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The visible area of the Drum rack may be scrolled through in sets of 16 slots using the ▲▼ buttons,
or in sets of 4 slots using the ◄ ► buttons. The bottom left 4x4 area will always correspond with the
currently visible slots in the Ableton Drum rack.
If there is a sample loaded in the areas 2, 3 or 4 in the diagram above, it will be visible as a brightly lit
yellow pad, exactly as seen in area 1.
When a drum pad is pressed, the pad will turn blue to indicate that it is selected. The sample present
in this slot may then be edited from within the Ableton Drum Rack.
When any other instrument is on the currently armed track, the grid will revert to Scale Mode or
Chromatic Mode.
In Ableton Live, load an instrument into a MIDI track by selecting an instrument from the browser and
double clicking it (or alternatively drag it to a track). If you cannot hear anything, ensure that the track
is record armed and that monitoring is set to auto.
Custom Modes
Custom Modes turn Launchpad X’s 8x8 grid into a deeply customisable control surface.
Custom Modes can be created & edited using Novation Components – our online hub for all
Novation products. You may also back up any Custom Modes you create here. We have several
Custom Mode templates for you to download and explore on Components.
To access Components, visit components.novationmusic.com/ using a WebMIDI enabled browser (we
recommend Google Chrome or Opera).
Alternatively, download the standalone version of Components from your Account page on the
Novation site.
Custom modes are fully compatible between Launchpad Mini [MK3] and Launchpad X.