The light and velocity-sensitive pads are wonderful to play, and are more like those of Ableton’s Push 2 than, let’s say, the less reactive Akai MPC. Custom 1, for example, provides more MIDI faders that can be mapped as required to any DAW or other software.
#Launchpad mini step sequencer ableton pro
The Custom button accesses the Pro MK3’s eight custom modes, which are mainly variations on the Note layout. Note mode identifies whether the current Live track contains a keyboard instrument such as a synth or drum rack, so there’s no need for a dedicated Drum button. The Device button gives fader control over parameters or macros for the current device/rack, while the Chord button creates a layout through which triads can be played via horizontal rows. As with the Launchpad X, however, it would make more sense if the final fader tap moved the value up to the next step or stopped it altogether, rather than taking it back down again. Select Volume, for example, and the pads transform into a vertical mixer, whereby increased velocity brings faster value changes and repeated tapping at the top of columns brings incremental changes. The Track Select buttons are found under the pads and, beneath them, are buttons that give access to mixer functions such as Arm, Mute, Solo, and Volume. The Pro MK3’s Session and Note buttons switch views, and its transport/record buttons include a Capture MIDI button that taps into Capture, one of Ableton Live 10’s most interesting features. Connect to a computer running Ableton Live and the pads will reflect the colours of its Session View clips or the track colours when in Note mode. The classic pads are presented in an eight-by-eight grid, now surrounded by black buttons each with its own distinct function. The Pro MK3 may be big for a Launchpad product but it’s still totally portable, and should comfortably shrug off the thousands of taps and hits you’re likely to give it. You’ll also require Novation’s Components editor, which is available within any MIDI-compatible browser or as a downloadable application to use the Pro MK3, whose physical connections are minimal but useful: two mini jack MIDI outs, one MIDI in, and a USB-C slot, as well as a side-mounted Kensington lock. Members of the Novation Sound Collective also qualify for a copy of Ableton Live 10 Lite, a two-months Splice Sounds subscription, and plug-ins from Klevgrand, XLN Audio, AAS and Softube. The Pro MK3 ships with two USB-C-A cables, a USB power supply and two mini jack-DIN MIDI adaptors.
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