Novation Launchpad Mini ABLETON LIVE GUIDE

ABLETON LIVE GUIDE

HARDWARE SET-UP

We’ve included stickers in the box. Carefully peel the sticker from the backing and place onto your
Launchpad Mini. Ensure that the labels line up with the corresponding buttons as shown here.

Connect your Launchpad Mini to an available USB port on your Mac or PC using the supplied USB
cable. Up to six devices connected simultaneously are supported in Ableton Live ( NOTE: using multiple
Launchpad Mini devices may require a powered USB Hub, not supplied).

SETTING UP LAUNCHPAD MINI WITHIN ABLETON LIVE

1. Open Live’s Preferences from the Live menu in OS X, or the Options menu in Windows

2. Go to the MIDI/Sync tab and select the port that the Launchpad Mini is connected to in the ‘Input’

and ‘Output’ chooser at the top of window

3. Next select the Launchpad preset from the ‘Control Surface’ chooser

4. Under MIDI Ports select both Track ‘On’ and Remote ‘On’ options as shown above.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: ABLETON LIVE

THE SESSION MODE

When Launchpad is chosen as an active control
surface, a ring appears on the session view to indicate
which section is currently controlled by the pad matrix.
Pressing a clip launch pad triggers the clip in the
corresponding clip slot in Live. Hitting an empty clip slot
in a track that is not armed will stop the clip playing in
this track. If the track is armed to record, pressing the
button records a new clip.

The directional arrows and the session button increase
the scope of the eight-by-eight grid by navigating the
session view in scenes and tracks. You can also fi re

Red fra me indi cates

currently controlled section

The buttons in the matrix light up in different colours so you know what’s going on:

AMBER: this slot contains a clip GREEN: this clip is playing RED: this clip is recording

SESSION OVERVIEW

The Launchpad’s session overview lets you navigate through large Live sets quickly without looking at
your computer screen. Hold down the “session” button and the matrix zooms out to reveal an overview of
your session view. In the session over view, each pad represents an eight-by-eight block of clips, giving
you a matrix of 64 scenes by 64 tracks. In the session overview, the colour coding is a little different:

horizontal lines of clips (scenes) with the buttons on the
right hand side of Launchpad Mini.

AMBER: Indicates the currently selected block of clips,

which will be surrounded by the ring in the software.

GREEN: There are clips playing in that block of clips

(though that may not be the block of clips selected).

RED: There are no clips playing in that range.

NO COLOUR: There are no tracks or scenes in that range.

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