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29th Jan 2026

Launch Control XL v1.1 is here

Our creative control surface’s first major update brings improved compatibility, more control, and deeper customisation. Launch Control XL’s first major firmware update is available now & … Read more

13th Jan 2026

Interview: Halina Rice on building immersive worlds

London-based composer, producer, and audio-visual artist Halina Rice has developed a unique space in electronic music, crafting performances that feel as much like art installations as live sets. By c … Read more

18th Dec 2025

Watch: Five ways to humanise your drum sequences

Watch as Dylan shows you five ways to make your drums feel less robotic and more human using Launchpad Pro [MK3]. MIDI drums offer music makers so much flexibility through being able to change the sou … Read more

9th Dec 2025

Watch: Which Launchpad fits into my workflow?

Watch as Taetro dives deep into the Launchpad range and gives an overview to help you decide which version suits your setup. From launching clips and playing expressive melodies to sequencing entire … Read more

20th Nov 2025

A track from scratch with Launchkey

Watch as Rob starts from scratch and ends with a track using all Launchkey’s creative features and stock plugins that come with Ableton Live Lite. Chords set the tone of the track with Scale Mod … Read more

19th Nov 2025

Interview: Nadia Struiwigh on gear, creativity, and carving out a career in electronic music

We recently caught up with the Dutch musician, composer, and DJ at Machina Bristronica — read on for her advice to aspiring artists. If you’ve been following electronic music or music tec … Read more

23rd Oct 2025

Making a beat with the Launchkey's Arpeggiator

Can you make a beat only using an arpeggiator? The answer is yes and in this video we show you how. Watch as Dylan makes a beat using Launchkey’s Arpeggiator to develop a driving bass line, melo … Read more

21st Oct 2025

Synchron Stage Reverb SO: free for Novation customers

Bring the sound of Vienna’s legendary recording stage into your music, free for all Novation customers until 6 January 2026. We’ve teamed up with Vienna Symphonic library to off … Read more

2nd Oct 2025

Meet Novation Play: A new voice for Launchkey

Turn your Launchkey MK4 into an inspiring instrument with an intuitive, hardware-like workflow. Novation Play is a virtual instrument designed to pair perfectly with Launchkey MK4 MIDI controller key … Read more

15th Sep 2025

Scaler: Noise, bass, and the machines that hold it together

Scaler are not a band content to sit neatly in a genre. Born from a shared background in metal and guitar music, they’ve evolved into something far harder to pin down: a live act where riffs and … Read more

4th Sep 2025

Peak and Summit: Still reaching new heights?

Download two free sound packs and see how Venus Theory, Jason Graves, Mylar Melodies, and Starsky Carr continue to find new uses for these analogue/digital hybrid synths. It’s been a while since … Read more

Let's go backstage

Launch Control XL v1.1 is here

Interview: Halina Rice on building immersive worlds

Watch: Five ways to humanise your drum sequences

Watch: Which Launchpad fits into my workflow?

A track from scratch with Launchkey

Interview: Nadia Struiwigh on gear, creativity, and carving out a career in electronic music

Making a beat with the Launchkey's Arpeggiator

Synchron Stage Reverb SO: free for Novation customers

Meet Novation Play: A new voice for Launchkey

Scaler: Noise, bass, and the machines that hold it together

Peak and Summit: Still reaching new heights?

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