Novation Launchkey 61 MK3

THe launchkey has a MIDI interface as well as an USB interface providing MIDI.

$ dmesg
[172766.911294] usb 1-3: new full-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
[172767.250921] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=1235, idProduct=0137, bcdDevice= 2.00
[172767.250929] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[172767.250932] usb 1-3: Product: Launchkey MK3 61
[172767.250934] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Focusrite - Novation
[172767.250936] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: ****************

[172767.291001] usb-storage 1-3:1.2: USB Mass Storage device detected
[172767.291164] scsi host9: usb-storage 1-3:1.2
[172768.294500] scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Novation Onboarding Drive 0.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[172768.294776] sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
[172768.295994] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdd] 384 512-byte logical blocks: (197 kB/192 KiB)
[172768.296458] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is on
[172768.296462] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdd] Mode Sense: 03 00 80 00
[172768.297049] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdd] No Caching mode page found
[172768.297052] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through
[172768.341075]  sdd: sdd1
[172768.344471] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk

Bootloader

The bootloader mode allows us to configure and save certain settings. You can access the bootload by holding Octave Up and Octave Down while plugging the device in.

As long as the Easy Start is enabled the Launchkey MK3 shows up as a Mass Storage device and provides a Getting Started guide. This behavior can be disabled in bootloader via pressing Fixed Chord button.

Bootloader version

Press the Scene Launch button > (top-right pad) to display the bootloader version.

Start / Boot

Press Device Select, Device Lock or the Play button to start the application.