Novation Launchkey Mini MK3 5-stars Reviews

Bang for the buck!

Really good minikeyboard compared to others around hundred bucks. Really durable. I've tested quite many different and lot of those went broken due to travelling. This has lot of knobs and pads for producing, but I really suggest this for secondary keyboard since it is always good to have one with minimum 49 keys. This would be good for newcoming producers!

Super Midi controller

This is the first midi controller I have ever bought. I hesitate it a lot with the Akai or the Novation Launchkey Mini Mk3 and all I can say is that I am super happy with it.

The arpeggiator is great, it is light and compact so you can take it anywhere. I wish there was a way to create a custom pattern for the arpeggiator but this can always be done in your DAW.

The pads are very nice and I like the fact that tey are velocity sensitive.

It eases the workflow on Ableton. I never used it in live mode but I'm sure it is very good.

The ability to customize the pads and the knobs is also great.

I like the touch bars on the side for the pitch and modulation which are great.

The chord functionality is also great. I wish there was a way to play chords in scale instead of having them only in major or minor.

I can only recommend it, after using it, I would say that it looks like one of the best on the market. It is a safe purchase.

Lots of features!

+ Lots of features

+ lightweight

+ great build quality

+ sleed design

- sometimes it has problems pairing with ableton

utility: music production

It's my first midi and i'm proud of the choice. Very easy to use, the velocity is very responsive and same thing the pads - really unexpectedly responsive. The keyboard comes with an arpegiator and fixed chords very useful (I tested in more programs and it works), but it makes the best job on ableton live, which comes in "pack" with keyboard and more plugins.

I'm very satisfied of this aquisition!

Excellent product specially for Ableton

This is a great unit. The hardware is very good and integrates seamlessly with Ableton. I recently started using Logic and manged to get a good share of functionality as well. The integration is not as good as Ableton but is mainly limitations on the Logic side. A very good buy

Good product for the price

This is my first midi key. The feeling is great. Easy to install and use. Very responsive!

Excellent MIDI keyboard/pad

Bought this to run Pro-1 and Blackbox. Does the job well! It is light (lightweight), but still quite sturdy, no problem carrying to gigs for few months now. Easy to set up and use, for mini-keys. Pads sensitivity is top of the mark as well. Totally recommend!

Novation Launchkey Mini MK3

The best looking and useful mini keyboard on the music market today!

My new best friend

I've started to use this keyboard to create demo projects and working outside my home studio instead of my NLM MK2.

Pros:

It's prety solid made piece of gear have a lot of controls features, coming with the rich software bundle and easily fit in my backpack. Built in arpeggiator is the total fun:)

Pads are sensitive and wery responsive.

Modulation and pitch shift slides is a good addition, compare to the previous model.

Sustain pedal input. I prefer to use my pedal as a stop/start recording button. Very useful.

MIDI TRS. Didn't tried this before, but it's great addition for small controller like this.

Cons:

The keyboard itself is not very comfortable to play. The keys are hard to push.

Knobs are too small and sometimes they are backlashing.

Overall, its great controller for this price. Light, usefull, a lot of fun.