launchpad_control

Simple example how to control Novation Launchpad to debug application in Visual Studio.

Sample video

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Tools needed

• Visual Studio 2013. The C++ code itself can be compiled also in Visual Studio 2010 but you need to convert yourself the project files.
• wxWidgets pre-compiled to either 32 bits or 64 bits - download here
• rtmidi library pre-compiled to either 32 bits or 64 bits - download here

Preparation

I'm sorry but this source package is not ready to compile out of the box and you need to do the following operations:

• Download wxWidgets and compile it to either 32 bits or 64 bits (or both).
• Download rtmidi and compile it to either 32 bits or 64 bits (or both).
• Copy LaunchPadGenControl.example to LaunchPadGenControl\LaunchPadGenControl.vcxproj.user
• Edit LaunchPadGenControl\LaunchPadGenControl.vcxproj.user to fix the location of all the includes and libs of both wxwidgets and rtmidi.
• Now you can compile it.

Mapped Launchpad keys:

• Top control line to F1-F8.
• Right side control line to F5-F12.

Warnings

• I didn't test the 32 bits configuration but it should work fine.
• While I used wxWidgets 3.0.0, my wx code is compatible with any of the 2.9.x versions.
• I have Launchpad S.
• Please install the Launchpad USB drivers.
• Since that it's a fast hack, then I didn't tests too much for MIDI errors.