Novation Launchpad

[Steve Sodemann]

Is there a patch out there for a Novation Launchpad already?

Thanks

Steve

[Mathieu]

Hi,

Not that I know of... Feel free sharing it if you make one!

[Casey Wolfe]

I just made one for the Launchpad Mini. Might work for the Launchpad too.

[Peter]

I  have a classic launchpad, here’s my favorite software:

http://www.midikatapult.com/Katapult/Home.html

The project was abandoned years ago, and now it’s freeware. It lets you place buttons, sliders, pads, and ect. all over the launchpad and use any color you want. You can even have 16 pages worth.

It’s a little tedious to setup, you have to edit a text file, and get something like “loop midi” software to “loop” the midi signal from katapult to lightjams. Once you have it working, there’s nothing better…

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<Launchpad Mini Template.ljp>

[Casey Wolfe]

I've updated the Launchpad Mini template so that the right most column (A-H) controls a page of 64 buttons (the main grid) when activated, giving you 512 controls. The only issue is that if you deactivate the grid from one of the alphabet controls and still had some lights on the main grid activated, they stay lit.

Maybe someone knows how to fix that.

On Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:02:31 PM UTC-5, Steve Sodemann wrote:

[Mathieu]

Hi,

It seems to be because the Novation fixture template is using effect attributes instead of dimmers or dimmable effects. So when no source is controlling an effect, it keeps it's latest value. The best fix would be to redo the fixture template with dimmable effects. 

Alternatively, you can create a grid called "all off" with all attributes from a1 to a120 and add a source sending 0%. Then set the precedence to 1 for the grids named Grid A to Grid H. This way, when no grids are active, the "all off" grid will take over.

[Mathieu]

Here's the modified project file with the "all off" grid.

[Robin Larsson]

Just a note about using dimmer or dimmable effect attributes for midicontrollers in general, it does of course work, but it has a drawback, if one uses Lightjams Master Dimmer, the midicontroller will follow that, which is really annoying, even more since things with RGB or RGY buttons will change color and potentially flash before going of completly depending on the controller at hand.

Sure, one does not have to use the master dimmer, but it can sometimes be very useful, so I prefer using Effect for my midicontrollers, and the solution that Mat mentions would be my preferred one and similar to how I do it in my setups.

I have a Novation Launchpad, the first version of it, and I havent actually been able to get that to respond to Midi output from Lightjams, not sure why, I started using that before Lightjams had Midi Out functionality, so back then I used Novation Automap, and not long after Mat added Midi Out we switched to primarily using a Akai APC Mini, and now we also use an Akai APC 40mk2, so never really got around to getting the Launcpad up and running with Midi Out. I did try it a while ago, but abandoned it, could be because we also needed to send on Midi Channel 1 to our APC 40mk2 at the same time, but I´m not sure we ever got the Launchpad to receive anything.

Does anyone know if it just listens to Notes on Midi Channel 1? 

[Casey Wolfe]

Many thanks Mathieu!

I have attached a new version replacing all the attributes with dimmers instead of effects as you suggested. Works great!