Novation Launchpad Pro User Manual

Track Select
Track Select allows you to focus on a given track, without
record arming it. All of the bottommost pads on this page
are dimly blue but brighten when selected. Note that only
one track can be selected at a time, and one track will
always be selected.
Press and hold Track Select to momentarily make track
selections—upon release you will return to the previous page
or mode.
Press and release of the Track Select button latches the
page, letting you spend more time perusing your tracks. In
latch, pressing Track Select again brings you to Session Mode.
Note that on the Track Select page the Session Mode is
also available on the top seven rows of pads, allowing for
further clip launching/stopping/recording, and so on. Hitting
a Session Mode pad will also select the corresponding track.
Mute
Mute allows you to quickly ‘kill’ all sound from one or
more tracks.
Press and hold the Mute button to momentarily display the
Mute page—upon release you will return to the previous
page or mode. Touching the bottommost pad on a track
toggles its ‘Track Activators’ on/off (effectively muting or un-
muting it). The bottommost pad of muted tracks will show as
dim yellow.
Press and release of the Mute button latches the page.
Pressing Mute again brings you to Session Mode.
Note that on the Mute page the Session Mode is also
available on the top seven rows of pads, allowing for further
clip launching/stopping/recording, and so on.
Solo
The Solo page allows you to isolate the audio signal of one
or more tracks. This is great for close listening in the studio
or as a performance technique.
Press and hold Solo to momentarily display the Solo page—
upon release you will return to the previous page or mode.
Touching the bottommost pad on a track solos the track,
turning the pad bright blue (or press and hold up to eight
bottommost pads to solo multiple tracks). The bottommost
pads of un-soloed tracks are lit dimly blue.
Press and release of the Solo button latches the mode.
Pressing Solo again exits the mode, returning to Session.
While on the Solo page, the Session Mode is available
on the top seven rows of pads, allowing for further clip
launching/stopping/recording, and so on.
Volume
The volume page turns each 8-pad column into a volume
‘fader’: volume levels for up to 8 tracks at a time are
represented as green pads. Simply hit an empty pad to
move Live’s Track Volume slider.
Press and hold the Volume button to momentarily display
the Volume page, where track volumes can be quickly
adjusted. Upon release you will return to the previous mode
or page.
Press and release of Volume latches the page. Pressing
Volume again brings you to Session Mode.
The Volume page takes advantage of the Pro’s velocity-
sensitive pads: the softer you hit a pad the slower volume
will change. Conversely, the more force applied to a pad the
faster volume with increase or decrease.
Please note that Session Mode capabilities, such as scene
and clip launching, are not available on the Volume page.
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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