

With its compact design and many of the features found on its bigger singing, the Launchpad Pro, it ticks all of the creative performance boxes but is also practical and flexible, not to mention fantastic value.įor Ableton Live control, nothing still beats Ableton's own Push 2, which has simply been designed with nothing more than Live in mind so its control focus with that software is second to none and it has become the perfect hardware extension of it. Novation's Launchpad X is one of our top MIDI pad controller buys. And these are the best audio interfaces.While they include some MIDI control, their focus is more as hardware DAWs for complete song production. We are not including music production workstations like NI's Maschine+, Roland's Verselab MV-1 and Akai MPC Live II. The pad controller market is certainly a fast-moving one, and we have all the latest releases in our round-up, and look out for new devices over coming months including Behringer’s BCR32 MIDI controller and sequencer, the Erae Touch MPE-compatible expressive MIDI controller, and the OXO One. So don't think of a pad controller as just for tapping out beats or triggering notes, as many have been designed to be so integral with today's gear that they are almost an extension of it, instruments in their own right, enabling you to compose and record melodies, chords and basslines, or sequence entire songs together to trigger both your music software and other hardware – great news for players and non players alike. Choose from Ableton Live Pack, ACIDized Wav, and Apple-looped AIFF.Pad controllers are available in all sorts of shapes and sizes to suit just about every production and performance task, from small-form pad-based sequencers, equally as home controlling a Eurorack setup as they are virtual instruments, through NI's Maschine range of controllers with dedicated software, right up to Ableton's Push 2, a pad controller specifically for controlling the company's Live DAW. All files are 44.1kHz 24 bit stereo.Īs standard practice for all loops created by the Soundtrack Loops team, Key and BPM are tagged in both metadata and file names. Library composed by the virile John Hobart ( Scorpio Music Productions). So dust off your libido, player, and get in the mood.


In total there are 48 lengthy loops, 20 drum one-shots, 26 MIDI files, 1 Maschine drum kit, 4 Battery kits, and 1 Ableton Live drum rack. Load them into your favorite sampler or use the provided formats. Also included in this pack are one-shot samples for four drum kits. Slip into something more comfortable with the prerecorded loops or use the corresponding MIDI files to build to the climax of your own sound. Each kit comes complete with beats, pianos, synths, leads, electric pianos, and guitars. In The Mood R&B MIDI is a collection of four construction kits made to breed seductive R&B jams. Light a few candles, pour a little wine, and get in the mood with the latest release from Soundtrack Loops.
