LaunchkeyDD - Supercharge your Launchkey in Ableton Live

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LaunchkeyDD is a modification of the Launchkey MK4 and Launchkey Mini MK4 MIDI Remote Scripts for Ableton Live. Huge shoutout to mihasm for decompiling, reconstructing and patching the source code.

Features

• Improved skin in session view playing clips blink in their own color instead of turning green.
• Device lock and bypass buttons (func + encoder buttons).
• Shift + encoder buttons now navigates single tracks in transport mode and pages in mixer/send modes.
• Navigate by pages instead of one row one track at a time in session view.
• Added clip copy and clip delete in session view (function and function+scene).
• In session view: Scene button shows track select and clip stop; scene + func shows mute and solo.
• Scene + pad up and down buttons triggers scenes.
• Step Seequencer now includes loop selector (scene button) and resolution selector (hold scene and press function). Copy and delete work in this mode too.
• Step settings (encoders) now carry on to new steps.
• Remapped transport combinations in Launchkey Mini versions to include Undo, Redo, Metronomo, Cycle, Retrospective Record and Pause.
• Added mute, solo and delete functions to drum mode.
• • Many more mappings.

Installation

Place both folders (Launchkey_MK4_DD and Launchkey_Mini_MK4_DD) inside your User Library/MIDI Remote Scripts folder. Set up as a control surface following the same instructions as the original scripts.

Mappings

The following is a list of the assigned mappings in detail

1. Transport & Global Utilities

These controls are globally available to manage playback and recording status.

Function	Control / Combination
Play / Stop (Toggle)	Play Button
Continue / Pause	Play Button + Pad Function (Hold)
Record	Record Button
Capture MIDI	Record Button + Pad Function (Hold)
Metronome	Record Button + Scene Launch (Hold)
Loop (Cycle)	Play Button + Scene Launch (Hold)
Undo	Play Button + Shift (Hold)
Redo	Record Button + Shift (Hold)

2. Encoders (Knobs)

Encoder behavior changes based on the selected Encoder Mode.

A. Mixer Mode

Controls track volume and panning.

• Switch between Volume and Pan:
  • Volume: Encoder Up Button (Top arrow next to encoders).
  • Pan: Encoder Down Button (Bottom arrow next to encoders).
• Session Navigation:
  • Scroll Left/Right in Session: Encoder Up / Encoder Down + Shift (Hold).

B. Plugin Mode (Devices)

Controls parameters of the currently selected device.

• Parameter Control: Knobs 1-8.
• Bank Navigation (Parameter Pages): Encoder Up / Encoder Down Buttons.
• Device Navigation (Select Prev/Next Device): Encoder Up / Encoder Down + Shift (Hold).
• Device On/Off: Encoder Up + Pad Function (Hold).
• Device Lock: Encoder Down + Pad Function (Hold).

C. Sends Mode

Controls send levels (A, B, C...).

• Send Levels: Knobs 1-8.
• Change Send (A, B, C...): Encoder Up / Encoder Down Buttons.
  ** Session Navigation:
  • Scroll Left/Right in Session: Encoder Up / Encoder Down + Shift (Hold).

D. Transport Mode

Encoder #	Function
Encoder 1	Arrangement Position
Encoder 2	Horizontal Zoom
Encoder 3	Vertical Zoom
Encoder 4	Loop Start
Encoder 5	Loop Length
Encoder 6	Cue Point
Encoder 8	Tempo (Coarse)

• Buttons in Transport Mode:
  • Set Cue: Encoder Up Button.
  • Quantize Recording: Encoder Down + Pad Function (Hold).
  • Tap Tempo: Encoder Up + Pad Function (Hold).
  • Select Prev/Next Track: Encoder Up / Encoder Down + Shift (Hold).
  • Quantize Sequencer: Encoder Down Button.

3. Pads - Main Modes

A. Drum Mode

Active when the Drum Pad Mode is selected.

• Play: Pad Matrix (Drum Pads).
• Scroll (Octave/Page Up/Down): Pad Up / Pad Down Buttons.
• Solo (Solo Pad): Scene Launch (Hold) + Pad.
• Mute (Mute Pad): Pad Function (Hold) + Pad.
• Quantize (Quantize Pad): Pad Up + Pad Function (Hold).
• Delete: Scene Launch + Pad Function (Hold).

B. DAW Mode (Session & Sequencer)

1. Session View (Clips)

• Launch Clips: Main Pads.
• Launch Scenes: Pad Up and Pad Down + Scene Launch (Hold).
• Navigation:
  • Page Up/Down: Pad Up / Pad Down Buttons.
  • Left/Right: Track Left / Track Right Buttons.
  • Up/Down (Single Row): Pad Up / Pad Down + Pad Function (Hold).
• Clip Management:
  • Delete Clip: Pad Function (Hold) + Pad.
  • Copy Clip: Scene Launch + Pad Function (Hold).

2. Alternate Pad Modes (Stop / Solo / Mute)

Accessible temporarily or by cycling modes.

• Stop Clips:
  • Activate: Scene Launch Button (Cycle to this mode).
  • Upper Pads: Track Selection.
  • Lower Pads: Stop Clip for the track.
• Mute/Solo:
  • Activate: Pad Function + Scene Launch (Hold).
  • Upper Pads: Mute Track.
  • Lower Pads: Solo Track.

4. Step Sequencer

A. Sequencer Mode (Main View)

• Steps: Main Pads
• Sequencer Pages:
  • Previous Page: Pad Up Button.
  • Next Page: Pad Down Button.
• Note Editing:
  • Copy Note: Pad Function (Hold) + Step.
  • Double Loop: Pad Down + Pad Function (Hold).
  • Quantize: Pad Up + Pad Function (Hold).

B. Loop & Resolution Selector

• Loop Length:
  • Accessible by cycling with Scene Launch.
  • Select Length: Main Pads.
  • Delete Loop: Scene Launch + Pad Function (Hold).
  • Copy Loop: Pad Function Button.
• Resolution (Grid):
  • Accessible by cycling with Scene Launch + Pad Function (Hold).
  • Select Resolution: Lower Pads.

C. Note Settings (Per-Step Adjustment)

By holding down an active pad (step) in the sequencer:

• Encoders: Control parameters of the selected step (Velocity, Length, Nudge, etc.).

These settings are saved for the next added steps.