Absolute hardware control
Bring MIDI hardware and CV/Gate synths together by plugging them all into SL MkIII, taking total control directly from the internal eight-track polyphonic pattern-based sequencer.
Easily integrate hardware with your DAW
Do you use a DAW and crave integrating your favourite hardware? Well, you can have the best of both worlds. Make controlling your software easy by recording productions from a studio centrepiece.
The perfect controller for Live™
We worked with Ableton® to create an absolutely stunning keyboard controller for their Live™ music-making software. The five colour LCD screens give you full parameter feedback, enabling you to see everything you are controlling.
Internal eight-track pattern-based sequencer
Real time record or input notes per step. Play and edit your sequences directly from the keyboard. Record your movements as automation into the sequencer, bringing life to your production.
One routable clock for the whole system
Whether you're in the box or outside the box, the MIDI and analogue clock and transport controls keep everything running in time.
Arpeggiator
Choose an arp type, set a sync rate, tweak the length, and then use the pads to design your rhythms in real time.
Customisable templates
Highly customisable mappings for hardware and software easily control everything. Create your own templates in the software editor, and save them to the keyboard.
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.
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.
Key Features
SL MkIII is the centrepiece that can be used to control your whole studio, working perfectly alongside your DAW. Make working with your hardware easy and creatively rewarding, and construct your next production in the 8 track polyphonic sequencer, with everything staying in sync.
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Bring MIDI hardware and CV/Gate synths together
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Easily integrate hardware with your DAW
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The perfect controller for Ableton Live music-making software
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Internal 8 track pattern based sequencer
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1 routable clock for the whole system
Included Software
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Access to the Sound Collective
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Ableton Live Lite
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4 GB of Loopmasters sounds and samples
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Free Melodics lessons
What’s In The Box
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Novation 61SL MkIII
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Premium braided USB cable
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12V DC power supply
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Printed Getting Started Guide
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Safety information sheet
Product Hardware Specifications
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61 note velocity sensitive, individually sprung, synth style, semi-weighted keyboard
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16 full-colour RGB backlit velocity sensitive drum pads
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2 Page and 2 scene launch buttons
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8 continuous rotary knobs
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8 sliders
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6 dedicated transport controls
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RGB backlit pitch bend and modulation wheels
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2 octave / transpose buttons
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2 Track buttons
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5x RGB TFT LCD screens
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59 Backlit buttons with tact switches
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61 RGB LEDs plus 49 or 61 keybed RGB LEDs
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16 Assignable buttons x 2 pages (32 assignable buttons)
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Assignable grid x 2 pages | (32 assignable pads)
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Backlit RGB Mode switching buttons including InControl
Rear Panel & Connectors
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Power switch
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DC power socket
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USB socket
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MIDI IN, OUT, OUT2 / THRU - 3x 5-pin DIN sockets
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Sustain and Expression pedal 1/4" TRS jack inputs
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Footswitch pedal 1/4" TS jack input
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CV, Gate, Modulation -1- on 3.5mm jack sockets
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CV, Gate, Modulation -2- on 3.5mm jack sockets
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Clock out
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Kensington security slot
Sequencer
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64 Sessions
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8 Tracks per session
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8 Patterns per track (16 steps per Pattern for a total of 128 steps per track)
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Real time record (notes, with velocity and automation)
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Auto-quantise notes to steps and automation to 8 events per step
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All assignable controls can be automated (8 maximum automation lanes)
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Internal tempo range 40 - 240
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External synced tempo range 30 - 300
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Swing 20 - 80%
Real Time Performance
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22 Scale types and chromatic transposition
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Pattern expand view - flip the grid
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Pattern start and end, direction incl. random
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Configurable pattern chain
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Session instant switching and queued switch
Editing
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Velocity and gate per step
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Multiple gate lengths per step (via real time record)
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Automation edit per step
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Clear step, automation parameter per pattern, pattern, session
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Duplicate step, pattern
Software Compatibility
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Ableton Live Lite included
Power Requirements
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Maximum power consumption 12V DC 1000mA
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Power supply included (This product cannot be powered from USB)
Product Dimensions
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61SL MkIII: <981mm length x 300mm depth x 100mm height>