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1. held down toggles the Mute switches of Clips When DEL User 1 is held down deletes Clips When SEL User 2 is held down selects Clips When SEL User 2 and DEL User 1 are held down duplicates Clips When SEL User 2 and MUTE Session are held down stops Tracks MATRIX Lower Half Controls Tracks within the Grid Selector in Live TRACK STOP will stop Tracks TRACK MUTE control the Mute state of Tracks If pressed quickly they will toggle Mute state When held down they offer momentary control TRACK SOLO control the Solo state of Tracks If pressed quickly they will toggle Solo state When held down they offer momentary control By default TRACK SOLO will obey your settings in Preferences for exclusive Solo When SHIFT Mixer is held down TRACK SOLO will do the opposite of your Preference setting TRACK SELECT ARM select Tracks by default If a Track is already selected they will toggle the Arm state of the Track If the Track is a Group Track they will unfold fold the Group when held down When DEL User 1 is held down they will delete Tracks Return Tracks cannot be deleted When SEL User 2 and DEL User 1 are held down they will duplicate Tracks When SHIFT Mixer is held down they will select the playing Clip on the Track SIDE BUTTONS Upper Half Control Scenes within the Grid Selector in Live By default launch Scenes When DEL User 1 is held down delete Scenes When SEL User 2 is held down select Scene2. This page can be accessed by holding down SHIFT Mixer and pressing SEL User 2 If SEL User 2 is pressed quickly you will remain on the page after SEL User 2 is released If SEL User 2 is held down you will only remain on the page until SEL User 2 is released The latter allows you to quickly access functionality on this page such as REC with minimal button presses 886660606 l e el Jel del e e s le pel d CUE VOLUME CROSSFADER CLYPHX ACTIONS LPC Live 2 User Manual 6 MATRIX PLAY Toggle Live s playback When Live is playing back this button will function as a visual metronome Holding down SHIFT Mixer and pressing PLAY will toggle the Metronome REC In Session View triggers Fixed Length recording if FIXED is on or toggles Session Record Overdub In Arrangement View toggles Arrangement Overdub Holding down SHIFT Mixer and pressing REC will toggle Arrangement Record NEw Selects the next available Clip Slot on the selected Track for recording This will create a new Scene if necessary Holding down SHIFT Mixer and pressing NEW will create a new MIDI Clip in the selected Clip Slot The Clip s length will be equal to the Fixed Length set by holding down FIXED and using DEC INC DEC INC By default these will adjust Tempo in 1 BPM increments When SHIFT Mixer is held down these will adjust Tempo in 0 1 BPM increments These buttons can also perform other functions depending on which other but
3. on off parameters use Yellow LEDs when on and dim Green LEDs when off wo QO W 2 O MATRIX By default each Column in the MATRIX functions as a Button Slider used to control a parameter of the Device The LED color orientation and function of each Button Slider are determined by the type of parameter it is controlling as shown in the image on the left When SEL User 2 is held down the MATRIX switches to an alternate form of parameter control as shown in the image on the right The uppermost Row will Reset or Toggle the value of parameters The middle two Rows will Increase Decrease the value of parameters And the lowermost Row will clear any automation for parameters that has been recorded into the selected Clip SIDE BUTTONS SWAP will hotswap between presets for the Device Only presets that exist in the Device s folder or sub folders with its folder can be hotswapped Also the navigation here is done alphabetically sub folders will be entered into alphabetically as well so it won t necessarily line up with how you d navigate in the Browser BRWS I O will show hide the Browser By default DEV I O will toggle the Device on off When DEL User 1 is held down it will delete the Device When SEL User 2 is held down it will reset all of the parameters of the Device DEV LOCK will lock unlock Device Mode to from the Device ARROWS If the Device has more than 8 parameters BANK will move between banks of 8 paramete
4. quantization with legato LPC Live 2 User Manual 10 6 5 Clip Play Poly Mode Clip Play Poly Mode allows you to play adjust Clips across the 8 Tracks within the Grid Selector in Live Each Column in the MATRIX will control either the Clip that is playing or the Clip that is selected on the corresponding Track Clip Chopping layout Clip Loop Control layout GO o Oo Odd Columns use Amber LEDs Even Columns use Red LEDs Odd Columns use Amber LEDs Even Columns use Green LEDs Each Column of buttons selects the size and position of the associated Clip s loop The selected size and position is indicated by Each Column of buttons indicates the playing bright LEDs position of the associated Clip MATRIX By default each Column will be assigned to Clip Chopping Press the lowermost SIDE BUTTON to switch between Clip Chopping and Clip Loop Control When SEL User 2 is pressed quickly the MATRIX will toggle to Session Mode functionality This allows you to use Session Mode functionality to launch the Clips that will be controlled in Clip Play Poly Mode When SEL User 2 is pressed again the MATRIX will return to either Clip Chopping or Clip Loop Control whichever was selected last If SEL User 2 is held down the MATRIX will momentarily switch to Session Mode functionality and return to Clip Chopping or Clip Loop Control when SEL User 2 is released SIDE BUTTONS 1 32 1 4 select the Quantization to use for laun
