The voice of Launchkey: Novation Play Walkthrough

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introducing Novation Play
00:19 - What is Novation Play? And how does Novation Play work?
01:33 - Finding drum sounds with Launchkey and Novation Play
02:15 - Choosing a bass preset with Launchkey and Novation Play
04:07 - Adding the final touches to a track with Launchkey and Novation Play
04:52 - Download Novation Play via your Novation account"

"We're delighted to announce the release of Novation Play, a virtual instrument designed to spark instant inspiration, developed in collaboration with ‪@klevgrand‬ and exclusively crafted for our Launchkey MK4. In this video, Dylan walks you through what Novation Play is, explains how it works, and highlights the features it offers. We'll demonstrate how you can incorporate Novation Play into your music production setup and explore its capabilities - showing you how to utilise Novation Play in your workflow.

Boasting over 80 expertly-designed presets, sampled from renowned synthesisers such as Novation Peak, Novation Bass Station II, Novation Nova, Sequential Prophet 6, Prophet Rev 2, and Oberheim OB-6. Functioning as a standalone desktop app and as a plugin, Play features seamless one-to-one hardware integration with Launchkey’s encoders, pads, and buttons, providing an immediate, instrument-like workflow.

Novation Play is now available to download for new and existing Launchkey MK4 owners from the 'My Software' section in your account. Download Novation Play here - https://bit.ly/_Download_Novation-Play

Learn more about Novation Play - https://bit.ly/_Novation_Play
Learn more about Launchkey - https://bit.ly/_NEW_Launchkey-White_

🎹 Suggested videos to watch next:


Playlist:

1. ONE Keyboard, Multiple Plugins, ZERO Plan (2 Hour Challenge)
2. Multiple MIDI channels, Launchkey and an epic DAWless setup
3. Sparking ideas with Scale Mode and Chord Map with Launchkey

Inner City/Big Fun (Circuit Rhythm Instrumental)

video upload by Guinan

"Written in 1987 and released in 1988 Inner City’s ‘Big Fun’ was one of the first big crossover hits for House music internationally. Composed with minimal equipment and featuring Paris Grey’s iconic vocal, it set the template for many imitators and subsequent hits.

In the interview below Kevin Saunderson states that all he wanted to create was a track that could be played at the Paradise Garage, the birthplace of House. Nearly 40 years later it can still fill a dancefloor.

Much of the essence of the track comes down to the sampled sounds used. I’ve tried as far as possible to use the original sound sources for my samples and have recreated a version that fits the track into the Circuit Rhythm. What you hear (on both the instrumental and vocal versions) is recreated entirely on the Rhythm and recorded direct from the audio outs. See below for more details."

How Kevin Saunderson Made Big Fun

video upload by Mixmag

Machina Bristonica 2025 - A Quick Look Round

video upload by Runningonair

"Just a little video about my trip to Machina Bristonica. Not by any means a full review, I wouldn't have it in me to attempt such a thing.

Links:
Equipment
https://sequential.com/modern-analog/...
https://www.genki.is/katla
https://groovesynthesis.com/
https://novationmusic.com/products/mi...
https://www.arturia.com/products/hard...

Artists
Sakr
https://sakrmusic.bandcamp.com/
Tim Exile
https://timexile.bandcamp.com/
Nadia Struiwigh
https://nadiastruiwigh.bandcamp.com/


https://runningonair.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fNUf...

https://paypal.me/runningonair?

Tides – MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP) [Ambient | Novation Peak Synthesizer]

video upload by Michele Cataneo Music

"🌌 Tides is the third track revealed from my upcoming EP MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP), created entirely with the Novation Peak synthesizer.
A sonic ascent of layered textures and evolving atmospheres, where every sound rises and expands toward new heights.

📀 MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP) – Coming Soon"

This Peak Patch is ALL Random

video upload by Saß

"Welcome to Crazy Random Patch Episode 2!
Ever feel stuck with an idea? Just twist all the knobs and press all the buttons!

In this episode, I made a patch on my Novation Peak, aptly titled "Robo Factory," reminiscent of what you might hear in a robotic car factory from a cyberpunk future, or maybe some weird magical mechanical beast from some dark fantasy dungeon (like the kind from RPGs where its fantasy but they have guns lol). Then, I made a very small beat featuring it to show that it can be used musically! I really hope you enjoy this kind of content, so please let me know if you do or don't! See you in the next video!

