Novation Launchkey 49 MK4 USB Midi Keyboard Controller

Unleash your creativity with the Novation Launchkey 49—a versatile, all-in-one DAW controller featuring four octaves of semi-weighted keys and 16 patented FSR pads. Designed for finger drumming, clip launching, and more, the Launchkey 49 also includes a bank of nine faders and eight endless rotary encoders for seamless control over mixing, plugins, and performance. With its overhauled hardware and refreshed minimalist design, this next-generation Launchkey provides innovative ways to create music in your DAW, with hardware synths, or on your iPhone and iPad.

Key Features

• Comprehensive DAW Control: Effortless integration with Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Reaper, Reason, and more, with no setup required.
• Customizable Software Control: Eight encoders and nine faders provide instant control over DAW mixers, virtual instruments, and effects; create user mappings for personalized setups.
• Expressive Semi-Weighted Keybed: The 49-note keyboard with waterfall-style keys offers superb playability and feel.
• 16 Velocity-Sensitive Pads: Play drums, trigger samples, and launch clips with FSR pads featuring polyphonic aftertouch for enhanced expression.
• Advanced Creative Tools: Built-in arpeggiator and three Chord Modes (Fixed Chord, User Chord, and Chord Maps) make it easy to create complex musical progressions.
• Scale Mode: Locks notes to the correct scale and displays the current chord on the OLED screen, ensuring you stay in key.
• Split and Layer Functions: Divide the keyboard into two zones or layer two MIDI channels across all 49 keys for versatile performance options.
• MIDI Connectivity: Full-size MIDI out port connects directly to synths and other MIDI hardware; compatible with iPhone and iPad.
• Custom Modes: Fully customizable controls via Novation’s Components software, with up to four custom mappings for faders, pads, and encoders.
• Included Software: Comes with Ableton Live Lite and a collection of professional-grade virtual instruments.

Enhanced DAW Integration

The Launchkey 49 offers seamless integration with all major DAWs right out of the box, including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Reason Studios, Reaper, FL Studio, and Ardour. Experience a hardware-powered workflow that gives you full control over transport functions, timeline navigation, mixing, EQ, clip launching, and more. When using Ableton Live’s Session View or Logic’s Live Loops, the 16 drum pads double as Launchpad-style clip launchers with RGB backlighting that mirrors your DAW.

Our Best-Ever Keys and Pads

The upgraded keybed of the Launchkey 49 is sensitive enough for the most delicate passages, yet robust enough to withstand rigorous use. With 49 semi-weighted, waterfall-style keys, Launchkey delivers the power of a software-based workflow with the feel of a premium hardware instrument. The patented, velocity-sensitive FSR pads feature polyphonic aftertouch and radial sensors, ensuring tighter performances and more consistent sensitivity.

More Powerful Creative Tools

Launchkey 49’s creative tools are embedded within the hardware, ensuring a consistent experience whether you’re using your DAW, hardware synths, or mobile devices. Scale Modes allow you to lock your keyboard to one of 30 different scales, eliminating wrong notes and even mapping everything to just the white keys. Fixed Chord mode triggers full chords from a single key, while Chord Maps enable you to craft emotive progressions using the pads. The advanced arpeggiator offers endless ways to twist and mutate your sequences, sparking new ideas and inspiration.

Split and Layer Functions

Need to control more than one instrument at a time? Split the Launchkey 49’s keyboard into two zones, and play one with each hand—or layer two MIDI channels across all 49 keys and send the same notes to both.

Play Your Way with Custom Modes

Launchkey’s controls are fully customizable. Using the free Components software, you can configure the pads, faders, and encoders to behave exactly how you want with your software or hardware. Store up to four custom mappings and recall them instantly to control notes, MIDI CCs, or program changes.

Go Beyond the Computer

With a five-pin MIDI output, the Launchkey 49 easily connects to hardware synthesizers without needing a DAW. Combined with Components and custom mappings, you can control all the key functions directly from your keyboard. It’s also USB-powered and class-compliant, making it compatible with a wide range of music-making apps for iPhone and iPad, including the free Novation Launchpad app.

All You Need to Create

Launchkey 49 comes with everything you need to start making music right away. The included Ableton Live 12 Lite allows you to record and perform with up to eight tracks of MIDI or audio, and access a suite of instruments, effects, and creative tools that work perfectly with Launchkey. Additionally, you receive a selection of studio-grade effects and sounds from Novation and Focusrite, plus a curated bundle of software instruments.

Enjoy Three Years of Warranty

Wherever you are in the world, you can rely on a three-year warranty if any Novation hardware needs repair or replacement due to a manufacturing fault.

Bundled Software

• Ableton Live 12 Lite: A powerful tool for recording, producing, and performing music.
• GForce Bundle: Includes Oberheim SEM, Oberheim OB-EZ, and GForce AXXESS for iconic synth sounds.
• Parallel Orchestras Bundle by Orchestral Tools: Includes Delicate Piano, Flautando Strings, Percussion FX,Shadowy, Paradox Texture & Woodwind Parallax.
• Klevgrand Bundle: LUXE, R0Verb, and Slammer for advanced sound processing.
• Melodics Curated Lessons: Learn to play keys or pads with bespoke lessons designed for Novation users.

Product Hardware Specifications

• 49 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
• 9 faders
• 9 faders 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