APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

PhunkBeat · Post by **PhunkBeat** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:51 am

The European Street Price is 449,- €, but i think in 6 Month you can buy it for 399,- €

http://www.thomann.de/de/akai_apc_40.htm

turok2step · Post by **turok2step** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:51 pm

wilL tHis work With mY frUiTy lo0pS?

seriously though, anywhere to pre-order states-side?

nuperspective · Post by **nuperspective** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:01 am

if interest it so high - why not petition for a forum group buy??

heavensdaw · Post by **heavensdaw** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:18 am

nuperspective wrote:if interest it so high - why not petition for a forum group buy??

Good idea!

Hd

dinaiz · Post by **dinaiz** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:17 am

heavensdaw wrote:
nuperspective wrote:if interest it so high - why not petition for a forum group buy??
Good idea!

Hd

+1

baseinstinct · Post by **baseinstinct** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:00 pm

I have a question.

If a third party instrument is racked and gets its parameters connected to knobs of the rack, do the APC's rotaries update right on a) browsing to this track b) arming this track?

I have noticed that in Nocturn when it's a live's instrument that's racked - yes, while if it's a vst, the lights do not update.

If Novation Team is reading here, too and I am wrong with this pls let me know - maybe I am doing something wrong.

Ballack13 · Post by **Ballack13** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:08 am

This looks rad. 2 questions;
This is more in depth than say a Novation Zero, right?
Touch sensitive pads, size and lights are issues for people who play out, right? Certainly understandable, although I had to laugh at the 4 A/D inputs, etc. Nothing does everything!

I'd like a girlfriend but I have a guitar. A producer once told that there is no good distortion pedal, they all sound great for exactly 1 song. Not the case here but you get the idea... It's always a price point/inclusion thing.

Ballack13 · Post by **Ballack13** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:12 am

Felix: Actually now that I think about it that would be sick.

rbro · Post by **rbro** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:57 pm

I can use this baby with Live 7, right? Any limitations?

TITBAG · Post by **TITBAG** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:23 pm

rbro wrote:I can use this baby with Live 7, right? Any limitations?

YES - YOUR MIND

Villam · Post by **Villam** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:59 pm

First of all, I wish to apologise for my ignorance.
I don't saw(?:D) reply for my Q about APC, but probably It is in this topic.
Sooo...
I have a question about a drum rack in Ableton with tha APC.
Is that possible to use It as a PAD for a drum rack?
I'm newbie - please forgive me that maybe stupidly question

The 2th question is about DJ'ing. I don't know at all how it looks in live mixing in Ableton
so I wonder to know is that possible to keep 2 EQ's in 2 other tracks ? You know, just like in others 'pro' mixing systems like tracktor etc. I only know how to control one of the channel using a 3 EQ. I've hope You know what I mean.
Really sorry for my horrible English - just learning

In advice thanks for reply,
NewbieOne - Villam

jcobb00 · Post by **jcobb00** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:08 am

damn, may 30? i was hoping to have it for my gig on may 1 which is when guitar center said i would have it when i purchased it.

sacredgeometry · Post by **sacredgeometry** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:44 am

jcobb00 wrote:damn, may 30? i was hoping to have it for my gig on may 1 which is when guitar center said i would have it when i purchased it.

ive been putting gigs off until i get it haha ...partially because i have started dissembling my live sets and creating new ones that arent based around the constraints ok my novation zero

oh come on akai invent a time machine while you are at it

Ballack13 · Post by **Ballack13** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:14 am

Villam wrote:First of all, I wish to apologise for my ignorance.
I don't saw(?:D) reply for my Q about APC, but probably It is in this topic.
Sooo...
I have a question about a drum rack in Ableton with tha APC.
Is that possible to use It as a PAD for a drum rack?
I'm newbie - please forgive me that maybe stupidly question
The 2th question is about DJ'ing. I don't know at all how it looks in live mixing in Ableton
so I wonder to know is that possible to keep 2 EQ's in 2 other tracks ? You know, just like in others 'pro' mixing systems like tracktor etc. I only know how to control one of the channel using a 3 EQ. I've hope You know what I mean.
Really sorry for my horrible English - just learning

In advice thanks for reply,
NewbieOne - Villam

Hey Villam, Not sure about your EQ question, but NO the APC pads are not touch sensitive drum pads. However, you could buy an M-Audio Trigger Finger for around $120- maybe $150. It works great and you can have multiple controllers hooked up in Live. Maybe that helps, I know it's more money but the pads would have made the APC more expensive too I guess.
I notice the APC has 8 knobs that you can keep switching in banks, so 64 assigned per track, but I wish it had millions of knobs like Robert Henke's homemade Monodeck & Monodeck 2. Have you seen those videos? It's amazing! That guy is brilliant.

PhunkBeat · Post by **PhunkBeat** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:22 am

Ballack13 wrote:
Villam wrote:First of all, I wish to apologise for my ignorance.
I don't saw(?:D) reply for my Q about APC, but probably It is in this topic.
Sooo...
I have a question about a drum rack in Ableton with tha APC.
Is that possible to use It as a PAD for a drum rack?
I'm newbie - please forgive me that maybe stupidly question
The 2th question is about DJ'ing. I don't know at all how it looks in live mixing in Ableton
so I wonder to know is that possible to keep 2 EQ's in 2 other tracks ? You know, just like in others 'pro' mixing systems like tracktor etc. I only know how to control one of the channel using a 3 EQ. I've hope You know what I mean.
Really sorry for my horrible English - just learning

In advice thanks for reply,
NewbieOne - Villam
Hey Villam, Not sure about your EQ question, but NO the APC pads are not touch sensitive drum pads. However, you could buy an M-Audio Trigger Finger for around $120- maybe $150. It works great and you can have multiple controllers hooked up in Live. Maybe that helps, I know it's more money but the pads would have made the APC more expensive too I guess.
I notice the APC has 8 knobs that you can keep switching in banks, so 64 assigned per track, but I wish it had millions of knobs like Robert Henke's homemade Monodeck & Monodeck 2. Have you seen those videos? It's amazing! That guy is brilliant.

hey Villam,

you can buy the Korg Nano Pad for triggering the Drums into Drum Rack, it s rather cheap and works very well.....

The APC is ideal for mixing and djing in Live, cause you can controll a lot of parameters in the effects, and trigger Samples (Loops,Tracks etc), with the 64 Pads......

Your EQ Question: You can put a lots of Eq`s into one Track (does it make sense ? ), for Example:
In my own Dj.Setup i take:

Put a EQ 3 in Track 1 and a Auto Filter, and the same in Track 2, you can put an EQ 8 in the Master Chanel, combined with a Flanger, Ping-Pong Delay, a Beat Repeater or whatever you want to do........

In Live you can customize your own Dj-Application if you want.....

hope this helps a little bit....

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