Bought this item and can't get the keyboard to operate in Ableton Live. Silence when touching the keys. Am I missing something?
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I'm hoping I can post links here. I haven't even opened my box yet, but this clip shows some settings you may want to check. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg6EJ6JiLTM If my link has been removed, go to youtube. Search "novation launchkey 25 ableton live". It's about the 7th video down in the search results. There are Japanese characters in the description, but don't worry, the audio is in English. I hope something from those Youtube results can help you.
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Follow this tutorial to setup the launchkey correctly to ableton: http://us.novationmusic.com/answerbase/video-launchkey-ableton-live-setup
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were u able to fix the problem? i recently bought this midi and am having the same issue
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I had the same issue, the keyboard never connected again. It's a piece of trash, get your money back if you can
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The APC40 is what's called a "control surface", which is simply a panel of buttons and dials that will take the place of keyboard and mouse clicks when using the audio software on your computer. It is optimized for Ableton Live, but as it is a MIDI controller can be programmed to function with other software. (Technically, it's the software being programmed to work with the device, not the other way around.) The important thing to know is that this device does nothing by itself. It's the music software in your computer doing all the work.
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Did you re-start your DWS and/or your computer? I haven't had a single problem, but that doesn't mean nobody ever had one. I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but if you haven't tried this, try this: unplug your LPD8, restart your computer, plug in the LPD8, launch your music software. Good luck!
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Yes, you can connenct is as a Master keyboard. It's not a DAW controller. The keyboard is amazing. Enjoy it.
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I, like Sandy, am using this keyboard on essentially the same machine. I just plugged it in, and everything worked fine. All buttons seemed to be already configured (email, calculator, etc). It was truly "plug and play".I would suspect a faulty keyboard. Do you possibly have another computer to try it on, or perhaps a friend or neighbor who would let you try it out on their computer? Just a thought...Good luck!
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this keyboard is a controller it makes no sound. It only send midi notes and control messages. Typically, you would plug the Usb into a midi in port on a midi or audio interface with midi ports. Then you would tell your Daw software to recognize the midi it port. If you do not have a DAW you can dowload a copy of reaper, which is a trail version and reasonably priced. I use this keyboard with my IPad and I am pleased with it.
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Thanks!Now I got this Musescore downloaded, I still have not idea to make my LPK 25 to play any sound.Quick tips?
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To be honest I use the keyboard as part of my band. I have never use it for what you are inquiring about. Cannot give any advice.
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It comes with a lite version of ableton I believe. You can upgrade to the standard and the suite later on. You can start making music out of the box.
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Anyone know what happens if there's no Activation Key for the Cubase Le program that comes with it? Any suggestions?
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I have had it work just fine, but now I can't get it to work. Could someone talk me through the process. It is charged, I turned on the keyboard. In my settings I have it Bluetooth enabled and connected to nearby devices. I've paired it and waited for the blue light to stop blinking. But it still isn't working. Am I doing something out of order?
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I'm using one right now. The media keys for next/last track, play/pause, stop, and mute all work. The volume knob doesn't, nor do the programmable keys along the top above the function keys. I like the way the keyboard types and I don't use those other keys at all so it isn't much of a detriment to me. I do wish the volume knob worked but that's about it.
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I have used an older model, but this is a USB midi controller that works best with Ableton (and can be used with FL Studio among others) software for music production as well as DJing. Within Ableton, you can control clips, or the part of the song you want to play, volume, sends, and returns. Other modes allow playing armed instruments with up to 72 pads or using effects that can spread on up to 72 pads.It is a USB, LED-backlit item used with music but you can decide its purpose depending on the software you prefer.
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Not exactly how to function it, but to get started go to YouTube and look up "how to use Novation Launchpad. It comes with a beginners disc of ableton software that will give you tips on how to use the studio and midi controllers such as the launchpad. But other than knowing how to perform on it will come inside the box showing how to connect it.
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Yes, I'm using it with nuendo, ableton live, guitar rigg and works perfectly. Just set the input device to iO2.
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Hi Arthur, make sure you have an ASIO driver installed (like ASIO4ALL) and then in maschine, click file->audio and midi settings then change "driver" to ASIO. You might have to reboot your compuetr before it works.Cheers, hope this helps, this Maschine is so much fun!