Novation Launchkey 25 MK4

Novation Launchkey 25 MK4 is a compact MIDI USB controller for DAW software featuring a 2-octave, full-size synth-action keyboard, eight 360° encoders, and 16 velocity- and polyphonic aftertouch-sensitive pads for finger drumming and clip launching. It includes creative Chord and Scale generation modes and an arpeggiator with a step editor. High-intelligibility OLED display.
Your inspiration will come to life everywhere with Launchkey 25, a portable and comprehensive DAW software controller equipped with a two-octave synth-action keyboard and 16 patented FRS pads for finger drumming, clip launching, and much more. The new generation of Launchkey also provides new tools to create music in your favorite music production software on PC and Mac computers, on iPhone and iPad, or for remote control of your hardware synthesizers. The Chord, Scale, and Arpeggiator modes have been expanded to help you stay consistent with your project's scale and to perform even more expressively – with rich visual feedback on the new, sharp OLED screen.
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Improved DAW Integration
Launchkey immediately supports all popular DAW software, with seamless and customizable integration for: Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, Reason Studios, Reaper, FL Studios, and Ardour. With this software, you get a hardware-based workflow that gives you full control over transport functions, timeline navigation, mixing and equalization, clip launching, and effect and instrument parameters. When using Ableton Live's Session View or Logic's Live Loops, the 16 drum pads also act as Launchpad-style clip launch buttons, with RGB backlighting that perfectly matches what you see on screen.
More Powerful Creative Tools
The creative tools of the Launchkey 25 are integrated into the hardware itself – so they work the same way in your DAW, with hardware synthesizers, or with mobile devices. Scale modes now allow you to lock your keyboard to a chosen scale from 30 different scales, so you can eliminate wrong notes or map everything only to the white keys. Fixed Chord mode allows you to play a full chord from a single key; the new Chord Map mode goes further and allows you to create emotionally charged progressions from the Launchkey's pads. In this latest iteration of our beloved arpeggiator, it's easier than ever to distort and mutate sequences for endless inspiration.
Extremely Responsive and Expressive FSR Pads
For finger drumming, Launchkey now features our patented, velocity-sensitive FSR drum pads with polyphonic aftertouch. Unlike traditional pads, each features a unique radial sensor that increases sensitivity and improves consistency for even more precise performances. In addition, they can also be set to trigger chords or individual notes with polyphonic aftertouch.
New Custom Modes
Launchkey's controls are not limited by predefined assignments; simply load the free Components software in your browser and configure them to work exactly as you wish, with software or hardware. Up to four custom mappings can be stored for both the Launchkey's pads and encoders and recalled instantly from the hardware to send chosen notes, MIDI CCs, or program changes.
Not Just for Computers with Launchkey MK4
Thanks to the Launchkey 25's 5-pin DIN MIDI output, it's easy to connect hardware synthesizers via an adapter without needing a DAW. Along with Components and custom mappings, you can control all the most important features directly from the keyboard. Furthermore, the Launchkey requires no additional drivers, so it is fully compatible with countless apps used to create music on iPhone and iPad – including the free Novation Launchpad app.
Everything You Need to Create
The Launchkey 25 pad keyboard controller includes everything you need to start creating music right away. The included DAW, Ableton Live 12 Lite, allows you to record and perform with up to eight MIDI or audio tracks, in addition to a range of instruments, effects, and creative tools – and works perfectly with Launchkey. Plus, you also get a selection of additional professional-grade effects and sounds from Novation and Focusrite.
Novation Launchkey 25 MK4 Features
25 full-size, synth-action keys
OLED display
16 RGB backlit pads
Velocity- and polyphonic aftertouch-sensitive pads (proprietary FSR technology)
Buttons: Scene/Function Launch
Pitch bend and modulation wheels
8 x 360° encoders
2 encoder bank buttons
Buttons: Capture MIDI, Undo, Quantize, Metronome
Buttons: Scale/Map, Chord, Arp, Fixed Chord, Settings and Shift
Octave transpose buttons
Transport buttons: Play, Stop, Record, and Loop
Track navigation buttons
USB-C port
5-pin DIN MIDI output
1/4" jack for sustain pedal
Kensington Security Slot
Dimensions and weight: 461x251x79; 1.8KG
Included in the Novation 25 MK4 Package
Launchkey 25 MK4
USB-A to USB-C cable
*The entire software bundle included with Novation Launchkey 25 MK4
Ableton Live 12 Lite
Oberheim SEM
Oberheim OB-E
M-TRON PRO I
GForce AXXESS
Delicate Piano (Orchestral Tools)
Flautando Strings (Orchestral Tools)
Percussion FX (Orchestral Tools)
Shadowy (Orchestral Tools)
Paradox Texture (Orchestral Tools)
Woodwind Parallax (Orchestral Tools)
Klevgrand LUXE
Klevgrand’s R0Verb
Klevgrand Slammer
Custom sessions with Melodics
For more information on the included software: click here
To obtain software included with NOVATION Launchkey MK4:
Create an account and register the instrument on the Novation website (click here)
*NB: Software applications are included free of charge for promotional purposes and may vary over time without notice. Algam EKO is solely responsible for the hardware instrument and cannot provide technical or commercial assistance for the free bundled software or third-party software used with the product. For software support, consult the manual or online help for the software you are using.
NB: The use of authorization codes, i.e., downloading and activating the free bundled software, voids the right of withdrawal.