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Novation Launchpad X Grid Controller for Ableton Live

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Style: Launchpad X


Pattern Name: Controller


Features

  • Take Control of Your Performance Essential performance controls are a single button-press away: stop, solo, mute, record arm and set your levels, pans and sends. Using Launchpad X is a simple as it gets, no drivers to install, just plug and perform.
  • Dynamic and expressive playing Large RGB velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads give you a perfect reflection of your Ableton Live or Logic Pro session, matching colours from the session window to your Launchpad Pro, making it easier than ever to see your clips and play your instruments dynamically and expressively.
  • Our Deepest Ableton Live Integration Quickly launch clips and scenes, access mixer, device and transport controls, and quantise, duplicate and double, all without touching your mouse making it easier and more tactile to control your performances. Capture MIDI makes sure you never miss an idea so you keep in the creative flow.
  • Make It Yours with Four Custom Modes Go deeper and get Launchpad X working the way you want. Use Novation Components to customise MIDI mappings, and control almost anything; four custom modes mean you can design how this essential grid controller works for you.
  • Dynamic Note & Scale Modes Effortlessly play perfectly in-key basslines, melodies, chords and leads. Launchpad X even knows when youre drumming and shows your drum rack on the grid. Easily explore, build and play complex chords straight from the grid; quickly find new harmonies to boost your track creation.

Description

RGB pads give you a perfect reflection of your Ableton Live session, making it easier than ever to see your clips. Quickly launch your clips and scenes in Ableton Live at the press of a button. Stop, Solo and Mute controls make it easier and more tactile to control your performances, no mouse needed.

