The Novation Launchkey 61 is a versatile DAW controller equipped with essential creative tools. To streamline the creative process, it features semi-weighted keys and 16 sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch. Intelligently arranged functions offer extensive DAW integration, allowing you to play various soft instruments and drums, launch clips, and easily control DAW software mixers, instruments, and effects.

The Launchkey 61 MK4 includes a customizable arpeggiator, three chord modes for quick chord progression creation, a scale mode that keeps you in the right key, and a chord detector that displays the current chord on the OLED screen.

Launchkey provides powerful, tailored integration with the following software: Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, Reason Studios, FL Studio, and Ardour. The integration offers full control over transport functions, timeline navigation, mixing and equalization, clip launching, as well as instrument and effect parameters.

Features:

• 61 semi-weighted keys
• Generative arpeggiator with step editor
• Scale mode – 30 built-in scales
• Chord modes: Chord Map, Fixed Chord, User Chord
• Octave up/down buttons
• 16 RGB-backlit velocity-sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch
• Pitch bend and modulation wheels
• 8 encoder knobs
• 9 faders
• Play/stop/record/loop buttons
• MIDI Capture / Undo / Quantize / Metronome buttons
• 128 x 64 OLED display
• Custom DAW scripts: Ableton Live 11 or newer, Logic X and 11, Cubase 11 and 12, Reason Studios, FL Studio, and Ardour
• Also compatible with other DAWs via HUI protocol
• USB-C connection
• DIN MIDI output
• Sustain pedal input
• Kensington security lock
• Dimensions: 35.2 x 10.4 x 3.7 inches
• Weight: 10.6 lbs
• USB bus-powered
• No power supply included
• Includes software package: Ableton Live 12 Lite, 3 Klevgrand plugins, 3 GForce modeled Oberheim synths, Parallel Orchestra Bundle