Add initial Novation Launch Control XL documentation

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+<p>
+	Novation Launch Control XL is a compact control surface with 8 faders,
+	24 encoders, and various keys like track selection, muting, soloing,
+	and arming a track for recording.
+</p>
+
+<figure>
+  <img style="width:75%;" src="/images/novation-launch-control-xl.svg" alt="Novation Launch Control XL">
+  <figcaption>
+    Novation Launch Control XL
+  </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<h2>Connecting the Launch Control XL</h2>
+
+<p>
+	Plug the USB cable from the Launch Control XL into a USB2 or USB3 port on
+	your computer. The device will be automatically recognized by your operating
+	system and will appear in any of the lists of possible MIDI ports in Ardour.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	To connect the Launch Control XL to Ardour, open the
+	<kbd class="window">Preferences</kbd> dialog, and then click
+	<kbd>Control Surfaces</kbd>. Tick the <kbd class="option">Enable</kbd>
+	checkbox opposite to "Novation Launch Control XL" to activate Ardour's Launch
+	Control XL support.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	Once the device is activated, click <kbd>Show Protocol Settings</kbd> and in
+	the newly opened window select the device in the drop-down lists for incoming
+	and outgoing MIDI events.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	Once you select the input and output port, the Launch Control XL will be
+	ready to use. You only need do this once: once these ports are connected and
+	your session has been saved, the connections will be made automatically in
+	this and other future sessions.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Behavior and Configuration</h2>
+
+<p>
+	The Launch Control XL was designed for use with Ableton Live, so it has a Mix
+	mode for controlling the mixer and a Device mode for controlling various
+	devices. Therefore, For Ardour, only a subset of features is available out of
+	the box. The vast majority of supported features are not configurable, the
+	user interface exposes only one setting: making the 8th fader control the
+	master bus. 
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	Features supported out of the box are:
+</p>
+
+<table class="dl">
+  <tr>
+  	<th>Faders</th>
+  	<td>Control faders of 8 tracks at the same time</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+  	<th>Track selection</th>
+  	<td>
+  		In the Mix mode, these buttons shifts the track focus by one track
+  		allowing to control e.g. track 2..9 or 3..10 rather than the default
+  		1..8.
+  	</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+  	<th><kbd class="button">Mute</kbd> button</th>
+  	<td>
+  		Switches the Track Control row of buttons to toggle
+  		the <em>mute</em> status of tracks
+  	</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+  	<th><kbd class="button">Solo</kbd> button</th>
+  	<td>
+  		Switches the Track Control row of buttons to toggle
+  		the <em>solo</em> status of tracks
+  	</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+  	<th><kbd class="button">Arm</kbd> button</th>
+  	<td>
+  		Switches the Track Control row of buttons to toggle
+  		the <em>record-arm</em> status of tracks
+  	</td>
+	</tr>
+</table>

master-doc.txt

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 part: chapter
 ---
 
+---
+title: Using the Novation Launch Control XL
+menu_title: Novation Launch Control XL
+include: control-surfaces-novation-lcxl.html
+link: control-surfaces-novation-lcxl
+uri: using-control-surfaces/Launch_Control_XL
+part: chapter
+---
+
 ---
 title: Using the Contour Design Shuttle Devices
 menu_title: Contour Design