Novation Launchkey 49 MK4 Controller Keyboard Overview
Launchkey 49 is a powerful DAW controller with a synth-style keyboard, eight continuous encoders, and 16 velocity sensitive pads for playing drums, instruments, and launching clips; it also includes creative Chord and Scale modes that work with the OLED display to make staying in key effortless.
Powerful 49-note controller keyboard
Add inspiration to your setup with Launchkey 49 – a compact, all-in-one DAW controller with two octaves of full-size, synth-action keys and 16 patented FSR pads for finger drumming, clip launching, and more. The next generation of Launchkey also gives you new ways to get creative in your DAW, with hardware synths, or on iPhone and iPad. Chord, Scale, and Arpeggio Modes have each been expanded to help you stay in key and perform in even more expressive ways – all with detailed feedback from the crisp, new OLED display.
Enhanced DAW integration
Launchkey supports all major DAWs right out the box, with seamless, custom integration for: Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, Reason Studios, Reaper, FL Studio, and Ardour. With these, you get a hardware-powered workflow that gives you full control of transport functions, timeline navigation, mixing and EQ, clip launching, and instrument and effect parameters. And when using Ableton Live’s Session View or Logic’s Live Loops, the 16 drum pads double as Launchpad-style clip launchers with RGB backlights that perfectly match what you see on screen.
Super-responsive keybed and FSR pads
The 49-note synth-style keyboard is expressive, musical, and a joy to play. For finger-drummers, Launchkey now sports our patented, velocity-sensitive FSR drum pads with polyphonic aftertouch. Unlike standard pads, each one features a unique, radial sensor that increases sensitivity and improves consistency for even tighter performances. They can also be set to trigger chords or individual notes with polyphonic aftertouch.
- In-depth DAW control: Powerful control of Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Reaper, Reason and more, with no set-up required
- Tweak your software: Eight encoders deliver instant control over DAW mixers, virtual instruments, and effects; user mappings can also be created for customised control
- Perform with a high-quality keybed: The synth-style keyboard is sensitive and expressive
- Play drums and instruments: 16 velocity-sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch for playing drums and instruments, as well launching clips and working with grids
- Powerful tools for creating chords and patterns: Powerful built-in Arpeggiator and three Chord Modes to easily create musical progressions: Fixed Chord, User Chord, and Chord Maps
- Always stay in key: Scale Mode locks notes on the keyboard into right key, and Chord Detector shows what chord is currently being played, with visual representation on the OLED display
- Connect to other instruments: Launchkey can be connected directly to synths and other MIDI hardware with its full-size MIDI out port; it also works with your iPhone or iPad
- Create your own control surfaces: Launchkey is fully customisable; map MIDI parameters to pads and controls of your choice with Novation’s easy-to-use Components software
- Ableton Live 12 Lite Live 12 Lite is the latest version of Ableton's innovative software for recording, producing, and performing music. It includes essential workflows, instruments and effects for creating new sounds, recording ideas, performing on stage, and much more.
- GForce We’ve also partnered with GForce to bring a comprehensive, 4-in-1 bundle of some of the most iconic synths in history. This bundle includes one mono synth, two poly synths, and a tape sampler emulation. Craft powerful basslines, airy melodies, lush chords, and intricate sequences effortlessly.
- Orchestral Tools Discover the perfect blend of orchestral instruments and effects tailored for Novation Launchkey. Our curated bundle combines selections from two Orchestral Tools collections; Inspire 2 and Time Macro, offering you a versatile suite of sounds. These samples, recorded to the highest standards, bring the essence of a full orchestra to your fingertips.
- Klevgrand Klevgrand's LUXE is an easy-to-use effect plugin designed for enhancing tracks to fit seamlessly within a mix, whether on drum buses, vocal tracks, or anything in between. Klevgrand's R0Verb is a unique audio effect that merges the simplicity of reverb with the complexity of a multi- delay system. With up to 50 individual delay lines at your command, you can precisely control volume, pre- delay, feedback, and high shelf for each one. Slammer is a multi-sampled drum plugin that contains 30 different instruments made from a large number of carefully recorded and edited samples with highly customizable with settings for pitch, filtering, effect sends, decay time, velocity mapping, and more.
- Melodics Melodics is a unique desktop and mobile app the helps you learn to play the music that you love; whether on keys or pads. They have created a bundle of bespoke lessons for Novation users which are included free with Launchkey.
- The full collection:
- • Ableton Live 12 Lite
- • GForce bundle:
- o Oberheim SEM
- o Oberheim OB-EZ
- o GForce AXXESS
- • Parallel Orchestras bundle by Orchestral Tools
- o Delicate Piano
- o Flautando Strings
- o Percussion FX
- o Shadowy
- o Paradox Texture
- o Woodwind Parallax
- • Klevgrand bundle
- o LUXE
- o R0Verb
- o Slammer
- • Melodics curated lessons
- • Launchkey
- • USB A to C cable
- • 48 keys
- • OLED display
- • 16 RGB backlit velocity sensitive pads – with proprietary FSR technology
- • 2 pad page buttons
- • Scene Launch / Func buttons
- • Pitch bend and modulation wheels
- • 8 encoders
- • 2 encoder page buttons
- • 5 pin MIDI out socket
- • Capture MIDI/Undo/Quantise/Metronome buttons
- • Scale/Chord Map/Arp/Fixed Chord/Settings/Shift buttons
- • Octave up/down buttons
- • Play/stop/record/loop button
- • Track navigation buttons
- • USB C socket
- • Sustain pedal 1/4” jack socket
- • Kensington security slot
- Power Requirements
- • USB bus powered
- • Power supply not included
