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Launchpad Loop Studio
Launchpad Loop Studio is both a standalone performance app and a MusicRIG-integrated module for loading audio loops, assigning them to a Novation Launchpad Pro MK3, and animating the full hardware grid in real time. It turns the Launchpad into a visual loop launcher: clips can be loaded, mapped, triggered, stopped, and paired with LED animation states from one focused interface.
The design is built for fast studio use whether launched on its own or used inside the larger MusicRIG workflow. A loop browser keeps source material close at hand, the 8 x 8 session grid mirrors the physical Launchpad layout, and the animation panel gives performers direct control over brightness, tempo, flash depth, and playback-driven LED modes.
Key capabilities shown:
Audio loop import and browser-based clip selection
8 x 8 Launchpad Pro MK3 session grid
Pad assignment, clip playback, and stop-all controls
Hardware LED animation modes including pulse, chase, rainbow, and clips
MIDI target connection status for LPProMK3 MIDI
Animation timeline for scene-based visual movement
MusicRig session sync and hardware preview feedback
Role: product design, UI direction, hardware workflow design, and frontend prototype.
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What if the best way to introduce a product was to let people play first?
I'm building aftrglo - a motion tool for designers who want their work to look good online without learning motion
The app is still in dev, so for now I made a coming soon page where people can join the waitlist
And since it's a tool for designers, I knew I didn't want a classic marketing landing page
We all know how those work
But it doesn't feel like me 🤪
So I made a tiny interactive playground instead: a halftone effect that reacts to cursor movement, with adjustable settings to play with
Because designers love interactive little things
Not being sold to
And it worked!
The waitlist is growing with people waiting for the launch (which is coming very soon) and I've also been getting sooo many messages about the effect, the interaction, and how it actually works
I'm very into openness and creative support, so no gatekeeping here
👩🏫 ✍️ Here's the breakdown:
1. In Unicorn Studio, I have a scene with the logo image on the bg (the same one I use as the Instagram avatar)
2. On top of it, there's a God Rays effect that reacts to cursor movement
3. Plus a Bloom effect to make it even more glowy (because it's aftrglo, obv)
4. After that, outside of Unicorn Studio, I added a canvas overlay with a halftone effect
So the background is a live 3D scene, and the dotted pattern on top keeps reading and redrawing it in real time
Like old newspaper print but inverted:
Where the image is darker, the dots get smaller
Where it's lighter, the dots get bigger
That's why the pattern breathes and moves in real time
Magic! ✨
Play with it and join the waitlist if you want to see what I'm building 👩🍳
aftrglo.app
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