> Ableton is very happy to announce Launchpad, a new dedicated > controller for Ableton Live, co-developed by Novation and Ableton.
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> Launchpad features a multicolor, 64-button grid for launching clips, > as well as dedicated scene-launch buttons. Despite the big grid, > Launchpad is compact and portable: it'll fit in your bag for gigs > and won't hog your desk space in the studio.
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> Launchpad doesn't just launch clips. In mixer mode the button grid > offers a unique way to control Ableton Live's mixer. Two fully > customizable user modes transform the grid into a drum pad > controller, a DJ effect controller or anything else you can think > of. These user modes make Launchpad the ideal hardware counterpart > for Max for Live (coming soon).
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> Launchpad is Automap-enabled, and if 64 buttons aren't enough, you > can link up to six Launchpads together.
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> Launchpad comes with a special Live 8 Launchpad Edition and 1GB of > sound content.
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> Launchpad will be on sale worldwide starting on November 1, 2009. > Pricing is expected to be around USD 199 (MAP)/149 EUR (VAT not > included).
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> For movies, tech specs and more information, visit:
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> http://www.ableton.com/nl398-launchpad
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> ***Be the first! Get your itchy fingers on Launchpad before it's > released to the public: visit Novation's stand at BPM (Birmigham, > England) and AES (New York, USA).***
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> All the best from Berlin,
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> Claudia Weidner and Graham Ball, Ableton
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