Novation Launchpad Mini MK3 Grid Controller for Ableton Live

Not good at all

I bought this because my Mk2 LP, althogh lovely to look at, is a bit to big for my stage setup and occcasionally fell off the synth I generally put it on.Points to note - Has full RGB, a little fainter than a full size version, but still easily visible under stage lighting.- in clip launch mode the bottom right button is no longer a scene launcher but toggles track arm/mute/solo. I didn't find this change a problem (though I thought i might) - Components is fantastic allowing easy customisation of the user screens, really useful feature. If you configure it for faders it is more sensitive than the older models doing roughly 1.5dB increments rather than 6 if you tap repeatedly. - It's true plug and play with Ableton Live, no need to go into control surfaces to set it up - The session overview (which enables you to scroll 8 rows at a time instead of 1 seems initially to be missing (it used to be accessible on older models by holding down the session button but that now does something else). However the support team helped me out, this is now accessible by double tapping session instead of tap and hold.Obviously it's not as fully featured as the X and the Pro, and the buttons are not velocity sensitive, but if you want a very capable and cheap clip launcher that can be readily customised for other uses this is probaly it.Will also apparently work in Logic Pro X for triggering Apple Loops, there is a setup in Components to do that, but i have not tested it.

I got the Launchpad Mini and as it was in the description I am authorized to download Ableton 10 Lite. The provided serial number by Novation is actually a link which is looks like a Serial number however as I typed in it is invalid so it is not possible to use even the lite version of Ableton. Also the device most features can not be used in the previous version (Ableton 9) for example Session mode changing which is a huge disadvantage. For me the item is useless for live looping. To set up this Launch Pad is very hard, the functions not explained well so it is definitely not for beginners. I watched many set up videos on YouTube and wasted a lot of my time when I finally figured it out that the main functions aren`t working in Ableton 9 and the Ableton 10 lite doesn`t even work without paying at least the basic version. Not for me. I am very disappointed.

Novation Launchpad X MIDI Grid Controller for Ableton Live.Wow my daughter loves this product, Its build quality is very good, very high quality, The sensitivity of the pads is amazing, based on the pressure exerted, it acts accordingly, always stable and without latency. With black friday I decided to buy one for me too given the reduced price.EDITThe launchpad I bought for my daughter, the first one I bought, does not get recognised by Windows and continually disconnects. I was very happy about it but now I have to return it. I hope the same thing does not happen to the second one I bought, as on Black Friday day I decided to buy another one for myself.

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  Really impressed. Haven't got much desk space left so I went for the Launchpad Mini. Compact, lightweight but has enough features for me at the moment. If you're using Session view on Ableton this is essential. Plugged in and recognised straight away on my iMac. Very easy and intuitive to use, haven't even looked at the manual yet.

Good toy to explore creativity for my son.