The sturdy design makes it ideal for live performance, but it's quite at home as a mixing tool in the studio too. The experience is very smooth and the Novation apps run alongside, and in sync with each other and the other Mini controllers an iPad based set-up with two controllers and both apps running in sync - that's a good thing For laptop or iOS musicians this Novation adds that all-important tactile control vibe. The Launch Control XL is a very well thought-out controller that packs a lot into its relatively tiny surface area. There are also two Send Select buttons for selecting which sends in Live the Send A and Send B knobs control. So, once you've got the hang of how the modifiers work, you can select any device on any track and tweak its parameters without touching your mouse or keyboard. When held, the Device button also turns the Track Select buttons into Device Select buttons, which cycle through the instruments and effects on the currently selected track. This setup would be much better if the Send A and Send B knobs could also be used for device control, but as it stands, the only way to get access to all of the controls is to create a user template - see Template of Dreams. In the case of EQ Eight, for example, the first bank sees the knobs controlling each band's on/off state, the second band frequency, the third band Gain, and so on. The Device modifier button switches the Pan knobs into Device mode, under which they control eight of the currently selected plugin's parameters.įurther parameters can then be accessed by holding down the Device button, which turns the Track Control pads into Device Bank selectors, each with its own Pan/Device knob assignments. The Track Select buttons jump the whole controller between banks of eight channels in Live: 1-8, 9-16, 17-24 and so on.
Excellent layout to give you unlimited control over Live. Pressing Track Focus on a channel selects that channel's strip in Live, as if you'd clicked on it, while Track Control has three modes of operation, selected using the buttons on the right-hand side of the unit: Mute, Solo and Record Arm - it's all very straightforward. Pros: Combining it with the Launchpad is a match made in heaven. It is very solid and robust controller that will cost you a bit more than a typical VST Instrument, making a hardware version of most of your VST instruments.
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