Novation FLkey 49 and FLkey 61

Expanding on the extremely-well-received FLkey range launched in 2022, Novation is pleased to introduce FLkey 49 and 61 to meet the increased demand for a bespoke MIDI keyboard controller for music production in FL Studio.
Expanding on the extremely-well-received FLkey range launched in 2022, Novation is pleased to introduce FLkey 49 and 61 to meet the increased demand for a bespoke MIDI keyboard controller for music production in FL Studio.

Designed in collaboration with FL Studio creators Image-Line, FLkey gives users hands-on control of essential features and seamless integration with the highly popular DAW. The addition of the 49-key and 61-key models to the FLkey range comes at the request of the FL Studio community who welcomed the FLkey range with wide-spread enthusiasm. Build beats quickly with the Step Sequencer. Stay inspired with creative Scale and Chord modes. Browse presets and plug-ins and tweak your mixes with essential controls right at your fingertips, no mouse needed. Step back from the computer screen and get closer to your music. Both the 49-key and 61-key models combine powerful creative tools with innovative design and enhance the production experience with a new feature addition of faders for more nuanced control of production in FL Studio.

Make more of your music

FLkey 49 and 61 are the ultimate full-size MIDI keyboard controller for complete hands-on music production in FL Studio. With controls for FL Studio’s Sequencer, Channel Rack and Mixer, and creative Scale and Chord modes, FLkey 49 and 61 let you play freely so you can make more of your music.

Stay in the groove

Sequencer Mode maps FLkey 49 and 61’s pads to FL Studio’s step sequencer for programming beats fast. Use the pads to change or create new patterns without switching back to your computer. Give your rhythms real human feel and get off the grid: play straight into the Channel Rack or FPC, and trigger slices in SliceX. Need some crisp hi-hat rolls? Note Repeat makes it easy every single time.

Mix, create and automate

Bring FL Studio’s Mixer and Channel Rack controls off the screen, into your hands – use the eight pots and nine faders to tweak your volumes or pans and record automation on the fly. Essential transport buttons give you access to your score log, and you can undo, redo, quantise and trigger metronome in an instant. Browse presets in your Image-Line plug-ins to change up instruments and sounds fast, with no mouse needed.

Connect with your music

In Scale mode you always hit the right note, keeping the music flowing. Three Chord modes let you play a range of chords with one finger, unlocking big harmonies and new sounds instantly. Combine FLkey 49 and 61’s musical tools to unlock new creative boundaries and find ideas you never knew you had.

All the tools the FL Studio user needs

FLkey 49 and 61 both come with a bundle of instruments and effects from our friends at AAS, Spitfire Audio, XLN Audio and Klevgrand. Throw all this content into your existing FL Studio projects, or have a go with an included 6-month free trial of FL Studio Producer Edition.

Included Software

  • FL Studio Producer Edition – 6 Month Trial . FL Studio is the complete software music production environment, everything you need in one package to compose, arrange, record, edit, mix and master your best music.
  • XLN Audio Addictive Keys. Bring authentic piano sounds to your pieces with a choice of Modern Upright, Studio Grand, Electric Grand, or Rhodes virtual instrument. Tweak real mix controls and blend mics to get the perfect keyboard sound for your track.
  • AAS Session Bundle. Essential sounds for your tracks: Lounge Lizard’s authentic classic electric piano tones; Strum Session’s acoustic and electric guitar sounds; Ultra Analog Session’s easy-to-use, huge synth sounds.
  • Spitfire Audio LABS Expressive Strings. Exclusive to Novation: get immediately expressive and realistic strings sounds. Control release, delay and reverb or fade in experimental warped layers to add colour to your tracks and scores.
  • Klevgrand R0Verb. A hybrid between a simple reverb and a very complex delay in an easy-to-use plugin. Design your own reverbs and put your sounds in their own unique space.
  • Klevgrand DAW Cassette. Bring your sound back to the golden age of cassette tapes, with an accurate recreation of saturation, distortion, noise and wobble.

Key Features

  • Seamless Integration with FL Studio. Produce music easily with essential controls at your fingertips.
  • Mixer and Channel Rack control. Adjust volume and pan with eight pots, nine faders and nine fader buttons.
  • Step sequencer. Take control of FL Studio’s step sequencer and programme drums easily.
  • Channel Rack playability. Play directly into the Channel Rack from FLkey 49 and 61’s pads.
  • Scale mode. Choose your scale and always hit the right note.
  • Instrument control. Trigger FPC and SliceX with the pads for more expressive beats and melodies.
  • Plugin control. Tweak Image Line plugins and record natural-sounding automation with FLkey 49 and 61’s nine pots.
  • Preset Browsing. Find your favourite presets from Image Line plug-ins directly from FLkey 49 and 61.
  • Fixed Chord mode. Play custom chords with one finger.
  • User Chord mode. Assign 16 custom chords and play them with just one finger. Store chord progressions for rapid song building and performance.
  • Scale Chord mode. Play 32 pre-made chords in eight different scales straight from the pads.
  • Custom modes. Assign custom controls to the pads and pots on FLkey 49 and 61 to tailor your music production workflow.
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