Novation FLkey Mini – 25-Mini-Key Compact Portable MIDI Controller Keyboard for FL Studio
OVERVIEW
FLkey Mini is the ultimate portable MIDI keyboard for making music in FL Studio. Combining hands-on control of the most important software features with our best mini keys to date, FLkey Mini puts production in your hands and connects you with your music.
With 25 mini-keys, 16 velocity-sensitive pads, eight customisable pots, and essential transport controls, FLkey Mini 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’s pads to FL Studio’s step sequencer for sketching beats fast. Two Pad modes give your rhythms real human feel and get you off the grid: 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 volume and pan controls off the screen and into your hands – use the eight pots to tweak your mix and record automation on the fly. Essential transport buttons give you access to DAW functions in an instant. Browse presets in your Image-Line plugins to change up instruments and sounds fast, with no mouse needed.
Make More of Your Music:
In Scale mode, you always hit the right note, keeping the music flowing. Combine musical tools to immediately unlock new creative boundaries and find ideas you never knew you had.
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 Mini’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: 25 Velocity-Sensitive Keys
Key Size: Mini Size
Performance Controls:
Pitch Bend: Strip
Modulation: Strip
Pots/Knobs: 8 Assignable
Pads: 16 RGB Backlit, Velocity-Sensitive
Navigation & Presets:
Octave Buttons: Up and Down
Channel Rack Buttons: Up and Down
Shift Button: 1
Transport & Workflow:
Transport Buttons:
- Play/Pause
- Record
Musical Tools:
Scale Button: 1
Note Repeat Button: 1
Fixed Chord Button: 1
Connectivity:
MIDI Output: 3.5mm Jack Socket
Sustain Pedal Input: 1 x 1/4” Jack
USB Port: USB-B Socket
Security: Kensington Lock Slot
Dimensions:
Width: 330mm
Depth: 172mm
Height: 41mm (31mm 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