Novation Launchpad: Ripple Sequencer with Retriggers

Download the patch here.

How to set it up:
• Connect the LaunchPad to your computer
• Open up the Max/MSP patch in Max runtime or environment
• Open up Ableton Live
• Quite Automap
• Route the MIDI Launchpad input and output fields in the Max/MSP patch to and from the Launchpad port
• Route the External MIDI output field in the Max/MSP patch to a virtual MIDI patch (in Mac OS X, this means an IAC Bus - for Windows users, this could mean one of a number of virtual paths depending on your software I think)
• In Ableton Live create a new track with an instrument on it of your choosing
• Set the input to the same virtual path you chose earlier
• On the LaunchPad, hit the 'view / down arrow' button
• Set the speed in milliseconds in the Max/MSP patch
• Click on the toggle next to the speed control


How to use it:
• Press a button in the grid area
• A yellow ripple should appear
• On the LaunchPad, hold the 'view / down arrow' button
• Press a button in the grid area
• The button will turn red - this is a note
• On the LaunchPad, hold the 'page left / left arrow' button
• Press a button in the grid area
• The button will turn green - this is a retrigger point