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Launch Clips and Scenes in Live with 64 multi-coloured LED buttons. Launchpad has a page for launching clips and scenes.

Anytime, AnywhereIt is slim, lightweight and bus powered so it can be used anywhere without a power supply.

Mixer mode, and triggering notesYou can control volume, send levels and pan using rows of buttons as faders. The buttons will also trigger notes in Live's instruments and drum racks.

Control other plug-in instruments/FX Launchpad can also be used to control other music-making software. The 64 button grid is ideal for drum machines and step sequencers.

Launch Clips and Scenes in Live with 64 multi-coloured LED buttons.

The buttons along the side of the grid launch scenes.


Anytime, Anywhere


Launchpad is ultra-portable. It is USB bus powered (no need for external power sockets), and weights in at just 717gms, which is a third the weight of a macbook!

This makes it perfect for sketching ideas out on the move, or a lightweight but powerful performance controller.

Mixer mode, and triggering notes

In mixer mode you can arm, solo and mute tracks. Four different pages give you access to volume, send levels and pan using rows of buttons as faders.
You can mix as many tracks as you want, as Launchpad lets you jump across to the next 8 tracks with the 'page' buttons.

The buttons will also trigger notes in Live's instruments and drum racks.
You can sketch out beats, bass-lines and trigger samples using Launchpads 64 buttons.


Control other plug-in instruments/FX
Launchpad can control other DAWs and plug-ins using Novation's Automap control software. Automap can assign controls to software parameters on VST/AU/RTAS & TDM plug-ins by simply clicking on them, and touching a controller! This works in almost any DAW, whether it has a 'Learn' function or not.

For example, Launchpad can be used to control Logic's Ultrabeat, Reason's Redrum and Pro Tools' Boom drum machine. Also, controlling 3rd party plug-ins like NI's Battery or Fxpansion's Guru with Launchpad is literally just one click and one button press away! 

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Novation's Automap control software includes an on screen edit page showing you exactly what is assigned to what. 

You can also use Launchpad as a standard MIDI controller transmitting CC and MIDI note data from its 72 buttons.

For more information on Automap - click here


Overview
The Ableton Live Controller
Jointly designed by Ableton and Novation, Launchpad places Ableton Live at your fingertips. Whether you’re a DJ, performing musician or studio producer, Launchpad gives you all you need to truly ‘play' Live.

Launchpad is ultra-portable. It is USB bus powered (no need for power sockets), and weights in at just 717gms (one third the weight of a macbook!). 

With a multi-colour 64-button grid and dedicated scene launch buttons, Launchpad is purpose built for triggering and manipulating clips in Live, it also offers a totally new way of controlling Ableton Live’s mixer. Launchpad's buttons can be used to sketch out beats with drum racks, and they can be assigned to other functions in Live using Ableton's 'Learn' mode.

Launchpad ships with a dedicated ‘Launchpad edition’ of Ableton Live 8, but can control almost any other music software using Novation's award-winning 'Automap' control software.