5. setup package includes a Max For Live device named LPC Live 2 OSD LPG Live 2 OSD This device provides two on screen floating displays Info and Map that can be shown hidden directly from the controller These make using and learning how to use LPC Live 2 much easier Only one LPC Live 2 OSD should be used in a set We d recommend that you place it on the Master Track This device of course requires Max For Live Use of this device is purely optional LPC Live 2 is perfectly usable without it or Max For Live Show Info Show Map Status LPC Live 2 Online LPC Live 2 User Manual 4 4 6 Surface Switching optional LPC Live 2 includes an option ENABLE_SURFACE_SWITCBH that allows you to switch between LPC Live 2 and the default Launchpad script This option is available in UserPreferences The purpose of this option is primarily to allow you to use Max for Live devices developed for the Launchpad and intended to be used with the default Launchpad script without having to change your MIDI settings around To use this functionality you first need to set EVNABLE_SURFACE_SWITCH to TRUE in UserPreferences Then in Live s Preferences on the MIDI Sync tab you l need to select the Launchpad as a Control Surface and select Launchpad for the Input and Output This Control Surface should be selected in one of the Control Surface slots beneath LPC_Live_2 For example in the image shown in Live Settings LPC_Live_2 is selected in Cont
6. L OVERVIEW LPC Live 2 is a MIDI Remote Script for the Novation Launchpad and Live 9 that turns the Launchpad into an extremely powerful control surface for Live 9 LPC Live 2 supports all three Launchpad models the original model Launchpad S and Launchpad Mini This manual will use the term Launchpad to refer to all Launchpad models In addition to this manual a Live Lesson is also provided After installing LPC Live 2 you can access the Live Lesson by using the following steps Show Help View by selecting Help View from Live s Help menu Click the home button rightmost button at the top of Help View to return to the front page of Help View Scroll down to the bottom of Help View and click the Show all built in lessons link to show the Table of Contents Scroll down to the bottom of the Table of Contents where you ll find the LPC Live 2 Lesson section 3 SETUP This section covers the initial installation steps you will need to complete in order to use LPC Live 2 Please take your time when completing these steps If you should run into trouble when performing any of these steps please refer to the Troubleshooting section ee SS 3 1 Installing LPC Live 2 To install LPC Live 2 first close Live and then run the provided Setup executable Windows or application OS X In most cases you will only need to install LPC Live 2 once It will remain installed even after updating to a newer version of Live However if you re install L
7. NS When MUT E Session is held down the buttons in this section can toggle the Muted state of existing Notes or insert Muted Notes Also when MUTE Session is held down pressing SHIFT Mixer will unmute all Notes The bottom row of buttons indicates the playhead of the Clip LPC Live 2 User Manual 18 When SEL User 2 is held down the MATRIX switches to the Scale Select Page which allows you to select the Scale Root Note and other settings to use The 3 uppermost Rows select Scales the 2 lowermost Rows select Root Notes and the 5 Row offers some additional options IN KEY CHRM switches between In Key where only Notes within the selected Scale are accessible and Chromatic where all Notes are accessible 4ATHS SEQUENT this setting isn t accessible to this Mode CAP will only be accessible if a Clip is selected that contains at least 4 unique Notes This will Capture the unique Notes from the Clip and turn them into a Scale of sorts If less than 7 unique Notes have been Captured multiple Octaves of the Notes will be accessible If more than 7 unique Notes have been Captured you can use the ARROWS to scroll between Captured Notes SIDE BUTTONS 1 32 1 4 select the Resolution to use for Step Sequencing When SHIFT Mixer is held down the 3 SIDE BUTTON DBL doubles the contents of the selected Clip and the bottom 4 SIDE BUTTONS 127 46 select the Velocity to use when adding Notes with the STEP SEQUENCE SECTION If
