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Summary of Contents for Novation FLKEY 37
- Page 1 Version 4.0 User Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction ..........................4 Key Features ...........................5 Box Contents ..........................5 Getting Started ........................6 Connecting FLkey with a Computer ....................6 Easy Start ............................6 Updating your FLkey ........................7 Support ...........................7 Hardware Overview........................8 Working with FL Studio ......................11 Installation ..........................11 Manual Installation ........................11 Transport controls .........................12 Preset Navigation .........................13 External Connections ......................13 Connecting FLkey MIDI Out with External MIDI Instruments ............13... - Page 3 Sequencer ..........................24 Channel Rack Graph Editor ......................25 Latch edit............................25 Quick edit .............................25 Scale Chord Mode .........................26 User Chord Mode .........................27 Custom Pad Mode ........................29 Quantise..........................29 Metronome ...........................29 Undo/Redo Functions ......................29 Score Log ..........................30 View Channel Rack Selections ....................30 Loop Record (on first boot) ........................31 Focusing FL Studio’s Windows .....................32 Standalone Features .......................33 Navigation Mode - ([...] Button) ......................
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Page 4: Introduction
In this user guide, you’ll find all the information you need to get started with your new FLkey 37. We’ll provide you with guides on how to set up your device with FL Studio, script features in FL Studio, and how to make the most of FLkey 37’s standalone features. -
Page 5: Key Features
• 37 velocity-sensitive keys and 16 velocity-sensitive RGB pads. • Preset browsing: Find your favourite presets from Image-Line plugins directly from FLkey 37. • Custom Modes: Assign custom controls on FLkey 37 to tailor your music production workflow. Box Contents •... -
Page 6: Getting Started
Getting Started Connecting FLkey with a Computer FLkey is USB bus-powered, it turns on when you connect it to your computer with a USB cable. When you connect FLkey to a Mac, it may show the Keyboard Setup Assistant. This is because FLkey also functions as a computer keyboard to enable the Navigate functionality. -
Page 7: Updating Your Flkey
Updating your FLkey Novation Components manages updates for your FLkey. To confirm you have the latest firmware and to update your FLkey: 1. Go to components.novationmusic.com 2. Click on FLkey 37. 3. Click on the Updates tab at the top of the page. -
Page 8: Hardware Overview
Hardware Overview Pitch Wheel - Bends the pitch of the note being played. Modulation Wheel - You can map this to modulate software/hardware parameters. … Button (Navigation Mode) - Pressing the “...” button puts the FLkey into a navigation mode for browsing samples and presets. - Page 9 Octave - + Buttons - Transposes the keyboard across ten octaves (C-2 to C6). Pressing both buttons sets the transposition amount back to 0. “Octave Buttons” on page 34 Fixed Chord Button – Stores a chord for you to play anywhere on the keyboard. While holding the button, press and release the keys you wish to be part of the ‘fixed’...
- Page 10 23 24 25 26 Sustain – 6.35mm jack input for sustain pedals. - USB Type-B port. MIDI Out – 5-Pin MIDI Din connector for connecting to external MIDI hardware. “Getting Started” on page 6 Kensington Lock Port – Use a compatible Kensington lock to secure your FLkey to your workstation.
