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Not a massive saving, but those in the UK can get the APC40 a bit cheaper if you buy it from Thomman.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/akai_apc_40.htm

Make sure you ask for a UK PSU though, otherwise they might send you an EU one

Im really interested in the possibility of running Ableton on one of these little machines (was looking at the new Dell mini 10) as I'm going travelling soon for 6 months and want to be able to sketch out some music. If it can't do ableton (on XP) I guess the key is to use old software like Acid, d...

I've got a Dell Mini 9 running Ableton Live 8 on Windows XP and using the built in sound card with ASIO4ALL. Doesn't have a lot of power, but it's absolutely fine for putting together some custom drum racks and programming beats on the train to work. It comfortably runs three or four concurrent loop...

This tip might help... http://www.heatercore.net/2010/05/external-instruments-internally.html I used a variation of this to create a drum rack with two Microtonics hosted in it to give me a full 16 pads of sounds. I then programmed the next 16 pads on the drum rack to work as track on/off toggles so...

Just an idea, but I assume you've replaced the live version in those two folder locations to 8.1.3 and also replaced username with your usual windows username. e.g. For me (ScarKord) it would be:- C:\Documents and Settings\ScarKord\Application Data\Ableton\Live 8.1.3\preferences\preferences.cfg and ...

I normally create a new project folder, then save my presets / drum racks etc. by dragging them into it. Has the advantage of saving any samples you use in that project folder rather than in the Ableton library. Should you ever need to reinstall you OS or move to a new machine, you can be sure all y...

Hey guys, I know some of you had real issues with live 7 on windows 7.. how does live 8 run? Any significant difference than previous versions of windows? Cheers! Just At the risk of jinxing myself, aside from a single crash due to Waldorf's filter plugin (which was fixed by downloading the latest ...

Bizarre! Gotta agree, it's a long way from the Novation of old.

Taken from Jon Margulies excellent 365 Ableton tips website... http://www.heatercore.net/2010/02/sensitive-drum-racks.html To get a customized Simpler to appear when dropping samples into a Drum Rack, you'll need to use a little drag and drop. First, open Live's file browser and display the Live Lib...

Is it possible to control the pads in Drum Rack with the pads on the APC40P? They just keep controlling the clips when I select Drum Rack... Unfortunately not. The APC20 has a special 'Notes Mode' that can be used to play instruments (and I'm guessing, drum racks) but this isn't implemented on the ...

flippo wrote:oh right I must have missed that detail hah. It'll be interesting to see how the gain slopes on the two configurations are different for future macro bizniz reference.

yeah I just build one based on your screenshots and the dial at 63 = -14.5 db - doh! Hi Flippo, not sure why my adg file didn't work for you? (I'm running 8.1.3 on windows 7 by the way). Anyway, my patch uses a Utility on one of the EQ3's for each range (e.g. Low 1, Mid 1 and Treble 1), to boost by...

Interesting topic - must admit I hadn't come across the Bozak before but can see the logic in a unit which has the 0db point at the centre of the dial. Anyway, having read flippo's suggestions, I've created an effect rack which I think does what you are after... http://www.scarkord.com/ableton/isola...

I've just upgraded Snythi and Pan Drum - haven't had a chance to check them out as yet (just downloading now) but you will also qualify for one of their exclusive sound packs with each upgrade. As a result, I've just got Devilfish and Tube Drum for free :) http://www.soniccouture.com/en/free-stuff/ ...

That's very cool! Impressed