FLkey is Novation’s range of MIDI keyboards for making music in FL Studio. Combining hands-on control of the most important FL Studio features with our best keys to date, FLkey puts production and connection with your music in your control.
In this user guide, you’ll find all the information you need to get started with your new FLkey. We’ll provide you with guides on how to set up your device with FL Studio, script features in FL Studio, and how to make the most of FLkey’s built-in features. We’ll help you to get started with your FLkey hardware and get making music as quickly and easily as possible.
Stay in the groove and keep focused on your music with unparalleled dedicated integration with FL Studio. The full-size MIDI keyboard gives you complete hands-on control of your music production. FLkey's pads map to FL Studio’s step sequencer and build beats fast, and four pad modes give your rhythms a real human feel. Play straight into the Channel Rack or FPC and trigger slices in Slicex and Fruity Slicer, or use Note Repeat to make perfect beats every single time.
FLkey also brings FL Studio’s Mixer and Channel Rack controls off the screen and into your hands. Mix, create and automate with ease using the eight pots and essential transport buttons. Get access to your Score Log and undo, redo, Quantise and trigger Metronome in an instant. Browse presets in your Image-Line plugins to change up instruments and sounds fast, with no mouse needed.
Keep the creativity flowing with inspirational musical tools like Scale mode, so you always hit the right note. Three Chord modes – Fixed, Scale, and User Chord mode – let you play a range of chords with one finger, unlocking big harmonies and new sounds instantly.
FLkey MIDI keyboards also come with an extensive bundle of high-quality instruments and effects. Throw all this content into your existing FL Studio projects and make music however you want, wherever you want.
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Dedicated Integration with FL Studio: Produce music easily with essential controls at your fingertips
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Mixer, Channel Rack and Plugin control: Adjust volume and pan for the perfect mix, tweak Image-Line plugins and record natural-sounding events with FLkey 49’s eight rotary knobs.
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Step sequencer: Take control of FL Studio’s step sequencer and programme drums easily.
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Channel Rack playability: Play directly into the Channel Rack from FLkey’s pads.
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Instrument control: Trigger FPC and Slicex with the pads for more expressive beats and melodies.
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Never hit the wrong note with Scale Mode.
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Creativity with chord modes: Fixed Chord mode, User Chord Mode, and Scale Chord mode allow you to assign custom chords, play chords from scales, and store chord progressions for rapid song building and easy performance with just one finger.
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Velocity-sensitive keys and 16 velocity-sensitive RGB pads.
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Preset browsing: Find your favourite presets from Image-Line plugins directly from FLkey 49.
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Custom Modes: Assign custom controls on FLkey 49 to tailor your music production workflow.
For help getting started with your FLkey 49, visit:
If you have any questions or need any help at any time with your FLkey 49, visit our Help Centre. Here you can also contact our support team:
We recommend you check for updates to your FLkey 49 so you have the latest features and bug fixes. To update your FLkey 49's firmware, you need to use Components: