NOVATION LAUNCHPAD X USB Type C midi controller

Launchpad X is our essential 64-pad MIDI grid controller for Ableton Live. It gives you everything you need to make music. Launch, play and perform your sounds and build your tracks using the large, super-sensitive RGB pads, dynamic note and scale modes, and mixer controls.

Based on the award-winning Pro Tools | S6, Pro Tools | S3 is a compact, EUCON-enabled, ergonomic desktop control surface that offers a streamlined yet versatile mixing solution for the modern sound engineer. Like S6, S3 delivers intelligent control over every aspect of Pro Tools and other DAWs, but at a more affordable price. While its small form factor makes it ideal for space-confined or on-the-go music and post mixing, it packs enormous power and accelerated mixing efficiency for faster turnarounds, making it the perfect fit everywhere, from project studios to the largest, most demanding facilities.

Tech Specs
Intended Use     Mixer
Number of Faders     16
Fader Throw     100mm
Fader Type     Motorized
Number of Knobs     32 Total: 16 x Assignable, 8 x Channel Control, 8 x Global Control
Knob Type     Encoders
Audio Inputs     2 x XLR (Mic/Line), 2 x 1/4" (Line), 1 x 1/4" (Footswitch)
Audio Outputs     2 x XLR (Line), 2 x 1/4" (Line), 1 x 1/4" (Headphones)
Control I/O     2 x Ethernet, 2 x USB Type A (For keyboard and mouse only)
OS Requirements - Mac     OS X 10.9 or later
Height     1.3" (Front), 2.8" (Rear w/ Knobs)
Depth     14.3“
Width     28“
Weight     13.8 lbs

• Get immediate hands-on control over Ableton Live
• Tweak your sound using 24 knobs with multicoloured indicators
• Enhance your live performance by combining with Launchpad S
• Get precise control over your levels with eight rugged faders
• Create your own control layouts by freely assigning any control to any function in Ableton

• Take it anywhere: itʼs tough enough to handle any live situation
• Plug straight into Mac, PC or iPad and start performing
• 16 multi-colour buttons for immediate track focus and key mixer controls
• Includes Ableton Live Lite software and Loopmasters sample collection
• Control all MIDI-compatible iOS software via Camera Connection Kit

• Knobs: 24 rotary pots
• Faders: Eight 60mm Faders
• 24 assignable buttons
• 2 template switch buttons
• 26 LEDs in the buttons and 24 LEDs under the knobs
• Kensington security slot

• Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
• Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7
• iOS 7, 6
• USB-MIDI class compliant
• Live 9.1.3 or later required (As with all new products with Ableton Live support, Ableton provide support only for the latest version of the latest generation of Live)

• 239mm width x 239mm depth x 22mm height (39mm inc knobs)

• Launch Control is powered via USB bus power

• Launch Control XL
• Printed Quick Start Guide
• 1.5 metre orange USB cable

• Ableton Live Lite 9
• MIDI Controller Editor software
• 1 GB of Loopmasters sample content

Korg Pad Kontrol Midi Studio Controller

The all-new padKONTROL joins Korg?s expanding line-up of MIDI studio controllers. Adding another dimension beyond traditional keyboard control, the padKONTROL is the most expressive and versatile pad controller ever!

In addition to accessing drum sounds and samples, the padKONTROL can also control soft synths and effects, trigger loops and video clips, and even act as transport controls for DAW software programs. Combining an assignable X-Y touchpad that also provides for natural-sounding flams and rolls, sixteen great-feeling illuminated trigger pads, assignable knobs and a footpedal input, the padKONTROL provides unsurpassed evocative control.

Beat It!
The padKONTROL is ideal for creating natural, organic sounding drumbeats. Each of the sixteen pads can be individually assigned a note number and MIDI channel so you can control a single drumkit or map it to control different devices in your setup at the same time. Eight different dynamic curves are available for each pad, or you can set each pad to its own fixed level. This allows you to set up certain instruments to feel as you like, and others to always play the perfect velocity, no matter how you strike the pad. You can also set up multiple pads to play the same drum but at different fixed velocities, giving you varied but predictable performance every time.

No matter how you set them up, you?ll appreciate the great feel of the pads. They respond well no matter where you strike them, not just in the center like many other systems. So you can freely play the pads with both hands, hit the edges or the center and get responsive, musical results ? every time!

