Novation Launchkey 49 is a 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.
49 velocity sensitive synthstyle keys, Immediate access to all the controls you need. Scale modes transpose keys and pads to notes in the selected scale. Five-pin MIDI output works with any MIDI-compatible device.16×2 character screen lets you easily see the state of what you’re controlling or selecting. Velocity-sensitive keyboard and 16 velocity-sensitive pads enable expressive and dynamic performance. One-touch access to Ableton Live’s Capture MIDI feature means you’ll never lose an idea.
Four Custom Modes enable you to create unique control setups for any performance or studio rig, using Novation Components. Powerful arpeggiator takes you to new melodic, harmonic and rhythmic places. Tweak instruments and effects to perfection using eight rotary encoders and (on 49- and 61-key models) nine 45mm faders.
Free software, including Ableton Live 10 Lite, virtual instruments, plugins and sample packs let you start creating straight away. Three chord modes (fixed, scale and user) let you trigger chords with one finger.
Specifications
- 49 velocity sensitive keys
- Launchkey 49 – 258mm H, 789mm W, 77mm D
- 16×2 char screen
- 16 RGB backlit velocity sensitive pads
- Pitch bend and modulation wheels
- 8 knobs
- 5 pin MIDI out socket
- 9 sliders
- Arp/scale/fixed chord buttons
- Arm/select 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
- 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.
- USB bus powered
- Power supply not included