Novation Launch Control XL MK2

USB Controller For Ableton Live

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2 years ago

Bon produit

Utiliser en relation avec plusieurs logiciels bonne réponse et fiabilité. Aucun soucis et fabrication robuste .

2 years ago

Superb!

Super and must have product for mixing and automations in the DAW. If I could improve that would be to add a LCD screen for the various I do of the channels and an extra line of controls for master channel

2 years ago

Excellent creative tool.

The product feels very sturdily built. All buttons / faders / pots are top quality and responsive. The product works seamlessly with Ableton as soon as you plug it in. It can be very easily customised like any MIDI controller. Even though you can access all tracks on your DAW, in practice I find this a bit awkward and confusing in a live performance and I end up only using the 8 tracks. That is the only limitation I can think of. Also, this product does not come with a USB-C cable, so you will need to use an adaptor or buy your own cable if you have a USB-C connection on your laptop. A big advantage of this product is the excellent Novation customer support as well.

3 years ago

Awesome product

I love it, its robust, lots of control in a small factor....my best friend when it comes to midi control!

4 years ago

Great value

Setup as a mixer with Ableton is super easy, it just works out of the box. It is also a pretty neat generic MIDI controller since you can assign 8 different user-templates to the unit.

4 years ago

Great value for money

The faders and knobs are so satisfying. Very versatile piece of gear. Use it in many of my setups. Better build quality than it's competitors in the same price range.

4 years ago

Really ultimate Ableton controller

Pros: Excellent features set "from the box" that is convenient to use in work with project. Can be used both with factory presets and in parallel with user. Enough for a large number of purposes.

It's a pity that there is no similar device with encoders.

Cons: Specifically, in my case, some led lights shine very badly.

4 years ago

not as good as I thought it would be

Limited use.

Documentation on programming is inadequate.

Ableton only.

Quick delivery.

No fuss.

4 years ago

Best controller and knobs

I love this controller... it last for several years and adapeted to many situation. Easy and hard ones Best knobs ever for a controller of this price.

5 years ago

Perfect device for timesaving and RSI prevention

I use this device in REAPER.

The reasons I wanted this is that I wanted to save time with mixing, by preserving creativity without using the mouse too much or doing repetitive tasks.

I also wanted more buttons for VST/send control and a motivation to apply more automation into my music.

The build quality is pretty good for this price. It has rubber on the bottom to avoid slipping, which is nice.

The machine is very easy to comprehend at first use.

The only con I have (because I use REAPER) is that panning doesn't work in the first factory template (which has 99% of the functionality) because of the HUI intergration.

But this minor issue can be worked around by assigning the pan knobs in the other factory templates or user templates.

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Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Novation
  • Released in 2017
  • Average price : $176
  • 24 x Rotary controls with LED lighting
  • 8 x Faders: 60 mm
  • 24 x Assignable buttons
  • 2 x Template buttons
  • 26 x LEDs in the keys
  • Create custom controller mappings
  • USB Bus-Powered
  • WIN 7/8, Mac OSX 10.8 or later and iOS 6/7
  • Dimensions : 239mm x 239mm x 39mm
  • Includes USB cable, Ableton Live Lite 9, MIDI controller editor and Loop Master Samples
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