glad you found it useful!!
"Here's a simple demo I did to show you the simple functions we've covered."
*Plays a trap remix of Mozart's Symphony No. 40 with insane fx and post production*
@@re_i_gn 😂
I totally agree, first time I can actually follow what's happening and learn something !
same here : eventually put 'learn' in front of launchkey mini
I've been struggling with the manuals for a couple of months now. In 3 minutes, you explained more than the instructions it came with. Thank you!
Hahaha, glad it was useful 😄
Your came with a manual???
@@sicilianbeddu123 It's loaded on each keyboard.
This has been the most helpful video I can find for a bigginer in terms of not Ableton but the actual controller working with Ableton, thanks so much, appreciated.
Glad it was useful 😃
Thanks for this! I was struggling to find a quick/simple overview of the LaunchKey Mini 3; all of the other videos I found assumed that the viewer had a LOT more knowledge than I currently have. Stay safe! Ian :-)
Thanks for the comment Ian and so glad you found it useful! :) you too, stay safe and look after yourself! Xylo
You actually convinced me to get this one, you can do a lot of things in that little box. You are the first one to really explain all the functions, thank you very much from Argentina!
hahaha! I feel powerful :D Glad it was useful and enjoy your Launchkey mini!
Superb tutorial, sincerely. There are not enough total beginner tutorials on this stuff, especially when it comes to Ableton.
Best tutorial ever, thanks a lot :D
Fantastic tutorial - best I've seen yet!
Magic video for older person first time user ! Much appreciated... have been using it for a week or more with Ableton and had no idea what or how most of the functions worked ....
Glad you found it useful 😃
Thanks for this. I purchased one last week and this has saved me so much time. Much appreciated
Glad it helped :)
Most informative video, I've seen on the Launchkey Mini Mk3, best thing I learned was how to turn the arpeggiator off with a quick press.
Really glad you found it helpful! :)
You are a legend. I was struggling to find a quick overview of Launchkey 37 and you made my day. Thanks
So glad it's been useful!
This has been one of the most helpful videos out there. Can you do a video on sampling and loops?
Thx! I have a question. I'm a new Lauchkey Mini MK3's user. When I press shift button, only 3 buttons light up: drum, custom and other custom. How can I fix that problem? How can I open the session mode?
Hi! Have you made sure your Ableton is up to date? Ableton sends the latest firmware to work with the MK3 so you need to make sure that's updated for it all to work properly :)
@@musicproductionforwomen I've check the updates out. I'm using Ableton Live Lite 10 and the program is up to date. I'm new user of Novation. Pls help me :((
great job explaining that, thank you!
Awesome! Learned a few things from this video that I hadn't seen in other videos up until now.
Thanks for guide, Xylo! This is just what I needed.... a guide covering the most basic functions. I just got my Launchkey Mini MK3 recently. I've been playing around with it in Ableton, but still had no idea how to use or access some of the features. Thanks again!
Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful 😃
You seem to have hit a nail on the head with this video, my thoughts echo what everyone else is saying, so thanks!
Thanks a bunch ☺️
Thank you for this video! I just got this for my bf for Christmass and I'm defenitely going to send him this video when I give it to him. He plays the bass and he's been wanting to dive into composing music, so he has no experience with something like this. I hope he likes it!
THIS IS AMAZINGLY SIMPLE NOW THANK YOU
Thanks. I probably need to watch this a dozen times
This midi is just magical. Also this video was super helpful for my Ableton start and the live functions. Thanks and keep up the good work 🎉
Thank you Noizy 🙏🏾😃
Ditto re all the other comments. I have ordered this model and have been searching feverishly to find an introductory video like this. Thank you so much. Cheers Barry from Oz👍
Glad to hear it was helpful :) Have fun with your launchkey!
From all the reviews it seems amazing for ppl who primarily use Ableton, since the Launchkey is custom made for Ableton, but im curious how much is lost for ppl who use a different DAW, such as Tracktion.
Thanks a lot for this. The one challenge that I’m still facing with my MK3 is the latency. Can you give a tutorial on how to fix that?
This is great!
I do have a question: how do i change the fixed chord once i made it?
Hi, great video, I have connected my launchkey mini to Roland sh4d and I don’t know how to change the tempo of the synth, please help!
Is there a way to stop all clips in one time? Because there is not a general stop button...
The best mini mK3 tutorial. Thank You!
Thank you!! :)
Great video to reveal capabilities of MK3. Thanks.
You can also control ARP's variables with pods, simply hold arp, and use the first five pods to change. Starts to feel like a synth :)
Cool! Thanks for that and glad to hear you find this helpful. :)
how do you change the velocity of the pads and keys
Nice vid thx! I think i want this one, can i map the pots for every effect change ??
Perfect overview, saved me some time, thank you!
I got one the other day. I originally bought it to use in Logic. It works well in logic but I did download the lite version of Ableton live 11. I can't figure it out. I've got to learn all the functions and buttons etc... I have no idea currently!
