Novation Launchkey 49 [MK3]

Midi controller with keyboard, with 49 velocity-sensitive keys, 16 pads and nine faders, provide expressive control

No matter your genre or level of experience, Launchkey 49 gives you everything you need to create intuitively and expressively with Ableton Live. The Launchkey 49 MIDI keyboard controller features semi-weighted keybeds, velocity sensitive pads, essential transport controls, and nine 45mm faders.

Launchkey 49 also comes with a host of creative features that help take your ideas to the next level: Stay in key with Scale and Chord modes or find new melodic ideas with the arpeggiator and mutate your ideas into new forms.

Designed for Ableton Live – plus full integration with Logic and Reason and out-of-the-box functionality with other

Create and play with feeling – velocity-sensitive keyboard and 16 velocity-sensitive pads for expressive and dynamic performances

Shape your sound – tweak instruments and effects to perfection using eight rotary encoders and nine 45mm faders

Control anything MIDI – five-pin MIDI output works with any MIDI-compatible device

Includes Ableton Live Lite

Made To Create

Launchkey is our 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 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, Cubase and Reason, plus out of the box functionality with other DAWs including Studio One 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. Strum Mode, introduced with firmware v1.1, lets you strum chords, for even more playing potential.

Four Model Sizes

Available in 25-, 37-, 49- and 61-key variants, it’s easier than ever to pick the size that suits. 25- and 37-key models are perfect for mobile producers and performers, and for those in tight setups. 49- and 61-key versions are ideal for larger setups, and for those who want more keys, and greater hands-on control with faders and fader buttons.

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.

Included Software

Ableton Live Lite Industry-leading music creation software, with seamless operation with Launchkey.

Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings Exceptional strings samples made by musicians and sampling experts in London, for anyone, anywhere.

XLN Audio Addictive Keys Access one of four virtual keyboards when you register your first piece of Focusrite or Novation hardware.

Klevgrand R0Verb A hybrid between a simple reverb and a very complex delay in an easy-to-use plugin.

Klevgrand DAW Cassette A plugin that emulates the sound of a tape deck, with accurate recreation of saturation, distortion, noise and wobble.

AAS Session Bundle Keys, guitar and synth plugins for music makers, which provide essential sounds for your tracks.

Novation Sound Collective A constant source of inspiration for Novation users in search of new sounds. Find regular inspiration with frequent new additions to the Collective, to continue your musical journey.

Launchkey Custom Mode Feature Update

Customise your Launchkey like never before with the new Custom Mode keystrokes. Take full control of your Launchkey by assigning essential DAW shortcuts to the pads for a faster workflow and more intuitive creation.

Go big with Launchkey 88

Designed for expressive performance, Launchkey 88 stands apart with a premium semi-weighted keybed, optimised to capture every detail of your playing.

With Launchkey 88’s powerful creative tools and essential transport controls to hand, you can elevate your music and unlock even more potential on stage or in the studio. Play freely.