The X-Y pad adds real-time control of both flam and roll timing and dynamics. Moving from left to right increases the speed of the roll, or the distance between the ?flammed? notes. Moving up increase the volume of the roll, or the second note in the flam. This is a highly expressive and intuitive way to produce these natural drum techniques. With an optional footswitch, you can even add real ?kick? drum parts, or close a open hi-hat.

Kontrol it!
Drums are just the beginning. A MIDI message can be assigned to each pad, and they can be set for momentary or toggle operation. In addition to sending a value as the pad is touched, a specific value can be sent as the pad is released, so they can be used like buttons or switches to control any function on your soft synths and DAWs.

Based on Korg?s renowned KAOSS technology, the X-Y pad can be assigned to control any two continuous controllers in real-time. You might set the X Axis to control pitch bend on a synth while the Y Axis controls reverb depth. Or set them to control filter cutoff and resonance, or multiple delay parameters for evocative and expressive performance and mixing possibilities.

Two assignable knobs provide continuous control of two other MIDI parameters. You can easily invert the values sent from any of these controllers so you can quickly adjust them to your needs. Even the footswitch input can be set as a momentary or toggle switch for any parameter. Like the X-Y and trigger pads, the pedal also can send a specific release value.

See it!
Whenever you strike a pad or move a controller the built-in display shows what message or value is being sent, giving you accurate confirmation of what you?re doing. The pads have a striking visual behavior, which will move you to visually groove along with your playing. Pads assigned to notes light up when struck and then shut off. Pads assigned to CC messages stay lit to show their status. Three variations of the Illumination mode cause the trigger pads to light up in unique patterns. Two begin when a trigger pad is struck, and a third starts automatically when the padKONTROL sits idle for a few minutes. The great feel of the trigger pads and the Illumination mode work together synergistically to catapult your performance to a higher intensity level than ever before.


Manage it!
Thankfully, once you have all the controllers set the way you like, you can save the entire set of assignments as a ?User Scene.? Sixteen User Scenes are available in the padKONTROL itself, and they can be quickly selected using the pads. In addition, thirty preset scenes are included, designed to instantly match the padKONTROL to some of the most popular music software programs.

The padKONTROL also comes with free Editor/Librarian software for Windows XP and Mac OSX. Using the computer?s graphic capabilities, the Editor/Librarian software makes it easy to create, store and organize vast libraries of scenes and ?scene sets.?

Software Bonuses
The padKONTROL comes with a special dfh SUPERIOR drum kit plug-in instrument from Toontracks, created to work exclusively with your versatile controller. This 260 MB drum kit features multiple velocity levels, and a variety of microphone positions ? 2,700 samples in all ? so you can start laying down beats as soon as you get it out of the box! The plug-in supports both VST and AU formats.

16-Channel DAW Production Controller

• 16 Professional, touch-sensitive 100 mm motor faders (Dual-Servo Drive Belt)
• High fader resolution: 10 Bits/1,024 steps
• 85 Background and status illuminated buttons
• 104 Controllable functions
• 16 High-resolution LC displays as digital labeling fields
• Timecode and level display
• Small encoder as panpot and other selected parameters
• Large data wheel with push button for scrolling, zooming, navigation and much more
• 2 Arrow buttons for step-by-step navigation and setting
• Transport control, tracking control, automation control
• Session Navigator, Fader Modes, Mixer View
• Undo/Redo, click track on/off, tap tempo, set markers, plugin parameters and much more
• 4 Programmable user buttons
• 8 Function buttons
• Native Studio One support, HUI and Mackie control selectable
• Compatible with ProTools, Logic, Cubase, Ableton, Nuendo, Bitwig, Reaper, Digital Performer and others
• Jack for optional footswitch (start/stop commands)
• No driver installation necessary
• Power supply: External power supply (12 VDC/2 A)
• Dimensions (W x D x H): approx. 498 x 302 x 53.6 mm
• Weight: 3.63 kg
• Incl. full version of Studio One 3 Artist (DAW)

• Mac: OS X 10.8.5 or later
• Intel Core 2 Duo (Intel Core i3 or faster recommended)
• Windows 7 x64/x86 SP1 + platform update
• Windows 8.1 x64/x86
• Windows 10 x64/x86
• Intel Core 2 Duo (Intel Core i3 or faster recommended)