Overview
Launchpad Mini is our most compact and portable 64 RGB pad MIDI grid controller. It gives you everything you need to start performing in Ableton Live - and it'll fit in your bag. Start making and performing tracks with Ableton Live wherever you are, using the huge array of sounds in the box to get you started.
Key Features:
64 RGB pads – RGB pads give you a perfect reflection of your Ableton Live session, making it easier than ever to see your clips.
Ableton Live Integration – quickly launch your clips and scenes at the press of a button. Stop, Solo and Mute controls make it easier and more tactile to control your performances, no mouse needed.
Three Custom Modes – use Components to customise mappings and control anything MIDI easily from Launchpad Mini.
Small, light – Launchpad Minis slim, lightweight design means itll fit into any setup, anywhere.
Get Started Easily – Use our online Easy Start tool to get all the software you want, and step-by-step video guides to get you set up with Live and making music in minutes.
Launch your music making
Bright pads make it easier than ever to see your Ableton Live session and launch your sounds. It looks great too; full RGB colours perfectly match your clips and scenes. Seamless Ableton Live integration means Launchpad Mini brings your session to your fingertips, so you can spend more time launching and less time clicking a mouse.
Nothing holding you back
You can start making music today with Launchpad Mini. With its hands-on controls, tonnes of sounds in the box and our step-by-step interactive platform to get you set up, weve gone further than ever to make it easy to get started. Launchpad Mini is the grid controller for any Live performer.
Welcome aboard
Once youve plugged in your Launchpad Mini, youll be brought to our online Easy Start tool. Download all the software you want with step-by-st...
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Launchpad Mini is our most compact and portable 64 RGB pad MIDI grid controller. It gives you everything you need to start performing in Ableton Live - and it'll fit in your bag. Start making and performing tracks with Ableton Live wherever you are, using the huge array of sounds in the box to get you started.
Key Features:
64 RGB pads – RGB pads give you a perfect reflection of your Ableton Live session, making it easier than ever to see your clips.
Ableton Live Integration – quickly launch your clips and scenes at the press of a button. Stop, Solo and Mute controls make it easier and more tactile to control your performances, no mouse needed.
Three Custom Modes – use Components to customise mappings and control anything MIDI easily from Launchpad Mini.
Small, light – Launchpad Minis slim, lightweight design means itll fit into any setup, anywhere.
Get Started Easily – Use our online Easy Start tool to get all the software you want, and step-by-step video guides to get you set up with Live and making music in minutes.
Launch your music making
Bright pads make it easier than ever to see your Ableton Live session and launch your sounds. It looks great too; full RGB colours perfectly match your clips and scenes. Seamless Ableton Live integration means Launchpad Mini brings your session to your fingertips, so you can spend more time launching and less time clicking a mouse.
Nothing holding you back
You can start making music today with Launchpad Mini. With its hands-on controls, tonnes of sounds in the box and our step-by-step interactive platform to get you set up, weve gone further than ever to make it easy to get started. Launchpad Mini is the grid controller for any Live performer.
Welcome aboard
Once youve plugged in your Launchpad Mini, youll be brought to our online Easy Start tool. Download all the software you want with step-by-step video guides to get you set up with Ableton Live and making music in minutes.
Take it everywhere
Good things really do come in small packages. Launchpad Mini is our most compact, portable and lightweight grid controller, so you never have to leave it at home. Take it anywhere you go, so you can launch your sounds whenever inspiration hits.
Intuitive Ableton Live integration
Launchpad Mini gives you immediate and tactile access to Lives performance controls in a way you just cant get with a mouse. Step back from your computer and see your session and all your sounds on the eight-by-eight grid. Then, control your performance straight from Launchpad Mini with Stop, Solo and Mute controls.
Make it yours
Go deeper and get Launchpad Mini working the way you want. Use Drums and Keys modes to play your instruments. Use Novation Components – our online hub for all things Novation – to customise MIDI mappings, and control almost anything; three custom modes mean you can design how this compact grid controller works for you – youre only limited by your imagination.
Splice Sounds
Get two months free access to Splice Sounds with Launchpad Mini, offering millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily. Take 100 credits per month for sounds, foley, presets, and MIDI files and join millions of artists using Splice to make all kinds of music, Grammy-winning albums, and cinematic scores.
Sound Collective
When you register your Launchpad Mini, youll automatically gain access to Sound Collective. Get new free plug-ins every few months from some of the biggest names in the business, along with offers, discounts and more.
Launchpad Mini [MK3] & Live Loops in Logic Pro X
Live Loops brings cell-based looping playback and performance to Logic Pro X for the first time. With Launchpad Mini [MK3] as your Live Loops controller, use cells to sketch out arrangement ideas, fast, and record your performances. Setup is automatic: just select your Launchpad from Logics Control Surface Setup, then rotate the device 90 degrees to display the Live Loops grid. (Logic Pro X 10.5 is required.)
Included Software
Ableton Live Lite – quickly organise and arrange your sounds and start making tracks with this staple electronic-music-making software.
Two months Splice Sounds membership - offering millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily.
AAS Session Bundle - Three synths for music makers, providing staple sounds for your tracks.
XLN Addictive Keys – Access one of four virtual keyboards when you register your first piece of Novation hardware.
Klevgrand R0Verb and DAW Cassette – High quality reverb and tape deck emulation plug-ins, to add some space or take your sound back to the golden age of cassette tapes.
Softube Time and Tone bundle – made up of four of Softube's world class plug-ins: reverb, delay, an easy to use mastering tool and distortion.
Sound Collective – bringing Novation hardware owners a new free plug-in every few months.
Whats In The Box
Launchpad Mini [MK3]
USB-C to USB-A Cable
System Requirements
The easiest way to check that your computers operating system (OS) is compatible with the Novation Launchpad Mini [MK3] is to use our online OS Checker: (https://resource.novationmusic.com/support/os-compatibility)
Technical Specifications
Product Hardware Specifications
64 Pads
16 Buttons
81 RGB LEDs
USB-C Socket
Kensington MiniSaver Slot
Software Compatibility
Ableton Live 10 Lite is included
If you already have Ableton Live it must be version 10 or greater to work with Launchpad Mini. We recommend that you update to the latest version as previous versions of Ableton Live do not include the Launchpad Mini integration. Launchpad Mini will also work as a standard MIDI controller.
Power Requirements
USB bus powered
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Box Includes
- Launchpad Mini [MK3]
- USB-C to USB-A Cable
- Included Software:
- Ableton Live Lite
- Two months Splice Sounds membership
- AAS Session Bundle
- XLN Addictive Keys
- Klevgrand R0Verb and DAW Cassette
- Softube Time and Tone bundle
- Sound Collective
- INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE:
- Tascam TH-05 Monitoring Headphones (Black)
- Screw-on 1/8" (3.5mm) to 1/4" (6.3mm) Adapter
- Black Leatherette Carrying bag
- Limited 1-Year Warranty