Novation Launchkey 49 Midi Controller Review

Launchkey 37 258mm h 555mm w 77mm d.

Novation launchkey 49 midi controller review.

The novation launchkey 49 mkii is a beautiful midi keyboard that has been making a name for itself for the last few years now. Novation s launchkey mk3 is the very definition of an innovative modern day controller keyboard. The launchkey mini offers dual octave track navigation and custom input buttons all able to be used to hone one s sound on the road. Buy now from amazon.

The novation launchkey is a range of 25 49 and 61 note keyboard controllers with up to 50 physical controls including 16 velocity sensitive multi color launch pads that trigger and stop clips and launch scenes in ableton live. Launchkey 61 258mm h 952mm w 77mm d. The novation launchkey 49 note is the middle size of the launchkey line and is a sibling of the 25 and 61 note versions. Novation launchkey mk2 49 midi keyboard controller review.

Novation was actually the first company that i bought from when i started playing controllers in 2012. All good things come in twos. For those who want a low priced ableton live controller with a keyboard novation offers a newly updated launchkey 49 mk2 also referred to in some places as launchkey 49 rgb as well as 25 and 61 key versions. After using the novation launchkey 25 for over 6 months it s time to make good on the promise to dive deeper into the features of this controller talk abou.

Launchkey 49 258mm h 789mm w 77mm d. All the launchkey versions come packed with ableton live 9 lite for seamless pairing and performance. Christian yates december 2 2015. Since then a lot has changed and i will address this below.

Featuring eight control knobs 16 rgb pads with pre loaded ableton live compatibility and the incontrol button. 16x2 char screen 16 rgb backlit velocity sensitive pads pitch bend and modulation wheels 8 knobs 9 sliders 49 61 key models 5 pin midi out socket arm select buttons 49 61 key models arp scale fixed chord buttons. But those are just pad controllers.