Novation Launchkey 88 MK4 MIDI Keyboard Controller

Designed for producers, performers and musicians who want complete creative control, the Novation Launchkey 88 combines a premium semi-weighted keyboard with powerful hands-on DAW control.

Premium 88-Key Playing Experience

Featuring 88 custom-designed semi-weighted waterfall-style keys, Launchkey 88 delivers Novation's best playing experience yet. The responsive keybed offers the feel of a traditional instrument while remaining perfectly suited to modern music production, giving you the expression needed for everything from delicate piano parts to dynamic synth performances.

Hands-On Control for Your Workflow

Take control of your software with 16 velocity-sensitive FSR pads featuring polyphonic aftertouch, alongside nine faders and eight endless rotary encoders. Launch clips, finger drum, tweak virtual instruments, adjust your mix and control effects, all from a single controller. The bright OLED display keeps key information visible at all times, making it easy to see exactly what you are adjusting.

Seamless DAW Integration

Launchkey 88 integrates seamlessly with all major DAWs, including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, FL Studio, Reason, Bitwig and Ardour. Dedicated controls provide quick access to transport functions, mixing, plugin parameters, clip launching and more, helping you stay focused on creating rather than navigating menus.

Built-In Creative Tools

Powerful creative features are built directly into the hardware, so they work whether you are controlling your DAW, external MIDI gear or compatible iOS devices. Scale Modes help keep every performance in key by locking the keyboard to one of 30 scales, while Fixed Chord Mode and Chord Maps make it easy to build rich chord progressions from a single key or pad. The updated Arpeggiator offers even more ways to generate inspiring melodic ideas and rhythmic patterns.

If you require greater flexibility then you can split the keyboard into two independent zones to control different instruments simultaneously, or layer two MIDI channels across all 88 keys for bigger, more expressive performances.

Control Hardware and Create Your Own Workflow

The Launchkey 88 can effortlessly control external hardware thanks to its 5-pin MIDI output, while Custom Modes allow you to personalise pads, faders and encoders to suit your own workflow. Using Novation Components, you can create and store custom mappings for software, hardware or DAW shortcuts, then instantly recall them whenever you need.

USB bus-powered and class compliant, Launchkey 88 also works with a wide range of iPhone and iPad music apps, making it an ideal companion for mobile production.

Everything You Need to Get Started

Launchkey 88 includes Ableton Live 12 Lite, Novation Play, plus a collection of premium software instruments, effects and sounds from Novation and Focusrite, giving you everything you need to start creating from day one.