the more time I spend with the SL MkIII, I find more interesting features. You can call
these bonus features or hidden features but whatever you call them, you probably
won't find these on other keyboards. this is not a sponsored video but Novation
didn't let me borrow this keyboard for a while to check out its features and
while I have it I found 5 unique features that make the SL MkIII a
pretty cool keyboard for creating and performing.You want to watch until
the end of the video because you never know what you'll learn and the
techniques you'll be able to apply to your own music or maybe even your own
keyboard. let's check them out! you know how convenient it is to automate your
instruments on a computer? you know your DAW? well the SL mark 3 makes it really
easy to do the same automation for your hardware synths and record those patterns
and automations right from here. no computer required! remember you can set
this up ahead of time save it in your sessions and just play it when you're
ready to go like for instance on stage! check out how I automate the filter
sweep on my Prophet 6. you just hit record and modify whatever you want. I've
already recorded some chords into this sequencer pattern and some notes. now
let's automate that filter sweep while this is playing. I'm just gonna hit the
record button and let's do it!
so of course editing your automation once you've recorded it isn't going to
be as easy as it is with the computer and a mouse but still it's pretty cool.
next the light guide is actually kind of useful especially for editing existing
sequences. now if I'm getting ready for a performance but I want to change up some
of the notes in the cords that I've already saved, I can just press the pad
and the light guide shows me what I played. and I don't have to guess the chords
that I played and I may have already forgotten. I can just adjust the notes.
you can even press the option key here so that you can have a view of the notes
that were played. check it out! it's showing me which notes we're played. I can even
adjust the velocity for these individual notes. alright next up the arpeggiator.
now most keyboards come with a very simple arpeggiator, but this one gets
really complex and interesting. you can create some really interesting patterns.
let's turn on the arpeggiator. I can play this like a regular arpeggiator and play
all the notes in sequence or I can create some interesting rhythms by
deactivating some of these pads.
Now I've pressed the latch button so I can hold the arpeggiator. and now let's adjust some
things a little bit more.
you can't get that detailed with arpeggiators on other keyboards! next up -
sessions! sessions lets you save performance templates like the ones I've
been playing around with here. and it's like setting up a song within the SL
MkIII. you don't need your DAW or a computer to do this. everything from
sequences that you have, to arpeggiators, notes you've recorded, chords
you've recorded. everything is saved right here on the SL MkIII.
that's pretty powerful! imagine going on stage and being able to
load up all your settings right here on the keyboard for different songs.
now with these sessions you'll be able to save settings for external hardware synths,
external keyboards, and even virtual instruments in your DAW. and before we
get to the last one and a bonus, hit the like button and subscribe if you haven't
already. also, I've reviewed the Novation Launchkey - the small one - comparing it to
five other keyboards around $100 right here. check it out!
Alright next up the SL MkIII also lets you control multiple effects plug-ins.
for this part of the video I'm going to control the Prophet 6 through Ableton
Live. so I'm going to switch this to In Control so that I'm controlling Ableton
Live. and I have my Prophet 6 track up on Ableton and I've added a couple plugins.
you'll see EQ8, Valhalla reverb, and delay. now it's awesome that you can modify any
plug-in right from the screens and knobs on the SL MkIII, but you can also switch
to different plugins right from here. without using your mouse. so I've got
Valhalla's reverb loaded up right now,
adjusting the mix of the reverb. but I can then switch to a different plug-in.
so if I want to check out the delay that I have on here, now I'm modifying the
delay. adjusting feedback and wet/dry. I can even go over to EQ 8 and make
adjustments here as well.
I've also got a video comparing the SL with two other premium 49 key keyboards.
you can check that out here. alright bonus tip if you watched my
previous video on the SL MkIII where I compared it to a couple other keyboards
you heard that I was talking about the superior Ableton Live integration. well
it goes really deep! you can capture your sketches, your doodles on the
keyboard even if you forgot to hit record in Ableton. so I'm playing around
right now and I didn't record that. but check this out. hit shift and capture and
its recorded it. it's captured things that I'm just playing around with on
this keyboard. and it saved it as a new clip. now "Capture" is an Ableton Live
feature that you can access with the mouse. but having this available on the
keyboard just makes it's so much nicer. so I've been really impressed with the
SL MkIII keyboard. it does so much. if you're interested in this keyboard I put
a link in the description of the video. also if you found some other hidden
features that you'd like to share with other viewers here, leave it in the
comments below. I'd love to learn more about this keyboard and I'm sure
everyone else will. keep making the music that you love, guys! and hey check out one
of these videos next! see you later.