0:00 Intro/Randomizing
0:31 Patch Sound Demo
1:07 Quick Jam Session!

You can download my Peak patches from my Google Drive here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder..."

Novation Summit Live Cover of Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place

video upload by Toco

"One of my favorite Radiohead songs, so ethereal. Was fun to recreate the sound on my Novation Summit.

For more music:
https://thebirdsandthebeaks.carrd.co/"

Space Song on the Novation Summit synthesizer

video upload by Toco

"Space Song on the Novation Summit synthesizer #music #dreampop #cover #synthesizer #beachhouse #sad"

Born Slippy/Underworld (Circuit Tracks Instrumental)

video upload by Guinan

"This iconic tune (featured in the movie, ‘Trainspotting’) is another classic piece of techno from Underworld. This is a bit of a test if I could get anywhere near the sound using just the Circuit Tracks. The main iconic sound synth was apparently produced using a Waldorf Microwave which is a very different synth architecture than the Tracks.

This version was programmed and recorded straight from the Novation Circuit Tracks.

More details for synth nerds.
140BPM
Synth 1 – Pad sound using Digital Vocal waveforms 1 & 6. The original pad has a very sampled vocal tone from the wavetable used so I mixed in some modulated noise to try and get at least part of the same effect.
Synth 2 – percussive sawtooth chords with delay (apparently dotted 8ths on the original but it didn’t sound right so I’ve used 8th delay (preset 11)).
Drum 1- booming 909 techno bass drum.
Drum 2 – 909 hihats and open hihat.
Drum 3 – this might be contentious but ‘the Internet’ suggests Underworld used a loop from the sample CD ‘Best Service:Dance Mega Jungle Rave’. What you are hearing therefore is sample ‘140 25.wav’ from this set I found by searching online. Opinion suggests that even if it wasn’t from this CD both they and Underworld sampled it from the same source?
Drum 4 – this is reserved for the vocal samples – surprising how essential to the song they are!"

Fractals – MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP) [Ambient | Novation Peak Synthesizer]

video upload by Michele Cataneo Music

"🌌 Fractals is the second track revealed from my upcoming EP MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP), created entirely with the Novation Peak synthesizer.
A sonic ascent of layered textures and evolving atmospheres, where every sound rises and expands toward new heights.

📀 MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP) – Coming Soon"

Performance Techniques - PT210 - SPD-SX Jungle Loops with Novation Peak

video upload by A Work In Progress

"A Work In Progress⁠ ⁠

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Performance Techniques PT210

SPD-SX Jungle Loops with Novation Peak"

A Digital Dialogue: Novation Ultranova Meets Elektron Cycles

video upload by Blossom Bisquits

"Step into a sonic world where past meets present. The warm, digital embrace and lush pads of the Novation Ultranova create a foundation for the precise, geometric, and percussive sounds of the Elektron Model:Cycles. This video isn't a battle—it's a collaboration, showcasing how these two synths, with their seemingly opposite characters, come together to form an unexpected and powerful synergy."

Bass Station + SEQtrak technofunk!

video upload by Jeremy Parker

"So I'm still borrowing this Bass Station 2 from @TheEntireRobot and enjoying it very much in combination with the Yamaha SEQtrak. I'm running the audio from the Bass Station into the SEQtrak input, so the Yamaha master effects (high pass filter and repeater in my case) can act on the Bass Station and really make everything sound cohesive. I'm 'borrowing' the SEQtrak sampler track (MIDI channel 11) for sequencing the Bass Station MIDI, which leaves my hands free to twist knobs and have some fun. Enjoy!"

Novation K-station, X-station, A-station, Xio, KS4 & 5 "Deep Space Kit" - Arps, drones & more

video upload by Jake

"Novation K-station - X-station - KS - Xio & A-station new bank n°2 Deep space kit

This 2nd library contains 100 new sounds for the Novation K-station synthesizer.
It mainly contains:
Complex Arpeggios
Polysynth sounds
Large pads
Special effects & drones
Solo classic sounds

