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greatest compromise between portability and functionality
I have a disease of buying too many keyboards. It's bad.
But... as I am obliged to sit at a computer all day for my job, when making music I find myself wanting to get away from my desk. I LOVE this keyboard for that, as it has just enough keys to be playable with 2 hands, it is extremely lightweight, but still the keys have a nice feel and are LONG enough. Same goes for the MIDI control: they added just enough functionality to control your DAW, and now the MK4 has a LED screen which makes it handy not having to remember so much in what mode you are working at the moment.
But... as I am obliged to sit at a computer all day for my job, when making music I find myself wanting to get away from my desk. I LOVE this keyboard for that, as it has just enough keys to be playable with 2 hands, it is extremely lightweight, but still the keys have a nice feel and are LONG enough. Same goes for the MIDI control: they added just enough functionality to control your DAW, and now the MK4 has a LED screen which makes it handy not having to remember so much in what mode you are working at the moment.
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Best affordable keyboard controller for Ableton
I've bought the Launchkey 37 in first place to be able to control Ableton Live more or less without a mouse - and in this regard, I am more than satisfied. It enables me to control everything I desire, directly from a controller. Additionally It has many useful features, like Arpeggiator, Scale and Chord Map – which I discovered recently – and everything is surprisingly readable on its quite small display. Regarding its portability, it’s not that small – but it has 37 full sized keys – which are a pleasure to play and comparable to other synths, in that price range. Although it’s lightweight, it gives a feeling of quality – especially the knobs and endless encoders. I have to use to the drum pads a bit, which are much softer than on the AKAI MPK II series. All-in-all a very good buy, and totally recommend to anyone trying to get a controller for Ableton, with just enough keys to play along.
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Wow
Wery like disain, setup and options. Good product
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Very nice, but beware
Very nice midi keyboard, easily accessible features, but be aware, it has lots of amazing features but they only work with Ableton (step-sequencer and other). I did not know this before buying, so I returned it and bought the Native Instruments Kontrol 49 instead, since I don't use Ableton, but I do use Kontakt. I felt the 37 keys on Novation Launchkey was also not enough for testing and sound production, even though I do not know how to play with both hands. 49 keys are better for testing sounds imho. Also I didn't like the buttons (not pads, but the buttons) on Launchkey because they are indented and under too much silicone, I like them more on NI Kontrol because they are not indented, they have a more noticeable "click" so you know when you pressed them. The actual keys are a bit nicer on NI Kontrol also, and it's cheaper. If you use Ableton this is a great buy, otherwise not so much.
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