Find inspiration with Launchkey 49 – a powerful, all-in-one DAW controller with four octaves of semi-weighted keys and 16 patented FSR pads for finger drumming, clip launching, and more. You also get a bank of nine faders and eight endless rotary encoders for mixing, controlling plugins, and performing with built-in creative tools.
Beyond overhauled hardware and a refreshed, minimalist design, the next generation of Launchkey 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.
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.
Launchkey 49’s upgraded keybed is sensitive enough for the most delicate passages, but it’s also built to last. Now with 49 semi-weighted, waterfall-style keys, Launchkey gives you all the power of a software-based workflow with the feel of a premium hardware instrument.
And for finger-drummers, Launchkey now sports Novation's 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.
Launchkey 49’s creative tools are built into the hardware itself – so they work the same way in your DAW, with your hardware synths, or on your mobile devices. Scale Modes now allow you to lock your keyboard to one of 30 different scales to eliminate wrong notes, or even map everything to just the white keys. Fixed Chord mode triggers full chords from a single key, and new Chord Maps take things further, allowing you to craft emotive progressions from Launchkey’s pads. And the latest iteration of the much-loved arpeggiator makes it easier than ever to twist and mutate your sequences for endless inspiration.
Launchkey 49 comes with everything you need to plug in and start making music right away. The included Ableton Live 12 Lite gives you the ability to record and perform with up to eight tracks of MIDI or audio, as well as a suite of instruments, effects, and creative tools – and it all works perfectly with Launchkey. You also get a selection of additional studio-grade effects and sounds from Novation and Focusrite.
Features
- 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
- USB bus powered
- Power supply not included
- Includes Ableton Live 12 Lite and a huge collection of instruments and effects