launchpad mk2... worth upgrade from original launchpad?

[djrickdawson]

I've got the original launchpad, and I have a few niggles with it:

slow response to initialise the whole grid at the start / changing modes is slow also

it sometimes hangs (not ableton live, but the original launchpad) when changing modes.

I struggle to follow what pad is set to what clip, and where I am in the clip view.

as the pad are now rgb, they now change to the same color as you have set a clip to in Live.
this would help me with identifying where and what is going to be triggered with a pad.


has the reliability and responsiveness of the connection been improved with the mk2 ?

I wouldn't use the other features of the pro version, so not worth getting the pro.

[Patch]

I loved the original LP. But had many of the same niggles as you do. Unfortunately, there are no fixes.

The MK2 looks great. The Pro just looks bloody amazing.

Sell your MK1, and use whatever money you can get your hands on to buy either a MK2 or a Pro. But, put simply, if the MK1 ain't cutting it - change up!