8. Note Repeat is turned on the SIDE BUTTONS adjust the amount of Swing 100 0 to apply to Note Repeat ARROWS SCN navigate between Scenes in Session View OCT scroll down up by Octave When SHIFT Mixer is held down OCT scroll down up by 1 Semitone or in the case of Captured Notes between Captured Notes When SEL User 2 is held down OCT will navigate between Tracks in Session View 6 9b__Drum Rack Sub Mode The Drum Rack Sub Mode sets up the MATRIX to play and control Drum Rack as well as Step Sequence into MIDI Clips SCN a Sleps use Red LEDs The brigthness of the LED indicates velocity A Green LED indicates the Step that is playing Muted Steps use dim Green LEDs a Triplet resolution n lected Fuse Yellow eps that are unusable e se EDs Pads use Yellow LEDs ARed LED indicates the Page that by default Empty Pads f use dim Amber REDS is playing aga Green LEDs indicate Pages 118 that are within the Clip s loop Sao Seago Muted Pads use dim Green LEDs Soloed Pads use Amber LEDs Green LEDs indicate Pads that are playing The Selected Pad uses a Red LED MATRIX The MATRIX is split into three sections the lower 4 Rows on the left is the DRUM RACK SECTION the lower 4 Rows on the right is the LOOP EDIT POSITION SECTION and the upper 4 Rows is the STEP SEQUENCE SECTION DRUM RACK SECTION This section of buttons control the 16 visible pads in the Drum Rack By default th
9. a Velocity is already selected pressing the associated SIDE BUTTON again will set Velocity to a random range where the selected Velocity determines the maximum random Velocity to produce When MUTE Session is held down the SIDE BUTTONS can be used for toggling the Muted state of the Note Lane that the adjacent MATRIX Row is assigned to When DEL User 1 is held down the SIDE BUTTONS can be used for deleting the Note Lane that the adjacent MATRIX Row is assigned to ARROWS SCN navigate between Scenes in Session View OCT scroll down up by 1 Octave unless Chromatic is turned on in which case OCT will scroll down up by 7 Semitones When SHIFT Mixer is held down OCT scroll down up by 1 Semitone or in the case of Captured Notes between Captured Notes When SEL User 2 is held down OCT will navigate between Tracks in Session View LPC Live 2 User Manual 19 7 TROUBLESHOOTING This section provides resolutions to common problems that you may run into when installing or using LPC Live 2 If you do not find a resolution to your problem here please contact Support 7 1 Windows Troubleshooting I ve ran the provided Setup executable but don t find LPC_Live_2 listed under Control Surfaces If Live was running at the time you ran the Setup executable you will need to restart Live If this doesn t resolve the problem then it s likely that you ve installed Live in a protected location such as Program Files In this case you will nee
10. age When DEL User 1 is held down pressing a button in this section will delete all of the Notes within the corresponding Sequencer Page STEP SEQUENCE SECTION This section of buttons add remove Notes associated with the selected Drum Rack pad into the current Sequencer Page in the selected Clip If a Clip is not selected pressing a button in this section will create a new Clip The Velocity of the Notes that will be added is determined by the selected Velocity which can be adjusted via the SIDE BUTTONS When MUTE Session is held down the buttons in this section can toggle the Muted state of existing Notes or insert Muted Notes SIDE BUTTONS The SIDE BUTTONS can perform two different sets of functions depending on the state of Note Repeat When no other buttons are pressed RPT I O will toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily toggle if held down Note Repeat When Note Repeat is turned on 1 32 1 4 select the Note Repeat Rate to use When SHIFT Mixer is held down the SIDE BUTTONS adjust the amount of Swing 100 0 to apply to Note Repeat When Note Repeat is turned off 1 32 1 4 select the Resolution to use for Step Sequencing When SHIFT Mixer is held down the 3 SIDE BUTTON DBL doubles the contents of the selected Clip and the bottom 4 SIDE BUTTONS 127 46 select the Velocity to use when adding Notes with the STEP SEQUENCE SECTION Ifa Velocity is already selected pressing the associated SIDE BUTTON again wil
11. ching Clips for use with Clip Chopping SHOW PLAY ROWassigns the adjacent MATRIX Row to the Clip Play Toggle Function SHOW LOOP ROW assigns the adjacent MATRIX Row to the Clip Loop Toggle Function LOOP and CHOP switches between Clip Loop Control and Clip Chopping ARROWS Navigate the Grid Selector in increments of 1 When SHIFT Mixer is held down navigate the Grid Selector in increments of 8 LPC Live 2 User Manual 11 6 6 Clip Play Mono Mode Clip Play Mono Mode allows you to play adjust the selected Clip Chromatic Clip Play layout ARed LED indicates the current pitch of the 2 Clip Buttons with Green LEDs play ascending Pitches Clip Chopping Loop Control layout 86666690 ARed LED indicates the playing position of the Clip Select the size and position of the Clip s loop The selected size and position is indicated by bright Green LEDs oS Buttons with Amber LEDs play descending Pitches cond MATRIX By default the upper half of the MATRIX will be assigned to Clip Chopping while the lower half of the MATRIX will be assigned to Clip Loop Control The MATRIX can also be assigned to Chromatic Clip Play which allows you to play the Clip chromatically Press the lowermost SIDE BUTTON to switch between Clip Chopping Loop Control and Chromatic Clip Play NOTE Chromatic Clip Play will only work correctly on MIDI Clips if the Track the MIDI Clip is on contains a Pitch MIDI Effect that is not ins
