How to use pads for drums with the Launchkey 37 MK3 and Cubase 12?

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Hi all,

I’m using Cubase 12 Pro with my Novation Launchkey 37.

The midi remote script seems to be ok but I don’t understand how can I use the Launchkey pads for drums.

If the midi remote script is active the pads only let me mute/solo tracks. I can’t use the pads for drums and I have to disable the script.

Is there an other way to proceed ?

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Once a specific control is connected to the midi remote, it stops being connected to a track. That’s a feature by design, since you don’t want notes to play when you push a button that’s intended to mute or solo a track.

I don’t have a similar Novation Device in my collection, so I can’t give a very specific answer. But in general terms, I can think of two different approaches to deal with this:

  • Disconnect the pads that are supposed to be your drum pads from being assigned in the MIDI Remote environment.

  • If possible, configure the Launchkey, so the pads send their notes on a different midi channel (that is hopefully not also assigned in the MIDI Remote)

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Thanks a lot for your answer Nico5.

I have to check now if your second solution is possible and how to do that.

A least now I understand how midi remote works !

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