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6. '''If after all these remedies it doesn't work,''' then it's likely because the attempt at autoselecting the name of the MIDI input and MIDI output failed. To fix this:

6.1. First check that the Launchpad (after being set into programmer mode) is responsive by using it as a MIDI input on [[Scale Workshop]] and checking if one of the Launchpad-related options makes Scale Workshop clearly press/release notes based on what you are pressing/releasing (so not as a mess of ~~noise~~ data, but as obviously directly responding to you touching the Launchpad). If this doesn't work (no [[#Success indicators]]), see (step 0.) and try restarting your computer (which is much more likely to be a relevant fix if you are using Windows).

6.0. A trivial but easy to forget fix: make sure that the USB you're using isn't faulty by trying a different USB that you can confirm works/isn't faulty.

6.1. First check that the Launchpad, ''after being set into programmer mode'' (see [[#Putting the Launchpad in programmer mode]]), is responsive, by using it as a MIDI input on [[Scale Workshop]] and checking if one of the Launchpad-related options makes Scale Workshop clearly press/release notes based on what you are pressing/releasing (so not as a mess of vaguely correlated noisy data, but as obviously directly responding to you touching the Launchpad). If this doesn't work (no [[#Success indicators]]), see (step 0.) and try restarting your computer (which is much more likely to be a relevant fix if you are using Windows).

6.2. Look at the output of running <code>iso()</code>; specifically, it'll tell you <code>midi outputs detected:</code> followed by a list of the ''text strings'' that correspond to valid MIDI outputs detected (here meaning valid devices/targets which the code can ''output''/''send'' MIDI data to); so you want to find the one that corresponds to telling the Launchpad how to light up, EG {{nowrap| <code>iso(midi_out_col{{=}}'MIDIOUT2 (LPX MIDI) 2')</code> }} if you saw {{nowrap| <code>MIDIOUT2 (LPX MIDI) 2</code> }} in the list. If this is the only fix that was needed, you should see all [[#Success indicators]].

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Feel free to send me a friend request to ask me for help on Discord (<code>@osmiumic</code>).

==== Putting the Launchpad in programmer mode ====

'''Launchpad X''': Once plugged in by USB and on, "hold Session, then press bottom Scene Launch button" (which I think should be orange?); the pads may flash to display a running text saying "Program" for confirmation. Once successfully put in programmer mode, the Launchpad should become unlit and appear unresponsive. '''This means it worked.''' To get it out of programmer mode and into the default mode, simply unplug it and plug it in again.

'''Launchpad Pro MK3:''' Once plugged in by USB and on, hold the small "Setup" button (bottom left) and press and release the "Print to Clip" button (bottom right). The Launchpad should become unlit and appear unresponsive. '''This means it worked.''' To get it out of programmer mode and into the default mode, simply unplug it and plug it in again.

==== Success indicators ====

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 . '''If after all these remedies it doesn't work,''' then it's likely because the attempt at autoselecting the name of the MIDI input and MIDI output failed. To fix this:
-.1. First check that the Launchpad (after being set into programmer mode) is responsive by using it as a MIDI input on [[Scale Workshop]] and checking if one of the Launchpad-related options makes Scale Workshop clearly press/release notes based on what you are pressing/releasing (so not as a mess of noise data, but as obviously directly responding to you touching the Launchpad). If this doesn't work (no [[#Success indicators]]), see (step 0.) and try restarting your computer (which is much more likely to be a relevant fix if you are using Windows).
+.0. A trivial but easy to forget fix: make sure that the USB you're using isn't faulty by trying a different USB that you can confirm works/isn't faulty.
+.1. First check that the Launchpad, ''after being set into programmer mode'' (see [[#Putting the Launchpad in programmer mode]]), is responsive, by using it as a MIDI input on [[Scale Workshop]] and checking if one of the Launchpad-related options makes Scale Workshop clearly press/release notes based on what you are pressing/releasing (so not as a mess of vaguely correlated noisy data, but as obviously directly responding to you touching the Launchpad). If this doesn't work (no [[#Success indicators]]), see (step 0.) and try restarting your computer (which is much more likely to be a relevant fix if you are using Windows).
 .2. Look at the output of running <code>iso()</code>; specifically, it'll tell you <code>midi outputs detected:</code> followed by a list of the ''text strings'' that correspond to valid MIDI outputs detected (here meaning valid devices/targets which the code can ''output''/''send'' MIDI data to); so you want to find the one that corresponds to telling the Launchpad how to light up, EG {{nowrap| <code>iso(midi_out_col{{=}}'MIDIOUT2 (LPX MIDI) 2')</code> }} if you saw {{nowrap| <code>MIDIOUT2 (LPX MIDI) 2</code> }} in the list.  If this is the only fix that was needed, you should see all [[#Success indicators]].
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 Feel free to send me a friend request to ask me for help on Discord (<code>@osmiumic</code>).
+==== Putting the Launchpad in programmer mode ====
+'''Launchpad X''': Once plugged in by USB and on, "hold Session, then press bottom Scene Launch button" (which I think should be orange?); the pads may flash to display a running text saying "Program" for confirmation. Once successfully put in programmer mode, the Launchpad should become unlit and appear unresponsive. '''This means it worked.''' To get it out of programmer mode and into the default mode, simply unplug it and plug it in again.
+'''Launchpad Pro MK3:''' Once plugged in by USB and on, hold the small "Setup" button (bottom left) and press and release the "Print to Clip" button (bottom right). The Launchpad should become unlit and appear unresponsive. '''This means it worked.''' To get it out of programmer mode and into the default mode, simply unplug it and plug it in again.
 ==== Success indicators ====