Novation
Novation Launchpad Mini MK3
Novation Launchpad Mini MK3 is a MIDI hardware controller by Novation: 64 pads and 16 buttons.
It sends Note and CC on channel 1. The profile cites 3 sources. 8 of its controls are marked unverified: the number is our best reading, and Learn rebinds it in one move.
- Manufacturer docs
- Artist's TouchDesigner tool
- LED feedback
- 8 unverified
- Kind
- hardware device
- Maker
- Novation
- Controls
- 80 controls
- Messages
- Note · CC
- MIDI channels
- 1
- LED feedback
- yes, lights are driven by MIDI
- Signals
midi/lpmini/…- Port name matches
/lpminimk3/i/launchpad\s*mini/i
Drag knobs and faders · tap pads and keys · or plug the real one in and press Connect. Nothing is sent anywhere unless you add a MIDI out.
MIDI implementation
Every control of Novation Launchpad Mini MK3 and the message it sends
Generated from the profile file, so it is the same table the on-screen controller plays. Channels are 1–16; numbers are real MIDI numbers.
| Control | Type | Message | Ch | Number | Signal | LED feedback | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pad1 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 36 · C2 | midi/lpmini/pad1 |
note 36 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad2 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 37 · C#2 | midi/lpmini/pad2 |
note 37 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad3 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 38 · D2 | midi/lpmini/pad3 |
note 38 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad4 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 39 · D#2 | midi/lpmini/pad4 |
note 39 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad5 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 40 · E2 | midi/lpmini/pad5 |
note 40 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad6 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 41 · F2 | midi/lpmini/pad6 |
note 41 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad7 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 42 · F#2 | midi/lpmini/pad7 |
note 42 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad8 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 43 · G2 | midi/lpmini/pad8 |
note 43 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad9 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 44 · G#2 | midi/lpmini/pad9 |
note 44 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad10 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 45 · A2 | midi/lpmini/pad10 |
note 45 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad11 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 46 · A#2 | midi/lpmini/pad11 |
note 46 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad12 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 47 · B2 | midi/lpmini/pad12 |
note 47 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad13 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 48 · C3 | midi/lpmini/pad13 |
note 48 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad14 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 49 · C#3 | midi/lpmini/pad14 |
note 49 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad15 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 50 · D3 | midi/lpmini/pad15 |
note 50 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad16 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 51 · D#3 | midi/lpmini/pad16 |
note 51 · on 13 / off 15 | yes |
pad17 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 52 · E3 | midi/lpmini/pad17 |
note 52 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad18 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 53 · F3 | midi/lpmini/pad18 |
note 53 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad19 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 54 · F#3 | midi/lpmini/pad19 |
note 54 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad20 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 55 · G3 | midi/lpmini/pad20 |
note 55 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad21 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 56 · G#3 | midi/lpmini/pad21 |
note 56 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad22 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 57 · A3 | midi/lpmini/pad22 |
note 57 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad23 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 58 · A#3 | midi/lpmini/pad23 |
note 58 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad24 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 59 · B3 | midi/lpmini/pad24 |
note 59 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad25 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 60 · C4 | midi/lpmini/pad25 |
note 60 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad26 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 61 · C#4 | midi/lpmini/pad26 |
note 61 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad27 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 62 · D4 | midi/lpmini/pad27 |
note 62 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad28 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 63 · D#4 | midi/lpmini/pad28 |
note 63 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad29 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 64 · E4 | midi/lpmini/pad29 |
note 64 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad30 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 65 · F4 | midi/lpmini/pad30 |
note 65 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad31 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 66 · F#4 | midi/lpmini/pad31 |
note 66 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad32 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 67 · G4 | midi/lpmini/pad32 |
note 67 · on 5 / off 7 | yes |
pad33 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 68 · G#4 | midi/lpmini/pad33 |
note 68 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad34 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 69 · A4 | midi/lpmini/pad34 |
note 69 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad35 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 70 · A#4 | midi/lpmini/pad35 |
note 70 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad36 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 71 · B4 | midi/lpmini/pad36 |
note 71 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad37 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 72 · C5 | midi/lpmini/pad37 |
note 72 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad38 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 73 · C#5 | midi/lpmini/pad38 |
note 73 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad39 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 74 · D5 | midi/lpmini/pad39 |
note 74 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad40 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 75 · D#5 | midi/lpmini/pad40 |
note 75 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad41 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 76 · E5 | midi/lpmini/pad41 |
