Novation has expanded its Launchkey MK4 range with the Launchkey 61 MK4 White, giving producers a larger white-finish option in the company’s current MIDI keyboard controller lineup.
The new model follows the Launchkey Mini 37 White and Launchkey 49 White that were revealed at Superbooth 2025, and it brings the same 61-key layout and MK4 feature set into a white-and-grey design. For producers who want a larger controller without changing the visual feel of a clean studio setup, this is the main appeal right away.
Launchkey 61 MK4 White includes the semi-weighted keybed from the fourth-generation 49 and 61-key models, along with nine faders, eight encoders, 16 velocity-sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch, and an OLED display for visual feedback. It is still very much a controller built around DAW access, software control, and fast writing, just now with a finish that should fit a different kind of desk setup.
A Larger White Launchkey For Producers Who Want More Keys
That is where the creative side of Launchkey 61 MK4 White feels the most useful to me. It makes me think of our interview with SIDEPIECE, where the broader takeaway was that producers can get so locked into analysis that they forget how to listen and respond more immediately.
A controller like this helps with that because the creative tools are right under your hands, so instead of stopping the session to draw in notes or overthink a progression, you can use Scale Mode, Chord Modes, the arpeggiator, Split, and Layer to keep moving while the idea is still fresh. For anyone who read our SIDEPIECE interview on listening again, this is a pretty mazing application of that lesson: set up the tool to remove friction, then let your ears decide where the part should go next.
Novation has also kept the deeper performance tools intact.
Scale Mode keeps notes inside the selected key, Chord Modes and the arpeggiator help start musical ideas quickly, and Chord Detector shows the chord currently being played on the OLED display. Split mode divides the keyboard into two independent zones, while Layer mode lets two MIDI channels play from the same keys.
That combination gives the controller a useful middle ground. It can sit in a studio as a main writing keyboard, though it still has enough pad, fader, and encoder control to handle mixing, clip launching, drum programming, and software instrument control.
DAW Control And Included Software Stay Central
Launchkey 61 MK4 White supports deep control for Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, FL Studio, Reason, Bitwig, and Ardour without extra setup. The eight encoders and nine faders give hands-on access to DAW mixers, virtual instruments, effects, and mapped parameters, while Components software lets users create custom control surfaces around their own setups.
The controller is also NKS-ready, which means it can connect with Native Instruments software and other NKS-ready instruments in a more direct way. There is also a full-sized MIDI out port for controlling hardware synths and other external gear, which keeps the keyboard useful outside a software-only setup.
Novation is including Ableton Live Lite, Cubase LE, Novation Play, software from Klevgrand, GForce, Orchestral Tools, and Native Instruments, plus lessons from Melodics. Novation Play is designed for 1:1 integration with Launchkey MK4 and FLkey 2, which gives new users a direct way to start using the controller without spending extra time mapping basic controls.
Launchkey 61 MK4 White is available through Novation and authorized retailers, priced at $329.99 in the US, £289.99 in the UK, €285.71 in the EU, and $309.99 ROW.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
