https://davenelson.com/tags/novation/ Recent content in Novation on Dave Nelson https://davenelson.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E https://davenelson.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E Hugo en Sat, 21 May 2022 13:00:27 +0000 https://davenelson.com/a-different-kind-of-keyboard/ Sat, 21 May 2022 13:00:27 +0000 https://davenelson.com/a-different-kind-of-keyboard/ <p><img alt="Novation SL MK3" loading="lazy" src="https://davenelson.com/hugo/images/2022/05/SLMkIII-PP-Overhead-1067-396_0.png"><br> Late last year I decided I wanted to learn how to play the Piano and to create some music. After a reasonable amount of research, a lot of research, I picked Ableton as my Digital Audio Workflow (DAW) and that led me to buying a <a href="https://novationmusic.com/en/keys/launchkey">Novation Launchkey 61 MK3</a>.</p> <h2 id="novation-launchkey-61-mk3">Novation Launchkey 61 MK3</h2> <p>The main features that lead me to buying the Launchkey began with its Ableton Live integration. The quality of the really surprised me for a $250 keyboard, the keys are very “synthy” meaning plasticy and springy. But for the price, 61 keys, 16 pads, 9 faders, 8 knobs, transpose controls, a good sequencer, and arpeggiator it is pretty amazing.</p>