Novation Launchkey 49 White

Launchkey 49 White
No more creative slumps with the Launchkey 49 White, a powerful all-in-one controller featuring a four-octave semi-weighted keyboard and sixteen patented FSR pads for finger drumming, launching clips, and more. Take advantage of its nine faders, eight endless rotary encoders, and creative tools to mix, control your plug-ins, and create your most beautiful music.

The same power, with all the refinement of a white finish
The same intuitive integration with your DAW, the same creative tools, and a sleek, modern finish. The Launchkey 49 White offers unparalleled creative power thanks to its four-octave semi-weighted keyboard with white and gray keys, sixteen ultra-responsive pads with polyphonic aftertouch, dedicated transport controls, and various assignable faders, encoders, and function keys. ?

Even Deeper Integration with Your DAW
Launchkey is compatible out of the box with most DAWs on the market and seamlessly integrates with Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, Reason Studio, Reaper, FL Studio, and Ardor. This gives you a hardware-based creative environment with full control over transport functions, timeline navigation, mixing and EQ, clip launch, and the parameters of your virtual instruments and effects. And if you're using Ableton Live's Session View or Logic's Live Loops, the sixteen pads also let you launch clips just like a Launchpad, with RGB backlighting perfectly matching what you see in your DAW. ?

Even Improved Quality
The Launchkey 49 White's new keyboard is sensitive enough to handle even the most delicate passages, but it's also built to last. With its 49 semi-weighted waterfall keys, Launchkey offers all the power of a software creative environment, but with the feel of a high-end hardware instrument.

Finger drummers won't be left out, thanks to our patented velocity-sensitive FSR pads with polyphonic aftertouch. Unlike standard pads, each one is equipped with a special radial sensor that gives you increased sensitivity and consistency so you can play with greater precision.

Even more powerful creative tools
The Launchkey 49 White's creative tools are directly integrated into the controller. They work the same way in your DAW, with your hardware synths, or on your mobile devices. Scale modes now allow you to assign one of 30 distinct scales to the keyboard so you never play a wrong note. You can even choose to play only with the white keys if you wish. Fixed Chord mode triggers chords by playing a single note, and the new Chord Maps allow you to build chord progressions with the Launchkey pads. Finally, you can modify and evolve your sequences endlessly thanks to the latest version of our arpeggiator.

Want to control more than one instrument at a time? You can now divide the Launchkey 49 White keyboard into two distinct zones and control each one separately. You can also layer sounds by assigning two MIDI channels to all 49 keys to send the same notes.

Total Freedom with Custom Modes
Launchkey's control assignments aren't set in stone. Open the free Components software in your browser and configure them to control your software and hardware parameters exactly as you like. You can store up to four custom assignments for Launchkey's faders, pads, and encoders, then instantly recall them from the controller to send MIDI notes, CCs, or program changes.

No computer? No problem!
The Launchkey 49 White's 5-pin DIN MIDI output lets you control your hardware synthesizers without opening your DAW. Add to that Components software and custom assignments, and you can control all your synths' essential functions with your keyboard. Launchkey is also natively compatible and powered by its USB port, so you can use it with many music apps on iPhone and iPad, including Novation's free Launchpad app.

Everything you need to start creating
The Launchkey 49 White comes with everything you need to start making music right away. Ableton Live 12 Lite lets you record and perform on up to eight MIDI or audio tracks, while enjoying a rich suite of instruments, effects, and creative tools that all work seamlessly with Launchkey. You'll also get a complementary selection of professional sounds and effects from Novation.