Novation Launch Control XL Ultimate Portable Fader, Pad And Knob Controller

Ultimate Control Over Ableton

Launch Control XL is the ultimate controller for Ableton Live. It helps you focus more on your music and less on your laptop, by providing 16 buttons, 24 knobs and eight faders, all of which integrate seamlessly with Live to give you total hands-on control.

When combined with Launchpad S’s intuitive 64-button grid, this provides extraordinary simultaneous control over Ableton Live’s session view, mixer, effects and instruments. Crafting the perfect mix has never been easier!

• Get immediate hands-on control over Ableton Live
• Tweak your sound using 24 knobs with multicoloured indicators
• Enhance your live performance by combining with Launchpad S
• Get precise control over your levels with eight rugged faders
• Create your own control layouts by freely assigning any control to any function in Ableton
• Take it anywhere: it’s tough enough to handle any live situation
• Plug straight into Mac, PC or iPad and start performing
• 16 multi-colour buttons for immediate track focus and key mixer controls
• Includes Ableton Live Lite software and Loopmasters sample collection
• Control all MIDI-compatible iOS software via Camera Connection Kit
• Focus on Your Music Production

Spend less time peering at your screen by using hands-on controls that integrate seamlessly with Ableton Live. The 24 knobs are arranged in three rows, which align perfectly with Ableton Live’s mixer. They also have multicoloured LEDs that illuminate to distinguish between sends, EQs or any other device. Eight rugged 60mm faders offer high-precision control over your levels, while 16 multi-colour offer immediate track focus and mixer control.

Create Your Own Control Layouts

Assign your buttons, knobs and faders to any parameters within Ableton to make you own layouts. You can even customise knobs with your own colours, and effortlessly switch between your own mappings and Live's built-in functionality. Crafting the perfect mix has never been easier!

Enhance Your Live Performance

Experience an unprecedented level of freedom when playing live, by combining with a Launchpad S to control Abletons’s session view. Trigger clips, play drum racks, and control your mixer, effects and instruments all at the same time. You can even combine multiple units for some serious modular mayhem!

Easily Carry It Around

Tough, slim and designed for gigging, you can slip Launch Control XL into your backpack and put it through the most demanding live situations. It’s also fully USB bus powered, so you can plug in and play without even needing a power supply.

Connect to Just About Anything

Simply plug into Mac, Windows or iOS and start performing. You can even control all MIDI-compatible iOS music software; all you need is a Camera Connection Kit.

Key Features

• Total integration with Ableton Live’s mixer and devices
• 24 high-quality knobs with multi-colour indicators
• Combines with Launchpad S to create the ultimate performance combo
• Eight 60mm faders for precision level adjustment
• Fully customisable with the included software editor
• Bus powered and no drivers needed
• 16 multi-colour buttons for immediate Track Focus and key mixer controls

Make music out of the box with included Ableton Live Lite software and Loopmasters sample collection

Technical Specifications
Product Hardware Specifications

Knobs: 24 rotary pots
Faders: Eight 60mm Faders
24 assignable buttons
2 template switch buttons
26 LEDs in the buttons and 24 LEDs under the knobs
Kensington security slot
Product Compatibility

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7
iOS 7, 6
USB-MIDI class compliant
Live 9.1.3 or later required (As with all new products with Ableton Live support, Ableton provide support only for the latest version of the latest generation of Live)
Product Dimensions

239mm width x 239mm depth x 22mm height (39mm inc knobs)
Product Power Requirements

Launch Control is powered via USB bus power

Box Contents

Launch Control XL
Printed Quick Start Guide
1.5 metre orange USB cable
Included Software

Ableton Live Lite 9
MIDI Controller Editor software
1 GB of Loopmasters sample content