Novation have devised an interactive website designed to help you hone your skills to become a Launchpad legend and think of ways to implement the Launchpad into your musical and visual creations. I also imagine a lot of people watch on in awe wishing they had just a sliver of the technical prowess required to pull off such feats. I’m pretty sure we’ve all seen videos of somebody going absolutely savage on a grid based controller – finger drumming, launching clips, crazy light shows and all sorts of other audiovisual trickery. SL61 MKIII is available here: CV keyboard controller novation sequencer This will no doubt answer any lingering questions you may have in a better way than I possibly could! Enjoy! Novations very own Calc gives us a nice little performance video exploring the connection and sequencing capabilities of this exciting new product line featuring alsorts of different audio sources.įor anybody still reading who is really interested in this new release I’ve saved the biggest and most informative video till last…a massive 45 minute deep-dive by Calc. The Arpeggiator will be a welcome addition for anybody running synths without a built-in arp, I have a couple of bits of hardware myself which would benefit massively from this alone! The Chord and Scale modes are integrated with the RGB feedback allowing you to instantly see what keys are in the scale – there is also a snap mode which will automatically assign whatever key you press to the nearest in-scale note. The 8-track sequencer really helps this stand out as a standalone product and opens up lots of DAWless possibilities. The 5 beautiful OLED screens give you visual feedback on parameter changes.
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56 preset templates for mapping popular hardware (new and vintage)Īs you can probably tell, this makes the new SL MKIII series quite an attractive option for producers whether you work completely in the box or have a studio crammed with expensive hardware.The new SL series come packed with an extended feature-set including: There are 8 assignable faders, 16 tactile RGB pads and comprehensive transport controls for all your bread and butter needs but it doesn’t stop there – The keybed is Novations finest, most playable and expressive synth-style keybed to date with sprung action and the highest scan rate they have ever produced. The MKIII is much more than your standard run-of-the-mill controller keyboard with an emphasis on being a standalone centerpiece for controlling all of your hardware! Today sees the release of the third iteration of the SL49 and SL61 controller keyboards from Novation.