The Ableton/Other selector only applies to the Launchpad MK2 (due to its Ableton Live behavior). IF the Launchpad in use is NOT a MK2 model, you can ignore this parameter. IF the model in use is a MK2 AND you work with Ableton Live as DAW, set Ableton/Other = Live (which is actually the default). For Ableton make sure you are running the latest update, or the Launchpad may not be in the Control Surfaces List in Preferences MIDI Sync. Launchpad Mk1 Only: Download and install the Novation USB 1.1 Driver for your Launchpad here. Mac OS users should download this driver. MAC - Novation USB Driver 2.7 Windows - Novation USB Driver 2.12. Max for Live Melodic Step Sequencer. Ableton demo project for Launchpad Mini - Please.

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These scripts are modified version of Ableton Live 9.2 scripts for Novation Launchpad and provide the same functionality but add support for editing the midi clips using a step sequencer, an Instrument Controller and Device Controller and an improved Instrument Mode. It does not require any external tool like Max for Live (M4L) in order to work. This script is just a plain Live Control Surface Python Script.

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Installation

Supported Hardware and Software

Ableton Live 9.2 or greater, 10 and 11 are supported.

In terms of hardware the following are supported:

Launchpad
Launchpad S
Launchpad Mini
Launchpad Mini MK2 (RGB)
Launchpad Mini MK3 (RGB)
Launchpad X (RGB)
~~Launchpad PRO~~ see Launchpad Pro95
~~Launchpad PRO MK2~~ is not supported

Setup

Download the installation archive : Launchpad95.zip
For Live 10 and above, Unzip the zip file and copy the folder Launchpad95 into you Ableton Live User Library, in a folder named 'Remote Scripts'. Create this folder if needed.
For Live 9 users, see faq 4
After the folder has been copied, plug-in your Launchpad in the computer and start Ableton Live. Open up the preferences panel and go to 'MIDI Sync' panel. Select Launchpad95 as your control surface and select the launchpad Midi Port MIDI ports like shown below.
Newer Launchpads (X and Mini MK3) offer two inputs and output ports. Make sure to use the 2nd one, both for input and output.
Make sure to enable 'Track', 'Sync' and 'Remote' in the midi options below for the MIDI ports used by Launchpad95.
For Live Suite users, in the M4LDevice folder is included an OSD (on screen display) Max4Live device that will display information, similarly to what one could see on an Ableton Push screen.

User Manual

Four modes are added on top of the existing modes. These are Drum Step Sequencer mode to edit midi clips, a medodic step sequencer, and Device Controller mode to edit any parameter of any instrument, effect or device on any track of your arrangement, and finally an Instrument Mode providing a tighter integration with Live.

Note the manual is also available in french as a PDF, thanks to François Lehérissier.

Instrument Controller Mode

Instrument Mode replaces classic User Mode 1. To activate Instrument Controller Mode, press User Mode 1 button (mode button remains amber). Press User Mode 1 button once again, button turns green, activating the Device Controller. Once more the button will turn red, activating the plain old User Mode 1 in case you need it.

The top up/down navigation buttons allow to navigate scenes, while the left/right button allow to navigate tracks. The scene buttons allow you to control the currently selected track and clip, arm, solo, record, play, stop etc (see below).

The matrix of buttons act as a midi keyboard proposing a drum rack layout, and a melodic mode. Melodic mode enable you to select root note, type of mode (major, minor etc), and the octave you play in.

Most of the scene buttons have alternate functions when you hold them long (0.5 sec) :
- undo : a long press will perform a redo !
- stop : a long press will DELETE currently selected clip. No worries this is undoable !
- solo : a long press on solo will enable/disable the selected track.
- arm : holding arm for more than 0.5 seconds will toggle live's metronome. A very long press (2 sec) will alternate between auto arm of track and manual track arming. Colour of the button will reflect the selected mode. This is really useful if you have more than one controller/person interacting with Live.

prev scene	next scene	prev track	next track	Session mode	user 1 Inst.	user 2 step	mixer mode
scale
undo. long press to redo undo
octave up
octave down
stop
start selected clip start
solo
session record overdub

scale edition mode

To enter scale edition mode press (and keep pressed) the 1st scene button from Instrument mode.

prev scene	next scene	prev track	next track	Session mode	user 1 Inst.	user 2 step	mixer mode
absolute root	orient.	chromatic guitar	diatonic sequent	diatonic 3rd	diatonic 4th	chromatic	drumrack	scale
C#	D#	relative scale	F#	G#	A#	5th left	quick scale mode	undo. long press to redo undo
C	D	E	F	G	A	B	5th right	octave up
-2	-1	0	1	2	3	4	5	octave down
Major	Minor	Dorian	Mixolyd.	Lydian	Phrygian	Locrian	Diminish.	stop
Whole-half	Whole Tone	Minor Blues	Minor Penta.	Major Penta.	Harmonic Minor	Melodic Minor	Super Locrian	start selected clip start
Bhairav	Hunga. Minor	Minor Gypsy	Hirojoshi	In-Sen	Iwato	Kumoi	Pelog	solo
Spanish	IonEol	session record overdub

Orient: this button will change the orientation from vertical to horizontal of the instrument mode.
Absolute root: the bottom left left button will always be the root mode of the selected root note.
Chromatic Guitar: Scale Mode is pretty much like regular chromatic mode, except the top four rows are all shifted by one semitone. This is so that the bottom 6 rows emulate standard guitar tuning.
Diatonic sequent: each row represents an octave, so each first and last button of each row will be the root note.
Diatonic 3rd: when moving from one button to the next top, you will move a 3rd degree in the scale. 3rd is very practical to play chords vertically.
Diatonic 4th: when moving from one button to the next top, you will move a 4th degree in the scale. 4th is the default mode, also on the push.
Chromatic: each button to the left or right of a button will be a semitone lower or higher.
C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B: selects the root note of the scale.
Relative scale: changes current selected scale to its relative scale. IE. from C major to C minor and viceversa.
5th left: changes current selected scale to the prior scale in the circle of fifths (a 5th lower).
5th right: changes current selected scale to the next scale in the circle of fifths (a 5th higher).
Quick scale mode: substitutes the top 2 rows of instrument mode for the quick scale modes (see below).
-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: changes the octave of the instrument mod

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