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Page 11: Working With Fl Studio
Working with FL Studio We’ve designed FLkey to work seamlessly with FL Studio, offering deep integration through powerful production and performance controls. You can also change your FLkey to suit your needs with Custom Modes. Installation Before using FLkey with FL Studio make sure your FLkey is up to date, for steps on how to do this please see “Connecting FLkey with a Computer”... -
Page 12: Transport Controls
3. Select each input and assign the scripts: ○ Click on the MIDI input, click the ‘controller type’ drop down and choose ‘FLkey 37 MIDI’. ○ Click on the DAW input, click the ‘controller type’ drop down and choose ‘FLkey 37 DAW’. -
Page 13: Preset Navigation
Preset Navigation You can use the FLkey to scroll through presets. Select an instrument or plugin and press the Preset ▲ or Preset ▼ buttons to select the next/previous preset. You can use the keys/pads to audition the preset. External Connections Connecting FLkey MIDI Out with External MIDI Instruments To use the 5-pin DIN socket for MIDI output on your FLkey without a computer, you can power the unit with a standard USB power supply (5V DC, minimum 500mA). -
Page 14: Pot Modes
Pot Modes The FLkey has eight pots to control various parameters inside FL Studio depending on the pot mode. To access pot modes: 1. Hold or double press Shift to enter shift mode. The pads light up. The top row of pads represents the pot modes. -
Page 15: Banking
Banking When you’re in the pot modes for Mixer or Channel settings you can bank between mixer tracks or channels. While using Channel Rack Pad mode navigation banks in groups of eight so the pots line up with the bottom row of pads; in all other pad modes banking moves one Track or Channel at a time. •... -
Page 16: Mixer Volume
Mixer Volume In Mixer Volume mode, the FLkey’s eight pots map to the mixer faders in FL Studio. You can control mixer track volumes in groups of eight. Mixer Pan In Mixer Pan mode, the FLkey’s eight pots map to the pan controls in FL Studio’s mixer. You can control the mixer track’s panning in groups of eight. -
Page 17: Channel Volume
Channel Volume In Channel Volume mode, the FLkey’s eight pots map to the Channel Volume control in groups of eight. Channel Pan In Channel Pan mode, the FLkey’s eight pots map to the Channel Pan control in groups of eight. -
Page 18: Custom
Custom This pot mode gives you freedom over whichever parameters you wish to control and up to eight at the same time. You can edit the messages the pots send out in Custom Mode using Novation Components. To map most parameters in FL Studio to the Pots on the FLkey: 1. -
Page 19: Pad Modes
Pad Modes The FLkey has 16 pads to control various elements inside FL Studio depending on the pad mode. To access pad modes: 1. Hold or double press Shift to enter shift mode. The pads light up. The bottom row of pads represents the pad modes. -
Page 20: Channel Rack
Channel Rack The Channel Rack pad mode lets you play up to 16 Channel Rack channels at once. Each pad represents a single channel you can trigger using a C5 note. The pads light the channel colour for the channel you assign the pad to. When you press a pad, FL Studio selects the channel and triggers audio. -
Page 21: Channel Rack Banking
Channel Rack Banking You can use Channel Rack ▼ or Channel Rack ▲ to bank the selection to the previous/next group of eight. The Channel Rack buttons light white when banking is available in that direction. Banking does not affect the selected channel. You can hold down the Channel Rack ▼... -
Page 22: Instrument Pad Mode
Instrument Pad Mode You can control Channel Rack plugins from your FLkey in instrument mode. To enter instrument mode, hold shift and press the pad above ‘Instrument’ on the hardware. You can input MIDI note data via pads, adapting special instrument layouts: •... -
Page 23: Fpc
In Instrument mode, when you add the FPC plugin is to a Channel Rack track, you can control the FPC drum pads from FLkey. When you select a channel with the FPC plugin: • The leftmost 4 x 2 pads control the bottom half of FPC pads. •... -
Page 24: Sequencer
Sequencer In Sequencer mode, you control the sequencer grid in the FL studio Channel Rack. You can place and change steps inside the selected instrument and pattern. To use Sequencer mode, hold or double press Shift + Sequencer. The upper row of pads shows steps 1-8, the lower row steps 9-16 In sequencer mode the pads display the steps for the selected Channel Rack track, active steps appear in bright track colour, inactive steps in dim track colour. -
Page 25: Channel Rack Graph Editor
Channel Rack Graph Editor You can use pots one to eight to edit step parameters in Sequencer mode. They map to the eight graph editor parameters from left to right (see table below for more details).In Sequencer mode the pots default to the last selected pot mode; to enable Graph Editor you need to hold the step(s) you want to change. -
Page 26: Scale Chord Mode
Scale Chord Mode Scale Chord Mode provides you with banks of predefined chords. To access these banks hold the shift button and press the Scale Chord pad (5th pad). Each pad row contains a bank of chords. The root key is C minor by default, to change this see “Scale Mode”... -
Page 27: User Chord Mode
User Chord Mode In User Chord Mode you can assign up to six-note chords to each pad. The FLkey saves these chords to its internal memory, and they are accessible between power cycles. Any assignments you make are available after you turn your FLkey off and on again. To enter User Chord Mode, hold the Shift button and press the User Chord pad (6th pad). - Page 28 To delete a chord assignment from a pad, hold the Preset ▼ button, the pads with assigned chords turn red. Press a red pad to delete the assigned chord, once deleted the pad is no longer lit. The Page ◄ ► buttons transpose the chord bank in semitones between -12 and +12, the FLkey’s screen displays any changes you make.
