Novation FLkey 49 – 49-Key Fully-Integrated MIDI Controller Keyboard for FL Studio

OVERVIEW

FLkey 49 is the ultimate MIDI keyboard controller for hands-on music production in FL Studio. Get instant access to your Sequencer, Channel Rack, and Mixer, extend your creativity with Scale and Chord modes, and more.

With 49 keys, 16 velocity-sensitive pads, nine 45mm faders, eight customisable pots, and essential transport controls, FLkey 49 puts everything you need right where you need it – so you can stay in the groove.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Stay in the Groove:

Sequencer Mode maps FLkey 49’s pads to FL Studio’s step sequencer for programming beats fast. Use the pads to create or change new patterns directly from the pads on FLkey 49. Give your rhythms a real human feel and get off the grid with Two Pad mode: 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 buttons give you access to your transport, score log, and you can undo, redo, quantise, and trigger the metronome in an instant. Browse presets in your Image-Line plugins to change up instruments and sounds fast, with no mouse needed.

FEATURES

• Seamless integration with FL Studio – produce music easily with essential controls at your fingertips
• Step sequencer – take control of FL Studio’s step sequencer and program drums easily
• Channel Rack playability – Play directly into the Channel Rack from FLkey 49’s pads
• Instrument and plug-in control – browse presets, tweak Image-Line plug-ins, and record natural-sounding automation with eight assignable knobs
• FL Studio – Includes a six-month trial of FL Studio Producer edition

INCLUDED SOFTWARE

FLkey comes with a bundle of instruments and effects from our friends at AAS, GForce, 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.

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.

GForce

Back in 1993, we introduced the world to a compact analogue synth with colossal low end – the original Bass Station. Now, more than thirty years later, we’ve partnered with analogue-modelling pioneers GForce Software to create GForce Novation Bass Station.

Native Instruments

Choose from one of three curated bundles with Komplete 15 Select. Beats, Band, and Electronic – each includes synths, sampled session instruments, and high-quality effects designed to suit specific genres and workflows.

XLN Audio Addictive Keys

Add great-sounding piano to your tracks with the Studio Grand, based on the iconic Steinway® Model D. Plug in and play; you’ll be instantly transported to a professional recording studio set up to capture this beautiful piano.

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

Get immediately expressive and realistic string 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.

NKS-READY HARDWARE

TECHNICAL SPECS

Keybed:

Keys: 49 Velocity-Sensitive Keys

Key Size: Full Size

Screen:

Display: 16 x 2 Character LCD

Performance Controls:

Pitch Bend: Wheel

Modulation: Wheel

Pots/Knobs: 8 Assignable

Faders: 9

Fader Buttons: 9

Pads: 16 RGB Backlit, Velocity-Sensitive

Navigation & Presets:

Octave Buttons: Up and Down

Channel Rack Buttons: Up and Down

Preset Buttons: Up and Down

Mixer Buttons: Left and Right

Navigation Button: 1

Shift Button: 1

Settings Button: 1

Transport & Workflow:

Transport Buttons:

• Play/Pause
• Stop
• Record

Quantise Button: 1

Metronome Button: 1

Undo/Redo Buttons: 2

Score Log Button: 1

Musical Tools:

Scale Button: 1

Note Repeat Button: 1

Fixed Chord Button: 1

Connectivity:

MIDI Output: 5-Pin DIN Socket

Sustain Pedal Input: 1 x 1/4” Jack

USB Port: USB-B Socket

Security: Kensington Lock Slot

Dimensions:

Width: 789mm

Depth: 258mm

Height: 77mm (62mm excluding pots)

Power Requirements:

Bus-Powered: Yes (via USB)

Power Supply: Not included

Compatibility:

Windows: 11, 10, 8.1

MacOS: 13, 12, 11, 10.15

LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR FLKEY 49

• Get Started with Easy Start
• Downloads
• User Guide