00:00 - # 100 "Sweep Ice" Polyphonic bright strings
00:27 - # 113 "Flower Arp" Ambient arpeggio
01:07 - # 121 "Epic Strings" Fast analog strings
01:33 - # 109 "Debbie" Sequenced synth bass line
01:53 - # 107 "Cecile Arp" Celtic harp style arpeggio
02:25 - # 105"Silure" Underwater drone
03:03 - # 115 "Butterfly" Aerial arpeggio
03:32 - # 172 "CS81 solo" Big analog solo sounf
03:53 - # 167 "Ito Okashi" Xylophone
04:16 - # 130 "SW signal" Recieving strange radio messages
04:56 - # 138 "Gepetto" Fast thin arpeggio
05:38 - # 198 "Kiwi Dream" Fat bass synth arpeggio
06:42 - # 160 "WR Robots" Famous resonant synth bass
06:49 - # 178 "Yokota" Koto
07:22 - # 114 "Atom Arps" Sweet & light fast arpeggio
08:07 - # 173 "Mr Cairo" Tremolo nostalgic piano
08:27 - # 111 "Oily Arp 1" Shiny fast arpeggio
09:03 - # 124 "Stormy Pad" Dark and powerful polysynth pad
09:30 - # 139 "Light Wood" Organig light arpeggio
10:10 - # 165 "Gravity 2" Dark outer space drone


This library occupies slots 100-199. If you have any sounds you care about in this location, be sure to move them or make a backup.

These patches have been programmed to make the most of the modulation capabilities of the Novation engine. Thus the various expression functions are accessible via the modulation wheel

You can buy this bank here:
https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace..."

A Hybrid Eurorack Performance System with ALX-106 from WMD // Machina Bristronica DivKid Discussions

video upload by DivKid

"Here Alex from WMD ‘ALX-106’ joins me on the DivKid Discussions stage at Machina Bristronica, back in 2023 this one, to chat WMD Clutch (their hi hat module) and to demonstrate the WMD Metron’s ability to sequence and perform alongside other WMD (and non WMD) modules in Alex’s hybrid Eurorack performance rig. The combo of laptop, controller & Eurorack is a house music performance machine! Impressive."

Horror Times II - Make Noise Strega / Novation Bass Station II / Digitakt 2

video upload by Marty Vibe

"A somewhat improvised concoction using the Strega, Digitakt 2 and BSII. Oh and a few samples obviously. First video with the DT2, it's an amazing device. The BSII can get right down and dirty and is a good 'riff machine'."

Ambient House Hardware Jam w/ Novation Circuit Tracks & Modular Synth

video upload by S E C O N D • S U N

"Some minimalist beats to go with your morning coffee. Sit back, dive in, and chill out.

Website: https://www.secondsuncph.live
Instagram: / second__sun__
Bandcamp: https://secondsuncph.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Q1w9..
.

Second Sun is an ambient artist from Copenhagen, Denmark. Thank you for listening. If you like what you hear, please share it with someone you love.

All rights reserved."

Novation Launch Control XL3 Dub Techno Session

video upload by Tsubasa Arakawa

"In this video, we showcase the newly released Launch Control XL3 from Novation, used to control the Push 3 Standalone in real time, while syncing the Elektron Analog Four MK2 and Analog Rytm MK2 for a dynamic live performance.

Thanks to the high-precision knobs and mapping capabilities of the Launch Control XL3, intricate dub-style processing and delay manipulations can be performed with exceptional control and musicality.

This setup opens up new possibilities for both production and live expression. Be sure to check it out!

この映像では、Novationから新たにリリースされたLaunch Control XL3を活用し、Push 3 Standaloneを自在にコントロールしながら、Elektron Analog Four MK2およびAnalog Rytm MK2をシンクロさせてライブパフォーマンスを展開しています。

Launch Control XL3の高精度なノブ操作とマッピング性能によって、ダブ処理やディレイ操作が極めて精密かつ表現豊かに行えます。

音楽制作やライブパフォーマンスにおいて、新たな可能性を切り開くこのセットアップ。ぜひ一度チェックしてみてください。"

Minimoog 2025 meets WALRUS audio sloer

video upload by graal7

"Minimoog 2025 meets WALRUS audio sloer
additionnal sounds with novation summit"

Elevation – MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP) [Novation Peak Synthesizer]

video upload by Michele Cataneo Music

"🌌 Elevation is the first track revealed from my upcoming EP MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP), created entirely with the Novation Peak synthesizer.
A sonic ascent of layered textures and evolving atmospheres, where every sound rises and expands toward new heights.

🎧 Close your eyes, breathe, and let the climb begin.

📀 MUSIC FOR PEAK (EP) – Coming Soon"

Stargaze / Novation PEAK / Ambient

video upload by Brad Shields