Launchkey is Novation's intuitive and fully integrated MIDI keyboard controller for making tracks in Ableton Live, designed to give you everything you need to create and play your music. Made for creators of all abilities, Launchkey 49 gives you inspirational tools to expand your musical vocabulary. Scale and Chord modes and a powerful arpeggiator push your musical creativity and help start new ideas. Custom Modes and a full-size MIDI output transform Launchkey into a powerful centrepiece of any music-making setup.
Ableton Live Integration
Launchkey gives you unrivalled access to Ableton Live’s functions, including Capture MIDI, track arm, quantise, click and loop controls. Not using Ableton Live? No problem, Launchkey also has full integration with Logic and Reason, plus out of the box functionality with other DAWs including Studio One, Cubase and Pro Tools, via HUI.
Expand Your Musical Vocabulary
Inspirational features include Scale Mode, Chord Modes and a powerful arpeggiator, which together extend your musical capabilities and let you create in new ways. Scale Mode transposes keys and pads played to notes in the scale selected; three chord modes let you trigger complex chords with one finger, while the powerful arpeggiator gets melodies moving, fast.
Custom Modes: Control Anything
The full-size five-pin MIDI output, works with any MIDI-compatible device. Use Novation Components to configure four Custom Modes, which map Launchkey’s knobs, faders and pads to software and hardware features.
Standalone Operation
Launchkey works standalone, so it’s the perfect controller for any music-making setup, with or without a computer. The Scale and Chord Modes, arpeggiator and Custom Modes can all be used to control an all-hardware studio or live rig.
Novation LaunchKey 49 MK3 Features
- Eight rotary encoders and nine 45mm faders
- Velocity-sensitive keyboard and 16 velocity-sensitive pads enable expressive and dynamic performance
- Three chord modes (fixed, scale and user) let you trigger chords with one finger
- Scale modes transpose keys and pads to notes in the selected scale
- Powerful arpeggiator takes you to new melodic, harmonic and rhythmic places
- One-touch access to Ableton Live’s Capture MIDI feature means you’ll never lose an idea
- Five-pin MIDI output works with any MIDI-compatible device
- Four Custom Modes enable you to create unique control setups for any performance or studio rig, using Novation Components
- Tweak instruments and effects to perfection using eight rotary encoders and (on 49- and 61-key models) nine 45mm faders
- 16x2 character screen lets you easily see the state of what you’re controlling or selecting
- 49-key variants let you pick the perfect controller for your setup
- Free software, including Ableton Live 10 Lite, virtual instruments, plugins and sample packs let you start creating straight away
- LaunchKey 49 MK3 49-Key Midi Controller1
- Product Hardware Specifications
- 37 velocity sensitive keys
- 16x2 char screen
- 16 RGB backlit velocity sensitive pads
- Pitch bend and modulation wheels
- 8 knobs
- 5 pin MIDI out socket
- Arp/scale/fixed chord buttons
- Octave up/down buttons
- Play/stop/record/loop buttons
- Track navigation buttons
- Capture MIDI/quantise/click/undo buttons
- Stop/solo/mute button
- Scene launch button
- Device select/device lock buttons
- USB B socket
- Sustain pedal 1/4” jack socket
- Kensington security slot
- Software Compatibility
- Works with Ableton Live 10 or later. Ableton Live 10 Lite included.
- Full integration with Logic and Reason, plus out of the box functionality with other DAWs including Studio One, Cubase and Pro Tools, via HUI.
- Launchkey also works as a standard MIDI controller.
- Dimensions (HxWxD)258x789x77mm
