#Djay pro novation launchpad control update

Up and running, the Launchpad Pro looks like it means business. Midi connectivity is also built-in, with Midi In and Out jacks and cables for connecting to other Midi devices. The Launchpad Pro is USB bus powered, and also comes with a power supply for brighter pad lights and standalone use. I hooked up the Launchpad Pro to my computer, launched Ableton Live, switched it on and got to work. The base is made of an orange rubber to prevent it from slipping as you mash those pads.В 32 circular buttons surround the grid, each with specific functions which weвЂ™ll get into later in this review. Round the back, the Launchpad Pro has a power switch, Midi On and Midi Out 1/8вЂі jacks where the 1/8вЂі to Midi cables go in case you want to use it with other Midi gear, and finally a socket for connecting its wall adaptor for brighter pad lights and using it with other Midi devices other than your laptop.ДЄ Kensington lock is on one side of the device, as well as an LED status light.

Now, the Launchpad ProвЂ™s pads mimic the colour the clips that youвЂ™ve set in Live, making clip identification possible without looking at the screen (as long as youвЂ™re colour coordinated, of course!) ItвЂ™s got an 8Г—8 velocity-sensitive grid with RGB pads, a first for the Launchpad series as previous models only hadВ single velocity pads and red, green, and yellow lights. ItвЂ™s slightly heavier and larger, but still very much a portable device that you can throw in your rucksack (unlike AbletonвЂ™s new Push 2 controller, for instance). IвЂ™ve used the original LaunchpadВ as well as the smaller Launchpad Mini, and I can tell you that the Launchpad Pro has the best feeling build out of the lot.

#Djay pro novation launchpad control update

First Impressions / Setting up NovationвЂ™s Launchpad Pro is an update of the companyвЂ™s popular grid controller that comes with new RGB backlit velocity-sensitive pads.