Novation Launchpad Mini USB Midi Controller for Performing and Producing Music with iPad, Mac and PC

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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. it is severely limited , - so much so that even the demo project download that is supplied , does not work properly.

The 64 three-color Launch pads are the best way to connect with your music - in the studio or on stage. This is especially fortunate when loading an entire page of lights on the Launchpad S, such as when switching from the clip launcher to mixer mode.

In this way, consumers give each other guidance and give us the opportunity to continuously improve. I do still stand by it being a great device and now I`m more conversant with Ableton, the more impressed I am with the marriage.

To do this, you’ll need to have the USB adapter that comes as part of the iPad Camera Connection Kit. I’ve had to compensate for the old refresh rate of the launchpad in every project I’ve done, and it’s a real pain! The Novation Launchpad S is a music controller that lets the programmers use the multi-colored LED states to design creative tools in Max MSP and Reaktor.It has huge potential and I'm sure that for someone who already knows how to use Ableton could make use of this better than me. This is a major plus: I have a distrust of third-party drivers, and don't need the hassle of checking and upgrading drivers right up until support for my machine or OS is dropped. The hardware is made for Ableton Live and compatible with FL Studio and other major music software on Mac and PC.