12. d to elevate the permissions on your Live installation directory so that you can write to it Once this is done re run the Setup executable 7 2 OS X Troubleshooting I ve ran the provided Setup application but don t find LPC_Live_2 listed under Control Surfaces If Live was running at the time you ran the Setup application you will need to restart Live Upon running the Setup application I receive an error stating that Setup has failed for an unknown reason There are several reasons why you might receive this error To resolve it you can perform setup manually like so Close Live Right click on the Setup application select Show Package Contents and go to Contents Resources Java Inside the Java folder you ll find a folder named MIDI Remote Scripts which contains two folders Copy these two folders to Live s MIDI Remote Scripts directory Inside the Java folder you ll find a folder named Lessons which contains one folder Copy this folder to Live s Builtin Lessons directory You can find Live s MIDI Remote Scripts and Builtin Lessons directories by going to the Live application right clicking on it selecting Show Package Contents and going to Contents App Resources When trying to run the Setup application I m unable to click the Next button This would typically be due to your Java runtime installation being out of date You can use Software Update to resolve this W
13. ese will play the pads When MUTE Session is held down these will toggle the Mute switches of the pads When DEL User 1 is held down these will delete the Notes associated with the pads from the selected Clip When SEL User 2 is held down these will select the pads When SEL User 2 and MUTE Session are held down these will toggle the Solo switches of the pads Also when MUTE Session is held down pressing SHIFT Mixer will unmute all pads When SEL User 2 and MUTE Session are held down pressing SHIFT Mixer will unsolo all pads LOOP EDIT POSITION SECTION This section of buttons will only be accessible if a Clip is selected These buttons select the size and position of the Clip s loop as well as the position s of the Clip that the STEP SEQUENCE SECTION will edit Each button in this section represents one Sequencer Page The length of a Sequencer Page is determined by the selected Resolution which can be adjusted via the SIDE BUTTONS This section supports multiple button presses to allow for a range to be selected LPC Live 2 User Manual 16 When a range is selected the STEP SEQUENCE SECTION will automatically switch between Sequencer Pages while the Clip is playing This can sometimes make editing difficult You can overcome this by holding down SHIFT Mixer and pressing the button in this section that corresponds to the Sequencer Page you want to edit This will leave the loop in place and allow you to edit a single Sequencer P
14. hen trying to run the Setup application I receive an error message such as The product is damaged and can t be opened This is a Gatekeeper issue The following article discusses how to resolve it http support apple com kb HT5290 When trying to run the Setup application I receive an error stating that No compatible version of Java is available This error message indicates a problem with your Java runtime or lack of a Java runtime The Setup application requires Java runtime version 6 or later The error message will include a button named Java Preferences which you can use to open the Java Preferences application to resolve this problem If Java is not installed Java Preferences will prompt you to download it If Java is installed but disabled you will see a list of Java versions which you can check to re enable You should ensure that the version you ve checked is version 6 or later If Java is installed but out of date use Software Update to download a more recent version On OS X 10 5 the system defaults to using Java version 5 You can force it to use version 6 or later by finding version 6 or later 64 bit in the list shown in Java Preferences and dragging it to the top of the list Once this is done re run the Setup application LPC Live 2 User Manual 20 8 SUPPORT Email support nativekontrol com Forum Beatwise Network Copyright 2014 2015 nativeKONTROL All rights reserved This d
15. ich is the horizontal bar at the bottom of Live s main window This helps to keep you informed of various aspects of LPC Live 2 such as which Mode Sub Mode is selected Control Surface 1 LPC_Live_2 gt SELECTED MODE Session Spiit 4 2 Skinning All of the LED colors used in LPC Live 2 are modifiable This is particular useful for color blind or partially color blind users The file that defines the LED colors to use is named Skin py and it can be found in the same location as the UserPreferences txt file The file itself includes instructions on how to modify it 4 3 Launchpad Mini The upper 8 buttons on the Launchpad Mini are numerically labeled 1 2 3 etc unlike the full sized Launchpad models which have character or text labels 4 Session User 1 etc LPC Live 2 documentation images will refer to these buttons by the character text labels used on the full sized models The following chart describes the relationship between the Launchpad Mini labels and the character text labels Launchpad Mini Label Character Text Label 1 4 Arrows a w 4 gt 5 Session 6 User 1 7 User 2 8 Mixer 4 4 Automap optional LPC Live 2 is fully compatible with Novation s Automap which can be used in conjunction with the original Launchpad model You can switch to from Automap functionality via User 2 the Down Arrow The Launchpad S and Launchpad Mini do not support Automap 4 5 LPC Live 2 OSD Device optional The LPC Live 2
