tffshtt Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) High peeps,I have been simply dying for a compact / comprehensive pad instrument to replace the traditional controller keyboards I have (and the great but zero feel 'isomorphic' layout I have been using on the ipad) so I just thought I'd share an initial impression of the launchpad pro, used as a keyboard:The good:-unit weight: just right...light enough to be portable but heavy enough to bang on and not have the feeling that it is going to fly off your work surface-aftertouch sensitivity : great- with three levels of sensitivity to choose from in the bootlaoder mode. I can get all sorts of LFO / modulation madness going with the alpha juno and prophet 08.-velocity sensitivity : great- as responsive as any keyboard velocity I have tried without any sort of travel / tendonitis inducing issues of synth action / semi weighted keyboards-button feel: solid, chunky and smooth- easy to bang on OR swipe your finger across and trigger the notes that you swipe...totally mad 'free jazz' stuff here. Four buttons have a raised dot so you can keep your place without looking at the LPP.-octave buttons / chromatic scale shift buttons (for lack of better terminology): nice and responsive...by using scale shift, the user can shift the notes displayed on the LPP by a half step up or down (that is, a half step left or right on the LPP)-opensource firmware https://github.com/dvhdr/launchpad-pro-cost: made me a little wary at first but after having it in front of me for a while it seems fair, my initial impression of the quality is good. I won't be using all the gimmicky ableton interface / 'light show' stuff (which probably contributed to the cost) but it is STM32F1 based which gives me the impression of stability /flexibilty.the mediocre:-without changing the firmware, the user is limited to a chromatic note layout...*but* if you are C madman you can change the open source firmware***on that note, is there anyone else interested in figuring out how to make other note layouts? I am addicted to the 'minor third' layout I have on my ipad but I have to keep my eyes glued to it since there is no physical feedback (making it difficult to search for the knobs I want to twiddle next with my free hand).*** Edited August 18, 2015 by tffshtt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tffshtt Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Problem Solved: User scales and sequencer for the LPP by this genius: https://youtu.be/_G3-Z9f-Xr0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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