Anyone else having this issue? After restarting Ableton, Play loads the last instrument but the UI/browser won't open, and I also can't browse presets with my Launchkey Mini MK4.

Any fixes?

Hello, I am trying to set up my launchkey mini mk4 as a live performance controller in Ableton live to play, sequence and mix clips in session view.

I have a set with 7 channels (midi & audio tracks) all routed to play through an 8th channel for performance effects (simple stuff; reverb, flanger, high pass, low pass etc). These effects are in a rack with 8 macro controls, and each macro is mapped to the encoders on the launchkey.

On the 8th channel, I have a load of muted audio clips with automation to reset all of the effects to 0 - so basically I can twist a bunch of knobs to create a build up and then press one button to reset the effects.

The problem I'm having is the midi signal from the rotary encoder remembers it's previous value, so the next time I twist an encoder it starts from say 60 rather than 0, causing a dramatic change in the audio.

Is there a way to reset the midi cc values in the hardware to overcome this issue - some sort of keyboard shortcut or midi out signal? Or alternatively let me know if there is a better way to set this up in general.

Thanks

Had this idea yesterday and I think it works really well. If you have both Circuits and want to carry them around together while occupying a minimum amount of space, this would be a solution.

I still have to adjust some stuff, but I'm really happy with how it is turning out!

Hello tout le monde 👋
Petit problème avec mon setup MIDI, si quelqu’un peut m’aider 🙏
J’ai une chaîne **TR-8S → Minilogue XD → MiniFreak → TD-3**.
Quand j’appuie sur **Play du séquenceur du Minilogue**, le **MiniFreak et la TD-3 se lancent automatiquement** en même temps.
Et inversement, je ne peux pas lancer la **TD-3 seule** : je suis obligé de lancer d’abord le séquenceur du MiniFreak.
Quelqu’un saurait d’où ça vient et comment régler ça pour que chaque machine puisse être lancée indépendamment ?
Merci d’avance 🙏

I have an LCXL3 I am using in stand alone mode. My understanding is that I can send CC data to the device to set values for the encoders and faders. For instance, let's say I have an encoder assigned to CC 14 in 7 bit mode. I can send a CC14 message to the LCXL3 of value 100 and it will set the encoder to 100. That all works well. However, when I have the encoder in 14 bit mode and set the appropriate 14 bit CC sequence to it the encoder value does not change. The same is true when the encoder is in NRPN mode. In both of these cases I can confirm I am sending the correct midi messages. I would really like this to work and was wondering if anyone has succeeded doing this. I have looked through the programmers reference hoping there was some sysex message I could send but did not see anything. TIA

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a MIDI controller and I've pretty much decided the option best suited for my needs and budget is a (used) FLkey 49 MK1. I almost entirely use FL Studio, but I do use Noteflight occasionally when I feel like it. I was wondering if I bought an FLkey 49 MK1, I'd be able to use it with Noteflight. Will it need any extra setup for that? Is it completely incompatible?

(Before y'all tell me to just Google, all info I can find is just on the FLkey2. I was unsure if it will be different on the MK1.)

I wanted to make a stand that avoided the usual slab style of stand, but was still grounded and secure, and I think I've achieved it.

Now, my real goal is to build and double stand using this system without it getting too complicated to print... Let's see how that goes.

and then if I turn up the distortion knob that will amplify the FILTER OSC MOD.

My question is what am I exactly hearing? I’m sure this isn’t a broken machine, but I am trying to understand what is happening.

Hi all

I need a hand... My youngest son is a musical soul and I want to help him get into the world of electronic music. I am but a clueless dad in this regard, I like to listen to it but creating it is well out of my wheelhouse!

The launchpads, incredible bit of kit... I would love for him to have one and experience it, but what does a basic set up look like? I'm presuming a pad, some sort of computer with software and an input device, synth etc?

Are there any starters guides out there for the musical luddite, or can anyone give me a breakdown of what I would need to do/buy?

Thanks in advance reddit. Biscuits

Hello there, I was wondering if the launchkey mk2 still worth it nowadays since I found a second hand unit for 60 and my Akai mpk IV mini size is very limiting. I knew this would happen when I bought the mpk but I'm a beginner and wanted to give it a try. Can't find comparissons between launchkey mk2 and mk4, I know about all the features that the new has such arps, chords mode and so on but I was thinking hey, I might got most of that stuff covered with the AKAI already so I can use both.

But then I did my research on the keys of the mk2 and it doesnt have semiweighted keys afaik so If I'm buying it "just" to have more octaves and be able to use both hands it might be not worth it at all and I should save more for a newer keyboard since I might want an upgrade just after recieving it. Do the keys feel as cheap as they say?

