Novation Launchkey 61 [MK4] - USB/MIDI Controller Keyboard with 61 Half Weighted Keys and DAW Integration Chord/Scale Modes, 8 Drum Pads and Arpeggiator. Includes Music Production Software Bundle

A perfect workhorse for the modern producer. It seemlessly works together with Cubase. As a pianist/producer, I found the keys absolutely playable and it's light and travels easily.

Great midi device, works well with Abelton, a lot to learn and as Im new to Abelton and midi controllers Im yet to delve fully into its capabilities. Quite a bit of free downloads and tones of stuff available to buy all purchased, It was initially marked as delivered with me receiving a package for another address and not this item, this was sorted out with a replacement organised to be shipped free of charge. Then the day that the replacement was organised I received the item. Great customer service, took 3-5 days to clear up the undelivered item issue and have a replacement organised free of charged.

I love the Novation Launchkey MK4 61 keys. I sold my Korg Kross 2 and replaced it with Novation Launchkey MK4 with Roland sonic cell. What an unbelievable combination for liveset. Nice keyboard feel and response and much better piano sound samples as compared to the Korg Kross 2 built in sounds. The keys are good enough to make some dynamics on you playing this instrument. It's a night and day difference as compared to the Korg Kross 2 61 keys, and that korg Kross 2 keybed feels like a toy as compared to the Novation Launchkey MK4 61 keys. I would give this a 9.5 out of 10 for the design and useability of this midi keyboard. I now understand the hype reviews on YouTube about this midi controller. Knobs and faders feels quality too. The keyboard is under 5kg which is a dream to just carry this on gigs. The slight concern on this keyboard is the USB-C port. I feel like if you are always plugging and unplugging this everyday, that USB-C port will be the first to give way. But time will tell if this can last a daily plugging and unplugging for years. The price of 255 pounds for this 61 keys I think made a big difference in terms of it's sales and popularity as this is a better midi controller for most controllers out there but with a much reasonable price.

Ottimo controller midi, funzioni programmabili, pesatura tasti buona (molto meglio di Arturia) e ottimo supporto da parte di Novation in caso di dubbi (mi hanno contattato più volte per una mia richiesta di chiarimenti). Top. Da rimarcare l'introduzione degli encoder infiniti rispetto alla MK3, così da agganciare al volo il valore del pan pot o di altri parametri.

Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Ding - bin zwar kein Keyboardist, deswegen kann ich nicht beurteilen wie die Tasten eigtl. sind im Vergleich zu anderen Geräten, aber für meine Zwecke sind sie gut (Full-Size und Halbgewichtet war mir wichtig). Die Pads sind angenehm, die Potis und Funktionstasten auch. Das einzige was bisschen besser sein könnte sind die Slide Regler, weil sie ein wenig rumwackeln, aber funktionieren tun sie auch gut. Was absolut super funktioniert ist die Integration mit dem Ableton DAW - es macht so Spaß mit 1-2 Knopfdrücken die Dinge im DAW zu steuern, man braucht keine Maus und Tastatur mehr und kann sich an das Spielen konzentrieren. Und das Software Paket was damit kommt - unglaublich viele guten Sachen, teilweise ein paar hundert Euro wert... Ich hatte Glück, dass ich den Preis von 211€ erwischt habe, bei anderen Shops war i.d.R. ca. 269€, was auch extrem gutes Deal war - also vllt. lohnt es sich auf Wünschliste hinzuzufügen und warten bis der Preis wieder droppt :)

One of the best keyboards/controllers on the market for this price range. It arrived with its original box and the delivery was smooth. The installation of the software (I'm on macOS) is quite straightforward, as well as the first firmware update. No problems to integrate it with Ableton Live, and the provided software bundle is a good starting point for aspiring producers. I really recommend it if you're looking for more than a MIDI keyboard. The drum pads are the same of the Launchpad series, and the half-weighted keys do their job if you're not a pianist. The only issue (if we want to call it so) is that there is no way with the management software to set the volume faders to reach maximum 0db in Ableton Live, unless you map them in Live, but in this case you will lose the navigation features. However, it's an issue that is not only related to this keyboard.