My launchley only displays 2 orange pads when i hit shift. drums and custom. What do i do?
Have you got the latest version of Ableton? :)
@@musicproductionforwomen yes, even outside of Ableton my launchkey only shows the two pads when i hit shift. I also cannot shift my midi channels while inside Ableton. Do i need to setup custom settings?
How do I map the pads to different drum sounds from a drum library such as KONTAKT? Do you have a video for that?
Thanks for this! Just got mine and did an unboxing video myself. Loving it so far!!!
Glad you found it useful! :D
So, there's play and record on the Launchkey Mini, and then there's the play and record in the Ableton Live. When do you use which?
I'm really grateful for this tutorial video! It really help me out with trying to understand how to use the launchkey. I'm still confuse about the arp though, might take a while for me to understand, but thank you!
The last 3 keys have a circle, a triangle, and a square label above it. What do those do? Couldn't find it in the manual
Really needed this one with full explanation thank you!
Glad it was useful!
Hi! I really liked your video, and i want to buy this launchkey but its my first time buying something like this so ill need help! I have an acoustic guitar that has no plug in, so could i buy this launchkey and attach it to my laptop and record and loop my guitar live (through laptops mic)? Idk if it will work because as i said, i have nothing to attach my guitar to... thank you❤️
does the key have the full level velocity function? Can it be changed? 🤔
Yes it does, it cannot be changed though :)
@@musicproductionforwomen wait what,
@@musicproductionforwomen so that mean it doesn't have the sensibility key?🤔
@@Nortsan197 it has velocity sensitive keys but the sensitivity can't be changed
@@musicproductionforwomen so that mean it have the velocity sensitive and also can be change to full level velocity ?
Super helpful, exactly what someone needs to know when they're starting out with the MK3., Thanks!
Glad you found it useful ☺️
thanks for this, appreciate it, could you explain to me how i could make my pads not velocity sensitive, if that is a option. i would rather change velocity manually in ableton so i dont have to smack the pads to get max velocity while everyone is sleeping, its quite noisy. i would just like all pads to have a velocity of 100 no matter how hard the hit, is this possible? thanks
Great intro. I think this is the one I'm going to order. I originally was looking at the MiniLab MK2 because I have the full version of Analog Lab and Pigments. But this looks like it can be set up to control it too, and has a lot more for Ableton, which is more important once I get the audio sounds I want.
sounds like a plan :)
Ordered one yesterday, great vid👌
Thankyou for a clear and basic tutorial.
Nice video. Do you know how to use transpose button? I tried everything but nothing happens.
Thank You! In few minutes you explained the basic functions!Most useful!🙏
Glad it was useful! ☺️
This was very very very helpful! Thanks so much
I really need to know how to set up the buttons and be able to use the device
Very well explained! Thank you!
Thanks! Glad it helped! :)
Cool. Thanks. I need to come back from time to time to this vid to catch up.
Hi! thank you for the video.
I'm desperate, I've done everything I could to connect it to Ableton on my PC, but the only pads that light up when I press shift are Drum and Custom (Orange) and the last Custom on the right (blueish-greenish). But the other pads don't light up like yours do on 1:25 and as indicated on the guide. I don't know what to do anymore
I have this exact same problem\
@@elin_lyze Hey i just spent the whole morning with the customer support and they helped me solve the problem!
In Ableton I had already set up the preferences > midi/link as described in the user guide but still couldn't access the session view. Basically, even if my launchkey is new it needed a firmware update, and I used the installed version of Components to do that. But I still had problems bc components said my launchkey wasn't responding, so I had to: close Components, unplug the launchkey, plugging it in bootloader mode (press Transpose and Octave+ and Octave- at the same time while inserting the USB) , re-open Components and try again to update the firmware. It finally updated after I tried many times, also tried to change usb port and cable but idk if it was that that made it work honestly.
After all of this my launchkey could finally go into session view!
@@martinacartigiano508 Mine does not seem to go into bootloader mode and even if it does I can press all buttons when it asks me to press that one button while updating firmaware and nothing happens and it just times out. I can't seem to install the stand alone version.
@@elin_lyze contact the customer support ! On the website they have the live chat help and we guy was just very patient and eventually we found the solution
i have same issues, have u solved it?
Which is better as a beginner akai or launchkey????
They are quite similar but I'm a fan of the Launchkey :)
Hello friend ! I have Novation Launchkey 49 mk 3. DAW - Ableton. Such a problem, in midi arrange mode the keyboard plays only one track in the project. I switch to another track, it still plays the same track. tools do not switch. only one instrument plays in the project.;(((
Can you use the Novation Launchkey Mini MK3 standalone without a computer? I know, it need to be usb powered, but I want to use it without Ableton. Does it has sounds in it already?
HELP. session function and many other subfunctions are not working. any suggestion? I use Ableton 11 live lite and windows 10. I searched tones of websites, videos, and comments. but not a specific solution found
Thanks for your sharing! I've been confused for a long time and your explaining and demonstration let me know the basic control well!
