Novation - Launchkey 88 MK4 Complete Creative Controller

Launchkey 88

Launchkey 88 pairs tight DAW integration and powerful built-in creative tools with a seven-plus octave keybed that’s custom made for expressive playing. You also get eight endless encoders, nine faders, and 16 velocity-sensitive pads for drums, instruments, and clip launching. Plus, Chord and Scale modes work with the OLED display to keep you in key.

Key Features

• Powerful integration with all major DAWs
• Custom semi-weighted keybed
• Eight endless rotary encoders
• Nine faders and buttons
• 16 velocity-sensitive pads
• Chord and Scale modes
• Pro-grade software bundle

The Creative Controller

Made with dedicated composers, producers, and performers in mind, Launchkey 88 pairs deep DAW control, Ableton Live sequencing, and a generative arpeggiator with a custom, semi-weighted keybed that’s designed to empower your most expressive performances.

Play music. Get creative.

Control your software and unlock new musical ideas with the new Launchkey. Play instinctively with Scale, Fixed Chord, and Chord Map, shape evolving rhythms with the arpeggiator, and take hands-on control of your DAW to turn inspiration into tracks.

Powerful DAW integration

Launchkey offers custom integration with Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, FL Studio, Reason, Bitwig, and Ardour.

Built-in creative tools

Powerful built-in Arpeggiator and three Chord Modes make it easy to create musical progressions, ensuring you're never waiting for inspiration.

Our best ever pads

Take control with 16 velocity-sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch, perfect for launching clips, playing chords, and expressive drumming.

88 semi-weighted keys

Launchkey 88 features seven-plus octaves of our best-feeling keys yet, thanks to a custom-designed, semi-weighted keybed that’s perfect for expressive performances. You can also split the keyboard into two zones or layer two MIDI channels across all keys.

Powerful creative tools.

Always in key

Lock your keyboard to one of 30 scales with Scale Mode to avoid wrong notes. Chord Detector displays your chord visually on the OLED display.

Move with the melody

Effortlessly create and mutate sequences with the latest generative arpeggiator. Use the 8-step editor with tie, accent, and ratchet controls for expression.

Overcome creative blocks

Play chords from curated sets with Chord Map, save progressions in User Chord mode, and transpose them easily using Fixed Chord mode.

NKS-ready hardware

We’ve partnered with Native Instruments to bring NKS compatibility to Launchkey, offering seamless integration between NI software and Novation hardware.

Create your own control surfaces

Map MIDI parameters to any pad or encoder using Novation’s easy-to-use Components software.

Play it expressively

Launchkey 88’s custom-designed keybed is sensitive enough for the most delicate passages and dynamic enough for the loudest crescendos. Its 88 semi-weighted, waterfall-style keys pair the power of a software-based workflow with the feel of a premium hardware instrument that’s built to last.

Included software.

Ableton Lite and Cubase LE

Ableton Live Lite gives you a selection of inspiring instruments and effects along with its trademark clip and scene launching. And Cubase LE’s 16 audio tracks, 24 MIDI tracks, and eight instrument tracks are perfectly suited to songwriting projects.

Melodics

Brush up on your keyboard skills or fine-tune your finger drumming with a selection of bespoke lessons in Melodics, the app that teaches you to play.

Instruments and effects

Launchkey is pre-mapped to Novation Play: a virtual instrument packed with inspiring sounds from iconic synthesisers, pianos, and more. You also get Orchestral Tools Parallel Orchestra, Klevgrand Slammer and LUXE, and four powerful GForce synths: Bass Station, Oberheim SEM, Oberheim OB-EZ, and AXXESS.

Komplete Select

Need even more instruments and effects? Choose from three editions of Native Instruments Komplete Select — each one is packed with more than a dozen premium plugins like Massive X, Guitar Rig 7 LE, and iZotope Ozone Elements. And thanks to NKS, it all just works with Launchkey.

Spark inspiration with Novation Play

The voice of Launchkey: This exclusive collaboration with Klevgrand includes 80+ expertly designed sounds — from basses to leads, pads, drums, and more — all sampled from renowned electronic and acoustic instruments and seamlessly integrated with Launchkey for a hardware-like workflow.