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13th May 2020

Launchpad & Logic Pro X 10.5

New support for Launchpad in Logic Pro X With Apple’s release of Logic Pro X 10.5 comes Live Loops, which for the first time brings cell-based looping playback and performance to the popular mus … Read more

9th Apr 2020

Launchpad’s Custom Modes: Expand Your Horizons

Get closer to your music-making setup with Launchpad’s Custom Modes. With Launchpad Pro [MK3], Launchpad Mini [MK3] and Launchpad X, we’ve created Custom Modes, a feature that allows you t … Read more

8th Jan 2020

The Brand New Launchpad Pro

Made to produce with Ableton Live and your hardware, Launchpad Pro is our most advanced 64-pad grid controller. Launchpad Pro [MK3] combines our deepest Ableton Live integration ever with a powerful b … Read more

12th Nov 2019

Find Your Sound - Journeys: Techno

For our second journey we headed out to explore the industrial soundscapes between Rotterdam and Berlin, the spiritual homes of techno and hard electronica styles. We wanted to create an authentic dar … Read more

29th Oct 2019

Find Your Sound - Journeys: Electronica

For the first instalment, we headed out to explore the diverse soundscapes surrounding Lake Como, in Northern Italy. We wanted to create an ambient, downtempo electronica track, and the serene natural … Read more

7th Oct 2019

Introducing Launchpad X and the new Launchpad Mini

Marking ten years since the arrival of the original Launchpad, we’re immensely proud to release the latest full-sized and portable versions of the world’s favourite Ableton Live grid contr … Read more

25th Sep 2019

Step 6: Get To Know Your Launchpad

Launchpad comes in three different flavours: Launchpad Mini, Launchpad MK2 and Launchpad Pro. Once you've decided which is best for you, you're going to want to get started quickly. Making music with … Read more

24th Sep 2019

Step 5: Become A Pro YouTuber

You’ve come a long way, from catching the Launchpad bug, to getting good at pad-drumming, to programming your first lightshow. There’s still a way to go though, because you need to become … Read more

23rd Sep 2019

Step 4: Create A Light Show

Things to know The first thing to say is that light shows take time, patience and dedication. Performances like this, this and this, are painstakingly programmed and rehearsed, then delicately filmed … Read more

22nd Sep 2019

Step 3: Choose The Launchpad That's Best For You

Launchpad comes in three variations, which all offer the clip-launching capabilities that Launchpad is famous for. You can perform your Ableton Live session hands-on, and easily see the clips in your … Read more

21st Sep 2019

Step 2: Practice Rhythm

Unless you’re a trained musician, you might find it hard to play good-sounding rhythms on pads. That’s totally normal — all musicians need practice to keep their timing and rhythmic … Read more

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