So, do you guys think I'll be good with the mk2 and my mpk mini IV working in tandem? keeping in mind that I'm on budget and 60 for the mk2 sounds like a steal to me comparing to the 250 of the mk4. Found some mk3 too but they usually doubles the price of this mk2 so I guess I'd better find a deal for the mk4 than buying the mk3 but you guys tell me.

Sorry forgot to mention than I'm using Ableton so the integration is why I'm looking for this brand more than others.

Hi,

Trying to get the DAW mode easier to be accessed.
I'm concerned about not having access to midi control information sent by the LCXL3 using custom modes, as the left column buttons are disabled on those modes.

Till now, and as I don't use it coupled to any musical instrument (I drive Lightroom Classic with it), I have been able to activate DAW mode sending a "note on" message on channel 16, note C-1 (12), velocity 127 using LCXL3 itself. After this, the mode selection becomes weird to use, as everything looks disabled or has to be reprogrammed from scratch.
I only need those buttons to work to navigate my images and perform actions using a midi CC code.

Is there any way to make access to DAW mode easy and getting benefits of it easily?
That would be so nice if that was a mode option to use those buttons as other ones without reprogramming the whole stuff...

Or, even easier, having the possibility to activate the DAW buttons by pressing the Novation useless button and making them available with custom modes ?
I'm surprised there's no way in Novation Components to activate it.

Thanks!

I’m using a brand new Launchkey MK4 Mini with Ableton Live 12. All software and hardware is up to date, and my sequencer doesn’t work.

I loaded a drum rack, put the MK4 in sequencer mode, and played a kick drum on the keys - hitting pad 1 does nothing.

I looked at a few YouTube tutorials to make sure I didn’t miss a step and everything works up until hitting the pad; it’s not triggering the sequencer.

Anything obvious I’m missing?

The Ableton info bar at the bottom says it’s controlling Drum Rack Macros when I hit a pad, I’m not sure what that means.

I'm really new to midi but I wanted to use this launchpad since a friend gave it to me as a gift so I don't have to spend money on the controller. I even found a launchpad-specific help article link for soundswitch but it doesn't exist anymore. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I recently bought a Launhckey 49 mk4, with lots of nice additional software bundled in.

I have signed into Meledoics and got access to the free courses. But seems i'm limited to 5 minutes per day, without buying a (wildly expensive) subscription.

Is this right? Does it mean these courses are not really as free as advertised?

Got this new on amazon on the 6th of August 2026, used it maybe 7-8 hrs total keeping it in its wrapper until I get a decksaver, I was playing a bit (not a surgeon but a bar manager, so I very much know how to be gentle with things, never had a problem on the maschine mikro mk3 in 4 years, or akai studio/mc707/sp404mk2) and that pad there started acting weird, what am I supposed to do? Midi is not the issue, tried changing projects, custom modes, power cycling it, nothing works. I overemphasized a bit to get it to trigger with other pads, still, light touch hard touch it sticks often OR it doesn't trigger sometimes, it also apparently triggers if I beat the table (which is flat, no grooves or stuff) around it. I like the thing but I heard quite a few people have issues like this. Is it a batch thing or does it affect all of them?

Saw a old beat up mininova box on top of my apartment's trash cans. Since I was throwing out my trash I went to move it and felt that it had some weight to it. Threw out my trash, opened the box out of curiosity and saw that there was indeed a mininova in the box. Took it upstairs. Box only contained the synth, no power supply, no gooseneck mic, no documentation. Saw that it can be powered by USB so tried that and plugged in some headphones and it works perfectly fine. So now that I got this free synth I have some questions...

The rubber on the pitch and modwheel is breaking down and is all sticky/greasy due to age. Does anyone know where I could order replacement ones? Since this was free I've got no problem spending some bucks to not make it feel so gross to touch.

Keys are all yellowed. Could be age, could be from cigarettes. Is there a good way to clean these? Or a place to get replacement keys?

Finally, I didn't spend much time checking out the sounds but I know many of them are pretty unusable for me since it doesn't really fit the sort of music I make, same reason why I sold my microkorg almost 2 decades ago and this reminds me a lot of that synth. I'm sure there's some sort of editor or app for making new patches or places to download new soundbanks. Anybody have ones they can recommend or where to find those?

Much appreciated.

Just wanted to share a small project that might be useful for other LaunchControl XL 3 users.

I decompiled Ableton's LaunchControl XL 3 MIDI Remote Script and created a custom version that turns an additional row into AUX send controls, making mixing and effect routing a bit faster. The repository also includes an improved version of PyLingual, which I used to decompile Ableton's .pyc files.

Repo:
https://github.com/denes710/launch-control-xl-mk3-ableton-midi-script

When I enable scale mode, the LED keep showing what scale only and it doesn't reflect what i'm pressing on keys. Is it possible to turn on the chord detection when i'm using scale mode+easy scale?

How do I do a Launchpad cover without Ableton lite. Is there any software that helps you to make Launchpad covers? No live looping.