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Anyone Have the Akai APC40?
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:32 pm
by contakt321
I preordered mine over a month ago and it still hasn't shipped yet
Anyone have one on here? Thoughts?
Are you using it for production or djing?
Did it meet your expectations? Surpass?
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:53 pm
by hurlingdervish
supposedly a LOT of bugs.
im going to get one in a year or so when they sort everything out
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:13 pm
by contakt321
Hmmm, really? I haven't seen many on the Ableton forum.
My new shipdate is supposedly now June 26th...hopefully 3 more weeks.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:24 pm
by hurlingdervish
alright maybe the caps were a bit excessive
plug and play issues...etc. nothing hardware so youre good im sure
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:35 pm
by emef
no apc for me
i use a touchscreen monitor and a korg nanokontrol with a script so it automaps to whatever ableton/vst plug i point at
pisses on the apc
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:40 pm
by hurlingdervish
emef wrote:
i use a touchscreen monitor and a korg nanokontrol with a script so it automaps to whatever ableton/vst plug i point at
HOW. Pm me if its just a drag and drop file
emef wrote:
pisses on the apc
well see what happens when people start to get the hang of it. has potential. just watching Tom Cosm's video review got me hyped on it, looks like loads of fun.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:11 am
by Sharmaji
my man Dub Gabriel just got one; gonna be out his way in a bit so am definitely going to pick his brain on it. The guys @ ableton are really excited.
basically, the thing looks well-laid-out and well-thought-out, so that you can always have x/y/z controllers for eq's, etc, etc-- would beat the serious limitations of 8 knobs and sliders.
though i do like the punk rock, let's-fuckin-rock-out aspect of the mpd24!
we shall see. it's definitely a new world as far as controllers go.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:35 am
by bedroom beats
I think having the option to launch pretty much all the clips you got going at the touch of a button will be amazing, especially if you are in a live situation.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:48 am
by emef
hurlingdervish wrote:
HOW. Pm me if its just a drag and drop file
i've pm'd you the script and instructions on what to do and where to put it
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:03 am
by deadly_habit
we got a couple of these in at work, unfortunately no floor model yet
really want to give this a test run both with ableton and as a general midi controller
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:41 pm
by myst
I was thinking about getting one, but im quite set in my ways of how i produce, so i didnt wanna spend 400 and never use it.
Looks fuckin sexy tho
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:17 pm
by contakt321
WooHoo!
Mine is finally shipping tomorrow. Can't wait!
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:33 pm
by Sharmaji
i got one 5 days after my previous post. I like the mpd24 but it's habit of stopping sending midi during a live set is kinda not-so-useful.
so no bullshit: this apc40 joint is LIFE CHANGING.
been practicing about 7 hours/day figuring out how to re-lay-out my sessions, where to put dummy clips, how to better organize follow actions, etc.
it's nothing that you couldn't do without the apc40, but the point is that the organization is just dead-on perfect; i can't believe how focused i am in ableton now.
one of the best and most inspiring purchases i've ever made in music. literally like buying my first pair of drumsticks when i was seven--
life. changing.
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:35 pm
by deadly_habit
TeReKeTe wrote:i got one 5 days after my previous post.
no bullshit: this joint is LIFE CHANGING.
been practicing about 7 hours/day figuring out how to re-lay-out my sessions, where to put dummy clips, how to better organize follow actions, etc.
it's nothing that you couldn't do without the apc40, but the point is that the organization is just dead-on perfect; i can't believe how focused i am in ableton now.
one of the best and most inspiring purchases i've ever made in music. literally like buying my first pair of drumsticks when i was seven--
life. changing.
damn it now i want to play with one
we have a floor model now just not hooked up to jack
just out of curiosity what version of ableton are you using?
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:45 pm
by Sharmaji
8.03 i think? whatever the current release is.
i also might be the only person who really, really prefers the new warping technique-- much more musical.
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:38 am
by xxxy
This will be my next purchase! Quite excited about it tbh.
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:06 pm
by notch
TeReKeTe wrote:i got one 5 days after my previous post. I like the mpd24 but it's habit of stopping sending midi during a live set is kinda not-so-useful.
so no bullshit: this apc40
life. changing.
WOW.. Really.. Sounds awesome..
Yeah Ableton totally sucks...LOL..
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:09 pm
by bellybelle
yeah i'm pretty jealous. last week, i went to hear this cat play out some hip hop and he was using one. since i was pretty familiar with his tunes beforehand, I just wanted to hear what you could do using one in a live setting....
I was impressed with everything he was doing. It was nutter butters and now that's on the list of future must have purchases. So sick!