16. ide of a Rack Chromatic Clip Play will control the Pitch parameter of the first Pitch MIDI Effect on the Track SIDE BUTTONS 1 32 1 4 select the Quantization to use for launching Clips for use with Clip Chopping and Chromatic Clip Play CLIP PLAY TGL performs the Clip Play Toggle Function CLIP LOOP TGL performs the Clip Loop Toggle Function LEGATO only accessible when Chromatic Clip Play is selected enables disables Legato Clip launching When enabled the Clip s Launch Mode will be ignored and launching will function as if the Trigger Launch Mode was selected CHRM and CHOP LOOP switches between Chromatic Clip Play and Clip Chopping Loop Control ARROWS In Session View navigate Scenes and Tracks In Arrangement View navigate Tracks and the Insert Marker LPC Live 2 User Manual 12 6 7 Device Mode Device Mode sets up the MATRIX as a set of 8 Button Sliders that can be used to control parameters of the selected Device Device Mode default functions SOOT MATRIX in Device Mode when SEL User 2 is held down RESET TOGGLE PARAMETER GSGG0008 SWAP INCREASE DECREASE PARAMETER CLEAR PARAMETER AUTOMATION Sliders that control continuous parameters use Sliders that control center detented parameters use Amber LEDs and bipolar orientation Press the 2 buttons in the center to center the value Sliders that control option related parameters such as a filter type chooser use Red LEDs Sliders that control
17. ive or install Live to a new location you will need to install LPC Live 2 again It s recommended that you keep the LPC Live 2 Setup files on hand for such cases Once installation is complete please launch Live to complete setup 3 2 Live Settings The following settings will be found in Live s Preferences on the M DI Sync tab All of the settings listed here are required for proper functionality of LPC Live 2 Control Surface Output 1 Under MIDI Ports turn off all of the Track Sync Remote switches related to the Launchpad 2 Select LPC_Live_2 as a Control Surface Takeover Mode 3 For the Input and Output select Launchpad MIDI Ports Sync Remote 4 Under MIDI Ports turn on the Track switches for Input LPC_Live_2 Input Launchpad LPC_Live_2 Input and LPC_Live_2 Output utput LPC_Live_2 Output Launchpad 3 3 UserPreferences LPC Live 2 includes a UserPreferences txt file that allows you to change some of its default behaviors and includes instructions on how to edit it You can typically find this file in the following location On Windows ProgramData Ableton Live 9 Resources MIDI Remote Scripts LPC_Live_2 On OS X go to Applications find Ableton Live 9 app right click and select Show Package Contents and then navigate to Contents App Resources MIDI Remote Scripts LPC_Live_2 LPC Live 2 User Manual 3 4 NOTES 4 1 Status Bar LPC Live 2 makes heavy use of Live s status bar wh
18. l set Velocity to a random range where the selected Velocity determines the maximum random Velocity to produce ARROWS SCN navigate between Scenes in Session View GRID scroll the Drum Rack selector down up by 4 rows When SHIFT Mixer is held down GRID scroll the Drum Rack selector down up by 1 row When SEL User 2 is held down GRID will navigate between Tracks in Session View LPC Live 2 User Manual 17 6 10 Poly Sequence Mode Poly Sequence Mode sets up the MATRIX to Step Sequence into MIDI Clips This Mode allows you to control 7 Note Lanes at atime A Note Lane is a horizontal row of Notes in a MIDI Clip This Mode utilizes Scale quantization which allows you to limit the Notes you Step Sequence to a particular Scales Poly Sequence default functions MATRIX in Poly Sequence when SEL User 2 is held down e that is playing Pages that ate Within the SIII A e oe SSSeeee8 A MATRIX The MATRIX is split into two sections the uppermost Row is the LOOP EDIT POSITION SECTION and the other Rows are the STEP SEQUENCE SECTION Muted Steps use dim Green LEDs Steps on even Rows use Amber LEDs The briathnpss of the LED indicates elocity Steps that are ugueable when a Triplet resolution is selected use Yellow iwi Steps on odd Rows use Red LEDs The bogthnpss of the LED indicates elocity LOOP EDIT POSITION SECTION This section of buttons will only be accessible if a Clip is selected These bu
19. lay instruments and Drum Racks as well as edit Notes in Clips This Mode is compromised of two Sub Modes Scale and Drum Rack which will be automatically selected depending on the contents of the selected Track If the Track contains a Drum Rack the Drum Rack Sub Mode will be selected Otherwise the Scale Sub Mode described below will be selected 6 9a Scale Sub Mode The Scale Sub Mode sets up the MATRIX to play Scales and is useful for playing virtually any instrument aside from Drum Racks Scale Sub Mode default functions SOO Buttons with Red LEDs play Root Notes Buttons with Amber LEDs play other Notes of the Scale Green LEDs indicate Notes that are playing a m a a M E a a MATRIX in Scale Sub Mode when SEL User 2 is held down MATRIX Plays the Notes of the assigned Scale By default the Notes that are accessible are all within the selected Scale and oriented by 4ths This means that when moving upwards each Row is a 4 higher than the Row below it When DEL User 1 is held down each button in the MATRIX can be used for deleting Notes within the selected Clip For example a button assigned to play C2 will delete all of the C2 Notes within the selected Clip When SEL User 2 is held down the MATRIX switches to the Scale Select Page which allows you to select the Scale Root Note and Layout to use The 3 uppermost Rows select Scales the 2 lowermost Rows select Root Notes and the 5 Row offers so
