Novation Launchpad Mini [MK3] User Manual

10
Session mode
Session mode is designed to control
Ableton Live’s Session view
, seen below.
If you’ve never used Ableton Live before, we recommend visiting our Easy Start
Tool (see
Getting Up and Running
). Here you’ll be guided through downloading
and installing Ableton Live 10 Lite. You’ll also find videos covering the software’s
basic features so you can get started with making music in Ableton Live using
Launchpad Mini.
Session view is a grid that consists of
clips
,
tracks
(columns) and
scenes
(rows).
Session mode provides an 8x8 view of your clips in Session view on Launchpad
Mini’s pads.
Clips
are typically loops that contain MIDI notes or audio.
Tracks
represent virtual instrument or audio tracks. MIDI clips on instrument tracks
will play back on the instrument that is assigned to that track.
Scenes
are rows of clips. Launching a scene will launch all clips in that row. This
means that you can arrange clips into horizontal groups (across tracks) to form a
song structure, launching scene after scene to progress through a song.
A row on the grid
represents a
scene
,
highlighted is scene
“9”.
The yellow
column shows a
track
, titled “1
Rhodes”.
Clips
on the
Session View grid

Novation Launchpad Mini [MK3] Specifications

General

Mixer section	-
Product color	Black
Drum pads backlight	Yes
Number of drum pads	64
USB connector type	USB Type-C
Power supply type	USB
Built-in display	No
Cable lock slot type	Kensington

Weight and Dimensions

Width	180 mm
Height	14.2 mm