Alex from Novation showed us FL Pad at Audio Dev 26, a 64-pad hardware controller for FL Studio. The controller uses a familiar Launchpad-style layout, but the focus here is direct integration with FL Studio, where dedicated hardware control is relatively limited.
The pad grid includes a sequencer view with four tracks visible at once. In the demo, kicks, snares and hi-hats are entered directly from the controller, with additional channel-rack navigation available from the hardware. A 16-step loop can be cloned to the next 16 steps, creating a 32-step pattern for adding variation. The sequencer also scales further, with support for expanded track/step access as needed.
Step editing is available by holding a step to enter graph edit mode. Parameters include velocity, panning, repeats and ratchets. The controller operates as a plug-and-play FL Studio device, and the unit is available now.
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