20. me additional options IN KEY CHRM switches between In Key where only Notes within the selected Scale are accessible and Chromatic where all Notes are accessible When Chromatic is selected buttons assigned to Notes that are within the selected Scale will be lit while buttons assigned to Notes that are not within the selected Scale will be unlit 4THS SEQUENT switches between the 4ths where Notes are oriented by 4ths and Sequent where Notes are laid out sequentially Layouts CAP will only be accessible if a Clip is selected that contains at least 4 unique Notes This will Capture the unique Notes from the Clip and turn them into a Scale of sorts that can be played from the MATRIX If less than 64 unique Notes have been Captured multiple Octaves of the Notes will be accessible If more than 64 unique Notes have been Captured you can use the ARROWS to scroll between Captured Notes When assigned to play a Captured Scale the MATRIX will use different LED colors Buttons assigned to Natural Notes will use bright LEDs while buttons assigned to Sharp Flat Notes will use dim LEDs LPC Live 2 User Manual 15 SIDE BUTTONS RPT I O will toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily toggle if held down Note Repeat When turned on the buttons in the MATRIX will produce a stream of continuous rhythmic notes 1 32 1 4 select the Note Repeat Rate to use and are only accessible when Note Repeat is turned on When SHIFT Mixer is held down and
21. nativeKONTROL LPC Live 2 User Manual Version 1 0 3 1 CHANGES IN THIS VERSION 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW 3 SETUP 3 1 Installing LPC Live 2 3 2 Live Settings 3 3 UserPreferences 4 NOTES 4 1 Status Bar 4 2 Skinning 4 3 Launchpad Mini 4 4 Automap optional 4 5 LPC Live 2 OSD Device optional 4 6 Surface Switching optional 5 GLOBAL CONTROLS MODIFIERS 6 MATRIX MODES 6 1 Mode Select Page 6 2 Session Mode 6 3 Session Split Mode 6 4 Clip Play Modes Common Functionality 6 5 Clip Play Poly Mode 6 6 Clip Play Mono Mode 6 7 Device Mode 6 8 Mixer Mode 6 9 Note Mode 6 10 Poly Sequence Mode 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 1 Windows Troubleshooting 7 2 OS X Troubleshooting 8 SUPPORT LPC Live 2 User Manual 1 CHANGES IN THIS VERSION Updated for compatibility with Live 9 5 Added Live 9 5 1 compatible installers NOTES If you ve modified your UserPreferences txt and or Skin py files and don t want to lose your changes back up the files BEFORE installing the new version of LPC Live 2 In the case of your UserPreferences txt file after installing copy the text you don t want to lose from the UserPreferences txt file you backed up into the allotted space in the new UserPreferences txt file that the installer will install In the case of your Skin py file after installing just replace the Skin py file that the installer will install with the Skin py file you backed up LPC Live 2 User Manual 2 2 GENERA
22. ocument as well as the software described in it is provided under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of this license The content of this document is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by nativeKONTROL Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate nativeXONTROL assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document All product and company names mentioned in this document as well as the software it describes are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners This software is solely endorsed and supported by nativeKONTROL The Ableton Live MIDI Remote Scripts that are supplied with the software are released under the GNU Lesser General Public License The source code for these scripts is available upon request LPC Live 2 User Manual 21
23. oggles the Mute switches of Clips When DEL User 1 is held down deletes Clips When SEL User 2 is held down selects Clips When SEL User 2 and DEL User 1 are held down duplicates Clips When SEL User 2 and MUTE Session are held down stops Tracks When SHIFT Mixer is held down selects the 8x8 Block of Clips to control SIDE BUTTONS Control Scenes within the Grid Selector in Live By default launch Scenes When DEL User 1 is held down delete Scenes When SEL User 2 is held down select Scenes When SEL User 2 and DEL User 1 are held down duplicate Scenes When SHIFT Mixer is held down select the Block of 64 Scenes that can be selected from the MATRIX ARROWS Navigate the Grid Selector in increments of 1 When SHIFT Mixer is held down navigate the Grid Selector in increments of 8 LPC Live 2 User Manual 8 6 3 Session Split Mode Session Split Mode splits the MATRIX and SIDE BUTTONS into two sections to allow the upper half to control Clips and Scenes while the lower half controls Tracks Go OF Green LED Clip is playing Flashing Green LED Clip triggered to play Amber LED Clip is stopped Red LED Clip is recording Dim Red LED Clip Slot can record Flashing Red LED Clip Slot triggered to record TRACK STOP oS TRACK SOLO foso F TRACKMUTE O O Oo TRACK SELECT ARM MATRIX Upper Half Controls Clips within the Grid Selector in Live By default launches Clips When MUTE Session is
