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Escott
Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:57 pm

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Attention all Launchpad owners!

I purchased a Novation Launchpad recently because I want to use it for a live set, but then I realized you can't customize much even with Automap. I did some searching around and came up with a solution. It does cost a little money, but the end result is great and I don't know of any other controllers that compare for the price. :D

First off I'm running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit so this tutorial is going by that.

I'll go ahead and explain step by step what to do.

Step 1. Buy a Novation Launchpad from: http://www.proaudiostar.com/novation-launchpad.html#buy (call to get a discount) , or http://www.amazon.com/Novation-Launchpa ... 476&sr=8-1
Or just buy it from a local store. There aren't any in my area. :D

Step 2. Install Novation drivers first, and make sure they are up to date! http://www.novationmusic.com/support/launchpad/ Plug the Launchpad into the usb port you will be using it on (I'll explain later)

Step 3. Go to http://www.midiox.com/index.htm?http:// ... /myoke.htm download "MIDI Yoke NT 1.75" . This part is important. In order to install this on Windows 7 / Vista you have to first disable UAC (user account control), RESTART, then install MidiYoke, Re-enable UAC if you like, then restart again.

Step 4. Download and install the latest version of Java from here: http://www.java.com/en/

Step 5. Go to http://www.midikatapult.com/Katapult/Download.html and download (buy it if you like it) VERY IMPORTANT. So I was freaking out because I downloaded this and it would not find my Launchpad even though I had it working before. I discovered after a ton of experimenting that MidiKatapult is always going to look for the Launchpad on the usb port you plugged it into for the FIRST time. Sure I could probably uninstall the driver for each usb port I've plugged it into, but that's a pain to do. (I'm feeling to lazy right now) :P

When you first open MidiKatapult and if everything goes right the Launchpad should start displaying a demo screen with a bunch of flashing colors and such. It will ask what MIDI channels you want to use. Select MidiYoke (you have to use your arrow keys to navigate the menu.)

And there you go!

In the folder of MidiKatapult there is a text file called "layout" that is where the layout is stored and you can customize how you like. The creator of the application put in a lot of side notes into the files so don't be afraid to poke around.

If you have any questions let me know, and we can use this thread to share layouts discuss things and so on.

Enjoy!

Escott
Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:17 pm

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Re: Attention all Launchpad owners!

Here's a few videos of people using MidiKatapul...

nucleon
Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:23 pm

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Re: Attention all Launchpad owners!

Automap works with the Launchpad, heres a setup...

Escott
Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:27 pm

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Re: Attention all Launchpad owners!

nucleon wrote:Automap works with the Launchpad,...

Synesthesia
Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:38 am

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Looks insanely cool, but katapult doesn't work ...

Escott
Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:59 am

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Synesthesia wrote:Looks insanely cool, but kata...

Synesthesia
Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:54 am

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It wouldn't recognize my controller. :/ Updated...

Escott
Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:07 am

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Like I said in the post. For some reason Katapu...


Escott
Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:25 am

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Synesthesia wrote:Yeah, I tried them all. None ...

Synesthesia
Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:46 am

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Nothing worked. Shame. I was really looking for...

Escott
Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:48 am

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Synesthesia wrote:Nothing worked. Shame. I was ...

Synesthesia
Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:25 am

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Well, after reading some things about it in the...

Escott
Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:52 pm

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Synesthesia wrote:Well, after reading some thin...

Synesthesia
Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:05 pm

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Everything works perfectly! Except MIDI Yoke ):...

Escott
Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:20 am

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Synesthesia wrote:Everything works perfectly! E...

Synesthesia
Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:37 am

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I guess it happened for a while, and then it st...

nucleon
Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:23 am

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Ive read of LoopBe1 as alternative to MIDI Yoke...

Escott
Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:34 am

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nucleon wrote:Ive read of LoopBe1 as alternativ...

XponentOne
Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:29 pm

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I finally got round to installing my launchpad ...

Escott
Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:43 pm

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fatmartyn wrote:I finally got round to installi...

XponentOne
Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:29 pm

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Hey thanks for the offer man! I've been getting...
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XponentOne
Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:17 pm

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Man - that is freakin sweet, is it early or lat...

Scott
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Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:37 pm

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fatmartyn wrote:Man - that is freakin sweet, is...

gol
Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:52 pm

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I also added basic scripting to define extra pa...

AdventureKid
Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:58 pm

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Oh! This is awesome! Please add a choise what m...

68willis
Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:10 am

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This is huge for me. I had to switch to Ableto...

CosmicOrgasm
Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:02 am

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Guys you finally answered my prayers!! I am sl...

undersound
Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:09 am

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Scott wrote:fatmartyn wrote:Man - that is freak...

Escott
Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:48 am

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undersound wrote:Scott wrote:fatmartyn wrote:Ma...

gol
Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:22 am

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About the controllers, first it's visual, you c...

CosmicOrgasm
Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:29 am

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bhaa a launch pad goes for less than 150$ so I ...


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