Launchpad/UG/03 Hardware Overview

• 3. Hardware Overview

  • Top controls
    • Shift opens the secondary functions printed on buttons.
    • Navigation buttons move through views.
    • Session, Note, Chord, Custom, and Sequencer choose operating modes; Projects opens saved sequencer projects.
  • Performance controls
    • The 8×8 pad grid plays notes, launches clips, and edits sequences according to the active mode.
    • Scene Launch and Sequencer buttons line the grid's right edge; track select and Ableton track controls sit below the grid.
    • Play and Record/Capture MIDI sit to the left; Setup opens device settings.
  • Connections
    • USB-C supplies power and connects a computer.
    • TRS minijacks provide MIDI In, Out 1, and Out 2/Thru.
  • Launchpad Pro top panel
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  • Launchpad Pro rear connections
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