Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We teamed up with @klevgrand to set ourselves a challenge - can our in-house music producers create a track in 2 hours, using only a MIDI keyboard and a limited set of plugins?
Back in early summer, our very own Vini from Novation and Lucas from Klevgrand met for the first time in Berlin and set themselves the ultimate challenge: producing a track from scratch in only two hours. With just a Launchkey Mini 37, Logic Pro, and the full suite of Klevgrand plugins to hand, how did they get on?
Listen to the track they created here - bit.ly/The_Final_Track
Read the full article here - bit.ly/_2-Hours_To_Finish_A_Track_Novation-and-Klevgrand
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▶ youtube.com/live/17tJhadE2Y0
Chapters:
00:00 - Making a track with the Novation Launchkey & Klevgrand plugins
00:32 - Meeting Lucas from Klevgrand in Berlin
01:00 - Rules of the challenge
01:58 - Making a track in only 2 hours
03:56 - Making a beat with Klevgrand OneShot
04:54 - Adding in chords with Launchkey and Klevgrand Tomofon
05:43 - Using Chord Map to build out chords on Launchkey
07:15 - Creating a lead line and chords with Launchkey and Klevgrand Tomofon
08:30 - Adding a bassline using Launchkey
08:44 - Using the arpeggiator to create a bassline on Launchkey
09:53 - Building the second part of the track
10:24 - Creating chord variations for the verse on Launchkey
11:53 - Changing up the drumbeat on the Launchkey
12:33 - Adding in a shaker to the beat with Klevgrand Shaka
14:26 - Arranging the song and building out the structure
14:51 - Creating an intro to the track using Klevgrand DAW Cassette
17:21 - Adding in arpgeggiated synths with Launchkey and Klevgrand Stark
17:56 - Adding a guitar amp effect to the appreggios with Klevgrand Spinn
18:26 - Layering in chord variations with Launchkey
19:02 - Adding in a drum fill and bassline with Launchkey
19:50 - Tweaking the tone of chords with Klevgrand Tomofon
20:48 - Adding in reverb using Klevgrand Revolv
21:49 - Mixing the track in Logic Pro with Klevgrand Korvpressor
23:09 - The final track
24:04 - Our ratings of the final track
--- Connect with us:
instagram.com/wearenovation
tiktok.com/@wearenovation
facebook.com/novationmusic
twitter.com/wearenovation
threads.net/@wearenovation
---We are Novation
We’re here to bring inspiring instruments and tools to musicians, producers, beatmakers, composers, and anyone else who creates sound. We’re based in the UK, but have always been found wherever you’re making music: from the cold, muddy warehouse raves of our early years right through to today — where our gear powers everything from DAWless jams to live shows and studio sessions the world over.
#Novation #MusicProduction #Klevgrand #Launchkey #MusicChallenge #MusicProduction #Plugins #LogicPro #Logic
We teamed up with @klevgrand to set ourselves a challenge - can our in-house music producers create a track in 2 hours, using only a MIDI keyboard and a limited set of plugins?
Back in early summer, our very own Vini from Novation and Lucas from Klevgrand met for the first time in Berlin and set themselves the ultimate challenge: producing a track from scratch in only two hours. With just a Launchkey Mini 37, Logic Pro, and the full suite of Klevgrand plugins to hand, how did they get on?
Listen to the track they created here - bit.ly/The_Final_Track
Read the full article here - bit.ly/_2-Hours_To_Finish_A_Track_Novation-and-Klevgrand
🎹 Suggested videos to watch next:
▶ youtu.be/jptf2lp3i80
▶ youtu.be/_lNrJhiy67Y
▶ youtu.be/sU0SOWFSl5A
▶ youtube.com/live/17tJhadE2Y0
Chapters:
00:00 - Making a track with the Novation Launchkey & Klevgrand plugins
00:32 - Meeting Lucas from Klevgrand in Berlin
01:00 - Rules of the challenge
01:58 - Making a track in only 2 hours
03:56 - Making a beat with Klevgrand OneShot
04:54 - Adding in chords with Launchkey and Klevgrand Tomofon
05:43 - Using Chord Map to build out chords on Launchkey
07:15 - Creating a lead line and chords with Launchkey and Klevgrand Tomofon
08:30 - Adding a bassline using Launchkey
08:44 - Using the arpeggiator to create a bassline on Launchkey
09:53 - Building the second part of the track
10:24 - Creating chord variations for the verse on Launchkey
11:53 - Changing up the drumbeat on the Launchkey
12:33 - Adding in a shaker to the beat with Klevgrand Shaka
14:26 - Arranging the song and building out the structure
14:51 - Creating an intro to the track using Klevgrand DAW Cassette
17:21 - Adding in arpgeggiated synths with Launchkey and Klevgrand Stark
17:56 - Adding a guitar amp effect to the appreggios with Klevgrand Spinn
18:26 - Layering in chord variations with Launchkey
19:02 - Adding in a drum fill and bassline with Launchkey
19:50 - Tweaking the tone of chords with Klevgrand Tomofon
20:48 - Adding in reverb using Klevgrand Revolv
21:49 - Mixing the track in Logic Pro with Klevgrand Korvpressor
23:09 - The final track
24:04 - Our ratings of the final track
--- Connect with us:
instagram.com/wearenovation
tiktok.com/@wearenovation
facebook.com/novationmusic
twitter.com/wearenovation
threads.net/@wearenovation
---We are Novation
We’re here to bring inspiring instruments and tools to musicians, producers, beatmakers, composers, and anyone else who creates sound. We’re based in the UK, but have always been found wherever you’re making music: from the cold, muddy warehouse raves of our early years right through to today — where our gear powers everything from DAWless jams to live shows and studio sessions the world over.
#Novation #MusicProduction #Klevgrand #Launchkey #MusicChallenge #MusicProduction #Plugins #LogicPro #Logic
