
Scale Mode and Chord Detector.
Lock the keyboard to one of 30 built-in scales; the Chord Detector shows the chord you are playing on the OLED display.
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The Novation Launchkey 61 MK4 White Edition is a 61-key semi-weighted USB MIDI keyboard and DAW controller finished in white and grey. It has 16 velocity-sensitive pads, eight endless encoders, nine faders and a 128 x 64 OLED display, and is powered over USB-C.
The keybed has 61 semi-weighted piano-style keys with white and grey waterfall-style keys. The 16 RGB pads respond to velocity and polyphonic aftertouch for drums, chords and clip launching. Scale Mode locks the keyboard to one of 30 built-in scales, and the Chord Detector shows the chord being played on the OLED display. Chord Map, Fixed Chord and User Chord modes help build progressions, and the generative arpeggiator has an 8-step editor with tie, accent and ratchet controls. The keyboard can also be split into two zones or layered across two MIDI channels.
Eight encoders and nine faders map to the DAW mixer, virtual instruments and effects, with custom integration for Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, FL Studio, Reason, Bitwig and Ardour and compatibility with other DAWs through HUI. Custom Modes created in Novation Components let you map pads, encoders and faders yourself. A 5-pin DIN MIDI out connects hardware synths, and a sustain pedal input is provided. The hardware is NKS-ready, and a software bundle is included.

Lock the keyboard to one of 30 built-in scales; the Chord Detector shows the chord you are playing on the OLED display.

Play chords from curated sets, save progressions and transpose them.

An 8-step editor with tie, accent and ratchet controls.

Velocity-sensitive pads for drums, chords and clip launching.

Map to your DAW mixer, virtual instruments and effects.

Scale Mode with 30 scales, Chord Detector on the OLED display, and Chord Map, Fixed Chord and User Chord modes.

Create and mutate sequences with an 8-step editor with tie, accent and ratchet controls.

Map MIDI parameters to pads, encoders and faders in Novation Components.

Custom integration with major DAWs, and compatibility with other DAWs through HUI. The full list is in the technical data.
| Keys | 61 semi-weighted piano-style keys (white and grey) |
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| Velocity-sensitive keys | Yes |
| Pads | 16 RGB backlit, velocity-sensitive, polyphonic aftertouch |
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| Pad page buttons | 2 (Scene Launch / Func) |
| Encoders | 8 endless rotary, with 2 encoder page buttons |
| Faders | 9 with buttons |
| Pitch and modulation | Two wheels (editable and calibratable in Novation Components) |
| Other controls | Octave up/down; play, stop, record and loop; Capture MIDI, Undo (Redo), Quantise, Metronome; track navigation |
| Arpeggiator | Generative, with step editor |
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| Scale Mode | 30 built-in scales |
| Zones | Parts A and B, Split, Layer |
| Chord modes | Chord Map, Fixed Chord, User Chord |
| Custom Modes | Pads, encoders and faders |
| OLED | 128 x 64 monochrome |
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| Custom DAW scripts | Ableton Live 11 or later, Logic X and 11, Cubase 11 and 12, Reason Studios, FL Studio and Ardour (Bitwig Studio is also covered in the user guide) |
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| Other DAWs | Compatible through HUI |
| USB | USB-C socket |
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| MIDI | 5-pin DIN MIDI out |
| Pedal | 1/4" (6.35 mm) sustain pedal input (expression, soft and sostenuto pedals are not supported) |
| Security | Kensington lock slot |
| Width | 895 mm (35.24") |
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| Depth | 263.5 mm (10.37") |
| Height | 93 mm (3.66") |
| Weight | 4.78 kg (10.54 lbs) |
| Power | USB bus-powered; power supply not included |
| Novation Launchkey 61 White | |
| USB-C to USB-A cable (1.5 metres) |
| Update the firmware with Novation Components when you first connect the keyboard (per the user guide). | |
| The maker's user guide is written for the Launchkey 61 and covers this White Edition's identical controls. |
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