• Download a Live Set from Laidback Luke How many times have you listened to an immaculately produced track and wondered how they did it? Perfect mixdowns can seem mysterious and unattainable, especially when you’re using the same production tools as a top-flight producer, but your results don’t sound that way.
• The demo project are also referred to as Ableton Live Packs and these are sessions that you can open which will automatically import a collection of clips and samples into the software so you can not only get a feel for how the software and the devices work together, but you can get started right away with using your Launchpads to make music.
• Downloads for Launchpad Pro. Windows Novation USB Driver 2.13. Windows Novation USB Driver 2.13. Launchpad Pro Scale Mode Firmware Updater. Click here for more details. Interactive Launchpad Getting Started Guide.

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Launchpad Pro For Ableton Live

Launchpad Pro is the easiest way to take full control of Ableton Live. We created the first Launchpad in 2010 because we wanted intuitive access to Ableton live’s workflow. Fast-forward through several iterations; we have now distilled 5 years of expertise and community feedback into Launchpad Pro.

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20 of the best free Ableton project files. Use them as templates, get your hands on some samples, and learn some new techniques. Download them for free today. 20 of the best free Ableton project files. Use them as templates, get your hands on some samples, and learn some new techniques. Launchpad Pro is the easiest way to take full control of Ableton Live. We created the first Launchpad in 2010 because we wanted intuitive access to Ableton live’s workflow. Fast-forward through several iterations; we have now distilled 5 years of expertise and community feedback into Launchpad Pro.

Velocity and pressure sensitive pads allow realistic and expressive performances using soft synths, software instruments or external hardware.

Super bright RGB LED backlit pads accurately reflect the Ableton Live session for easynavigation without looking at the screen.

We have added the essential DAW control buttons: record, quantise, click and pattern editing can all be accessed from Launchpad.

Fader glide gives dynamic control over sends and levels using pad pressure,
firm hits give quick movement,
gentle taps create a slow fade.

small, portable and bus powered,
it is the Ableton Live controller you can have with you on the move
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Ableton 10 space mac. At the same time, you can use this software features at two screens of two different monitors. That means at the same time two different users can get the benefit from a version of this software.

Launchpad Pro also has MIDI in and out for standalone use with your external synths - or should you use a different DAW for jamming with friends that haven’t yet realised how cool Ableton is. Yet.

Launchpad Pro is feature packed and constantly evolving. Due to the open-source nature of the firmware, there is a constant steady stream of developments from the community that push the boundaries of what Launchpad Pro is capable of - from standalone sequencers to video game inspired fun.

How many times have you listened to an immaculately produced track and wondered how they did it? Perfect mixdowns can seem mysterious and unattainable, especially when you’re using the same production tools as a top-flight producer, but your results don’t sound that way. Perhaps a look under the hood of a big artist’s Live Set would shed some light on the techniques that separate stadium bangers from a humble demo.

Lucky for us, Dutch EDM veteran Laidback Luke has obliged our curiosity. You can download and examine the Live Set for his production “Stepping To The Beat” via the creative sharing platform Splice and see how it’s all done. You’ll need to sign up for a free account and download the Splice app to get at Luke’s Live Set, and try out his techniques for yourself.

We took the opportunity to chat to Luke about the Live Set, the perils of mixing in stereo, the importance of layering, and mixing down for club systems.

Download Laidback Luke’s Live set via Splice.

There is a whole lot of layering in this track. Are you spending much time working the EQs and envelopes to get these elements to sit together? Do you have any go-to methods for achieving balanced layering?

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The key to proper layering is to find the gaps in the frequencies and then fill them up with sounds that specifically stand out in those frequencies. It can be as simple as saying, “Oh, my lead sounds a bit thin right now,” and then looking for an additional sound that has a lot going on in the 300-Hz range. If it were only those two sounds, I'd EQ out some 3 kHz in the 300-Hz-type sound. And in my thin lead, I'd make sure there were no 300 Hz sounds. This way, the two would fit together like the pieces of a puzzle. Group them in one channel, put a little bit of compression in there as glue, and they'll operate as one unit.

You’ve mentioned the importance of testing out your sub levels on club systems. Do you have any advice for those who don't have access to big stacks on a regular basis? Cheaper monitors with ported bass cavities can confuse your perception of the low end, so perhaps a good pair of headphones are more appropriate.

I produce everything on my SOL Republic Calvin Harris XC headphones. Even in the studio! So yes, I'm very much a headphones type of producer. You know what? Over almost two decades of producing music, I've developed such sensitive ears that I can't deal with the “sweet spot” in a studio environment. To me, having a sweet spot in a room means that if I move my head, the sound will change. My whole mix will sound different all of a sudden! I can't deal with that anymore. This gets eliminated by using headphones. Afterwards it's good to check on any system you can. On your laptop speakers, in your car, on your phone.

One main thing I do on my headphones in order not to lose track of excessive frequencies is to constantly A/B test my production with professional tracks that I know sound good everywhere. Those tracks are the law, your maps, your guidelines to a great sound.

So how they sound on your headphones is how your track should sound on headphones as well. On headphones, mixing in mono is key though! I always say: “Mono is the truth.”

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The stereo image of a track can easily fool your ears. So basically I put everything in stereo at the very end of finishing off a track.

How do you keep in touch with the energy levels required in the club when you're sitting in your studio? For some it's easy to lose perspective when you're on your own trying to imagine what's going to work for a crowd.

Absolutely, so that's why I can't stress enough that you need to keep comparing your work to tracks that you know sound good in a club. That's your guideline. If your tracks sound more subby, more mid-rangey or more intense than those guide tracks, you'll know you'll have some very wrong and harmful frequencies when you’re playing in the club.

Keep up with Laidback Luke on his website and Soundcloud