I’ve always disliked sustain buttons as they’re not very helpful if you’re using two hands. I personally love using a sustain pedal, even with smaller MIDI controllers. This is unique to Novation, as no other mini controller that I’m aware of has this yet.Īnother thing that I personally love with this controller is the sustain input. On the back of the controller, Novation delivers with something that is unique to just the MK3 Mini, a MIDI output.

Here is a list of free DAWs that I recently put together. If you’re unfamiliar with DAWs, you can actually find some good free DAWs now. The entire right side consists of your DAW controls such as recording, stop, play, and more. 16 RGB-lit velocity-sensitive pads take-up the middle of the controller.Ībove the pads, you will find 8 encoders. I will get into this in more detail a little further into the review.Īfter the strips, you will see some control parameters and your classic octave up and down buttons. When you look from left to right, you are met with a pitch-bend strip and a modulation strip.

With this being said, there definitely are some difference and improvements that Novation has made. The Novation Launchkey MK3 Mini has a sleek design that is similar to its predecessor, the MK2 Mini.

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