{"id":153515,"date":"2026-05-19T20:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=153515"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:41:47","slug":"novation-flkey-intros-next-generation-fl-studio-control-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/05\/19\/novation-flkey-intros-next-generation-fl-studio-control-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Novation FLkey Intros Next Generation FL Studio Control Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The New FLkey is here: the go-to controller for FL Studio\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VjPRBIERBHo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Novation<\/strong> has announced the new <strong>FLkey<\/strong>, the next generation of their dedicated FL Studio MIDI controller.<\/p>\n<p>The updated FLkey line offers deeper integration with FL Studio, new creative tools, an OLED display and more. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The new hardware introduces an array of upgrades including better-feeling keys and pads, continuous encoders, and an OLED display that shows essential information about your project. In addition, FLkey now features built-in creative tools in the form of Scale and Chord Modes and a powerful arpeggiator.<\/p>\n<p>Novation has deepened FLkey\u2019s connection to many of the most important FL Studio tools, including the Channel Rack, Mixer, and plugins. They&#8217;ve also added new workflow shortcuts and upgraded the pads\u2019 sequencing capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The new FLkey controllers ship with an upgraded software collection that includes six months\u2019 subscription to FL Studio\u2019s most popular edition and a range of premium instruments and effects from the likes of Native Instruments, GForce, Orchestral Tools and Klevgrand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16 RGB pads for Channel Rack triggering, step sequencing, and finger drumming via FPC, Slicex, or Fruity Slicer.<\/li>\n<li>Semi-weighted keybeds on 49 and 61-key models; pitch and mod wheels or touch strips across all sizes.<\/li>\n<li>OLED display showing FL Studio project information.<\/li>\n<li>Eight knobs mapping automatically to FL Studio parameters; nine faders on 49 and 61-key models.<\/li>\n<li>Scale Mode, Chord Mode, and arpeggiator built in.<\/li>\n<li>Keyboard split and layer on 49 and 61-key models.<\/li>\n<li>MIDI Out port for connecting external hardware.<\/li>\n<li>Mackie HUI support for use with other DAWs.<\/li>\n<li>NKS-ready for two-way integration with Native Instruments and NKS-compatible software.<\/li>\n<li>Customizable layouts via Components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Novation<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/us.novationmusic.com\/articles\/introducing-the-new-flkey-the-go-to-controller-for-fl-studio\/\">offers<\/a> a full range of <strong>FLkey<\/strong> controllers, starting at $129 USD for the FLkey MINI 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The updated FLkey line offers deeper integration with FL Studio, new creative tools, an OLED display and more.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/05\/19\/novation-flkey-intros-next-generation-fl-studio-control-keyboard\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Novation FLkey Intros Next Generation FL Studio Control Keyboard<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10],"tags":[827,30604,583,34272],"class_list":["post-153515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-midi-controllers","tag-fl-studio","tag-midi-controllers","tag-novation","tag-novation-flkey"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/flkey.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153515"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153519,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153515\/revisions\/153519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}