note 76 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad42 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 77 · F5 | midi/lpmini/pad42 |
note 77 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad43 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 78 · F#5 | midi/lpmini/pad43 |
note 78 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad44 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 79 · G5 | midi/lpmini/pad44 |
note 79 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad45 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 80 · G#5 | midi/lpmini/pad45 |
note 80 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad46 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 81 · A5 | midi/lpmini/pad46 |
note 81 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad47 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 82 · A#5 | midi/lpmini/pad47 |
note 82 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad48 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 83 · B5 | midi/lpmini/pad48 |
note 83 · on 49 / off 51 | yes |
pad49 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 84 · C6 | midi/lpmini/pad49 |
note 84 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad50 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 85 · C#6 | midi/lpmini/pad50 |
note 85 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad51 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 86 · D6 | midi/lpmini/pad51 |
note 86 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad52 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 87 · D#6 | midi/lpmini/pad52 |
note 87 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad53 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 88 · E6 | midi/lpmini/pad53 |
note 88 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad54 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 89 · F6 | midi/lpmini/pad54 |
note 89 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad55 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 90 · F#6 | midi/lpmini/pad55 |
note 90 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad56 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 91 · G6 | midi/lpmini/pad56 |
note 91 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad57 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 92 · G#6 | midi/lpmini/pad57 |
note 92 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad58 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 93 · A6 | midi/lpmini/pad58 |
note 93 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad59 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 94 · A#6 | midi/lpmini/pad59 |
note 94 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad60 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 95 · B6 | midi/lpmini/pad60 |
note 95 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad61 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 96 · C7 | midi/lpmini/pad61 |
note 96 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad62 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 97 · C#7 | midi/lpmini/pad62 |
note 97 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad63 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 98 · D7 | midi/lpmini/pad63 |
note 98 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
pad64 |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 99 · D#7 | midi/lpmini/pad64 |
note 99 · on 21 / off 23 | yes |
▲ top1 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 91 | midi/lpmini/top1 |
CC 91 · on 3 / off 0 | yes |
▼ top2 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 92 | midi/lpmini/top2 |
CC 92 · on 3 / off 0 | yes |
◀ top3 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 93 | midi/lpmini/top3 |
CC 93 · on 3 / off 0 | yes |
▶ top4 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 94 | midi/lpmini/top4 |
CC 94 · on 3 / off 0 | yes |
Session top5 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 95 | midi/lpmini/top5 |
CC 95 · on 3 / off 0 | yes |
Drums top6 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 96 | midi/lpmini/top6 |
CC 96 · on 3 / off 0 | yes |
Keys top7 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 97 | midi/lpmini/top7 |
CC 97 · on 3 / off 0 | yes |
User top8 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 98 | midi/lpmini/top8 |
CC 98 · on 3 / off 0 | yes |
▸ side1 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 89 | midi/lpmini/side1 |
CC 89 · on 3 / off 0 | unverified |
▸ side2 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 79 | midi/lpmini/side2 |
CC 79 · on 3 / off 0 | unverified |
▸ side3 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 69 | midi/lpmini/side3 |
CC 69 · on 3 / off 0 | unverified |
▸ side4 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 59 | midi/lpmini/side4 |
CC 59 · on 3 / off 0 | unverified |
▸ side5 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 49 | midi/lpmini/side5 |
CC 49 · on 3 / off 0 | unverified |
▸ side6 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 39 | midi/lpmini/side6 |
CC 39 · on 3 / off 0 | unverified |
▸ side7 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 29 | midi/lpmini/side7 |
CC 29 · on 3 / off 0 | unverified |
■ side8 |
button | CC · momentary | 1 | 19 | midi/lpmini/side8 |
CC 19 · on 3 / off 0 | unverified |
LED feedback is modeled for 80 of its controls: the LED column says which message lights each one.
Sources
- manufacturer Launchpad Mini [MK3] Programmer's Reference Manual (Novation)Drum Rack layout: lower-left 36–51, upper-left 52–67, lower-right 68–83, upper-right 84–99, rows bottom→top, left→right; top row CC 91–98; right column CC 89, 79 … 19; LED: note-on ch1 static (velocity = palette index), ch2 flash, ch3 pulse; palette 0 off, 3 white, 5 red, 13 yellow, 21 green, 45 blue, 49 purple; ports LPMiniMK3 MIDI / DAW
- manufacturer Launchpad Mini [MK3] User Guide (Novation)factory Custom 1 = Drum Rack, Custom 2 = Keys, Custom 3 = User (lighting)
- artist's tool LaunchPadMini_251209.tox (the artist's TouchDesigner tool)grid on channel 1; a top-row button recorded as CC 95
Where this profile comes from
Che-Yu Wu's TouchDesigner tool: MIDI In ch1 notes 36–99 in four groups of 16 (select1–4) = the four 4×4 drum racks; positions xy −4..−1 / 1..4 (skipping 0) or balanced −3.5..3.5; a stepped colour ramp gives each rack one colour (yellow, salmon red, lavender, green); idle pads drawn at ~16 % alpha, hit pads full colour with bloom; 'last event' (index + active) as the action output. TouchDesigner's MIDI In CHOP names channels 1-based (ch1ctrl75 = CC 74, ch10n37 = note 36); the numbers here are real MIDI numbers. LaunchPadMini_251209.tox
Notes
Use the device in Custom mode 1 (Drums). Entering Programmer mode needs SysEx (F0 00 20 29 02 0D 0E 01 F7), which stays off by default — Programmer-mode notes 11–88 are a different layout. What the right-column buttons send in Custom mode is undocumented (marked unverified; 學習 rebinds). LED colours are palette indices: the rack colours mirror the TD tool's ramp.
