E-MU Launchpad Operator Manual
Operation Manual
Operation Manual
© 1996 E-mu Systems, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
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Important Notice:
In order to obtain warranty service on your Launchpad unit, the serial
number sticker must be intact and you must have a sales receipt or other
proof of purchase. If there is no serial number sticker on Launchpad,
please contact E-mu Systems at once.
This product is covered under one or more of the following U.S. patents:
4,404,529; 4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,600; 5,013,105; 5,072,645; 5,111,727;
5,144,676; 5,170,367; 5,248,845; 5,303,309; 5,317,104; 5,342,990; 5,430,244
and foreign patents and/or pending patents. Launchpad is a registered trademark
of E-mu Systems, Inc.
PRINTED AND MADE IN THE USA
INTRO/CONNECTIONS
Introduction 4
Connections 5
BASIC OPERATION
Realtime Controllers/Foot Pedal 7
Drum Pads 8
Pitch Wheel/Mod. Slider 9
Thumby Button/Footswitch 10
Triggers/Transport Mode 10
Inc/Dec Buttons 12
Transpose Knobs/MIDI Channel Select 13
Song Select/Preset Select/Bank Select 14
MIDI Clock Select 15
Save Button 16
APPLICATIONS
Using Launchpad with Orbit 17
Interfacing With Your Other gear 20
MIDI SPECIFICATIONS
Launchpad SysEx Format 22
Introduction
Launchpad is a hot new performance MIDI controller designed
to merge perfectly with your existing gear. Launchpad has all
the extra controls you need and the ability to control multiple
pieces of your MIDI gear while taking up less than a foot of
space.
Launchpad’s logical control surface is a musical instrument unto
itself, making it easy to turn your ideas into reality.
Launchpad’s key features are listed below.
• Fast, intuitive user interface
• Compact and durable metal package
• One octave, velocity sensitive drum pad keyboard
• +5 octave, -4 octave transposition range
• 12 semitone fine tuning range
• 5 real-time, programmable sliders
• Pitch knob, thumby button, footswitch and expression pedal
input
• 6 latched trigger buttons with independent MIDI channels
• MIDI machine control
• Sends MIDI clock
• Sends preset, bank and song command changes
• MIDI merging
• Setup can be saved or restored via MIDI SysEx
All parameters are stored in nonvolatile memory and can be
transmitted or received as SysEx parameters.
4 Connections
Connections
MIDI Sound Generator
VOLUME
PHONES
Launchpad
POWER 9 VAC IN
I/O 1 AMP
9 VAC
Adapter
MIDI Out
MIDI
IN
C01 VOL127 PAN=P
195 vox:Jaxvox
MIDI In
OUT
<>
EDITMASTER
CURSOR
HOME/ENTER
BEATS
FOOT SWITCH FOOT PEDAL
MIDI
Foot Switch
POWER
DATA
Control
Pedal
Power Input
Connects to the 9VAC wall adapter and supplies power to the
module.
Power Switch
Turns Launchpad On and Off.
MIDI Out
Connect the MIDI Out to the MIDI In port of a MIDI sound
generator such as a MIDI keyboard or sound module. The MIDI
Output can also be used for transferring Launchpad’s memory
contents to a computer or sequencer for backup.
LAUNCH • PAD Performance Controller 5
MIDI In
Launchpad merges the MIDI data it generates with the data
received at the MIDI In port. This is a handy feature when you
want to connect two controllers to the same MIDI sound
module or keyboard. The MIDI In port can also be connected to
a computer or sequencer to restore Launchpad’s memory
contents that have been backed up.
MIDI Sound Generator
VOLUME
PHONES
C01 VOL127 PAN=P
195 vox:Jaxvox
MIDI
In
BEATS
EDITMASTER
<>
CURSOR
HOME/ENTER
MIDI
POWER
DATA
Data from MIDI Keyboard and
Launchpad is “Merged” together.
FOOT SWITCH FOOT PEDAL
OUT
MIDI Controller
(MIDI Keyboard, Sequencer, etc.)
POWER 9 VAC IN
I/O 1 AMP
MIDI
Out
MIDI
IN
Out
MIDI
MIDI
In
Footswitch Input
Launchpad accepts a momentary-type footswitch (either normally open or normally closed). The footswitch can be programmed to any MIDI continuous controller number.
Foot Pedal Input
A control foot pedal can be used as a realtime performance
control in the same manner as the front panel sliders. The pedal
can be programmed to any MIDI continuous controller number.
The foot pedal can be either a voltage (which outputs a DC
voltage from 0-9 volts) or a resistance type. (See page 21 for
wiring diagrams for the two pedal types.)
6 Connections
Main Controls
CONTROLLERS
A
BCD
Realtime Controllers/Foot Pedal
Realtime MIDI controller messages are sent out on the MIDI
channel currently selected by the MIDI channel selector switch
whenever a slider (or the foot pedal) is moved. Each of the four
sliders and footpedal input can be programmed for any MIDI
controller channel from 0-127. Controller value is 0 at the
bottom and 127 at the top of the slider’s travel.
m To Assign the Realtime Controllers
1. Press Select Control. The Select Control LED will be
flashing.
2. Move the desired slider or pedal. The Enter MIDI Controller/Note LED and the Enter Number LED will be
flashing.
3. Enter the MIDI Controller number from the Drum Pads.
The Enter MIDI Controller/Note LED and the Enter Number LED will continue to flash. The Save LED will now also
be flashing.
4. Press the Save button to save the assignment.
✗ To Abort the Operation at any point, press the Select
Control button again.
LAUNCH • PAD Performance Controller 7
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