Novation Launchpad And Ableton LIVE.
The Novation Launchpad is a new rising product by the upcoming music technology company Novation. The launch pad contains 64 buttons that can be programmed to light up and make different sounds with the music technology software Ableton LIVE that comes for free with the launch pad itself. Ableton LIVE is extremely well at performing the simple tasks with a launchpad with it well organised, easy to navigate and interactive layout. You can get the music you want to create or the song you want to cover to work seamlessly with the Ableton software. This software also allows you to do a lighting show on your launchpad, You can play a song and produce lighting at the same time.
There are two types of launchpad, the launchpad S ant the launchpad MINI. The launchpad S is designed to give you the full experience of what a launchpad really is with each button being easy to press down which means when you are performing music there is no hassle with buttons not working. On the other hand the launchpad mini is a much cheaper and is a just as good alternative to its brother because it is much more portable, this launchpad would be ideal for you if you want to make music on the go, it is much smaller, this could prove to be a problem to people with big fingers because the buttons are considerably thinner than the launchpad S. Overall the launchpad mini is good because it offers all of the software and features you get in the launchpad S at a cheaper price.
The design of a launchpad is very nice, the buttons are square shaped and rubber which are very easy to be pushed down. The buttons on the launchpad have the compatibility to light up different colours, this also adds to how interactive it really is! It would work on almost any computer or laptop you have, only the launchpad mini is capable to work with an Ipad with to Novation Launchpad app. The app is free on IOS on the app store and works with the launchpad mini, it does work great but it is no alternative to using Ableton which comes for free with both launch pads and works seamlessly with both of them, a positive about the app is that it adds to the portability of the launchpad mini when traveling.
When you take pricing into account they are both reasonably priced. The Launchpad S comes in at around 150 English pounds and the launchpad mini comes in at 75 English pounds and is nearly the same as its twin launchpad.
Next Gen Gadgets ratings - (Out of 10)
Launchpad S - 8/10
Launchpad Mini - 7.5/10
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