About this deal
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. Made to move, Launchkey Mini brings the best of Novation’s most popular MIDI keyboard controller range to our most compact and portable form factor. Get everything you need to start creating in Ableton Live with a MIDI keyboard controller that'll fit in your bag. The Mini MK3 and X work with Ampify apps on the iPhone, whereas the older ones do not. Launchpad Pro MK3
The main difference between the Launchpad Mini and Launchpad MK2 is the RGB light system. The Launchpad MK2 has an RGB light system that provides more information, such as the colours of Ableton clips, shown on the hardware. The Launchpad Mini MK1 and 2 do not have the RGB light system and contain only 4 colours (Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red). Ableton Live Lite - The renowned electronic music creation software, with seamless Launchkey integration. With effects, instruments, sounds and all kinds of creative features included – everything you need to make any kind of music.
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When using faders, these Launchpads have a higher resolution, as you can press a pad 4 times to go through 4 different values. Creative arpeggiator – easy to use but deeply controllable: change rhythm, beat, pattern, octave, gate, and more
In Session mode you can trigger cells and scenes, represented by the 64 pads and scene buttons, and perform basic editing and arranging functions. Tap the navigation arrows to shift the grid left or right, or up and down. Tap a pad to trigger the cell it represents. Cells in Momentary Play mode play when you press and hold the pad and stop when you let go. The operation of the two Launchpads is the same. Due to the smaller size of the Launchpad, Mini MK1 and MK2 are labelled with numbers and letters, while the Launchpad MK2 has full labelling to correspond with their functions in Ableton Live. Launchpad Pro (Original) The Launchpad Mini MK3 and Launchpad X also feature RGB pads. Both of these Launchpads use a USB-C port. In the box, you’ll get a USB-C to A cable. Both have the option of setting brightness and customisation through Components (see our guide HERE). You can store up to 3 custom modes.Both need a lightning connection f or the camera adapter or a powered USB hub to work on iOS devices. The Launchpad X features velocity-sensitive pads which respond to how hard they are pressed and after-touch allowing you to push the pad after pressing it for additional MIDI control.