Akai APC40 Question...

LwsLddr · Post by **LwsLddr** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:21 pm

Can u use multipule devices on one laptop?

for example....
one macbook w/ live 8 and two apc40's...

dom · Post by **dom** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:25 pm

Jesse wrote:You can have up to 6 APC40 controllers attached, each will bring up its own ring around the clips. We haven't had enough APCs to test that fully though, so that's currently an "Unsupported feature"
Best,
Jesse

/dom

condra · Post by **condra** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:02 pm

Another question if anyone would know the answer.

Can the APC send standard note data?

(for triggering Impulse/Artillery 2)

LwsLddr · Post by **LwsLddr** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:18 pm

freakin sweet!!!!

Obvious Alias · Post by **Obvious Alias** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:31 pm

I am curious to know the physical dimensions of the APC 40. I haven't found those listed anywhere yet.

Right now, it looks like a very attractive new toy.

McQ714 · Post by **McQ714** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:40 pm

from the looks of it in the sonicstate video, it's only a little bigger than Akai's new MPK25... if that helps. I'm gonna guess and say it's about 19-20" wide x 10-12" deep x 2-2.5" tall at knobs. i don't think that's overly huge at all. you could easily find a gear bag that it could fit in.

Obvious Alias · Post by **Obvious Alias** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:58 pm

That's what I was thinking as well; it definitely looks to be a nice handy size.

dom · Post by **dom** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:13 pm

condra wrote:Another question if anyone would know the answer.

Can the APC send standard note data?

(for triggering Impulse/Artillery 2)

It uses a fixed set of midi messages and there will be no editor to change those on the device itself - in order to play around with it you would use Max for Live to translate the messages to whatever you need.
There's no midi chart available yet, but the button matrix uses note messages - but don't ask me about the ranges etc.

Obvious Alias wrote:I am curious to know the physical dimensions of the APC 40. I haven't found those listed anywhere yet.

Right now, it looks like a very attractive new toy.

The top is 42cm wide, it is 33,5cm deep and the height is around 6,5cm aka it is pretty much backpack compatible.

It may not be exact to every millimeter as this is no spec sheet info but freshly reverse engineered the old school on the device itself way using a ruler.

/dom

condra · Post by **condra** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:41 pm

Thanks for taking the time to reply Dom.

Regarding dimensions. Just to put it into perspective for anyone else.

MPD32 DIMENSIONS
385 x 300 x 73 mm

APC40 DIMENSIONS
420 x 335 x 65 mm

In other words, the APC is about an inch wider, and an inch deeper than the MPD32, for those familiar with it.

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:20 pm

dom wrote:
condra wrote:Another question if anyone would know the answer.

Can the APC send standard note data?

(for triggering Impulse/Artillery 2)
It uses a fixed set of midi messages and there will be no editor to change those on the device itself - in order to play around with it you would use Max for Live to translate the messages to whatever you need.
There's no midi chart available yet, but the button matrix uses note messages - but don't ask me about the ranges etc.

Obvious Alias wrote:I am curious to know the physical dimensions of the APC 40. I haven't found those listed anywhere yet.

Right now, it looks like a very attractive new toy.
The top is 42cm wide, it is 33,5cm deep and the height is around 6,5cm aka it is pretty much backpack compatible.

It may not be exact to every millimeter as this is no spec sheet info but freshly reverse engineered the old school on the device itself way using a ruler.

/dom

You damn tease!

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:08 pm

is it rack mountable? it looks to be one 19" 'rack unit' wide, and about 8 rack units tall? does it have removable ears?

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LwsLddr · Post by **LwsLddr** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:38 pm

How Much?

and yea.. are those sides (ears?) removable...
put 2 or a few next to eachother....

modular?

LwsLddr · Post by **LwsLddr** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:40 pm

i used to use 4 mpd16 and a evolution u-control....
the setup became obnoxiously large....

djsynchro · Post by **djsynchro** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:42 pm

Ha! Good size - not too small.

jamief · Post by **jamief** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:23 pm

Will the APC40 be able run the type of apps that monome uses i e like the step sequencers etc etc. I see n the lights in the APC40 in the demo vid on the ableton site running through a sequence of lights. It doesnt talk about this sequence of lights in the video though ? / ?
I,m thinking max will be able to do this ? ?

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