Excellent tutorial. Thank you.
Can u please Make a Video how to looping timing works...
Tnx
Will this also work with Cakewalk?
I am having a problem with my launchkey,,i cant switch to session mode...if i press shift,session view pad is not lighting up..my novation is also not playing my ableton...its been 6 months,,its the first time i faced this problem...need help pls
Liina sent me here. More great content for me as I learn about music production. Subbed.
I'm completely lost: How do I use the pitch and modulation slides? It might be a stupid question, but either they don't give any input, or I havent found something that actually makes use of it, yet.
Thank u for this.❤ The problem I'm having with my new Launchkey is it works fine with any other instrument sound in my DAW (piano, guitar, etc.) But if I try to use any of the drums, it only plays 3 drum sounds on the first couple keys of the piano, but no other drums sounds will play, and none of the other keys make a sound. It's so frustrating 😫
Don't know of this is helpful or not but if you select the "drum mode" on the launchkey, the pads will turn blue, and they will trigger whatever drum kit you have selected in ableton. (Midi channel 10.) It is not possible to configure what pad plays wich drum, you will have to assign them in your DAW.
If you want to play drum sounds with the keys, maybe you need to go down or up an octave.
why when i press shift the session pad does not turn on? thx so much
You need to also update to the latest version of Ableton for this to work :)
Can I use this controller with studio one?
hi! I have a problem with mine, I have only two orange pads and one green, I tap shift but it doesn`t change the function like yours
Thank you for this to-the-point tutorial.
Hello all, can we use the MK3 without any app?
hey, how does it work the record e play buttons? when i press them, they don't flash. do i have to set up something?
Thank you! Very helpful. Is there a way to use the Launchkey to switch focus to different devices on the same track? I don't see it in the manual.
Thanks, this was amazingly helpful and taught me so much info so quickly!
well done , really useful
Thanks! :)
Does this work with midi hardware like volca for dawless system?
As far as we're aware that should work
how do you transpose key with launchkey mini mk3??
Does it work with Logic Pro x?
Yep, it does :)
Bought MINI-MK3 keyboard and it is not working as expected. I press the SHIFT and only 2 orange and 1 green pads light up/ This is not what I saw in the tutorial vid. Cannot change modes with SHIFT. I tried to contact Novation 3 times and they completely ignorred it. No response of any kind. Tried the factory reset, but no luck.
Any idea how to reset this keyboard ?bought this keyboard and it is not working asexpected. I press the SHIFT and only 3 orange and one green pads light up/ This is not what I saw in the tutorial vid. I tried to contact Novation 3 times and they completely ignorred. No response of any kind. Ytied the factory reset, but no luck. Any idea how to reset this keyboard ?
How can u make the arp play the bpm of the session?
It will automatically play at the BPM of the session :)
When I press shift, I have two orange and one green only.
can you please tell me why only my two center keys make sound when pressed but all my others either switch track or do nothing?
mine does this too !
The Soviet Raccoon Just fixed it ... Hold down shift , transpose , then choose any pad except the first one :)
Short answers pls, is it goated?
Thank you, thank you, thank you 😊
No problem :D
Best guide, thank you❤
You’re the greatest!!! 😯 I’m on my way now!!!
none of this happens with my pad...
like at all... none of the colors are the same and half of them don't light up, nothing responds the same way.
I have no idea how you got any of this...
Heya! Are you sure yours is a MK3 and in working condition? If so it should basically be plug and use. Just make sure the settings in your DAW follow this: d2xhy469pqj8rc.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/novation/downloads/10606/launchkey-mk2-daw-setup-guide.pdf
New Zealand?
This was helpful. Thank you.
Glad to hear 😊
Do your pots feel firm or loose like mine?
Mine felt ok actually!
I’m confused, so I make music on Soundtrap but the problem is it’s not producing music. Also when I press shift, I see only three options so it’s not working,
I’m confused, so I make music on Soundtrap but the problem is it’s not producing music. Also when I press shift, I see only three options so it’s not working,
why i cant play drums on pad,, ive already changed it to drum mode
So does it matter what kind of computer you connect it to?
Nope!
im getting one today so i need to know how to use this
Feel free to ask if you have any questions :)
@@musicproductionforwomen Hello! i can't hear anything on my ableton software my midi is already connected too
thank you so much for your great tut
No problem! Glad it was useful :)
A complete guide out to include setting up Ableton to talk to the thing.
Great video!
Thank you :D
The only thing I don't like is how loose and wobbly the top control pots are. They seem to work fine but they feel really cheap. I hope they don't break. Thanks for the video
Hmm a couple of people have mentioned this. They felt ok to me and to be honest I don't mind that it's not super solid because it means it's really light weight to carry about but yeh for some people it could be something to consider
thank you from Norway. This was just the right amount of info to start with
So glad you found it helpful! :D