Ok, so finally, after trying various other stuff, I went and bought TouchAble on the apstore, set up ad-hoc and got going. I had some issues with setting up Ad-Hoc between Win7 and iPad (had to use WEP pass instead of WPA2 as described in your how-to guide) but finally got it running alongside my APC20. (I posted the how-to here:
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=160392 - it might be pretty obvious to the computer savvy, but I ain't the computer savvy and spent some time on figuring it out, so it might help if you're stuck)
Now I've only got to test it for about an hour, but it seems to be running very nicely! And I think I will take it on my next little tour. Is ad-hoc stable? If it drops out, while I am in a club, I am basically screwed! But I had no problems in the studio, or at home (where there are like 20 other nets the computer or iPad could decide to try and log on to) - so I think it should be fine.
Latency wasn't a problem at all. In fact the only 3 things that I didn't love about the program so far was:
1. it was a bit fiddly setting up (however, once done, it works smoothly)
2. The interface was a bit cluttered and a little confusing so far (but, I guess this is since I've only spent an hour with it yet)
3. I wish there were some more customization options in the program (lock mixer to bottom could maybe be useful, and maybe a save template thing so that I could lock position on the drum pads (since I use drumracks for some samples, and had to scroll a bit to find the right pads corresponding with the ones I'd put samples on), and I would like to be able to remove solo button, since I accidentally hit it some times, and I don't really use the solo when playing live)
However, these are just minor afterthoughts - I have only spent an hour with the program and it already start making sense! I hope to bring it with me on next gig! (which is at Kleine Reise / Berlin on the 26th - come along if you are in town
) Hope I will be as happy with it after that!
In short, I am quite exited about it, and would say that if you already own an iPad, this is a very cheap way of getting a potentially killer controller for your Ableton!
So thanks Le-K and the guys at TouchAble!
Much love
Vegard // Of Norway (
www.ofnorway.no)
