Novation Launchpad Mk2 Live Controller for Ableton

This controller builds on the successful design of the Launchpad  a compact control surface that's designed to give you ultimate control over Ableton's software and bring the Live experience to your fingertips. Whether you are a studio producer, Live DJ, or Live Musician, the Launchpad gives you a musical, intuitive means of controlling almost anything in the Ableton software without going near your keyboard or mouse. As you'd expect from Novation, the Launchpad MK2 looks great, and can be operated effortlessly so it's an awesome tool for live shows!

One of the most noticeable upgrades from the Previous model, Launchpad S, is the addition of full RGB colour pads, that not only look amazing but can indicate a wide variety of parameters. This Colourful 8X8 grid lets you launch clips, play drum racks and control your whole mix, whilst creating impressive visuals which enable you to work without needing to look at your laptop. 

Here's what Novation Say about the Launchpad MK2:

This is the iconic Novation Launchpad: the favourite grid controller for Ableton Live performers, now with RGB LEDs. Mirror the Live Session View clips, arranged and colour matched across the 64 button grid.

Control Ableton Live:

Integrates immediately and seamlessly with Ableton Live, without any setup whatsoever. Just plug in and start making music.

Focus on your music:

All 64 RGB pads light up to match the colour of your clips in Live and you can see at a glance what’s loaded, playing and recording.

Create eye-catching performances:

Bright, colourful pads make the unit stand out just from USB power; on stage or when creating exciting Launchpad lightshow videos that are all over YouTube.

Play drum racks:

Use the grid to play drums and samples with pads pre-mapped to Ableton Live's drum rack

Mix from your grid:

Start and stop loops, arm tracks, and control volumes, pans and sends – all from your grid. Stay in constant control

Control FL Studio:

Use your grid to control FL Studio’s Performance Mode. Create beats on drum racks, launch clips and build songs, or assign your pads to any other function

Build your own creations:

Max for Live lets you use your Launchpad however you like – turn it into a step sequencer, trigger videos from drum pads or use it to create just about anything you can imagine. Alternatively, engage with the whole community of Max for Live creators to find limitless inspiration and downloads.

Throw it in your bag:

Sleek, tough and lightweight, Launchpad is fully USB bus powered so you’ll never need to carry a power supply.

Build your perfect instrument:

Combine more Launchpads or other Launch products to build yourself a fully hands-on Ableton Live studio, with Launch Control, Launch Control XL or Launchkey.

Make music immediately:

Includes Ableton Live Lite, Novation Bass Station and V Station virtual instruments and over 4GB of Loopmasters samples.

Enjoy two years of warranty:

Rely on our two-year warranty if any Novation hardware needs repairing or replacing due to a manufacturing fault.

Practice rhythm:

Use Melodics to hone your pad drumming skills for free.

Get started with Launchpad in seconds:

Launchpad Arcade is a place where you can get straight into making music with Launchpad's familiar clip-based user interface.

Novation Sound Collective

Get free or discounted software exclusive to registered Novation users! The Sound Collective offer changes frequently, so make sure you check back to make the most of the free software and plugins that you'll get! Click here for more info.

Included Software:

• Ableton Live Lite
• 4 GB of Loopmasters sounds and samples
• Novation Bass Station VST and AU plug-in synthesiser
• Novation V Station VST and AU plug-in synthesiser 
• Free Melodics lessons

Specifications

Product Hardware Specifications

• 64 (8x8 grid) square multi-colour backlit buttons
• 8 round multi-colour backlit system buttons (assignable)
• 8 round multi-colour backlit function buttons (not assignable)
• Micro USB socket
• Kensington security slot

Software Compatibility

• Ableton Live Lite 9 is included 
• If you already have Ableton Live it must be version 8 or greater to work with Launchpad Mini. We recommend that you update to the latest version as previous versions of Ableton Live do not include the Launchpad Mini integration.
• Novation Launchpad app requires:-
• iOS 10 or greater iPad Pro 12.9-inch, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad 4th generation, iPad Mini 4, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 2
• Camera connection kit or lightning to USB camera adapter (not included)

Power Requirements

• Fully USB bus powered, including iPad

Product Dimensions

• 185mm width x 185mm depth x 16mm height
• Weight: 420g