Mystrix FAQ: Why should you buy a Mystrix over other grid controller on the market?

There are a few grid controllers out there on the market already, notable Novation Launchpad and Monome.

First, credit where credit is due. Mystrix has taken a lot of inspiration from Novation Launchpad and Monome. It would not exist without those prior arts.
Lets' compare Mystrix to Launchpad as the most prominent example.
Launchpad is a very focused music controller. Mystrix started as an alternative for visual performance since Novation Launchpad isn’t really designed for those tasks. The support from Novation was inconsistent at best and Mystrix is here to target this specific category.

Mystrix obviously isn’t going to replace Launchpad for music creations, the Ableton integration on Launchpad is superb and it will be very hard for Mystrix to match up with that. We want to focus on more customizable controls, more creative options, and more community-oriented supports. We don't just do serious stuffs here, also some fun and dumb stuffs.


 

 Mystrix Pro Novation Launchpad X
LED 96 High Brightness & Flicker Free RGB LEDs 81 RGB Low Brightness and Flickering LEDs
Interface USB C and MIDI TRS (with optional adapter) USB C
Wireless Capabilities Bluetooth, WiFi, and Matrix Link None
Standalone Capabilities Highly customizable note app, host managed control surface, natively configured custom control, and more standalone apps Fixed midi mapping, 4 Custom Map and Note Mode
Software Intergration Ableton Live (Lightshow), Midi Enabled DAW (Community Intergrations), Amethyst Player, Apollo Studio, BitFocus Companion Ableton Live (Native Intergration)
Open Sourced Yes. Fully Open Sourced Closed Sourced without Custom Firmware support.
Firmware Update Actively Updated with Open Source Community Support Not actively updated (1 major feature update with some small features. Last Updated June 2022.)
Hardware Capability 12x Compute Power*, 8x RAM, 80x ROM 1x (as baseline)
Other features Keyboard Emulation, Gamepad Emulation, Streaming Control, Macro Pad, Lighting Control, Dice APP, and more official or community made features...

Ableton Live Intergration, Note Mode, 8 Custom Mode, Keyboard Emulation