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This issue has been fixed with the latest update. HOWEVER, it is completely useless if you want to assign a LockButton using the APC40. The only option with the APC40 is to disable the APC40's stock control surface script and then use the userscript you create to redo the APC40's mapping from scratch. Thus option sucks though because you lose all the LED feedback, which makes it pretty much pointless.

What is really needed at this point is a midi assignable lockbutton option.

http://blogs.bl0rg.net/netzstaub/2008/0 ... e-scripts/

Here's some info on the python control surface scripts. It's not light reading though.

I'm also desperate for a lock button for the APC. The only other work around I can think of is using Bome's to 'remember' what the APC was controlling before it got moved. So I'm thinking it would store the channel and the device index in 2 variables, then play the relevant midi back.

barstu wrote:I'm also desperate for a lock button for the APC. The only other work around I can think of is using Bome's to 'remember' what the APC was controlling before it got moved. So I'm thinking it would store the channel and the device index in 2 variables, then play the relevant midi back.

Bome's cant do it. I asked Native Kontrol:

Q:And regarding blue hand operations with the device controls, id like to be able to lock it without using the mouse, would that be possible?
A:Unfortunately not. Locking requires right-clicking on the device.

Q:Is it possible to lock 2 devices with the blue hands?
A:Yes. You could lock 1 of them on one device and lock the other 1 on another device. Or you could just lock 1 of them and use the other one like normal (to navigate from device to device).

Forgot about the fact that you can indeed write a custom user script for the APC40 but it's impossible to use the whole dual blue hand idea with it because that would mean you have the APC40 running on two drivers simultaneously.

Again the only way it works is if you disable the APC40 from the control surfaces section (which looks up custom pythons scripts) and then just use the USB Audio Driver as a generic controller. This then causes you to lose all LED feedback on the APC40 AND you are forced to use a knob or encoder since the user remote script only accepts CC data and not notes....which again, makes it absolutely POINTLESS to do so! I wish we could start a petition or something to move it to the top of the list once they get this bug exterminating thing out of the way!

RCUS wrote:Forgot about the fact that you can indeed write a custom user script for the APC40 but it's impossible to use the whole dual blue hand idea with it because that would mean you have the APC40 running on two drivers simultaneously.

Again the only way it works is if you disable the APC40 from the control surfaces section

You can set up for instance the track control section as a second device control section, with Bomes. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. The APC will through Bome show up as two APCs in Live.

But you cant access "lock device" with Bome. Its only possible with the mouse.

Sucks..

I just bought an APC40 and quickly realized how much this is needed!

I'm pretty sure a pseudo lock could be employed with Bome's. It's a horrible work around but it should make the APC play ball with another surface. I just haven't had time to develop it yet. My idea is to make Bome's remember where the APC is and then send it back there after the other surface has changed.

Has anyone been able to actually do this yet? I too realize how wonderful this function could be. I'm thinking of going the m4l route as I have a working knowledge of max msp.

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Excuse me for not understanding but I don't see any documentation stating that you can midi map a lock to control surface button while still maintaing the APC40's control surface settings.

You can remap all of the Encoders in banks and then switch between the standard mapping...

Have a look at the manual for all it can do...

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Have you checked out Hanz Petrov ' s Customizable APC 40 script?