APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by max2f » Fri May 22, 2009 8:07 pm

Lo-Fi Massahkah wrote:It'll be APC-edition to Live 8. Same pricing as from any other Lite edition.

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edit: btw.: are you 100%? the seller mentioned above, says different than that
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by Lo-Fi Massahkah » Fri May 22, 2009 8:34 pm

I don't know german, so I can't see what that seller is saying. But I'm almost certain that I've read somewhere on this forum (this thread?), a member of the Ableton team saying that this was the case.

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by djlegere » Fri May 22, 2009 8:59 pm

I just got my APC-40 last night! I just want to say that it is everything that it was hyped to be. It loaded and auto mapped in seconds...LED's were spot on. It is much thinner then I thought it was going to be and great build quality. Nice job Akai and THANK YOU!

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by djarsalan2006 » Sat May 23, 2009 3:11 am

djlegere wrote:I just got my APC-40 last night! I just want to say that it is everything that it was hyped to be. It loaded and auto mapped in seconds...LED's were spot on. It is much thinner then I thought it was going to be and great build quality. Nice job Akai and THANK YOU!
can you please post up some picture or a video of it ? i dont know if i should get one or not ?
THANKS

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by Thinktanx » Sat May 23, 2009 3:18 am

djarsalan2006 wrote:
djlegere wrote:I just got my APC-40 last night! I just want to say that it is everything that it was hyped to be. It loaded and auto mapped in seconds...LED's were spot on. It is much thinner then I thought it was going to be and great build quality. Nice job Akai and THANK YOU!
can you please post up some picture or a video of it ? i dont know if i should get one or not ?
THANKS
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by tenderboy » Sat May 23, 2009 8:09 am

as the software requirements are ableton live 7 or higher, i suppose that the patch also works for live 7

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by Lo-Fi Massahkah » Sat May 23, 2009 8:33 am

max2f wrote:i found out that theres an upgrade patch coming with the apc. is there such a thing? if, is it a live7 or live8 upgrade. as i own live7suite and another registration code for live6 the live7 upgrade would be pretty lame.

the source (german):
http://www.musik-schmidt.de/products/de ... PC-40.html
Don't know if I misread you.

Regarding upgrade patch: The latest Live 7 version is APC40 compatible already.
In case of upgrade path: See my earlier answer.

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by joaoorecchia » Sat May 23, 2009 4:51 pm

Does anyone know how a footswitch works with the APC40? If you want to control looper, would it control looper on whichever track is selected or does it just send one CC?

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by Belkin » Mon May 25, 2009 12:53 pm

my will be shipped in june..... 8)
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by djlegere » Mon May 25, 2009 5:36 pm

djarsalan2006 wrote:
djlegere wrote:I just got my APC-40 last night! I just want to say that it is everything that it was hyped to be. It loaded and auto mapped in seconds...LED's were spot on. It is much thinner then I thought it was going to be and great build quality. Nice job Akai and THANK YOU!
can you please post up some picture or a video of it ? i dont know if i should get one or not ?
THANKS
Anything in particular you want to see in the video...or just general features?

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by G-force » Mon May 25, 2009 10:04 pm

djlegere wrote: Anything in particular you want to see in the video...or just general features?

If I could chime in, what would be cool is if you could show us which controls specifically can be remapped in Ableton --specifically, which buttons--as I know the device and track knobs can be remapped in their specific banks. I'd like to get any idea of how much customization out of the box does the APC40 allow.

thanks!

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by Cavisty » Tue May 26, 2009 1:59 am

G-force wrote:
djlegere wrote: Anything in particular you want to see in the video...or just general features?

If I could chime in, what would be cool is if you could show us which controls specifically can be remapped in Ableton --specifically, which buttons--as I know the device and track knobs can be remapped in their specific banks. I'd like to get any idea of how much customization out of the box does the APC40 allow.

thanks!
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by blingmod » Tue May 26, 2009 3:15 am

Boo. :cry:

Just got word from my local store where I pre-ordered an APC from, that Akai drastically overestimated their production of the apc 40. Of the 50 units that had been promised to be delivered to their store before the 30th, Akai is now saying they'll only be able to get 6 to them... shipping sometime after the 30th. The owner of the store is thinking he's going to have to do a raffle for who (of 38 paid preorders) will get there's first.

Good luck to us all.

and BOO Akai, BOOO! :evil: :evil:

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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by Belkin » Tue May 26, 2009 11:49 am

shittt... so i receive my in july......
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by contakt321 » Tue May 26, 2009 2:43 pm

Argh, I got a notice from Musicians Friend saying that mine wont be shipping for another 30 days.

Isn't the point of a preorder to anticipate demand? I don't get it.

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