THE LAUNCH OF NOVATION IPAD APPSīoth the Launchpad app and Launchkey app – for the iPad only – are free to download and work perfectly well on their own as a sample looping/layering and synthesizer app respectively. Because the apps are free and the controllers stand on their own, this new synergy is bonus to users to decide how much or little to do with them. The Bottom Line: Novation has created a miniature iPad music studio that benefits from connecting a hardware controller to create options for the user to decide when the touchscreen or hardware works best. Powering a controller off the iPad and using these two intensive apps simultaneously drains the battery fast. No WiFi connection between the iPad and the controllers. Switching between apps with four-finger swipes often results in unwanted changes. Very short learning curve, just practice makes perfect. The two apps sync to each other and run simultaneously. Great sounds from both the Launchpad sample pack and the Launchkey synthesizer. The Good: Free apps integrate seamlessly with the hardware controllers.
Requirements: iPad running iOS 5.0.1 or later. Price: Free, with additional Launchpad sound packs for $2.99 each Reviewed: Novation Launchpad App and Launchkey App ( on iTunes) There’s much to dig into, click to read on. Novation’s entries into the iPad software/hardware market, the Launchpad and Launchkey apps, explores a modular kind of system where the apps can work separately, together, or seamlessly with connected controllers. At NAMM this year, we saw no new DJ hardware from Novation – no Twitch 2.0, no Nocturn refresh – instead they’ve focused on the production side of things.
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