Brand: Novation


Connectivity Technology: USB


Special Feature: Velocity Sensitive Keys, Mute Controls


Model Name: Launchpad X


Product Dimensions: 9.45"D x 9.45"W x 0.79"H


Item Weight: 2.34 pounds


Product Dimensions: 9.45 x 9.45 x 0.79 inches


Item model number: NOVLPD12


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: September 20, 2019


Color Name: multi


Connector Type: USB


Hardware Interface: USB


Supported Software: Ableton Live


Material Type: Novation


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    • Reviewed as a hardware controller, no computer, for accessibility and playability.
Style: Launchpad Pro [MK3] Pattern Name: Controller
I'm using the Launchpad Pro mk3 to play a hardware synth, no computer, no Ableton integration, and I love it. Here are my notes: Playability and accessibility If you have physical issues and need to play in different positions for comfort, there are some nice features here: -I like that there are several grid keyboard layouts to choose from; they don't list them as right/left handed, but they do work out that way. -When it's in one of the hands-on-playing modes, all of the other menu selection buttons around the bottom and side shut off so that you don't accidently change screens with an errant tap. -Besides the nice color contrasts, there are a few small nubs on the diagonal grid buttons that can help you find and keep your location while playing. -The buttons have very little travel and are soft to the touch; they aren't mushy or clacky and you don't have to thump them to register something. Very responsive. Comfortable to play on for several hours. You can lightly rest your hands on the buttons without triggering them. -Menus/settings are quick to queue up on the fly and I think the color patterning is a real bonus; you can see things at a glance much faster than if you had to scroll a tiny alpha-numeric screen. tldr: I like that it works well for low light, there's high contrast, and I don't have to squint at a screen. It's easy on my hands and can be customized for R/L/both; locking menus behind a "shift + button" for access means I can rest my hands on the edge without selecting things by mistake. _______________ Other notes: -UPDATE: Ah! For MIDI over USB, I just needed a cheapo USB hub to connect to my synth and the Launchpad. I dug something out of my junk drawer; it's probably 15 years old, no separate power, just a dongle with 3 usb ins and 1 usb out. -The sequencer is very quick/straight-forward to use. It helped to watch a tutorial, but I don't feel like I have to reference the manual each time or keep post-it notes with reminders of button combinations nearby. None of that. -Decent build quality and it's lightweight. I really like that the rubberized bottom isn't just a few nubs on the corners, but it outlines the perimeter of the box and gives a more stable base that won't slide around or become lopsided. _____________________ Summary I bought this thinking I would try out the Akai too and maybe a Linnstrument if everything was too DAW focused (I just want a grid controller for external synths), but I'm just going to stick with Novation on this. They've managed to tap into my lack of patience for learning menus and setups and created a really functional controller. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024 by Internet Person
    • Bought it for drums, but this changed the way I write music completely
Style: Launchpad Pro [MK3] Pattern Name: Controller
I got this thinking I was just going to use it to help tap out drums for recording music. While it helps do that very well, and works with Superior Drummer 2, I found that I have a lot more use for it than I thought I would. If you are getting it for drums, I would highly suggested connecting it to your computer and going to the Components site. This allows you to program which notes (and colors) appear for each pad. This is very helpful when setting up drums. Now for what I found most interesting and complete unexpected. This has something called Note mode. By default it has a chromatic scale (every note, laid out like a piano would), however, you can change it so it only has the notes of the scale you are using available , i.e. "Scale Mode". This means that you cannot hit a wrong note, every pad is assigned with notes from the scale you have chosen. There are 16 different scales to choose from, and you can also choose the key of the scale. Interestingly, you can choose an offset too, which determines how many notes the next row should be offset by. All of this comes together in an experience I never anticipated having. As a guitarist for 20+ years, I am pretty capable of playing something if I want to, comfortable with scales, etc. But with that, I get stuck in a rut of playing a certain way, or having familiar phrasing, note choice, etc. Furthermore, I'm "terrible" at song writing, I'm decent at doing covers. It's not that what I write is completely awful, it is just that what I write is obvious for lack of better words. When I listen to the bands I like, what impresses me the most is when there was a surprise to the music and it worked well into the song. My song writing is typically not that at all. With this scale mode and not being able to hit a wrong note, I can just tap random patterns out and have come up with concepts that I would have never written by myself prior to this. What makes it better, is that I don't have any concept of what the notes are going to sound like yet before I hit them, I haven't memorized where each note is located like a piano or a guitar, so it is forcing me to tap randomly. And from that, I am hearing note choices I would not have attempted before. The process is so fascinating, because it is like taking all the extra baggage that goes into song writing (i.e. knowing music theory, knowing the notes on a guitar and scales, being able to play the guitar, trying to translate an idea into a reality, not hitting wrong notes, trying to figure out the harmony) and divorcing it from just thinking about what you want to accomplish. If I want a higher note, I just move up, if I want a lower note, I just move down. In a way, it is like distilling the song writing process into just thinking and not having to work so hard at the doing aspect. It is so hard to describe the feeling, but I haven't felt that close the song writing process in maybe... forever? The process of making harmonies for lead parts on guitar isn't rocket science, but sometimes it can take a little work to figure it out. This makes playing a harmony much easier. If I am trying for thirds, I just play the same pattern two pads over, done. This has been another way to breed creativity. I have tried different notes together and it has lead to better harmonies. When I finally get the music midi recorded from the launchpad, I then learn the parts on guitar. This can be challenging, which is part of the "beauty" of doing music this way. I would have never played guitar this way, nor made these note choices for myself on the guitar. Just a note on this compared to the Launchpad X. Shipping was originally delayed to the point where I wasn't sure I was going to get this, so I ended up getting the Launchpad X and then this finally arrived. This gave me the opportunity to test out the pad sensitivity between the do. For whatever reason, I felt like the launchpad X had decent pad sensitivity, but the pro mk3 just had slightly better sensitivity. I am not sure it would have been worth the extra money to spring for the pro mk3 just for this factor alone, both are good products, but the pro mk3 does seem to have slightly better pad sensitivity. I ended up returning the X and keeping this pro mk3. This also has a sequencer and some other additional functionality too that the X doesn't have, including a row of buttons on the left and two rows of buttons on the bottom. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021 by Patrick W
    • Really nice device
Style: Launchpad Mini [MK3] Pattern Name: Controller
To start with, I do not use only Ableton, so to me, the challenge is to have devices that can work with different DAW. This one just blew me away; it is thin, well built; the buttons are rocking a lot, but nothing too bad; you won't find the same firmness of an MPC pad, so if you like that style and feel, you may not find the same in the launchpad mini. Responsiveness of the pads is great, color is bright and can be reduced/increased, based on your preferences. As far as functionalities, it works with Ableton of course; and it has 3 configurable modes, which is the best part of the device. You can assign a drumpad , a scale, a full keyboard or sliders and faders to the 64 pads; I found the faders being just a gimmick, so I am not using the buttons in that way. But if you think that you can set up 64 buttons as CC messages or program controls, this is huge; and imagine you have 3 "pages" to save those settings, so you have 64x3 buttons available to customize macros from your favorite DAW. I set it up with Cubase and Studio one, and used all 3 modes as custom, since I don't care to have neither 4x16 drumpads, nor a 4 octave keyboard; so I set one custom mode for each DAW, while the third mode is common to both (like mute, solo, arm track controls and so on.), and it works great. It is very small and fits great on my desk, with my other gear; I was skeptic since I knew that the launchpad is fundamentally a midi controller for Ableton live; but it works with anything, and you can really customize it as you see fit, with the Novation editor, and save profiles. Best 100 dollars ever spent ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020 by CF

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