24. opping will not work correctly with Clips whose Launch Quantization is set to None Clip Chopping will not allow the Clip s Start Marker to be moved to a position that is less than 1 16 note away from the Clip s Loop End or End Marker The process of moving a Clip s Start Marker and re launching is a bit more resource dependent than just launching a Clip For that reason it is possible to experience hard disk overloads and or audio drop outs when Chopping Clips You may be able to offset this by activating the Clip s RAM button and or increasing the Quantization to use Clip Loop Control Clip Loop Control allows you to select the Clip s Loop size and position Each button in the MATRIX used for Clip Loop Control will set the Loop to the same size at evenly distributed positions based on the Clip s length This supports multiple button presses to allow for different sizes to be set Clip Loop Toggle Function Toggles the Clip s Loop on off by default When SHIFT Mixer is held down this will reset the Clip s Loop move its Start and End to the Clip s Start and End Markers respectively Clip Play Toggle Function If the Clip is playing triggered or recording this will stop the Clip When SHIFT Mixer is held down this will immediately stop the Clip without quantization If the Clip is not playing or is triggered to stop this will launch the Clip When SHIFT Mixer is held down this will immediately launch the Clip without
25. rol Surface slot 1 In this case Launchpad should be selected in Control Surface slot 2 Once the settings mentioned above are in place you can switch from LPC Live 2 to the default Launchpad script by entering the Mode Select Page and pressing DEL User 1 twice quickly You can switch from the default Launchpad script back to LPC Live 2 by pressing DEL User 1 twice quickly When the Launchpad script is active you can use the Launchpad as you normally would with one exception it is not possible to use the Launchpad for MIDI mapping LPC Live 2 User Manual 5 5 GLOBAL CONTROLS MODIFIERS This section covers Global Controls which are controls that function the same in all Matrix Modes Most of the controls on the Launchpad are not global their function changes depending on the selected Matrix Mode 604006606 ARROWS 4 v 4 gt The function of these buttons does change depending on the selected Matrix Mode however they re always used for some sort of navigation MUTE Session DEL User 1 SEL User 2 and SHIFT Mixer Theses buttons are Modifiers which modify the function of other buttons 6 MATRIX MODES LPC Live 2 provides 8 primary Matrix Modes plus a Mode Select Page which is itself a Matrix Mode Each Matrix Mode dictates the functionality of the MATRIX SIDE BUTTONS and the ARROWS 6 1 Mode Select Page The Mode Select Page is used to select Matrix Modes and also includes some functionality of its own
26. rs If the Device is a Rack BANK will navigate the Rack s Chains DEV will navigate between Devices on the selected Track When SEL User 2 is held down DEV will navigate between Tracks in Session View LPC Live 2 User Manual 13 6 8 Mixer Mode Mixer Mode sets up the MATRIX as a set of 8 Button Sliders that can be used to control mixer parameters of the 8 Tracks within the Grid Selector in Live Mixer Mode default functions RESET TOGGLE PARAMETER INCREASE DECREASE a D PARAMETER MATRIX in Mixer Mode when SEL User 2 is held down CLEAR PARAMETER AUTOMATION MATRIX By default each Column in the MATRIX functions as a Button Slider used to control a mixer parameter of a Track When controlling Pan pressing the two buttons in the center of the Column will set Pan to center When SEL User 2 is held down the MATRIX switches to an alternate form of parameter control as shown in the image on the right The uppermost Row will Reset or Toggle the value of parameters The middle two Rows will Increase Decrease the value of parameters And the lowermost Row will clear any automation for parameters that has been recorded into the selected Clip SIDE BUTTONS Select the mixer parameter to control ARROWS Navigate the Grid Selector in increments of 1 When SHIFT Mixer is held down navigate the Grid Selector in increments of 8 LPC Live 2 User Manual 14 6 9 Note Mode Note Mode allows you to p
