Made to launch

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.

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, we’ve gone further than ever to make it easy to get started. Launchpad Mini is the grid controller for any Live performer.

Jan 18, 2015 Recently stop using my macbook pro 2011 2.9 i7 8gb and bought a late 2014 mac mini 2.8 i5 16gb fusion drive. I use the mini just to run maschine 2.2.3 and ableton live 9. My pro ran maschine floorless and the same for the mini on Yosemite. I am not getting these high CPU issues and no crashes. Feb 03, 2010 For live use i have a dell studio 15,wich im using for making music since my old desktop got old., so i would use the mac mini only for studio work. I have no room space to build a new pc, wich would be the best option, so my choice is to buy a new laptop (mac i dont want pc anymore at least laptop) and the mac mini looks nice. Shop for the Apple Complete Recording Studio with Mac Mini v8 (MRTR2LL/A) and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. With the power of ProTools First, Ableton Live Lite, GarageBand, and a collection of top-brand plug-ins from Focusrite, Softube and Avid including compressors, equalizers, effects, guitar effects.

Welcome aboard

Once you’ve plugged in your Launchpad Mini, you’ll 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 Live’s performance controls in a way you just can’t get with a mouse. Step back from your computer and see your session and all your sounds on the 8x8 grid. Then, control your performance straight from Launchpad Mini with Stop, Solo and Mute controls.

Sound Collective

When you register your Launchpad Mini, you’ll 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.

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.

64 RGB pads

Giving 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 Novation Components to customise mappings and control anything MIDI easily from Launchpad Mini.

Small, light

Launchpad Mini’s slim, lightweight design means it’ll 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.

Product Hardware Specifications

64 Pads
16 Buttons
81 RGB LEDs
USB-C Socket
Kensington MiniSaver Slot

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 or Focusrite 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.

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 for InControl. Launchpad Mini will also work as a standard MIDI controller.

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Knowledge Base

Find help articles on all of our products plus support for your shopping and product licence questions.

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Learn Live

Video tutorials from getting started through to mastering the latest features, plus further training options.

Learn Push

Mac Mini Ableton

From setup to sound design and beyond – our growing collection of tutorials shows how you can make music with Push.

Learning Music

Learn the fundamentals of music making – beats, melodies, harmonies, basslines, and song structure – and make music right in your browser.

Learning Synths

Learn the fundamentals of synthesis at your own pace with a powerful but easy-to-learn synthesizer that runs in your web browser.

Making Music

Some tips from 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Producers – Dennis DeSantis’ book on solving musical problems, making progress and finishing what you start.

Centralized administration of Live in a multi-user environment (without Sassafras) Live Versions: Live 9.1 and above Operating System: All Note: if you need help installing Live in a multi-user lab that uses Sassafras, please see this article instead. Note: Here's how to access hidden folders on Windows and Mac OSX. Here is the Options.txt file among the other contents of the Preferences folder: Adding Options to the Options.txt file. Add one option per line with the correct syntax; each option begins with a hyphen and some options may also require an additional underscore. Ableton options file mac. Use the MIDI effects and apply them to the music. Further, Ableton Live Registration Code mac 94fbr has plugin supports. You can extend the functionality by adding them. Control the volume for the ending and starting position of the clip. Apply basic editing options like setting the time, loop any clip or mixing of clips. Ableton makes Push and Live, hardware and software for music production, creation and performance. Ableton´s products are made to inspire creative music-making. Ableton Live for Mac is software for creating musical ideas, turning them into finished songs, and even taking them onto the stage. With two vi

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