APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

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ajargy
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APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

Post by ajargy » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:52 pm

I had a really hard time playing with my APC 40 during the day because you can't read the lights.

Anyone out there have a fix for this problem? Tinted plastic wrap?

Let me know what you guys have done to solve this issue, thanks!

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Re: APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

Post by Tarekith » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:22 pm

Umbrella.

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Re: APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

Post by taoyoyo » Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:05 am

Start writing Goth music?
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Re: APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

Post by ajargy » Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:09 am

ya i've played under an easy-up before and it definitely helps, but its still really difficult to use an apc40 in the day time

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Re: APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

Post by flippo » Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:37 am

maybe a certain type of sunglasses lense will help.

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Re: APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

Post by v0ins315 » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:09 pm

taoyoyo wrote:Start writing Goth music?
I'd go with Goth, ya.
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Re: APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

Post by Hot Machete » Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:17 pm

You could try making a little box shade for the clip matrix. Like get some cardboard and make a little box that is open on the bottom and the front and set it on top of the clip launch area when you're outside. The box should be tall enough so that from your normal operating position you can see all the buttons through the front opening. (Think of it like a hood scoop over the buttons) It should work unless the sun is shining in from directly behind you.

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Re: APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

Post by 3phase » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:00 pm

just use the laptop..theese dedicated controlers are just extra bagage..they dont make a performance better and teh y dont allow to work without the trackpad anyway...
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Re: APC 40 - Hard to play in the light....

Post by chapelier fou » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:08 am

Check out the "umbrella-house" I made on this gig... It was a monome, but same problem now with launchpads... :)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9ri5i ... ocks_music
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