launchpad + traktor -few questions

**sitter** · 10-21-2011, 08:05 AM

hello to all

so, next week I will buy launchpad and i have some questions

I plan to use it witha traktor... found some good mapping files here on forum but they all need this program called Katapult. what is katapult? do i really need him? and can I map launchpad on traktor without katapult?

TNX

**zestoi** · 10-21-2011, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by sitter

hello to all

so, next week I will buy launchpad and i have some questions

I plan to use it witha traktor... found some good mapping files here on forum but they all need this program called Katapult. what is katapult? do i really need him? and can I map launchpad on traktor without katapult?

TNX

u don't need to use any other software at all. well that's the short answer....

to use the mappings that people created using midikatapult u will ofc also need to run midikatapult. it allows you to create virtual faders and other controls on the launchpad and also gives u access to multiple layers/pages

the launchpad sends out midi like any other midi controller anyway - tho doesn't have any builtin layers

you can also use my midimasher app and i suspect there will be two big+multi-page launchpad mappings released using it in the coming week

you could also in theory convert a midikatapult config into a midimasher one - or even write some code to do that on the fly. i won't be doing that tho as i don't think that'd be fair to the author of midikatapult

edit: i might actually write some code to read in a midikatapult config and emulate it via midimasher as i'm not too sure whether he is or isn't going to be developing midikatapult further. hope he does tho. i bought it as soon as i got my launchpad, it's a great app and only costs a few $$'s and was what helped spur me on to creating my own midimasher.

**sitter** · 10-21-2011, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by zestoi

u don't need to use any other software at all. well that's the short answer....

to use the mappings that people created using midikatapult u will ofc also need to run midikatapult. it allows you to create virtual faders and other controls on the launchpad and also gives u access to multiple layers/pages

the launchpad sends out midi like any other midi controller anyway - tho doesn't have any builtin layers

you can also use my midimasher app and i suspect there will be two big+multi-page launchpad mappings released using it in the coming week

you could also in theory convert a midikatapult config into a midimasher one - or even write some code to do that on the fly. i won't be doing that tho as i don't think that'd be fair to the author of midikatapult

edit: i might actually write some code to read in a midikatapult config and emulate it via midimasher as i'm not too sure whether he is or isn't going to be developing midikatapult further. hope he does tho. i bought it as soon as i got my launchpad, it's a great app and only costs a few $$'s and was what helped spur me on to creating my own midimasher.

where i can find your midimasher app ?