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Getting Started Guide

Summary of Contents for Launchpad Pro

Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide ...

Page 2: ... designed to keep you focused on your performance It lets you easily and immediately apply effects while dipping in and out of specific mixer controls at the touch of a button Of course if you want to get really creative you can build just about anything you can imagine with Max for Live and use your Launchpad Pro to control it We made it sleek lightweight and tough enough that you can throw it in...

Page 3: ...e will take you through each step in more detail so read on before you start 1 Check Your Box Contents 2 Plug In and Switch On 3 Register and Download the Included Software 4 Get Ableton Live Lite 5 Quick configure 6 Play with the Demo Live Set 7 If You Run Into Problems ...

Page 4: ... anything is missing please contact us Hardware Launchpad Pro USB lead Two MIDI break out cables Power supply Documentation This helpful guide Ableton Live Lite instruction card Safety sheet Stickers Your software bundle code is on the back of this guide Get Started x2 ...

Page 5: ...get full brightness Press the power switch and the pads will flash briefly to let you know it s working It won t trigger any sound yet however This guide gets you up and running with Ableton Live If you want to connect other music gear at this point you ll need the MIDI break out cables Please check online for the full User Manual which will help you in more detail Get Started POWER MIDI OUT MIDI ...

Page 6: ...erside of your Launchpad Pro it is 12 or 13 characters long the first 3 characters can be numbers or letters but the rest will only be numbers Your serial number is not the same as the software bundle code Then click Get My Stuff to download your software If you don t have a Novation account we will ask for a few details Make sure you download Launchpad Pro Demo for Live You ll need it for step si...

Page 7: ...o make sure your Launchpad Pro is supported 5 Quick Configure Your Launchpad Pro will be auto detected in Ableton Live To check or change settings go to the menu and click Preferences From the list of tabs on the left click the MIDI Sync tab and you will see the following Click the first drop down box under Control Surface Choose Launchpad Pro from the list Under Input and Output select Launchpad ...

Page 8: ...mo for Live you downloaded in step three Tip If you re having trouble finding the Demo Set you downloaded try looking in your Downloads folder Documents on Mac or My Documents on PC When you ve found the file click OK and your Launchpad Pro will light up showing you where all the clips are Press a pad to launch a clip Get Started ...

Page 9: ...help we have free video tutorials online including a step by step setup guide www novationmusic com get started We also have a collection of answers to common problems here www novationmusic com answerbase Details of how to contact our support team via telephone e mail and Live Chat are also available www novationmusic com support ...

Page 10: ...chpad Pro s Setup page Setup Layout Select Velocity Aftertouch MIDI Channel Pad Lighting MIDI Out LIVE LOW MED 1 8 INT USB NOTE MED HIGH MIDI INT DRUM HIGH 9 16 FADER OFF LOW PGM POLY CHAN OFF INT MIDI 2 10 Aftertouch Threshold 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 ...

Page 11: ...ardware Polyphonic aftertouch is not currently supported by Live but can be used to control other software or external instruments Aftertouch Threshold With these pads you can select the sensitivity of the aftertouch by setting the threshold to Low Medium or High When set to Low the pads will produce aftertouch more easily If you prefer not to have aftertouch sent so often then leave this set to H...

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