Get hands-on control of your music software with Launchkey 49. It works instantly with major DAWs and features a crisp OLED display, semi-weighted keybed, 16 velocity-sensitive pads, and powerful on-board creative tools.
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Get in-depth DAW control
Powerful control of Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Reaper, Reason, Ardour, and more, with no set-up required.
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Tweak your software
Eight encoders and nine faders give you instant control over your DAW mixer, virtual instruments and effects.
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Perform with a high-quality keybed
49 note semi-weighted keyboard with waterfall keys; delivers exceptional playability and musical feel.
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Play drums and instruments
16 velocity-sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch for playing drums and instruments (patented pad technology).
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Powerful tools for creating chords and patterns
Powerful built-in Arpeggiator and three Chord Modes to easily create musical progressions: Fixed Chord, User Chord and Chord Maps.
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Always stay in key
Scale Mode keeps you in the right key; Chord Detector tells you what chord you’re currently playing.
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Connect to other instruments
A 5-pin DIN MIDI out port means you can connect Launchkey 49 to synths and other MIDI hardware.
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Additional Software
Comes with Ableton Live Lite and a collection of pro-grade virtual instruments: Visit novationmusic.com/launchkey for a full list of included software.
This is Version 2.0 of the Launchkey 49 user guide.