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+3 The APC is the greatest all in one control solution I own now. I LOVE IT!

Tactile Knobs, Easy to assign to VSTs through custom racks, and the best knobs I've felt (other than moog knobs of course ).

WIN

Nothing is killing anything. The more control options the better. Different applications.

If my APC40 broke I would cry... and then would have to go out and get a new one. It's too integrated into my set.

Since buying my APC-40 I can honestly say I have never had any issues going from studio to live. I love Akai products for the wear and tear they can endure.

+4

APC plus MPK25. More knobs than you can shake a stick at. Totally love it.

HeadrickProductions wrote:ironic that a few posts below there is a user ranting about how horrible this product is and how they can't even figure out how to use it in the way that the demo video over at novation .

If by that user you mean me, then no, the product itself is awesome, only problem is with this thing called "integration" - which is, and I will repeat my self, "complete sh&*$". It just looks like a developer had a spare time and a marketing director turned it in to a big fuzz or the developer started it as a serious "project" and then there was some other fuzz boiling up and this "project" was launched as is - unfinished.

novation

i had them a few times, poor build quality en the rotary's fail after a few months of playing.

akai apc40

so far so good, feels rock solid and i'm playing out feeling secure with it !!


no competition

mpc = jealous
Apc = 1 week
maschine+Live = forever
mpc = got over it
family = happy

What does the new MK 2 firmware enable exactly? Does it allow the mk2 to be seen by max for live? I own an mk1 and am frustrated that I can't see it in the max API.

Ohm 64 + Code : +1

All the hip kids know the real game changer... Punch Cards... blows APC and MK2 out of the water.

jbodango wrote:

Until you realize you have a few 'hanging chads' and then the sh*t really hits the fan.........

CR78 wrote:
Until you realize you have a few 'hanging chads' and then the sh*t really hits the fan.........

If/When that occurs, just play it off legit. Claim 'dem chads as intentional and that they are there for aesthetic purposes and artistic integrity. Tell em you're a glitch master. tr?c tr?c

avatarspace wrote:Now with the Live 8.1.3 and Novation's Remote SL MK II firmware updates. The Remote SL MII is fully integrated with Live's controls and devices. Has this marked the end for Akai's APC40?

With Both being USB bus powered and Launch Pad's Note Mode. Will a Remote SL MK II and Launch Pad be worth dumping or not even purchasing the APC40?

...........Nah

Captain Johnson wrote:

avatarspace wrote:Now with the Live 8.1.3 and Novation's Remote SL MK II firmware updates. The Remote SL MII is fully integrated with Live's controls and devices. Has this marked the end for Akai's APC40?

With Both being USB bus powered and Launch Pad's Note Mode. Will a Remote SL MK II and Launch Pad be worth dumping or not even purchasing the APC40?

...........Nah

the opposite happened for me. I got the APC and haven't touched the Novation SL ever since.

My comment is......pro....... APC40.........