Novation Launchkey 88 MK4 Semi-Weighted Keyboard Controller

Find inspiration with Launchkey 88 a powerful, all-in-one DAW controller with 88 semi-weighted keys and 16 patented FSR pads for finger drumming, clip launching, and more. You also get a bank of nine faders and eight endless rotary encoders for mixing, controlling plugins, and performing with built-in creative tools.

Beyond overhauled hardware and a refreshed, minimalist design, the next generation of Launchkey gives you new ways to get creative in your DAW, with hardware synths, or on iPhone and iPad. Chord, Scale, and Arpeggio Modes have each been expanded to help you stay in key and perform in even more expressive ways all with detailed feedback from the crisp, new OLED display.

Launchkey supports all major DAWs right out the box, with seamless, custom integration for: Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, FL Studio, Reason, Bitwig, and Ardour, With these, you get a hardware-powered workflow that gives you full control of transport functions, timeline navigation, mixing and EQ, clip launching, and instrument and effect parameters. And when using Ableton Live's Session View or Logic's Live Loops, the 16 drum pads double as Launchpad-style clip launchers with RGB backlights that perfectly match what you see on screen.

Launchkey 88's upgraded keybed is sensitive enough for the most delicate passages, but it's also built to last. Featuring 88 custom-designed, semi-weighted, waterfall-style keys, Launchkey gives you all the power of a software-based workflow with the feel of a premium hardware instrument.

And for finger-drummers, Launchkey now sports our patented, velocity-sensitive FSR drum pads with polyphonic aftertouch. Unlike standard pads, each one features a unique, radial sensor that increases sensitivity and improves consistency for even tighter performances.

Specifications

Keys: 88
Key Size: Full size
Key Bed: Semi-weighted
Encoders: 8
Faders: 9
Fader Buttons: 9
Pads with Polyphonic Aftertouch: 16
Pitch Bend: Wheel
Modulation: Wheel
Display: OLED
Transport Buttons: Play, Stop, Record, and Loop
Encoder Page Buttons: 2
Pad Page Buttons: 2
Scene Launch Button: 1
Function Button: 1
Workflow Buttons: Capture MIDI, Undo, Quantise, and Metronome
Arpeggiator Button: 1
Scale Button: 1
Chord Map Button: 1
Fixed Chord Button: 1
Shift Button: 1
Settings Button: 1
Octave Buttons: Up and Down
Track Navigation Buttons: Up and Down
5 pin MIDI Output: 1
Sustain Pedal Input: 1
Connectivity: USB Type-C
Bus Powered: Yes
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