Novation Launchkey Mini 25 MK4 MIDI Controller Keyboard

Take your music production anywhere with the Novation Launchkey Mini 25—a compact, all-in-one DAW controller with two octaves of synth-action minikeys and 16 patented FSR pads. Designed for finger drumming, clip launching, and more, this portable controller is perfect for musicians on the move. The next generation of Launchkey Mini offers innovative tools to enhance your creativity, whether you’re working in a DAW, with hardware synths, or on your iPhone and iPad. Expanded Chord, Scale, and Arpeggio Modes help you stay in key and perform expressively, with real-time feedback on the crisp OLED display.

Key Features

• Comprehensive DAW Control: Seamless integration with Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Reaper, Reason, and more, with no setup required.
• Customizable Software Control: Eight encoders provide instant control over DAW mixers, virtual instruments, and effects; user mappings can be created for personalized setups.
• Expressive Mini-Keybed: The 25-note synth-style mini keyboard is responsive and sensitive for dynamic performances.
• 16 Velocity-Sensitive Pads: Play drums, trigger samples, and launch clips with FSR pads featuring polyphonic aftertouch.
• Advanced Creative Tools: Built-in arpeggiator and three Chord Modes (Fixed Chord, User Chord, and Chord Maps) make it easy to create musical progressions.
• Scale Mode: Locks notes to the correct scale and displays the current chord on the OLED screen, ensuring you stay in key.
• MIDI Connectivity: Connect directly to synths and other MIDI hardware with the mini-jack MIDI out port; compatible with iPhone and iPad.
• Custom Modes: Fully customizable controls via Novation’s Components software, with up to four custom mappings for pads and encoders.
• Included Software: Comes with Ableton Live Lite and a collection of professional-grade virtual instruments and effects.

Enhanced DAW Integration

The Launchkey Mini 25 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. Enjoy a hardware-powered workflow that gives you full control over transport functions, timeline navigation, mixing, EQ, clip launching, and more. In 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.

More Powerful Creative Tools

Launchkey Mini 25’s creative tools are built into 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.

Super-Responsive FSR Pads

For finger drummers, the Launchkey Mini 25 is equipped with patented, velocity-sensitive FSR drum pads featuring polyphonic aftertouch. Unlike standard pads, each one has a unique radial sensor that increases sensitivity and improves consistency, delivering tighter performances. These pads can also trigger chords or individual notes with polyphonic aftertouch.

Play Your Way with Custom Modes

Launchkey’s controls are fully customizable. Using the free Components software, you can configure the pads 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 3.5 mm MIDI output, the Launchkey Mini 25 makes it easy to connect to your hardware synthesizer via a simple adapter—no DAW required. Combined with Components and custom mappings, you can control all the key functions directly from your keyboard. Launchkey Mini 25 is class-compliant and fully 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 Mini 25 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.

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

• 25 mini 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 touchstrips
• 8 encoders
• 2 encoder page buttons
• 3.5mm jack 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