Will you buy the APC40?

8O · Post by 8O » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:30 pm

Let's say it's around $400 - $500.

So, what's it going to be then eh?

Edit: so... for $399?

daseed · Post by **daseed** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:32 pm

If i can find enough money for sure, it looks really great

smartass303 · Post by **smartass303** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:34 pm

i guess its more like 599,-$
but in times of financial crisis... who knows?

303

creature · Post by **creature** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:43 pm

One of the things I really want to do is take my creature act live at soem point. If I do then I will snap up this bad boy

It really does look nice.

kaffein · Post by **kaffein** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:52 pm

Guaranteed.
Hopefully they wont have any hardware/firmware issues like they had with the mpd24s first batch.

shai · Post by **shai** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:00 pm

well lets see .. im sure there's gonna be a live+APC bundle . hopefully a live 8 upgrade+APC bundle .. and i say, and i hope somebody is listening, make it cheap enough so you sell TONES of it. this shouldn't go over $400 !!!!!! at all !!!!

andydes · Post by **andydes** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:11 pm

Maybe. But i have a feeling there'll be a few cheap secondhand controllers for sale around these parts in a month or so. Maybe I'll just pick up a couple of padkontrols instead.

ollyb303 · Post by **ollyb303** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:16 pm

This is gear lust like I haven't felt for years.

But my bank account says not just yet.

Oh my god I want it, I want it, I want it!!!

Khazul · Post by **Khazul** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:16 pm

a live 7 suite upgrade to Live 8 suite + max + controller bundle could be very tempting!

shai · Post by **shai** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:18 pm

Khazul wrote:a live 7 suite upgrade to Live 8 suite + max + controller bundle could be very tempting!

tempting? well... depends

last man on earth · Post by **last man on earth** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:22 pm

shai wrote:well lets see .. im sure there's gonna be a live+APC bundle

Any live bundle with hardware is probably going to be Live Lite or LE or whatever - I don't think I've ever seen a full version of Live bundled with anything when it wasn't the online shops doing the bundling, although, what else could this be used with?

shai · Post by **shai** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:29 pm

last man on earth wrote:
shai wrote:well lets see .. im sure there's gonna be a live+APC bundle
Any live bundle with hardware is probably going to be Live Lite or LE or whatever - I don't think I've ever seen a full version of Live bundled with anything when it wasn't the online shops doing the bundling, although, what else could this be used with?

Akai says

Comes with Akai APC40 edition of Ableton Live Lite, free upgrade patch for full versions of Live

not sure what they mean though with free upgrade patch . .. ?

8O · Post by 8O » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:30 pm

shai wrote:not sure what they mean though with free upgrade patch . .. ?

APC probably requires some extra features not yet available in L7. Maybe?

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:30 pm

a lot of the price estimates I have seen from Live users seem to be way too low.
Look at all those buttons and LEDs, all those dials, the metal case, etc etc.

I think this is going to be an expensive controller.

lets face it - what is the alternative to this?
you gonna build yourself a Monodeck instead of this?

Nah

I'm thinking big numbers like €699 / $699
lower would be wonderful, but I doubt they price things based on my wishes

8O · Post by 8O » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:33 pm

Angstrom wrote:a lot of the price estimates I have seen from Live users seem to be way too low.
Look at all those buttons and LEDs, all those dials, the metal case, etc etc.

I think this is going to be an expensive controller.

lets face it - what is the alternative to this?
you gonna build yourself a Monodeck?

Nah

I'm thinking big numbers like €699 / $699

Yes, but it's "just" a controller. So no need for DSP and associated development. I guess the electronics inside are relatively simple. But you're right, nice hardware costs $$$.

$700 will price a lot of people out I think.

I guess we'll find out soon...