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Description
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.
88 semi-weighted keys
Launchkey's five octaves of semi-weighted, piano-style keys offer the power of a software-based workflow combined with the feel of a premium hardware instrument. Split the keyboard into two zones or Layer two MIDI channels across all keys.
16 Launchpad-style pads
For finger-drummers, Launchkey 88 features our patented, velocity-sensitive Force Sensitive Resistor pads with polyphonic aftertouch. Each one uses a unique radial sensor for greater sensitivity and consistency, delivering tighter, more expressive performances. They can also be set to trigger chords or individual notes with polyphonic aftertouch.
Faders and encoders
Eight encoders and nine faders provide flexible, hands-on control over DAW mixers, virtual instruments, and effects. Store up to four Custom Modes for faders and encoders, and recall them instantly to shape sounds, balance tracks, or send notes, MIDI CCs, or program changes.
Seamless DAW integration
Stay focused with hands-on DAW control. Instantly switch between plugin, mixer, sends, and transport modes to keep sessions moving. In Ableton Live, access built-in Sequencer, Drum Rack, and Clip modes, so you can build and launch ideas without reaching for the mouse.
Workflow and navigation
Workflow buttons provide instant access to key DAW functions, speeding up production. Capture MIDI records any performance, even if you missed the record button. Toggle the metronome, quantise clips, or undo/redo with ease. The transport buttons mirror your DAW’s controls for play, stop, record, and loop, keeping your workflow seamless.
Powerful creative tools.
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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.Find out more
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.
Discover Novation Play
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.
Specifications
Keybed
- 88 semi-weighted piano-style keys
Creative tools
- Generative arpeggiator with step editor
- Scale Mode - with 30 built-in scales to choose from
- Zones: Parts A and B, Split, and Layer
- Chord modes: Chord Map/Fixed Chord/User Chord
- Custom Modes: pads/encoders/faders
Controls and pads
- 16 RGB backlit velocity sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch
- 2 pad page buttons Scene Launch / Func buttons
- Octave up/down buttons
- Pitch bend and modulation wheels
- 8 endless rotary encoders
- 2 encoder page buttons
- 9 faders and buttons
- Play/stop/record/loop buttons
- Capture MIDI/Undo/Quantise/Metronome
- Track navigation buttons
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
- Width1274 mm (5.16”)
- Depth264 mm (10.39”)
- Height93 mm (3.66”)
- Weight8.04 kg (17.73 lbs)
Power Requirements
- USB bus powered
- Power supply not included
What's in the box?
- Launchkey 88
- USB type C-to-A cable
