Launchpad X / Launchpad mini mk3
This is a guided tour of the Launchpad X / Launchpad mini mk3 demo configuration.
Make sure to also see the hardware reference, to find out important information regarding your controller.
Overview¶
Modes¶
This config comes with two modes (shift and select) pre-configured.
select is mapped to the 7th scene launch button, and shift to the 8th.
Pages¶
This config comes with three pages pre-configured.
By looking at pages.yaml, we can see these pages are named home_page, session_view_page, and blank_page.
The three buttons in the top-right are pre-mapped to these pages.
On Launchpad mini these are the buttons labelled Drums, Keys, and User, while on Launchpad X it's Note, Custom, and Capture MIDI.
Named controls¶
The four arrow buttons in the top-left control Live's session ring.
By holding shift while pressing these buttons, we can move the ring one step at a time.
The four top scene launch buttons will launch the four scenes highlighted by the session ring.
By holding shift, we can launch four more scenes.
By holding select, we can select scenes rather than launch them.
By holding both, we can select the extra scenes.
By holding the button labelled Session, we can enter the Launchpad's factory script (Live mode), provided that script is also selected as a control surface in Live's preferences.
Matrix pages¶
home_page¶
actions¶
Enter the first page by pressing Drums or Note.
The top-left quadrant is the section actions_left.
Opposite actions_left is actions_right.
In the bottom-left corner we have actions_small.
These three sections have been left mostly unconfigured.
ring_tracks¶
The fifth row of pads is the matrix section ring_tracks.
It's filled with ring_track controls that bind to the tracks highlighted by the session ring.
By pressing each control, we can select its bound track.
By holding the control, we can arm the track exclusively (un-arm all other tracks).
By holding the control with shift, we can arm the track non-exclusively.
nav¶
The bottom right corner has the section nav.
The d-pad will move around the Live set.
By holding shift while using the d-pad we can move the session ring.
There are also four transport controls. The green and red are bound to the transport's play and session record, while the purple and blue are bound to the metronome and arrangement loop.
session_view_page¶
Enter the second page by pressing Keys or Custom.
In the bottom right, we still have nav.
This demonstrates how we can have sections appear on multiple pages.
__session_view¶
The top half is occupied by zcx's session view.
This works much the same as the Launchpad's native session view.
Pressing a pad will launch the respective clip slot.
Pressing a pad with select held will select the slot.
See the session view lesson for more detail on configuring this section.
select_control¶
In the bottom-left is the section select_control.
It's full of param controls that show dynamic feedback.
In this case, every control is mapped to the currently selected track.
The top row controls the track's mute, solo, arm, and input monitoring state.
The second row is mapped to the first four devices on the selected track.
If the track has less than four devices, you will see that one or more controls are off.
Note that these controls are configured for top-level devices, i.e. not devices nested in racks.
By pressing a control, we can select the corresponding device.
By holding shift, these controls map to the bypass state of the devices.
The third row is mapped to the first four parameters of the currently selected device.
Pressing a control will toggle its parameter between its minimum and maximum.
While shift is held, the next four parameters will be controlled.
blank_page¶
This page contains one section — blank_section — an 8x8 unconfigured grid.
It's a great place to start experimenting with zcx's capabilities.