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Chapter 27
Using the Launchpad
The Launchpad is a dedicated controller for Ableton Live, co-designed by Ableton and
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. Launchpad has 64 square-shaped pads and 16 round buttons, all of which
are pre-congured to integrate perfectly with Live. This chapter will help you set up your
Launchpad, and introduce its capabilities.
27.1 Setup
Once the Launchpad has been connected to one of your computer's USB ports, you will
need to select the Launchpad in Live's Preferences. The Launchpad is one of Live's natively
supported control surfaces, so setup is quite easy:
1. Open Live's Preferences from the Live menu in OS X, or the Options menu in
Windows;
2. Go to the MIDI/Sync Tab;
3. Select the Launchpad preset from the Control Surface chooser. Then select the
port that the Launchpad is connected to in the Input and Output choosers:
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