Novation Launchkey 49 MK4 49-Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller, White

Launchkey 49 White brings a sleek, modern look to a powerful DAW controller. It features 49 semi-weighted white and gray mini-keys, eight encoders, nine faders, and 16 velocity-sensitive pads for drums, instruments, and clip launching. Plus, Chord and Scale modes work with the OLED display to keep you in key.

The Creative Controller
Made for creative music makers, the new Launchkey puts deep DAW control, Ableton Live sequencing, and a generative arpeggiator at your fingertips - with chord and scale tools, a pro-grade software bundle, and a re-engineered design that feels like an instrument.

Play music. Get creative
Control your software and unlock new musical ideas with the new Launchkey. Play instinctively with Scale, Fixed Chord, and Chord Map, shape evolving rhythms with the arpeggiator, and take hands-on control of your DAW to turn inspiration into tracks.

Powerful DAW integration
Launchkey offers custom integration with Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, FL Studio, Reason, Bitwig, and Ardour.

Built-in creative tools
Powerful built-in Arpeggiator and three Chord Modes make it easy to create musical progressions, ensuring you're never waiting for inspiration.

Our best ever pads
Take control with 16 velocity-sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch, perfect for launching clips, playing chords, and expressive drumming.

Pads

16 Launchpad-style pads
For finger-drummers, Launchkey 49 White features our patented, velocity-sensitive FSR pads with polyphonic aftertouch. Each pad uses a unique radial sensor for greater sensitivity and consistency, delivering tighter, more expressive performances. They can also be set to trigger chords or individual notes with polyphonic aftertouch.

Keys

49 semi-weighted keys
49 semi-weighted, piano-style keys with a sleek gray and white finish offer the power of a software-based workflow combined with the feel of a premium hardware instrument. Split the keyboard into two zones or Layer two MIDI channels across all keys.

Controls

Faders and encoders
Eight encoders and nine faders provide flexible, hands-on control over DAW mixers, virtual instruments, and effects. Store up to four Custom Modes for faders and encoders, and recall them instantly to shape sounds, balance tracks, or send notes, MIDI CCs, or program changes.

DAWs

Seamless DAW integration
Stay focused with hands-on DAW control. Instantly switch between plugin, mixer, sends, and transport modes to keep sessions moving. In Ableton Live, access built-in Sequencer, Drum Rack, and Clip modes, so you can build and launch ideas without reaching for the mouse.

Workflow

Workflow and navigation
Workflow buttons provide instant access to key DAW functions, speeding up production. Capture MIDI records any performance, even if you missed the record button. Toggle the metronome, quantize clips, or undo/redo with ease. The transport buttons mirror your DAW's controls for play, stop, record, and loop, keeping your workflow seamless.

Powerful creative tools

Always in key
Lock your keyboard to one of 30 scales with Scale Mode to avoid wrong notes. Chord Detector displays your chord visually on the OLED display.

Move with the melody
Effortlessly create and mutate sequences with the latest generative arpeggiator. Use the 8-step editor with tie, accent, and ratchet controls for expression.

Overcome creative blocks
Play chords from curated sets with Chord Map, save progressions in User Chord mode, and transpose them easily using Fixed Chord mode.

NKS-ready hardware
We've partnered with Native Instruments to bring NKS compatibility to Launchkey, offering seamless integration between NI software and Novation hardware.

Play it like an instrument
From the semi-weighted keybed to the intuitive hardware controls and built-in creative tools, Launchkey 49 White has been designed to remove the obstacles you face when writing music, helping you stay focused and inspired to bring new ideas to life.

Included software

All you need to create
Launchkey includes a unique software bundle to get you creating straight away. Ableton Live Lite and Cubase LE enable to you capture your ideas. Klevgrand adds three premium plugins for mixing, effects and drums. You also get heritage synths from GForce, instruments from Native Instruments and Orchestral Tools, and lessons from Melodics.

Synths

Heritage synth emulations
GForce's heritage synth VSTs beautifully emulate classic Novation and Oberheim synths, including the iconic Bass Station, SEM, OB-EZ, and AXXESS in one powerful bundle.

Instruments
From gritty drums to lush orchestral arrangements, Klevgrand Slammer and the Orchestral Tools Parallel Orchestra bundle offer professional-grade instruments, ready to inspire your next track.

Effects
Add depth and dimension with Klevgrand R0verb and Luxe. These unique reverb and delay effects allow for creative control, helping to shape atmospheric soundscapes and evolving textures in your mix.

DAWs and tools
Create music with Ableton Live Lite, Cubase LE, and Komplete 15 Select using intuitive tools and genre bundles, plus learn keys or finger drumming with Melodics, the app that teaches you to play.