27. s When SEL User 2 and DEL User 1 are held down duplicate Scenes SIDE BUTTONS Lower Half STOP ALL stops all Tracks UNMUTE ALL unmutes all Tracks UNSOLO ALL unsolos all Tracks UNARM ALL unarms all Tracks ARROWS Navigate the Grid Selector in increments of 1 When SHIFT Mixer is held down navigate the Grid Selector in increments of 8 horizontally or 4 vertically LPC Live 2 User Manual 9 6 4 Clip Play Modes Common Functionality The Clip Play Poly and Clip Play Mono Modes have some functionality in common that will be described here Clip Chopping Clip Chopping allows you to Chop Clips up Each button in the MATRIX used for Clip Chopping will be assigned to evenly distributed Start positions based on the Clip s length For Clips that are Looping the length will be based on the Clip s Loop Start and End Marker For Clips that aren t Looping the length will be solely based on the Clip s End Marker Pressing a button in the MATRIX used for Clip Chopping will move the Clip s Start Marker to the corresponding position and re launch the Clip The Quantization to use for re launching Clips can be selected via the SIDE BUTTONS When DEL User 1 is held down pressing a button in the MATRIX used for Clip Chopping will re align the playing position of the Clip with the playing position of Live NOTES The Quantization functionality will only work correctly with Clips whose Launch Quantization is set to Global Clip Ch
28. s held down controls Cue Volume CLYPHX ACTIONS These buttons can be assigned to trigger ClyphX Action Lists These assignments are made in your UserPreferences ClyphX needs to be installed and selected as a Control Surface in order for this functionality to be used You can download and learn more about ClyphX here http beatwise proboards com board 5 clyphx SIDE BUTTONS Select Matrix Modes Pressing one of these buttons will immediately exit the Mode Select Page and enter the associated Matrix Mode ARROWS In Session View navigate Scenes and Tracks In Arrangement View navigate Tracks and the Insert Marker LPC Live 2 User Manual 7 6 2 Session Mode Session Mode provides an easy means of controlling Clips and Scenes in Session View Session Mode default functions GRID GRID Go Oo Green LED Clip is prying Flashing Green LED Clip triggered to play Amber LED Clip is stopped Red LED Clip is recording Dim Red LED Clip Slot can record Fishing Red LED Clip Slot triggered to record Session Mode functions when SHIFT Mixer is held down Each button represents an 8x8 Block of Clips Amber LED The selected Block Green LED Block contains playing Clips Red LED Block is selectable Each side button represents a Block of 64 Scenes An Amber LED indicates the selected Block MATRIX Controls Clips within the Grid Selector in Live By default launches Clips When MUTE Session is held down t
29. tons are pressed GLB QNTZ Toggles Global Quantization on off When held down the DEC INC buttons can be used for adjusting the Global Quantization value REC QNTZ Toggles Record Quantization on off When held down the DEC INC buttons can be used for adjusting the Record Quantization value The new value will be shown in the status bar FIXED Toggles Fixed Length recording on off When held down the DEC INC buttons can be used for adjusting the Fixed Length The new value will be shown in the status bar UNDO Triggers Live s undo Holding down SHIFT Mixer and pressing UNDO will trigger Live s redo CLIP LOCK Pressing this button will lock on to the selected Clip or unlock from the Clip if it s currently locked When locked all functionality in LPC Live 2 related to the selected Clip such as Clip Play Mono Mode will be locked to the Clip TRK LOCK Pressing this button will lock on to the selected Track or unlock from the Track if it s currently locked When locked all functionality in LPC Live 2 related to the selected Track such as Note Mode will be locked to the Track DBL Doubles the contents of the selected MIDI Clip INFO Shows hides the LPC Live 2 OSD device s Info Display Holding down SHIFT Mixer and pressing INFO will show hide the LPC Live 2 OSD device s Map Display CROSSFADER Controls the Crossfader Pressing the two buttons in the center will center the Crossfader When SHIFT Mixer i
30. ttons select the size and position of the Clip s loop as well as the position s of the Clip that the STEP SEQUENCE SECTION will edit Each button in this section represents one Sequencer Page The length of a Sequencer Page is determined by the selected Resolution which can be adjusted via the SIDE BUTTONS This section supports multiple button presses to allow for a range to be selected When a range is selected the STEP SEQUENCE SECTION will automatically switch between Sequencer Pages while the Clip is playing This can sometimes make editing difficult You can overcome this by holding down SHIFT Mixer and pressing the button in this section that corresponds to the Sequencer Page you want to edit This will leave the loop in place and allow you to edit a single Sequencer Page When DEL User 1 is held down pressing a button in this section will delete all of the Notes within the corresponding Sequencer Page STEP SEQUENCE SECTION This section of buttons add remove Notes in the selected Clip The Notes that will be added will be based on the selected Scale settings which can be changed by holding down SEL User 2 The Note that each Row will add remove can be previewed by holding down SHIFT Mixer and pressing the first button on the Row Ifa Clip is not selected pressing a button in this section will create a new Clip The Velocity of the Notes that will be added is determined by the selected Velocity which can be adjusted via the SIDE BUTTO
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