NOVATION LAUNCHKEY 49 MK2 SETUP SOFTWARE

Software based (USB Host)ДЄnother option is to use a computer as a MIDI Host to link between different MIDI devices and route their signals to each other. Here's a great post by Eric Skogen that has all the schematics you would need and a more detailed explanation of the 'Mini MIDI' standard, but in summary, you have to identify the Tip and Ring cables and switch them up. The end result is a much smaller cable that doesn't need any adaptors. It's a super simple soldering project that shouldn't take you more than a few minutes, just make sure to verify the connections with a multimeter. However, what I ended up doing was purchasing a 3.5mm TRS cable (standard audio 'AUX' cable), which I then cut in half, rewired 2 cables and soldered everything back again. In other words, the required chain would be: Circuit MIDI In Type B TRS MIDI adaptor Standard MIDI cable Type A TRS MIDI adaptor Launchkey Mini Mk3 MIDI Out Instead, I ordered a Type A breakout cable from Amazon, and I used one Type B adaptor from the Circuit with a regular MIDI cable. This means I was not able to use the 2 adaptors included in the Circuit to connect it to the Launchkey, since they require different types on each end. The Launchkey Mini does not include any breakout adaptors, but it uses Type A.

The Circuit includes 2 TRS-to-DIN breakout adaptors, and being a slightly older device, it uses Type B. Also, there are 2 variations of this new plug: Type A and Type B. Hardware only with MIDIДЄs MIDI devices have been shrinking in size, a new MIDI plug standard has been developed around a common 1/8' (3.5mm) TRS connector (think headphones), this means that in order to connect with regular MIDI devices an adaptor is required. Turn on the Circuit holding the Shift button to access the settings menu, and save the settings by pressing Play. Make sure that the Circuit has the correct settings, refer to The Launchkey only has a MIDI Out connector for hardware setups, but it appears to also support MIDI In when using it through USB. There are two ways to connect the devices: (i) using MIDI cables for a hardware-only setup, or (ii) using an intermediary computer as an USB MIDI host. I'm running the most recent firmware on both devices: That means I don't need to map each and every control of the Circuit into the Launchkey, since I'm using the Launchkey mostly to have a 'regular' keyboard to play on (as well as using the arpeggiator functionality), while using the Circuit to control the sound of each patch, the session and the mixer. My goal was to use both devices side by side, using the Circuit's controls to arrange and manipulate the sound, while using the Launchkey to play the actual notes. The Launchkey Mini Mk3 is reasonably priced, it's from the same maker as the Circuit, and they look very good together: both of them are exactly the same height and are made of the same materials. Novation has recently launched an updated version of their Launchkey Mini (Mk3) MIDI keyboard controller and it seemed like an excellent companion to the Novation Circuit groovebox I already owned.

Novation launchkey 49 mk2 setup