Custom Modes let you personalise the controls on your Launch Control XL 3. They can send various MIDI data (notes, CC, keystrokes, program changes) to control software, hardware, or other MIDI devices.
To access Custom Modes:
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Press the Mode button to enter mode selection.
The 16 buttons light, the currently selected Mode is white, the rest are blue.
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Press a blue button to change the mode. The screen shows the name of the mode.
Note
You can't edit mode 16, it's a default set of values.
The Edit half of the Mode button accesses the Custom Mode Settings Edit menu. Each Custom Mode on Launch Control XL 3 has it's own Edit menu to configure how the Custom Mode interacts with the MIDI ports.
To enter the Custom Mode settings menu, hold Shift and press the Mode (Edit) button.
To exit Custom Mode settings edit menu, press the Mode button.
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To find a setting, press Page ▲▼ up and down.
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To adjust a setting use the Track <> buttons.
You can change the following settings per Custom Mode.
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Setting |
Value range |
Description |
Default value |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ext. MIDI In |
On Off |
Merges incoming MIDI data at the In port with MIDI data in the Custom Mode and routes it to MIDI Out port 1. |
On |
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Output Port |
USB DIN 1 DIN 2 All |
Sets which port the Custom Mode transmits its MIDI data to. All sends the MIDI data to the USB and both DIN ports. Output Port does not affect the MIDI In routing. |
All |
Novation Components (web-based and standalone) lets you create, modify, save, and load Custom Modes for your product Launch Control XL 3.
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You can create Custom Modes with or without your Launch Control XL 3 connected and send them when you do connect it.