Novation Launchkey 25 MK4 25-key Keyboard Controller
The compact creative controller: 25 keys, Scale and Chord Modes, generative arpeggiator, and powerful DAW integration
Description
Launchkey 25 is a versatile DAW controller packed with essential creation tools. Designed to streamline your creative process, it features a synth-action keybed and 16 responsive pads with polyphonic aftertouch. The well-organised control surface offers comprehensive DAW integration, allowing you to play instruments and drums, launch clips and scenes, and control your DAW’s mixer, devices, and effects with ease.Additionally, it includes an editable Arpeggiator, three Chord Modes for rapid musical progression, a Scale Mode to keep you in key, and a Chord Detector that visually displays the current chord on the OLED screen.
Powerful integration with all major DAWs, including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Reason, FL Studio, Ardour, and more.
Fixed/User Chord Modes on 16 pads, a Scale Mode with 30 scales, a Chord Detector, a generative arpeggiator, an eight-step sequencer, and a Chord Map with a wide range of handcrafted chords with dynamic performance modifiers.
Includes a software bundle with Ableton Live 12 Lite, GForce synths, Orchestral Tools, Klevgrand plugins, and Melodics lessons for complete music creation and learning.
Includes a USB-C socket, 5 pin MIDI out socket, and a 1/4” jack sustain pedal socket.
- 25 synth-style keys
- 16 Launchpad-style pads
- Universal DAW control
- Chord and Scale Modes
- Powerful Arpeggiator with step editor
- Complete software bundle
Powerful DAW integration
Launchkey offers powerful, custom integration for: Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, Reason Studios, FL Studio, 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.
Get hands-on
Take control of your performance with 16 Launchpad-style, velocity-sensitive drum pads. Perfect for launching clips, playing chords, and drumming, these pads offer intuitive interaction and expressive control. With polyphonic aftertouch, each pad responds individually to varying amounts of pressure, enabling more expressive and dynamic playing.
Always in key
Scale Modes now allow you to lock your keyboard to one of 30 different scales to eliminate wrong notes, or even map everything to only the white keys with Easy Scale Mode. Chord Detector shows which chord is currently being played, with a visual representation on the crisp OLED display.
Move with the melody
Groove with the tempo of your project using the latest version of our generative arpeggiator. Effortlessly create and mutate musical sequences with our new eight-step editor, projecting expression through tie, accent, and ratchet controls.
Overcome creative blocks
Explore a wide range of handcrafted chords with dynamic performance modifiers through Chord Map, perfect for captivating live performances. Trigger chords from a single key using Fixed Chord mode, store chord progressions with User Chord Mode, then play them back on the 16 velocity-sensitive drum pads.
All you need to create
The new Launchkey comes with a unique software bundle that enables you to dive straight into music creation. Ableton Live 12 Lite empowers you to record and perform with up to eight tracks of MIDI or audio, complemented by a selection of premium instruments, effects, and creative tools — all seamlessly integrated with your Launchkey.
Klevgrand – Renowned for intuitive and effective production tools, Klevgrand, based in Stockholm, Sweden, offers Launchkey users three premium plugins: LUXE for track enhancement, R0Verb for multi-delay effects, and Slammer for comprehensive drum customisation.
GForce – Beautifully modelled heritage synth VSTs with emulations of classic Oberheim synthesizers. The bundle includes Oberheim SEM, Oberheim OB-EZ, and AXXESS.
Orchestral Tools – World-class orchestral and acoustic sounds, including the Parallel Orchestra Bundle, exclusively for Launchkey customers. This bundle features Delicate Piano, Flautando Strings, Percussion FX, Shadowy, Paradox Texture, and Woodwind Parallax. It supports creating a wide range of music, from cinematic to hip hop.
Ableton Live 12 Lite – The popular music creation software with seamless Launchkey integration. It includes effects, instruments, sounds, and creative features to make any kind of music with ease.
Melodics – A desktop and mobile app offering bespoke lessons for Novation users. Learn to play keys or pads with guided lessons and popular songs for both beginners and advanced users.
Specifications in detail
Keybed
25 synth-style keys
Creative tools
Generative arpeggiator with step editor
Scale Mode – with 30 built-in scales to choose from
Chord modes: Chord Map/Fixed Chord/User Chord
Custom Modes
Octave up/down buttons
Controls and pads
16 RGB backlit velocity sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch
2 pad page buttons Scene Launch / Func buttons
Pitch bend and modulation wheels
8 continuous encoders
2 encoder page buttons
Play/stop/record/loop buttons
Capture MIDI/Undo/Quantise/Metronome
Display
128 x 64 monochrome OLED display
DAW integration
Custom DAW scripts: Ableton Live 11 or later, Logic X and 11, Cubase 11 and 12, Reason Studios, FL Studio, and Ardour
Compatible with all other DAWs through HUI
Connectivity
USB-C socket
5 pin MIDI out socket
Sustain pedal 1/4” jack socket
Kensington security slot
Dimensions
Width461mm
Depth251mm
Height79mm
Weight1.8kg
Power Requirements
USB bus powered
Power supply not included
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