The Launch Control XL 3 powers up into Standalone mode. This mode does not provide specific functionality for interaction with DAWs, the DAW in/out (USB) interface remains unused for this purpose.
When using any of the 16 custom modes available in Standalone mode, enabling the merging of incoming data and port routing noted in the MIDI on Launch Control XL 3 section can be done using the Custom Mode Settings menu accessed using Shift + Mode.
The Page, Track, Record, Play, Solo/Arm and Mute/Select buttons are unused in this mode. Shift and Mode provide access to menus and extended functionality, the rest of the surface output is configurable in our online editor Components