

The Novation V-Station is extremely easy to use and comes with 400 different locations to save patches.
LAUNCHEY 49 PC
This is a polyphonic synth that works for PC and Mac. This alone, in my opinion, makes the Novation Launchkey 49 MKII a good purchase. The Novation Bass Station is a great VST that actually costs a pretty good amount. If you haven’t heard of this synth before, it’s a great hardware synth that packs some amazing bass sounds.
LAUNCHEY 49 SOFTWARE
This is a great software VST that is modeled after the Novation Bass Station synth. You don’t need anything other than this, especially when you’re just getting started. I recommend taking advantage of this software as it comes for free. It is also fairly easy to use as there are hundreds of tutorials on youtube. This gives you all the tools you need to instantly start writing your next hit song.

This is one of the best free DAWs that you can access. The ever-popular free version of Ableton Live. Some of these are the free versions, however, they still allow you to check each out. They pack in some incredible software for free. The software department is where Novation really killed it. Here’s a video of someone unboxing and going through the Launchkey MKII 49. Costs have to be cut, and I believe Novation chooses to cut in the build department, rather than other areas. Keep in mind, this keyboard is much cheaper than both of these keyboards. I still don’t think it competes with the durability as the Arturia Keylab MKII or the Akai MPK2 series, but it is an improvement for sure. The build overall feels much more durable. The brightly colored drum pads are great for playing live as they light up the room. Novation made some nice improvements here and came in with a aesthetically pleasing design. 16 colored RGB back-lit velocity-sensitive drum pads.49 velocity-sensitive synth-action keys.You’ll be happy to know that I believe Novation fixed most of these problems. The MIDI signal would also sometimes cut in and out due to the a cheap USB port on the back of the keyboard. The build was also pretty cheap feeling all around, especially in the faders and rotary knobs. It was weird because this would happen all on its own. They would start to change the MIDI channel, which is located at the top left of the keyboard. I had some serious problems with the faders on the original Launchkey. Before I purchased this, I owned the original Launchkey and there a couple of things that I was hoping that Novation would fix. The first thing that grabbed my attention would be the brightly colored drum pads. I also think that it defeats most of them, with a few exceptions that I will get into later in the review. In my opinion, it definitely stands up to the other keyboards around its price. With a low price tag and great MIDI functionality, how does the Launchkey 49 MKII stand up to its competition? 1.0.2.3 Novation V-Station Software Synth.If you use grid-based software such as Ableton Live or FL Studio, the launch pads will put loop control right at your fingertips. Whatever software you use, the 16 launch pads are perfect for sketching out beats or playing in drum lines. LAUNCHġ6 dual-color-backlit velocity-sensing Launchpad panels can be used to play drums, trigger clips and scenes without having to go near the computer. With nine faders, up to nine buttons, eight rotary knobs and transport controls, nothing comes close to Launchkey for sheer controllability.
LAUNCHEY 49 PRO
Launchkey is a full-scale DAW controller for all major digital audio workstations, bringing mixer, transport and direct plug-in control to Ableton Live, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Reason, Logic, Cubase and more.

LAUNCHEY 49 FOR MAC
Launchkey includes an entire suite of software for iPad, Mac and PC including a brand new stand-alone synth app, a Launchpad app for triggering and improvising with loops, and the powerful V-Station and Bass Station soft synths for Mac and PC - not to mention Ableton Live Lite and a huge Loopmasters sample pack.
LAUNCHEY 49 PLUS
The control surface has been designed to work tightly alongside two intuitive apps for iPad: the Launckey app and the Launchpad app - plus the powerful V-Station synth plug-in for Mac and Windows. As well as enabling hands-on controller of your DAW’s mixer, instruments and effects, Launchkey is an integrated software/hardware instrument. The Novation Launchkey 49 is a 49 note keyboard controller with up to 50 physical controls – more than any other device in its class – including 16 velocity-sensitive multi-colour trigger-pads. Digital Adapters & Miscellaneous Cables.