Port names it recognises
- matches
/lpminimk3/i/launchpad\s*mini/i- prefers
/midi/i- avoids
/daw/i
Signals
Every control publishes midi/lpmini/<control> (0..1), plus /raw; pads add /hit, encoders /delta, keys /on /off and n<note>; the last control touched is midi/lpmini/last.
Use it
Use Novation Launchpad Mini MK3 in your own work
Embed it with one line
No import map, no build step. Change
layout, addhardware="ask"for a Connect button.<script type="module" src="https://openaudiovisual.com/packages/midi/element.js"></script> <oav-controller profile="novation-launchpad-mini-mk3" readout></oav-controller>Or as an iframe
For places that only take an iframe. Every event arrives as a
postMessage.<iframe src="https://openaudiovisual.com/embed/controller/?profile=novation-launchpad-mini-mk3&readout" width="720" height="742" style="border:0;max-width:100%" allow="midi" title="Novation Launchpad Mini MK3"></iframe> <script> // every control the visitor plays arrives here addEventListener('message', (e) => { if (e.data?.source !== 'openav' || e.data.type !== 'control') return; console.log(e.data.detail.signal, e.data.detail.value); }); </script>Send it to Ableton, TouchDesigner or Resolume
What you play on screen leaves as real MIDI on the IAC bus (macOS) or a loopMIDI port (Windows). The steps are on the catalog page.
<!-- what you play on this controller → the IAC bus (macOS) → Ableton, TouchDesigner, Resolume --> <script type="module" src="https://openaudiovisual.com/packages/midi/element.js"></script> <oav-controller profile="novation-launchpad-mini-mk3" midi-out="IAC" readout></oav-controller> <!-- Windows: midi-out="loopMIDI" · let the visitor pick a port: midi-out="ask" -->macOS: Audio MIDI Setup → MIDI Studio → IAC Driver → “Device is online”. Windows 11: the built-in Windows MIDI Services have a loopback (not tested by us); older Windows: install loopMIDI, add a port and use
midi-out="loopMIDI".
In p5.js, with one line
The one-line injection names knobs, faders and pads by their order in this profile, the order of the table above. Add ?profile=novation-launchpad-mini-mk3 to make the on-screen controller this one; a real Novation Launchpad Mini MK3 is recognised by its port name.
document.head.prepend(Object.assign(document.createElement('script'), { src: 'https://openaudiovisual.com/p5/oav-p5.js?profile=novation-launchpad-mini-mk3' }));| In your sketch | Control | Message |
|---|---|---|
pad1 | pad1 | Note 36 · C2 · Ch 1 |
pad2 | pad2 | Note 37 · C#2 · Ch 1 |
pad3 | pad3 | Note 38 · D2 · Ch 1 |
pad4 | pad4 | Note 39 · D#2 · Ch 1 |
pad5 | pad5 | Note 40 · E2 · Ch 1 |
pad6 | pad6 | Note 41 · F2 · Ch 1 |
pad7 | pad7 | Note 42 · F#2 · Ch 1 |
pad8 | pad8 | Note 43 · G2 · Ch 1 |
pad9 | pad9 | Note 44 · G#2 · Ch 1 |
pad10 | pad10 | Note 45 · A2 · Ch 1 |
pad11 | pad11 | Note 46 · A#2 · Ch 1 |
pad12 | pad12 | Note 47 · B2 · Ch 1 |
pad13 | pad13 | Note 48 · C3 · Ch 1 |
pad14 | pad14 | Note 49 · C#3 · Ch 1 |
pad15 | pad15 | Note 50 · D3 · Ch 1 |
pad16 | pad16 | Note 51 · D#3 · Ch 1 |
… and 48 more, up to pad(64), in the same order | ||
function draw() {
background(20);
}
function padPressed(n, velocity) { // n = 1…64, as in the table
circle(random(width), random(height), velocity * 100);
}Encoders, buttons, wheels and strips are not numbered: read them as midi.cc[number] in the table above, or react in controlChange(cc, value, ch).
Missing
Is your controller not here?
Open an issue with the brand and model, whether you have the unit and a link to the manual. Or write the profile yourself: it is one JSON file.
GitHub
Is something in this data wrong?
Every number on this page comes from one JSON file. If it disagrees with your unit or the manual, tell us which firmware you checked and we fix the file.