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In both cases, a DVD‑ROM drive is also required for installation.
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The quoted minimum system requirements are a G4 or faster Mac (Intel CPU recommended) with 512MB RAM (1GB recommended) and OS 10.4 or later, or a 1.5GHz PC with the same amount of memory and Windows XP or Vista.
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Also on the same disc are device drivers for Windows and Mac OS.
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If you're not already a Live user, a cut‑down 'Launchpad Edition' of the software is supplied (see the 'Going Live' box above for details on how this differs from the full version). Using Live with the Launchpad: the red rectangle denotes the Clips and Scenes on which the controller is focused. Four large rubber feet on its underside prevent it from sliding around, adding to the reassuring feeling of solidity. Overall, the Launchpad gives the impression of being an unusually solid and seamless slab of hardware. The Launchpad is 'host‑powered', drawing its current via USB. Apart from a single USB socket on the right‑hand edge, the unit has no other switches, sockets or connectors. That's it for the top panel - and that's very nearly it for the rest of the device. This may improve as the unit is worn in, and will probably be less noticeable for more assertive button‑pushers. The buttons are a fairly snug fit in their housings and have a slightly 'sticky' feel when pressed, almost as if there was a 'notch' half‑way down. All of the buttons are made from a thick, translucent, rubbery material that feels very durable. (I don't know if the resemblance to John Travolta's illuminated dancefloor in Saturday Night Fever is intentional, but I suppose it's not inappropriate.)Ī column of eight round buttons stands at the right‑hand edge of the grid, and another row of eight sits along the top. When activated, these buttons are illuminated in one of three colours: amber, green or red. Most of the unit's top panel is taken up by a 64‑button, eight‑by‑eight grid. The Launchpad is approximately half the price of the APC40, a good deal more compact (measuring just 239mm square and 24mm deep, and weighing 717g), and leaves all control to the buttons. Reviewed in the September 2009 issue of SOS, the Akai APC40 offers a comprehensive assortment of buttons knobs and faders, all pre‑configured for easy integration with Live. This isn't the first time Ableton have joined forces with a hardware manufacturer to produce a dedicated controller. Novation's new Launchpad controller represents the first fruit of a new partnership with German software developers Ableton. The result is the Launchpad: a cheap, colourful and pleasingly idiosyncratic way to get hands‑on with Live. You will need to do this when you first load a session, when you bank tracks (9-16, 17-24 etc.), or when you change from pan to send a, send b etc.Novation have brought their control surface expertise to bear on Ableton Live. To correct for this you may need to turn the control from one end to the other in order to reset the range. This is great if you want to make a small adjustment but you may find you hit the end of the pot’s physical travel before before the virtual control on screen. The pan and send controls don’t have pot pick-up, they move immediately from whatever position they are in. In order to make these work we ‘emulate’ the operation of the encoders in firmware. The Launch Control XL has pots rather than encoders which have an absolute position.

HUI is designed to work with encoders for pan and send controls. The controls still work relatively to turn pans left and right.
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*Due to the Pro Tools HUI implementation, the centre detent of the LaunchControl XL pan pots will not directly correspond to the centre position of Pro Tool’s pan pots. Fixed crash: Sending Sysex Messages with values out of LaunchControl XL´s parameter range to the device

Added additional MIDI port "LaunchControl XL HUI" Release notes for Firmware Updater 1.2 (firmware revision 59) Added full class compliance (LaunchControl XL now supports use with MIDI-hosts like Kenton "MIDI USB Host" or iConnectivity "iConnect MIDI")
