Novation Launchpad advanced configuration - Part 1 - The DSP Project

As I start digging into the launchpad I am trying to create a fun setup for playing with drum loops live. To achieve this I really needed monetary CC control values on some pads, as oppose to the default toggle behavior.
In order to set this up we need to use Novation's Automap software. All the reading I could find pointed to me having to choose either the native Launchpad configuration (with session mode etc.) OR the Automap configuration to get my monetary controls. However this is not the case! There is a way to switch between the two different setups on the fly. If you have a Launchpad and dont know how to do this I highly recommend you check out this episode!

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• controller
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[Synthematix]

Novation ought to release a usb foot pedal that switches the launchpad from automap to native and back again

[TheDSPproject]

@Synthematix I cant help but think the key combination to switch to automap must be some kind of midi message. If so you could use something like Bomes to capture it and re-send via a foot pedal. I dont have Bomes loaded on my machine to check though...

[Synthematix]

A lot of the time when i do this automap causes the launchpads leds to go scrambled

[TheDSPproject]

@Synthematix If your using the default automap config, try go to the second page of CC parameters. There seems to be less conflicts with the "native mode" launchpad midi messages in the higher CC values. Let me know if that helps.

[Synthematix]

@TheDSPproject

Now that would be cool if i could plug a midi foot pedal into my alesis photon x25 to switch the automap back and forth

[Synthematix]

@TheDSPproject

Seems it was a driver issue, tip: dont use the latest driver its really buggy use the one that came with the launchpad.

[TheDSPproject]

@meloshimo Korg nanokontrol

[aztexthedj]

@TheDSPproject hmm yeah it makes sense but i followed the tutorial step for step but ableton doesn't seem to like it, oh well ill keep experimenting around :)

[TheDSPproject]

@aztexthedj Native mode is an Un-offical term I use to refer to the default integration behavour the Launchpad has with Ableton Live. So the session / user1 / user2 / mixer stuff that the LP does stright out of the box. Hope that makes sense?