


NOVATION
Novation 61SL MKIII

now included with this MIDI keyboard
GForce Bass Station plugin
GForce Bass Station is now included for free included with Novation Launchkey MK4, SL MkIII, and FLkey MIDI keyboard controllers.
The Novation 61SL MKIII is the perfect centrepiece to control your setup, with or without a computer. It seamlessly controls DAW software whilst it offers absolute control over MIDI hardware and CV/Gate synths taking total control directly from the internal 8-track polyphonic sequencer to keep everything in sync.
The 61SL MKIII is packed full of features to give you absolute hands-on control and improved workflow. Full colour LCD screens display full parameter feedback so you can see everything you are controlling, and keyboard features vibrant RGB LED feedback making it extremely useful to work with scales and multiple zones or layers on the board.
The Novation 61SL MKIII is the perfect controller for Ableton Live DAW software offering unmatched integration with it's full colour LCD screens giving you full visibility of your parameters, while the pads, buttons, eight faders and eight knobs get you hands-on with your music - and in any major music software, using InControl.
Deep integration with Logic and Reason - plus HUI compatibility with Cubase, Pro Tools and Reason - mean SL MkIII is equally at home controlling most DAWs. Highly customisable mappings for hardware and software easily control everything. You can create your own templates in the software editor, and save them to the keyboard.
The 61SL MKIII features an internal eight-track pattern-based sequencer so you can record or input notes step-by-step in real time, and you can play and edit your sequences directly from the keyboard. You can then record parameter automation straight onto the sequencer, bringing your productions to life. Choose an arp type with the buttons on the keyboard, set a sync rate, tweak note and pattern lengths, and use the pads to create everything in in real time.
61SL MkIII boasts an extremely playable synth-style semi-weighted keybed, with a sprung action tuned to the needs of the experienced player. It’s got aftertouch too, assignable to anything. Its exceptionally high scan rate of 10 kHz gives the keys a super dynamic feel for expressive performances. And you can see scales, modes and zones instantly with vibrant on-key RGB LED feedback.
The SL MkIII's velocity-sensitive RGB pads have multiple functions too: they can be used for launching clips, as steps in the sequencer, for finger drumming, and have polyphonic aftertouch.
The SL MKIII features comprehensive connectivity; USB; MIDI In, Out, Out 2/Thru, three pedal inputs, Analogue Clock Out, and two CV Pitch, Gate, and Mod outputs can be used to route anything anywhere. This makes it the ultimate central nervous system for any studio or live performance setup.
Three year warranty
Wherever you happen to be in the world, you can rely on a three-year warranty if any Novation hardware needs repairing or replacing due to a manufacturing fault. Novation will send you replacement gear in the UK and the US, and they’ll cover the shipping costs both ways. In the UK, they'll send you a replacement before you return your hardware to them.
Main features of the Novation 61SL MKIII include:
- Full colour LCD screens give you full parameter feedback, enabling you to see everything you are controlling
- Internal eight-track pattern-based sequencer
- One routable clock for the whole system
- MIDI and analogue clock and transport controls keep everything running in time
- Arpeggiator
- Customisable templates
- Control all major music software
- Highly customisable mappings for hardware and software easily control everything
- LED feedback: Work with scales and keys and set up multiple zones and layers on the keyboard
- See everything instantly with vibrant on-key RGB LED feedback
- USB; MIDI In, Out, Out 2/Thru; three pedal inputs
- Analogue Clock Out; and two CV Pitch, Gate, and Mod outputs can be used to route anything anywhere
Product Hardware Specifications |
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Rear Panel & Connectors
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Sequencer
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Real Time Performance
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Editing
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Software Compatibility |
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Power Requirements |
Power supply included (This product can not be powered from USB)
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- Full colour LCD screens
- Semi weighted synth action keybed with aftertouch
- Internal eight-track pattern-based sequencer
- 8 faders, 8 knobs, 16 velocity sensitive pads
- Transport control parameters
- LED feedback: Work with scales and keys and set up multiple zones
- Control all major music software
- Includes Ableton Live Lite and Loopmasters
- Three-year warrany

Included Software
Ableton Live Lite: The renowned electronic music creation software, with seamless Launchkey integration. With effects, instruments, sounds and all kinds of creative features included – everything you need to make any kind of music.
GForce: Back in 1993, we introduced the world to a compact analogue synth with colossal low end — the original Bass Station. Now, more than thirty years later, we’ve partnered with analogue-modelling pioneers GForce Software to create GForce Novation Bass Station.
XLN Audio Addictive Keys: Add great sounding piano to your tracks with the Studio Grand, based on the iconic Steinway® Model D. Plug in and play; you’ll be instantly transported to a professional recording studio set up to capture this beautiful piano.
AAS Session Bundle: Essential sounds for your tracks: Lounge Lizard’s authentic classic electric piano tones; Strum Session’s acoustic and electric guitar sounds; Ultra Analog Session’s easy-to-use, huge synth sounds.
Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings: Exclusive to Launchkey, get immediately expressive and realistic strings sounds. Control release, delay and reverb or fade in experimental warped layers to add colour to your tracks and scores.
Klevgrand R0Verb: A hybrid between a simple reverb and a very complex delay in an easy-to-use plug-in. Design your own reverbs and put your sounds in their own unique space.
Klevgrand DAW Cassette: Bring your sound back to the golden age of cassette tapes, with an accurate recreation of saturation, distortion, noise and wobble.