![]() Search for Launchpad in the App Store, or go to. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can use a powered USB hub to connect your Launchpad to your tablet and use the free app called “Launchpad for iOS” (pictured above). Once you have created a set in AMPIFY, you can even export it as an mp3 or WAV, or you can export it as an Ableton Live project. It is good to use the different rows for similar sounds, for example, drums on the top row, bass sounds on the second row, vocals on the third row, etc. Ampify allows you to plan a song in sections from left to right across the Launchpad, so thay you can decide on the FLOW or FORM of the song by choosing loops from each column as you go across the software. You can also use DJ effects such as Beat Repeat, Gating, and Filters. You can edit the volume, pan, octave, speed, and even direction of each loop or effect by using the edit view at the bottom of the software. With AMPIFY you will see that you can trigger the included sounds in each genre, or you can replace the cells in the song with different included loops and effects by simply dragging them from the sounds library on the left of the screen. AMPIFY comes in both free and subscription (premium) versions but the amount of material available in the free version makes it truly worth the download. You can see a link for downloading AMPIFY from the LAUNCHPAD INTRO site, or you can go to and download from there. Once you have had fun with LAUNCHPAD INTRO, you’re ready to try Novation’s AMPIFY software (pictured above). One of the songs (Kaskobi//Nytrix – Stay Here Forever) includes a tutorial video on how to play the whole song on the Launchpad, and it requires an enormous amount of learning and a lot of co-ordination you may find that one or two of your students may really be up to that challenge. On LAUNCHPAD INTRO you will also see five or more Lightshow songs – these trigger fun lighting combinations when you launch the sounds, but are quite complicated for orchestrating a whole song. Effects are denoted with a horizontal arrow – they will sound once, or as long as you hold that pad down. Loops are denoted with a circular arrow on the screen – they will repeat until you push the launch button again. ![]() You can have one sound from each column playing at the same time, for a total of eight consecutive loops/effects thankfully they are preset to work at the same beat and in the same key, so you cannot go wrong. The top six rows on your Launchpad trigger the sounds, and the bottom two rows are used to STOP or MUTE the sounds. Use the pads on the Launchpad to launch the loops or effects by simply pushing down the pad corresponding to the boxes on the screen. On the Launchpad Intro, you will see that you can choose from eight or more “songs” that have been pre-programmed for the Launchpad. The Launchpad works with MIDI messages, so if your browser asks if you would like to allow the computer to control MIDI devices, then the answer is “yes”. Point your browser to that link, connect your Launchpad to your computer via the included USB cable and your Launchpad will light up. The easy way to start is with LAUNCHPAD INTRO (pictured above) at. ![]() You yourself can decide whether to use your Launchpad as a whole class project, in stations, as a reward activity, or however you like to add creative musical fun to your curriculum. Not only is engagement high with these devices, the musical feedback and creative response are things that get those endorphins rushing in the brain. Set one up in your classroom and kids of all ages (Kindergarten right through to Graduate students) will be begging to get their turn to create music. The pads are then used to launch short loops or sound effects, and you can create a piece of music by chaining together these loops and effects.īecuase of the straightforward layout, and also the fact that Launchpad triggers lights and sounds, students absolutely love using them. ![]() Each Launchpad has a grid of 8×8 square pads which light up when you connect them to appropriate software. The Launchpad, made by Focusrite’s Novation, is a grid controller that allows you to interact with music software on your computer. By Richard McCready, TI:ME Teacher of the Year, 2013 ![]()
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