Novation Launchkey 49-Key Fully Integrated Midi Keyboard Controller

Overview of Novation Launchkey 49-Key Fully Integrated Midi Keyboard Controller

Take control of any music setup with Launchkey 49, Novation’s inspirational MIDI controller keyboard. Create and play with Ableton Live, and connect external MIDI gear. Scale and Chord Modes expand your musical vocabulary, velocity-sensitive pads and keys provide expressive control. 

Features:
• Designed for Ableton Live – Immediate access to all the controls you need.

• Create and play with feeling – Velocity-sensitive keyboard and 16 velocity-sensitive pads enable expressive and dynamic performance.

• Get creative with chords – Three chord modes (fixed, scale and user) let you trigger chords with one finger.

• Never hit a wrong note – Scale modes transpose keys and pads to notes in the selected scale.

• Capture MIDI – One-touch access to Ableton Live’s Capture MIDI feature means you’ll never lose an idea.

• Get melodies moving – Powerful arpeggiator takes you to new melodic, harmonic and rhythmic places.

• Control anything MIDI – Five-pin MIDI output works with any MIDI-compatible device.

• Easy-to-read screen – 16x2 character screen lets you easily see the state of what you’re controlling or selecting.

• Choose from four model sizes – 25-, 37-, 49- and 61-key variants let you pick the perfect controller for your setup.

• Make music immediately – Free software, including Ableton Live 10 Lite, virtual instruments, plugins and sample packs let you start creating straight away.

• Shape your sound – Tweak instruments and effects to perfection using eight rotary encoders and (on 49- and 61-key models) nine 45mm faders.

• Make Launchkey your own – Four Custom Modes enable you to create unique control setups for any performance or studio rig, using Novation Components.

Included Software:

• Ableton Live Lite – Quickly organise and arrange your sounds and start making tracks with this staple electronic-music-making software.

• Two months Splice Sounds membership – Offering millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily

• Spitfire Audio LABS-Expressive Strings – Made exclusively for Launchkey MK3 owners, Spitfire Audio have taken their world-class strings samples and created an instantly playable, highly reactive instrument, designed to spark your creativity.

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

• Klevgrand R0Verb and DAW Cassette – High-quality reverb and tape deck emulation plug-ins, to add some space or take your sound back to the golden age of cassette tapes.

• AAS Session Bundle – Three synths for music makers, providing staple sounds for your tracks.

• Sound Collective – Bringing Novation hardware owners a new free plug-in every couple of months.

Product Hardware Specifications:

• 49 velocity sensitive keys
• 16x2 char screen
• 16 RGB backlit velocity sensitive pads
• Pitch bend and modulation wheels
• 8 knobs
• 9 faders
• 5 pin MIDI out socket
• Arm/select buttons
• Arp/scale/fixed chord buttons
• Octave up/down buttons
• Play/stop/record/loop button
• Track navigation buttons
• Capture MIDI/quantise/click/undo buttons
• Stop/solo/mute buttons
• Scene launch button
• Device select/device lock buttons
• USB B socket
• Sustain pedal 1/4” jack socket
• Kensington security slot

Power Requirements
• USB bus powered
• Power supply not included