Each widget has different settings, some of this has been explained above. All widgets allow you to change the MIDI channel, and Widgets on the same template can have different channels. Selecting “Global Channel” will mean this widget uses the channel selected from the Launchpad itself, allowing you to change what the control is interacting with from the hardware. Four Custom Modes – use components to customise mappings and control anything MIDI easily from Launchpad X. Program Change allows you to have the pad send a program change message on a chosen channel. This is useful for selecting certain patches on VSTs or hardware.

The Custom Mode editor can be used with or without a unit connected, but this article will assume that one is connected. Includes Ableton Live Lite, one of four XLN Audio Addictive Keys instruments and over 4GB of Loopmasters samples. When finished, you can either send it to one of the Custom Modes using the button at the top right:

Integrated with Ableton Live – Launch Clips & Scenes Fast with One Button Press. Capture MIDI Allows You to Save Ideas. Use Performance Controls Including Pan, Sends, Volume, Record Arm, Mute, Solo & Stop Without the Need of a Mouse. Launchpad X is our essential MIDI pad controller for Live, enabling fast and effortless clip and scene launching, expressive instrument play, and direct transport and mixer control. Launchpad X’s 64 velocity- and pressure-sensitive RGB pads are our most responsive yet, while Drum and Note Modes provide automatic switching between percussive and melodic instrument triggering, and the dedicated Capture MIDI button means you’ll never lose a great idea again. Dynamic Note and Scale modes keep your basslines, melodies, chords and leads perfectly in key, and crucial performance controls – stop, solo, mute, record arm, levels, pans and sends – are a button press away. With USB-C connectivity and no drivers to install, Launchpad X puts everything you need right at your fingertips, so you can spend less time mousing around and more time making music. The Launchpad Mini Mk 3’s about as small as you can get and still be usable. True, the X is more fun for finger drummers, and more ‘playable’ in general thanks to the superior pads, but for basic clip and scene launching, and drum triggering, the Mini works fine, especially now clip colours are visible. Used with an instrument, it displays the familiar style of ‘scale’ mode used across most modern pad-centric controllers - whereby notes of a scale are highlighted from left to right across the grid with root notes delineated by a change in colour. There are 16 preset scales to choose from, and both Scale and Chromatic modes for a choice of whether notes outside of that scale are available or not.

This is a well-designed evolution of a classic Live controller. The hardware looks and feels better than ever, and the upgraded features make it more flexible for modern uses. Softube Time & Tone Bundle – Consists of Powerful Reverb, Delay, Distortion & Mastering Tool Plug-Ins. In Logic Pro 10.6, Launchpad X and Launchpad Mini [MK3] devices no longer need to be rotated to properly display the Live Loops grid, as was required in v10.5. However, there are orientation options in Logic’s settings that allow you to choose vertical or rotated arrangement, to suit your preference. This flexibility provides a much more cohesive experience, allowing you to seamlessly jump between different modes. Features Although Ableton Live remains the Launchpad’s primary focus, the X also comes ready-made for use with two other Novation-built tools. If you're using Windows, and you'd like to use the Launchpad with Components and Ableton simultaneously, please install the driver found here (the same driver is used for both). UpdatesWhile the Launchpad X retains the same core design, there’s a lot of additional functionality on offer here compared to the original design. The most notable change is the addition of velocity and pressure sensitivity to the pads. As you’d expect, this immediately makes the Launchpad X a considerably more expressive controller when it comes to playing drum and instrument sounds. Enabled MIDIIN2 (Launchpad Pro) in FL MIDI Settings, and set it to the same input and output Port number and the Novation Launchpad Pro controller type. Rely on our three-year warranty if any Novation hardware needs repairing or replacing due to a manufacturing fault. As with previous incarnations, this is still primarily an Ableton Live controller, and users of that DAW benefit from simple plug-and-play compatibility. Used with Live, engaging Note mode from the top row of buttons will configure the pad grid to one of two layouts. Marking ten years since the arrival of the original Launchpad, we’re immensely proud to release the latest full-sized and portable versions of the world’s favourite Ableton Live grid controller: Launchpad X and Launchpad Mini [MK3]. Made to perform.

velocity-sensitive RGB pads – see and control your Ableton Live Session View and play instruments expressivelyLaunchpad X is the essential 64-pad MIDI grid controller for Ableton Live and Logic Pro. It gives you everything you need to make music – launch, play, and perform your sounds with the large, velocity-sensitive RGB pads and mixer controls. Whichever software you're using, Launchpad Pro lets you control it and any piece of external hardware. Plug it straight into Logic Pro and play it like a keyboard, or connect the MIDI ports to Bass Station II and play riffs on your grid. Immediately play your clips: The Drum Grid includes sets of 16 pads to play notes across two octaves in a square. You can customise the octave and channel. By default, this is set to Octave 3. Vertical and Horizontal Bipolar Faders are the same but show lights on either side of the centre. This is useful for assigning pan controls, as the centre value will be equivalent to central panning. Live chat is generally in use 24 hours Monday - Friday. You can find out how to live chat with us here: