The Bass Station is a "plug in" - Synthesizer, that you can enable within the ableton software (apparently) - I still have not been able to figure out how to enable and use it. It's light, has grip pads underneath and comes with Ableton Live Launchpad Edition (which is very similar to Ableton Lite, I haven't installed it, but it should be Live 8. Can anyone tell me what has improved in the MKII from the S, or provide a link to somewhere listing the differences? Chnage the way you produce and perform, use them together for total hands-on control of your mixer, instruments and effects. Making the controller class-compliant is a great change, because it makes the Launchpad S compatible, according to Novation, with ‘any MIDI application’.

It improves on the Launchpad’s features, while retaining the things that made the original a success. The Windows drivers I mentioned above are a workaround for a Windows-specific problem: the standard drivers only allow a device to be accessed by one software program at a time. The hardware is made for Ableton Live and compatible with FL Studio and other major music software on Mac and PC.Get Launchpad S, Launch Control, Ableton Live Lite 9, 1GB of loops and sounds, and two custom designed cases in a single pack. I know there are a lot of ableton controlpads but when u play or use this the first time u will forget the rest .

There is also a whole range of effects that can be triggered using Launchpad’s buttons, including filters, stutters and drum roll-styled effects. By now, you’ve probably heard of Novation’s Launchpad, one of the first and most successful dedicated controllers for Ableton Live. Use the 64-button grid to launch and manipulate clips, trigger loops, fire off effects, control your mixer, and more.Some of the less obvious but equally important changes to the Launchpad S occur on the software side of things. Custom designed cases keep your Launchpad S and Launch Control both tidy and secure in your gig bag and are designed to be quick to pack and unpack. I fired up Novation's Launchpad iPad app and the Launchpad S obligingly mirrored the app, allowing loops to be triggered and effects to be punched in from the pads, with the LEDs following the display state of the app.

As you move from studio to stage, the custom designed cases keep Launchpad S and Launch Control safe and secure. The original model was pretty lethargic when it came to refreshing large numbers of LEDs at once; switching between mixer pages resulted in a pretty obvious scrolling effect as the pad matrix was repainted. The Launchpad S Control Pack includes Ableton Live Lite 9 plus 1 Gigabyte of loops and sounds so you can start making and performing electronic music straight out of the box. Regarding software and apps, our safest message is to say that it works with everything on a computer, but as far as iOS goes it is just our app.Please note: The MK2 and Pro have their own listings, for the MK1, Mini, and S use the "Launchpad" option. Novation's Launchpad App lets you produce and perform music straight away, as soon as you connect Launch Control to your iPad. Now supports iPad Launchpad S connects to iPad® with the Apple Camera Connection Kit - no drivers required! I plugged the Launchpad S — as well as my Launchpad 1 — into my Mac via a powered USB hub, and fired up Ableton Live 9.