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Does anybody have one of these things and what does it actually do? I see it referred to often as a "clip launcher", which begs the question, does it interface somehow with Real Band? I mean, if I am playing something in Real Band, the clip I would need to launch would just be on its own track so it plays when it's supposed to.
The online references to this thing all say it's made to be paired with Ableton, which makes sense since that is a Novation product...
I just have no idea about what it actually does and most music store employees are totally clueless outside of what we can ALL read on the internet. I'd like to find someone that actually owns one.
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Hi Eddie
Launching clips is more the sort of thing you do with programs like Ableton live.
This is a different kind of daw that allows you to launch clips live while recording or playing.
Useful to DJs playing or making up tracks.
It’s a whole new way of working and I found it needed some getting your head round.
I got a lite version Ableton 8 lite free when I bought my Novation Impulse 61 controller keyboard that allows you to enter loops from the 8 Drum pads.
Mike
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Thanks Mike. I don't see a lot of use for what I do so I'm going to let it go. The only way to know something is to as someone who knows what I don't know! LOL!!
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If you want a great example of what a Launchpad can do, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itRWssMSuvwProbably not your style of music, and I'll assume that a Launchpad probably won't fit your style of music either (and it won't work as intended in Realband, only in something like Ableton as Mile mentioned), but ymmv. Personally I think the song above is great, but I'm one of those weirdos that listens to everything from pop to death metal to techno to jazz to classical.
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You are correct. I have no use for this.
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Those suckers CAN be programmed, however, to automate lots of things in your studio. Not just for clip based music and composition.
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BTW, some people can actually program and play these things. Here's Jordan Rudess (who seems to be able to play anything with buttons) https://youtu.be/6XF41rVzKbsAnyone who doubt's Mr. Rudess's actual musical skills need only to see his charts he uses for when he is playing with Dream Theatre.
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Anyone who doubt's Mr. Rudess's actual musical skills need only to see his charts he uses for when he is playing with Dream Theatre.  That clip is actually the Ableton Push, and comparison videos I quickly researched say they are somewhat similar but yet not.
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Those suckers CAN be programmed, however, to automate lots of things in your studio. Not just for clip based music and composition. True! Although, just about any MIDI device can be programmed to automate things in your studio, from lights to coffee maker to feeding your cat (ok, maybe not that one). As long as you have some software running waiting for MIDI commands, you can do that. (Note; I have not tried automating my coffee maker with MIDI, do so at your own risk) Anyone who doubt's Mr. Rudess's actual musical skills need only to see his charts he uses for when he is playing with Dream Theatre. As both a keyboardist and Dream Theater fan, the above image looks correct. That clip is actually the Ableton Push, and comparison videos I quickly researched say they are somewhat similar but yet not. Ah yes, I missed that. They are close enough for comparison in this case - the Push being a bit more programmable in hardware, and also supporting velocity sensitivity (the Launchpad, or at least the original versions, didn't do velocity). I'm out of the loop on that kind of device these days, so I'm still going on what I remember from working at the local music shop up to 2014.
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