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Page 29: Custom Pad Mode
Custom Mode using Novation Components. Quantise When you press the Quantise button on FLkey 37 it performs the ‘quick Quantise start times’ function in FL Studio. This quantises all notes start positions in the piano roll for the currently selected Channel Rack channel to the current piano roll snap setting. -
Page 30: Score Log
Score Log The Score Log button allows you to insert all MIDI notes received by FL Studio in the last five minutes into the selected pattern. If note data is already in the pattern, a popup asks you to confirm to overwrite the notes. -
Page 31: Loop Record (On First Boot)
Loop Record (on first boot) You can’t toggle Loop Record from FLkey, it’s set to ON the first time you connect the FLkey to FL Studio. This ensures your current pattern loops when recording, and doesn’t extend infinitely. To disable Loop Record, to the left of FL Studio’s main clock is an icon with a keyboard and circular arrows. -
Page 32: Focusing Fl Studio's Windows
Focusing FL Studio’s Windows Some interactions with FLkey affect the focussed window in FL Studio. The following actions focus the Channel Rack: • Pad Modes ○ Channel Rack ○ Sequencer • Pot Modes ○ Channel Volume ○ Channel Pan • Paging left or right on the Sequencer •... -
Page 33: Standalone Features
Standalone Features Navigation Mode - ([...] Button) Pressing the “...” button enters FLkey into navigation mode for browsing samples and presets. The pads light up as shown below. The four blue pads form a left, right, up, and down keypad which replicates a computer keyboard’s cursor keys. -
Page 34: Octave Buttons
The bottom row of pads light so you can select a scale, the screen shows the selected scale. From left to right the pads select the following scales: 1. Minor 2. Major 3. Dorian 4. Mixolydian 5. Phrygian 6. Harmonic Minor 7. -
Page 35: Fixed Chord
Fixed Chord Fixed Chord lets you play a chord shape and transpose it by pressing other keys. To set a chord press and hold the Fixed Chord button. While still holding the button, press and release the keys you wish to be in your chord. -
Page 36: Note Repeat
Note Repeat Note Repeat applies to the pads and allows you to play notes (especially drum hits) at various Rates, locked to a set Tempo. When connected to FL Studio, Note Repeat always follows the DAW tempo regardless of playback state. -
Page 37: Pot Pickup
Pot Pickup When you connect FLkey to FL Studio it follows the Pickup (takeover mode) setting in FL Studio’s Settings. In standalone mode, you can turn on Pot Pickup from the settings menu. When Pot Pickup is on, FLkey saves the various pages for the Pot’s states. The control only outputs MIDI when it moves to the position of the saved state. -
Page 38: Custom Modes And Components
Novation Account page. Custom Modes You can configure the FLkey’s pots and pads to send custom messages using Novation Components. We refer to these custom message configurations as Custom Modes. To access the custom modes, press Shift and the Custom Mode Pad buttons. -
Page 39: Settings
Settings Pressing the Settings button shows the settings menu on the screen. You can scroll through the Settings list using the Preset ▲▼ buttons. To adjust the settings’ value, use the pads or the Page ◄ ► buttons. The available settings are shown below. Settings Description Value Range... -
Page 40: Easy Start
Novation has taken all steps to ensure the information given here is both correct and complete. In no event can Novation accept any liability or responsibility for any loss or damage to the owner of the equipment, any third party, or any equipment which may result from the use of this manual or the equipment which it describes. - Page 41 Copyright and Legal Notices Novation is a registered trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited. FLkey is a trademark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Plc. 2022 © Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited. All rights reserved. Novation Tel: +44 1494 462246 A division of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.
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