The Easiest Way to Take Full Control of Ableton
Launchpad Pro is the simplest and best way to create dynamic, expressive performances in Ableton Live, or any music software.
We’ve given our iconic Launchpad a total overhaul. Enhanced with RGB LED feedback, and velocity and pressure-sensitive pads, Launchpad Pro brings limitless expression and creativity to your music.
It’s An Instrument – Play It!
Launchpad Pro is an instrument designed for live performance. The new RGB pads light up to match the colour of your clips in Ableton Live’s session view, so you can see at a glance which clips are playing.
Drums
All your sounds spread across the whole grid, on velocity and pressure-sensitive pads which let you create expressive beats.
Instruments
The grid illuminates as a chromatic keyboard, so you can easily play notes, melodies and chords.
Stay in Your Flow
Launchpad Pro is much more than an instrument: it also gives you slick, immediate access to all your mixer controls mid-performance, so you stay in your flow. There?s no need to enter a separate mixer mode; simply press and hold a mixer function button (like mute or volume), make a change, and then release the button to drop straight back into your performance.
Scale Mode
Press the Note and Shift buttons to switch Launchpad Pro to Scale Mode. The pads automatically assign themselves to the notes of one of 32 keys and modes, making it impossible to play out of key. Seven Overlap options enable the relative positioning of notes on each row to be offset, while Chromatic 4th Mode keeps the pads assigned to the chromatic series but highlights the notes of the selected scale or mode within it.
Stay in Control of Everything
Control your effects, instrument devices and plug-ins mid-performance to add engaging, expressive effects. For super smooth effect transitions, the button grid also turns into eight velocity-sensitive vertical faders, with LED feedback – the harder you hit the pad, the faster the transition.
Helping you find your new sound
Music making is all about the journey, and we’re always looking for new ways to inspire you along the way. That’s why we’ve created the Sound Collective. Receive free versions of the most innovative software instruments and creative FX from developers we admire, as well as discounts to help you make the most of third-party software, exclusive to Novation customers. All you have to do is register your Novation gear, and one offer will be featured in your Novation account every couple of months.
Melodics is an innovative learning app for your desktop that takes mastering your Novation Launchpad to a whole new level.
We’ve teamed up with Melodics to bring Launchpad users a very special offer, including free lessons and huge discounts on Melodics subscriptions.
Addictive Keys
The Addictive Keys virtual instrument from XLN Audio is on the house when you register your controller keyboard or the Launchpad Pro. One full license per account is available for existing and new customers.
Loopmasters
Now expanded from 1GB to a whopping 4GB, the Loopmasters sample library included with every Novation Product is packed with professional quality, royalty-free loops and one-shots.
Encompassing all contemporary genres – from blues, funk and hip-hop to bass, techno and all flavours of house – and taking in a huge range of electronic and acoustic instrumentation, it’s everything you need to start making music today!
MusicTech Gear of the Year 2015 | Best Controller – Novation Launchpad Pro
Peter Kirn, Create Digital Music
It’s the most mobile and playable grid on the market, and if past experience is a guide, that community will make it more valuable as it ages, not less.
Resident Advisor
“…the integration with Ableton is as simple as it gets. There are no drivers to install and nothing to configure inside of Ableton, just plug in the USB cable, open Ableton and you’re ready to go.”
“Playing a drum rack with note mode is quite nice, as it gives you velocity-sensitive access to up to 64 different drum hits. And thanks to the new function buttons, you can build up a multilayered beat straight from the Launchpad by using the record, duplicate, double, and quantize buttons.”
Martin Delaney, MusicTech
“the Pro is a flexible, expressive, interface, for your clips, instruments, and just about everything else. This is a great update all-round, and takes the Launchpad to a new level of Ableton Live control and performance.”
Si Truss, Future Music
“…for the price, the Pro is one of the best controllers on the market.”
“one of the most creative and inspiring controllers we’ve tried”
Enhance Your Performance
Take hands-on control of your music with seamless Ableton Live integration.
Control Just About Anything
Use the grid to control any music software and external hardware.
Focus On Your Music
RGB pads match the colour of your clips in Ableton Live’s session view
Make Dynamic Beats
Create expressive drum performances using velocity-sensitive pads.
Play It Like An Instrument
Easily play notes, melodies and chords on a chromatic keyboard layout.
Mix Without Losing Focus
Get slick immediate access to all your mixer controls mid-performance.
Easily Apply Effects
Get creative by controlling effects, instrument devices and plug-ins mid-performance.
Build Your Own Creations
Download and control a growing library of Max for Live devices.
Take It Anywhere
Compact, lightweight and bus-powered, tough enough to survive the roughest gigs.
Make Music Immediately
Comes with everything you need to start performing your music.
Tech Spec
Product Hardware Specifications
- 64 RGB backlit velocity and pressure sensitive button grid
- 32 RGB backlit round mode buttons
- One setup button
- Front LED strip
- Orange rubber base mat
- High retention USB connector
- Two MIDI sockets (3.5mm jack sockets with MIDI din break-out cables)
- Power supply connector
- Power switch
- Kensington Security Slot
Software Compatibility
- Ableton Live Lite 9 is included
If you already have Ableton Live it must be version 9 or greater to work with Launchpad Pro. We recommend that you update to the latest version as previous versions of Ableton Live do not include the Launchpad Pro integration. Launchpad Pro will also work as a standard MIDI controller.
Power Requirements
- USB B 2.0 bus powered on Mac or PC. Power supply (included) and camera connection kit or USB camera adapter (not included) required for use with iOS devices
- 12V DC Power supply included
- Maximum power consumption 12V DC 1A
Product Dimensions
- 260mm width x 260mm depth x 29mm height
OS Compatibility
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Mac OSX 10.11
Mac OSX 10.10
Mac OSX 10.9
Windows 10
Windows 8
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