Find inspiration with the Launchkey 88, a powerful all-in-one DAW controller keyboard with 88 semi-weighted keys and 16 patented FSR pads for finger drumming, clip launching, and much more. You also get a bank of nine faders and eight endless rotary encoders for mixing, controlling plug-ins, and playing with built-in creative tools.
Beyond entirely redesigned hardware and a fresh, minimalist look, the new generation of Launchkey offers new ways to unleash your creativity in your recording software, with hardware synthesizers, or on iPhone and iPad. Chord, scale, and arpeggio modes have all been expanded to help you stay in key and play more expressively, while benefiting from detailed feedback from the new OLED display.
Launchkey supports all major DAWs right out of the box, with seamless custom integration for Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, FL Studio, Reason, Bitwig, and Ardour. This gives you a hardware workflow that lets you fully control transport, timeline navigation, mixing and EQ, clip launching, and instrument and effect parameters. And when using Ableton Live’s Session View or Logic’s Live Loops, the 16 drum pads transform into RGB-backlit Launchpad-style clip launchers that perfectly match what you see on screen.
The improved keybed of the Launchkey 88 is sensitive enough for the most delicate passages, yet also built to last. Featuring 88 custom-designed semi-weighted keys, the Launchkey offers you all the power of a software workflow with the feel of a high-end hardware instrument.
And for percussionists, Launchkey now features patented FSR drum pads, which are velocity-sensitive and include polyphonic aftertouch. Unlike standard pads, each one has a unique radial sensor that increases sensitivity and improves consistency for even more accurate performances.
Technical Specifications
Keys: 88
Key size: Full
Keybed: Semi-weighted keys
Encoders: 8
Faders: 9
Fader buttons: 9
Polyphonic aftertouch pads: 16
Pitch bend: Wheel
Modulation: Wheel
Display: OLED
Transport buttons: Play, stop, record, and loop
Encoder page buttons: 2
Pad page buttons: 2
Clip launch button: 1
Function button: 1
Workflow buttons: MIDI Capture, Undo, Quantize, and Metronome
Arpeggio button: 1
Scale button: 1
Chord map button: 1
Fixed chord button: 1
Shift button: 1
Settings button: 1
Octave buttons: Up and down
Track navigation buttons: Up and down
5-pin MIDI out: 1
Sustain pedal input: 1
Connectivity: USB Type-C
Bus-powered: Yes
Kensington lock