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Slider(s)

Launchkey 25 has one slider control, and Launchkeys 49 and 61 have nine.

The single slider on the Launchkey 25 transmits a Master Volume message (CC=7). This slider

cannot be used in InControl mode.

On Launchkeys 49 and 61, the functions of sliders 1 to 8 will differ depending on whether

InControl mode is in use. In InControl mode, the sliders will act as faders in the DAW’s mixer

section, controlling the track levels in a set of eight consecutively-numbered channels. In Basic

Mapping mode, each slider transmits a xed MIDI CC message. See the MIDI tables from

page 19 onwards.

Buttons

Only Launchkeys 49 and 61 have control buttons. There are a total of nine, one under each

slider

. In InControl mode, buttons 1 to 8 will typically act as mute or solo buttons for the

selected set of eight channels in the DAW’s mixer. In this case, the ninth button switches the

function of buttons 1 to 8 between Mute and Solo. Note that Solo mode is indicated by the

internal LED. In Basic Mapping mode, each button transmits a xed MIDI CC message.

See the MIDI tables from page 19 onwards.

Rotary controls

All models have eight rotary controls

, which like the other Launchkey controllers, may be

placed in InControl mode, or used in Basic Mapping Mode. In InControl mode they would

typically act as pan controls for a set of eight channels in the DAW’s mixer section. In Basic

Mapping mode, each rotary control transmits a xed MIDI CC message. See the MIDI tables

from page 19 onwards.

Launch Pads

All models of Launchkey are equipped with a set of sixteen velocity-sensitive pads. Their

primary purpose is to trigger percussive sounds, and to do so, the pads need to be set to Basic

Mapping mode. In this case, all data is transmitted on MIDI Channel 10. In this mode, the pads

illuminate red when struck. If the pads are set to InControl mode, they can be used to trigger

clips or loops with certain software (such as Ableton Live), but have no function with non-clip-

based applications such as Logic Pro or Cubase (hence cannot be switched into InControl

mode).