Novation FLkey 49 MK2 MIDI Keyboard for FL Studio

About: Novation FLkey 49 MK2 MIDI Keyboard for FL Studio

Officially supported by Image-Line, FLkey is the only keyboard controller made for FL Studio. Add real-time control to your existing workflow with four octaves of semi-weighted keys, 16 velocity-sensitive pads, eight knobs, nine faders, and an array of buttons.

• 16 velocity-sensitive RGB pads
• 49 semi-weighted keys
• Eight knobs and nine faders
• Dedicated transport controls
• Chord and Scale modes
• Includes six months of FL Studio and more

More feeling, more flow.

Sketch beats, make hooks, and finish tracks fast with the keyboard controller for FL Studio. With 16 pads, 49 semi-weighted keys, and an array of knobs, faders, and buttons all hardwired to your go-to tools and plugins, FLkey 49 has plenty of space for your biggest ideas.

What can you do with FLkey?

• Lay down beats: FLkey's 16 RGB pads are perfect for step sequencing in the Channel Rack and finger drumming with FPC, Slicex, or Fruity Slicer.
• Find inspiration fast: Easily lay down melodies, progressions, and patterns with built-in Scale and Chord modes, plus a powerful arpeggiator — no chord - packs needed.
• Sequence ideas: Select and trigger samples in the Channel Rack directly from FLkey 49's pads. They're colour coded to make it clear which instrument you're controlling.
• Build tracks with Patterns: Create and duplicate Patterns with a dedicated layout on FLkey 49's colour-coded pads.
• Mix and finish tracks: Fine-tune levels, sweep filters, dial in effects, and more. Everything is mapped to the eight knobs and nine precision faders.
• Go beyond FL Studio: Connect synths and other MIDI hardware via the MIDI Out port, craft custom layouts with Components, or control other DAWS with Mackie HUI support.
• Control NKS plugins: Native Kontrol Standard creates a two-way connection between FLkey and plugins from Native Instruments and hundreds of other brands.

Semi-weighted keys

FLkey 49’s four octaves of great-feeling, velocity-sensitive keys give you all the space you need to capture ideas faster, and with more feeling, than ever before. You can even split or layer the keyboard to play two instruments at once.

Responsive RGB pads

FLkey 49’s two rows of pads illuminate to show sequences, match FL Studio plugin interfaces, and more. And with velocity sensitivity, they're ideal for finger drumming or playing expressive melodies and chords.

All the controls you need

Skip the setup with automatically mapped control over FL Studio’s mixer, Channel Rack, and plugins from nine precision faders and eight endless encoders that pick up exactly where you left off.

Everything you need, where you need it

FLkey 49 features dedicated buttons that place essential FL Studio functions directly on your keyboard: control playback and recording, access the Score Log, undo/redo actions, and switch between Pattern and Song mode. And the crisp OLED display offers visual feedback in the same place.

Beatmaking essentials included

Get six months of FL Studio Producer Edition, including 100+ built-in instruments and effects. Need even more variety? You also get 20+ premium plugins from Novation, Native Instruments, Klevgrand, and other leading developers, plus bespoke lessons from Melodics for polishing your finger drumming and keyboard skills

Included software

• FL Studio (Six months): FLkey 49 comes with six months of FL Studio Producer Edition. Start creating right away with 27 built-in instruments, 59 different effects, and essential tools like audio recording and stem separation.
• Lessons - Melodics: Fine-tune your finger drumming or brush up on your keyboard skills with a selection of bespoke lessons in Melodics, the app that teaches you to play.
• Plugins - Instruments and effects: FLkey is pre-mapped to Novation Play — a virtual instrument packed with inspiring sounds from iconic synthesisers, pianos, and more. You also get Orchestral Tools Parallel Orchestra, Klevgrand Slammer and LUXE, and four powerful GForce synths: Bass Station, Oberheim SEM, Oberheim OB-EZ, and AXXESS.
• Native Instruments - Komplete Select: Need even more instruments and effects? Choose from three editions of Native Instruments Komplete Select — each one is packed with more than a dozen premium plugins like Massive X, Guitar Rig 7 LE, and iZotope Ozone Elements. And thanks to NKS, it all just works with FLkey.

Specifications

• Keybed: 49 semi-weighted piano-style keys
• Creative tools
  • Arpeggiator with step editor
  • Scale Mode: 30 built-in scales to choose from
  • Chord Modes: Chord Map/Fixed Chord/User Chord
  • Custom Modes: pads/encoders/faders
• Controls and pads
  • 16 velocity-sensitive RGB pads 
Two pad page buttons
  • Eight endless encoders
  • Two encoder page buttons
  • Nine faders and buttons
  • Two mixer bank buttons
  • Pitch bend and modulation wheels
  • Octave Up and Down buttons
  • Arpeggiator button
  • Scale Mode button
  • Two Channel Rack/Preset bank buttons
  • Play/Stop and Record buttons
  • Metronome, Score Log/Quantise, Pattern/Song, Undo/Redo
  • Shift button
  • Settings button
• Display: 128 x 64 monochrome OLED display
• DAW integration
  • Custom DAW scripts: FL Studio 21.0.3 or later
  • Compatible with other DAWs through the use of HUI
• Connectivity
  • USB-C socket
  • 5-pin MIDI out socket
  • Sustain pedal 1/4” jack socket
  • Kensington security slot
• Power requirements: USB bus powered
  • Power supply not included
• Dimensions (WxDxH): 28.74 x 10.37 x 3.66 in (730 x 263.5 x 93 mm)
• Weight: 9 lb (4.08 kg)

What's in the Box

• FLkey 49
• 1.5m USB type C-to-A cable