You can now assign DAW shortcuts to your Launchpad X or Launchpad Mini

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Novation is demonstrating that there’s still plenty of life in its Launchpad X and Launchpad Mini MIDI pad controllers - both released in 2019 - by updating them with version 2.0 firmware.

This introduces the Custom Mode keystroke widget, which enables you to assign DAW shortcuts to your Launchpad via Novation’s Components software. Launchpad X also gets an additional four Custom Mode slots, bringing the total number up to eight.

The new firmware is compatible with the MK3 versions of Launchpad X and Launchpad Mini and can be downloaded via Components. You can explore the full Launchpad range on the Novation website.

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