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

The essential Live controller
Everything about making tracks in Ableton Live is made easier with Launchpad X’s quick, h&s-on clip & scene launching & our most playable grid to date. Play your instruments & devices expressively with the 64 velocity- & pressure-sensitive RGB pads, then never lose an idea with one-press Capture MIDI control. Launchpad X belongs on the desk of every Ableton Live music maker.

Express yourself
Launchpad X gives you everything you need right at your fingertips so you can spend less time clicking a mouse & more time making music. Never worry about being out of key – Dynamic Note & Scale modes let you easily play perfectly in-key basslines, melodies, chords & leads. Our most responsive velocity-sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch let you play your instruments dynamically & expressively. Step back from the screen, get h&s-on & dive into your tracks.

Make it yours
Go deeper & get Launchpad X working the way you want. Use Novation Components to customise MIDI mappings, & control almost anything; four custom modes mean you can design how this essential grid controller works for you – you’re only limited by your imagination.

Take control of your performance
Essential performance controls are a single button-press away: stop, solo, mute, record arm & set your levels, pans & sends. Using Launchpad X is a simple as it gets, no drivers to install, just plug & perform.

Sound Collective
When you register your Launchpad X, you’ll automatically gain access to Sound Collective. Get new free plug-ins every couple of months from some of the biggest names in the business, along with offers, discounts & more.

Splice Sounds
Get two months free access to Splice Sounds with Launchpad X, offering millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, & presets, with new releases daily. Take 100 credits per month for sounds, foley, presets, & MIDI files & join millions of artists using Splice to make all kinds of music, Grammy-winning albums, & cinematic scores.

Features:

• 64 RGB Pads

Large RGB velocity- & pressure-sensitive pads give you a perfect reflection of your Ableton Live session, making it easier than ever to see your clips & play your instruments expressively.

• Ableton Live Integration

Quickly launch clips & scenes, never lose ideas with Capture MIDI, & access performance controls like stop, solo, mute, record arm, volume, pan, & sends to dynamically control your music, no mouse needed.

• Dynamic Note & Scale modes

Enable you to effortlessly play perfectly in-key basslines, melodies, chords & leads. Launchpad X even knows when you’re drumming & shows your drum rack on the grid.

• Four Custom Modes

Use Novation Components to customise mappings & control anything MIDI easily from Launchpad X.

• Get Started Easily

Use our online Easy Start tool to get all the software you want, & step-by-step video guides to get you set up with Live & making music in minutes.
 

Included Software

• Ableton Live Lite – quickly organise & arrange your sounds & start making tracks with this staple electronic-music-making software.
• Two months Splice Sounds membership – offering millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, & presets, with new releases daily.
• AAS Session Bundle – Three synths for music makers, providing staple sounds for your tracks.
• XLN Addictive Keys – Access one of four virtual keyboards when you register your first piece of Novation hardware.
• Klevgr& R0Verb & DAW Cassette – High quality reverb & tape deck emulation plug-ins, to add some space or take your sound back to the golden age of cassette tapes.
• Softube Time & Tone bundle – made up of four of Softube's world class plug-ins: reverb, delay, an easy to use mastering tool & distortion.
• Sound Collective – bringing Novation hardware owners a new free plug-in every few months.

Software Compatibility
Ableton Live 10 Lite is included

Power Requirements
USB bus powered

Product dimensions
241mm length x 241mm depth x 17.5mm height