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Novation
Novation is a British music-technology brand founded in 1992 and part of Focusrite since 2004, based in High Wycombe, England. It's known for its synthesizers (the Bass Station and Peak/Summit), the Launchpad grid controllers, and the Launchkey line of MIDI keyboard controllers.
- Founded
- 1992
- Headquarters
- High Wycombe, England
- Known for
- Synths, Launchpad grids & MIDI keyboards
- Reviews
- 8 reviews
Latest reviews
MIDI Controller· $230· 2026-08-21Novation FLkey 2 37
The only keyboard FL Studio truly knows — and the rung of its own range that's hardest to justify.
16 sourcesconsensus 762 contested
MIDI Controller· $350· 2026-07-28Novation Launchpad Pro MK3
The grid that stopped needing a computer — and the headline spec it still can't deliver where most people work.
17 sourcesconsensus 832 contested
MIDI Controller· $250· 2026-07-19Novation Launch Control XL 3
A decade-old fader box, finally modernised with 5-pin MIDI, endless encoders and a screen — praised almost everywhere, until those endless encoders meet a fast live mix.
11 sourcesconsensus 811 contested
- MIDI Controller· $200
Novation Launchpad X
The Launchpad that learned to play — and the one argument about it is how hard you have to hit it.
consensus 7913 sources2026-07-17 - MIDI Controller· $150
Novation Launchkey Mini 37 MK4
The travel Launchkey with the full-size brain — reviewers love the tools, and argue about the keys under them.
consensus 7412 sources2026-07-16 - MIDI Controller· $110
Novation Launchpad Mini MK3
The smallest, cheapest Launchpad — near-universally loved for its size, and just as reliably knocked for pads that sense nothing.
consensus 7110 sources2026-07-10