Audiomulch and Novation Launchpad

interesting article dude! thank you very much for the video as well.

i've been pondering whether to grab one of these for my audiomulch sets. i think it'd be a really cool addition.

although, some of the things you write in your review do make me think a bit more about it though.

for example, the red only LED's in user customizable MIDI mode, the fact that in an off state, it only moves to a dimmer red, and also that of course it will never be as fast as the monome.

i've been considering building an arduinome for audiomulch sets, but i'm not sure whether this would be better, or the arduinome.

hmm!

well, I'd get this, because the arudinome costs more to make, and takes forever, all time away from working on music! But that's just how I see it. There are higher-quality ones out there, the block, and the monome, but the launchpad just has that nice balance of cheapness, and has its own nice features like the multi-color LED's. Hopefully someone will make some custom software to make midi templates fro the launchpad... if someone else doesn't, maybe i'll do it myself ;).

you're definitely right about everything, except as you've said in your article, the multi-color thing only works with ableton.

do you think it would be possible to bypass the automap thing, and write like custom midi patch in max/msp for an audiomulch/launchpad link up?

that'd be pretty awesome, cause then you could start playing around with the multi-color LED's, and have them actually switch off instead of going to a dimmer red.

will definitely consider this.

louis.

hey folks,
I could not resist buying a launchpad.

so any trickery you can share is greatly appreciated.

and in regards to
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the multi-color thing only works with ableton.
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there is a programmers reference.pdf
I think on novations site, It gives you all the MIDI values you need for setting any LED any state.

At least it reads that way to me, but I am an expert on Nothing and a Master Of Half-Knowledge in in too many things... ;)

here you go:

http://www.novationmusic.com/support/startdownloadfile=243.zip?source=www.novationmusic.com/support/launchpad/&did=243&name=Launchpad%20Programmers%20Reference%20Guide_Launchpad%20programmers%20reference.pdf.zip

hope this works...

hey guys,

any progress on your launchpad-adventures?

sorry, i can't report any....

but it would be flabbergastingly wonderful if any of you comes up with something that finally draws me back into the MulchiVerse... ;)

hey bagger thanks for posting this. pretty cool. some nice sounds in your little demo too.