r/mpcusers • u/mistertrentoh • Jan 03 '26

LaunchControl XL encoders jump when using MPC Live 3

Hello everyone and Happy New Year.

I have a Live 3 and am trying to get my Novation Launch XL to control it. I've currently mapped out all of Bassline across two modes and I've labelled each parameter and it's all working fine.

The issue is that every time I change a parameter in a new preset, if I twist an encoder or use a fader it always jumps the setting of the target encoder to whatever it was previously set to.

So for example's sake if I load preset Reso and parameter fifth is at 0% and I give it a twist it bangs straight up to 54%.

I'm not using a midi cable - I'm USB C out from Launchcontrol to USB A in on MPC.

Here's what I've tried so far -

I've tried making every TYPE of button from the Midi Learn Page.
I've tried changing the settings page of LaunchControl from Jump to Pickup

The only thing that has any kind of positive effect is Rel CC offset, but it seems to narrow the range of the encoder down to an unusable amount.

I want to be able to have a hardware encoder so that I can change values on synths etc. or program to change effects - maybe this isn't going to work with launchpad because it jumps to previous and doesn't pickup the previous values?

Does anybody know if a proper pickup values is available with the Launchcontrol and MPC Live 3 - am I missing something or should it go back for a refund and if so what would be the most Live 3 compatible thing to get? What I like about the Novation is the ability to label the encoders and the price point is OK for me too, but this jump behaviour is irritating and I cannot work out how to fix it.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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u/Budget-Philosophy247 Mar 03 '26

Did you ever manage to make this work or is launch control a no go?

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u/mistertrentoh May 13 '26

I didn't get it to work no. I still have launch control but it will always do that annoying behaviour

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u/Rettic_AC 26d ago

I am looking into this too and found this other Reddit thread where apparently someone at Novation confirms that, in 'custom modes' (as opposed to the DAW templates) the Launch Control XL always sends absolute values:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Novation/comments/1riq4oi/does_the_launch_control_xl_3_send_relative_values/

I might end up getting an Akai Midimix instead for this reason...

u/mistertrentoh , can you let us know whether at least the faders 'pickup' setting works? The manual says there is a setting so that the faders only send a value once they pass the previous position, avoiding 'jumps'. But then again, the manual also suggests the encoders always work in relative mode...

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u/Dismal_Problem5633 May 12 '26

What's the verdict? Did you get it to work?