Novation Launchpad Pro User Manual

Next, place Live’s External Instrument (found in the
‘Instruments’ folder) on a MIDI track. In the top ‘MIDI To’
chooser select your Audio Interface, and in the bottom
chooser select the channel that will send MIDI to
your hardware.
At this point, hitting Launchpad Pro pads in Note Mode
should send MIDI to your hardware.
Now it is time to get your hardware’s sound back into Live.
Connect the Line Out on the back of your hardware unit into
an input on your interface.
With that accomplished, select the input—in the ‘Audio
From’ section—that is receiving the audio signal from
your hardware.
You can now use chromatic Note Mode to play your
hardware unit, and hear the result in Ableton Live.
Quick Tip: Since Ableton Live’s External Instrument records
MIDI and actually only monitors the audio input , you might
want to ‘print’ your results as audio. To do so, create a new
audio track and select the External Instrument track as its
input in the ‘Audio From’ chooser. Then, simply press record
in empty clip slots to make new audio clips.
Using Standalone Layouts With
Hardware
Let’s take Ableton Live out of the equation entirely. In this
case, the Launchpad Pro can serve as a control surface
for any device able to send and/or receive MIDI. Simply
press and hold the Setup button and choose from the Note,
Drum or Fader layouts to begin sending MIDI out of the
Launchpad Pro. If you suspect that MIDI is not being sent,
check that the ‘MIDI Out’ button found on the Setup page
is lit. This ensures that MIDI created from hitting the control
surface will be sent from the Launchpad Pro’s MIDI Port to
your hardware.
As previously explained (see ‘Using the Launchpad Pro’s
MIDI Ports’) you will need to run a MIDI lead (i.e., a MIDI
DIN-5) out of your Launchpad Pro’s MIDI Out port into
your hardware unit’s MIDI In port. In order to receive MIDI,
connect another MIDI lead from the hardware unit’s MIDI
Out port into the Launchpad Pro’s MIDI In port.
Using Other Software
Although this user guide primarily covers how to use the
Launchpad Pro with Ableton Live it can also work with
other Digital Audio Workstations or ‘DAWs’ (FL Studio,
Logic, etc). As of publication, Ableton is the only software
company with support for Launchpad Pro. This is likely to
change over time, so please check the resources of your
preferred software to see if Launchpad Pro support has
become available.
Regardless, the Launchpad Pro will still input standard
MIDI data into most DAWs. Please consult your DAW’s
documentation for specifi cs on sending and receiving MIDI,
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Novation Launchpad Pro Specifications

General

Product color	Black
Backlight buttons	Yes
USB direct playback	-
Built-in optical drive	No
Power supply type	USB
USB connector type	USB Type-C
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Bundled software	Ableton Live Lite is included

Weight and Dimensions

Width	268 mm
Height	18 mm