Orient Blue Music: Novation LaunchPad Unboxing & Comparison with the LaunchPad S

LaunchPad is a Midi Controller made for the famous Live DJ software, Ableton Live, in 2009. The controller have 64 square buttons with LED lights under each of them, and every button could be assign for a Midi clip...

More information about LaunchPad - Visit Ableton Website

https://www.ableton.com/en/products/controllers/launchpad/

Novation LaunchPad (2009 Version) Unboxing -

*LaunchPad Box

LAUNCHPAD - The Ableton Live Controller - Designed and Developed by Ableton & Novation

* Side of the Box

* Featuring Ableton Live - Include a install disc for Ableton Live 8 LaunchPad Edition

* Inside the box - simple package

* All the stuff inside - Left to Right ~ Info, USB Plug-Ins, LaunchPad

* Inside there are starting guide teach you how to install it, and some of the basic tutorials. LaunchPad does include the Ableton Live 8 instill disc, but it is only the LaunchPad version. The register card have the serial number for you to go online to get fully warranty. There is also a instruction card for other Novation products.

Comparison between the LaunchPad S (2013) and the LaunchPad (2009)

Outlook:

Color-

Novation LaunchPad have the classic Novation colors, the simple black and green main printing colors. The printing symbol signs on the buttons are solid and tactile.

Novation LaunchPad S have the main color paint as grey and orange. Novation team had change the symbol signs from printing on the buttons to the side of the buttons, which give us 64 clean pure white buttons. There is a "S" add on next to the LaunchPad logo on the bottom.

Buttons-

Novation LaunchPad is famous for the colorful buttons that glow, and the great controlling on Midi clips. 64 square buttons that gives Dj to perform free style with the three main colors, red, yellow, and green.

Novation LaunchPad S is the new product develop by Novation team that improve the brightness of the buttons. The brighter LED lights and the new power system that gives you two level of power mode. When you get the new LaunchPad S, it is in the low power mode, and to change it, hold the USER 1, USER 2, and Mixer buttons at the same time while plug in the cable, which will bring you into Boot Loader. In the boot loader, you can adjust you brightness and colors, also switching the power modes.

Performance:

Respond Speed-

As you watch some of the LaunchPad videos done by DJs, you can the great performance of LaunchPad, and the Novation team had improve the new LaunchPad with a faster buttons response time, which give you a greater Live show experience.

Portable-

LaunchPad is one of the best light weight DJ equipment that you can carry around, and now the improvement of portable gives you a battery life time that you can bring it with you without plug in the power sockets to your computer.

New App in iOS Store just for it-

The Novation LaunchPad App is design to be on iOS tablets, and you can control the triggers, clips, and other stuff by using the new LaunchPad.