User Manual

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Modes
Modes are the core of the Launchpad Mini interface. They allow you to switch between views, offering
different functionality in each.
There are four different modes available – Session, Drum, Keys and User.
Simply press a mode button to enter the respective mode. The currently active mode will be lit green.
Currently available modes will be lit white.
Drums, Keys and User are all Custom modes . Using the Novation Components editor, you are able to
edit the 8x8 grid of these three modes and customise them to your own needs (see Custom Modes).
Session Mode
Session mode is designed to control Ableton Live’s Session View, seen below.
If you’ve never used Ableton Live before, we recommend visiting our Easy Start Tool (see Getting Up
and Running). Here you’ll be guided through downloading and installing Ableton Live 10 Lite. You’ll
also find videos covering the software’s basic features so you can get started with making music in
Ableton Live using Launchpad Mini.
Session view is a grid that consists of clips, tracks (columns) and scenes (rows).
Session mode provides an 8x8 view of your clips in Session view on Launchpad Mini’s pads.
Clips are typically loops that contain MIDI notes or audio.
Tracks represent virtual instrument or audio tracks. MIDI clips on instrument tracks will play back on
the instrument that is assigned to that track.