APC40 madness...losing functionality one button at a time!!
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:26 pm
Hello all
Hey, I'm having a lot of problems with the APC40 glitching out on me and I don't even know what to begin to search.
Essentially, any project I build I can pretty much guarantee the APC40 will start losing functionality for multiple buttons,
or even stop controlling and just start triggering notes at some point fairly early on. I can understand my laptop (PC) getting wonky as I push it,
but the APC40 gives up too and then won't be fixed (for that set--new sets always start with full functionality).The APC40 starts wigging out and even if I strip things away and save the set as a different file
doesn't return functionality. incidentally, the usage bar generally reads 60%-70% at this point. Working hard, but not CRAZY hard.
Long story short, I generally have 6-8 Audio tracks and 2 midi. 2 or 3 of the audio tracks will have a looper(which seems to be the
real troublemaker for the APC). A couple of the audio tracks will have an effects rack with a couple chains for FX. The midi tracks
have 2 or three chains each. One has a couple different drum racks the other 2 or 3 synths(all Live stuff) like a wurli, an organ and
some screamy synth sound(usually Operator). All instrument or FX chains have their volumes mapped to the macro control, so I can mix and
match and play with FX live. I might get 60-100 loops or samples, but by this time
For instance:
1. I consistently loose the ability to use any of the grid buttons or solo/record/activator for track 1, no matter where I move the APC40 view.
No matter where I am in the grid, whatever the first track is there will be no lights or functionality for the grid buttons for that track.
2. The metronome button stops working
3. The clip/track button stops working
4. Buttons start triggering notes in my synths rather than controlling Live.
Right now I can't even build a set that I could use live, because the APC40 will crap out on me before it is complete and never return to full functionality for that specific set, forcing me to make a new one, which makes this thing a mildly amusing toy at best for me.
I'm hurting!!
Can anyone just point me in a direction towards a solution or an understanding of what's happening?
Cheers and thanks!
Hey, I'm having a lot of problems with the APC40 glitching out on me and I don't even know what to begin to search.
Essentially, any project I build I can pretty much guarantee the APC40 will start losing functionality for multiple buttons,
or even stop controlling and just start triggering notes at some point fairly early on. I can understand my laptop (PC) getting wonky as I push it,
but the APC40 gives up too and then won't be fixed (for that set--new sets always start with full functionality).The APC40 starts wigging out and even if I strip things away and save the set as a different file
doesn't return functionality. incidentally, the usage bar generally reads 60%-70% at this point. Working hard, but not CRAZY hard.
Long story short, I generally have 6-8 Audio tracks and 2 midi. 2 or 3 of the audio tracks will have a looper(which seems to be the
real troublemaker for the APC). A couple of the audio tracks will have an effects rack with a couple chains for FX. The midi tracks
have 2 or three chains each. One has a couple different drum racks the other 2 or 3 synths(all Live stuff) like a wurli, an organ and
some screamy synth sound(usually Operator). All instrument or FX chains have their volumes mapped to the macro control, so I can mix and
match and play with FX live. I might get 60-100 loops or samples, but by this time
For instance:
1. I consistently loose the ability to use any of the grid buttons or solo/record/activator for track 1, no matter where I move the APC40 view.
No matter where I am in the grid, whatever the first track is there will be no lights or functionality for the grid buttons for that track.
2. The metronome button stops working
3. The clip/track button stops working
4. Buttons start triggering notes in my synths rather than controlling Live.
Right now I can't even build a set that I could use live, because the APC40 will crap out on me before it is complete and never return to full functionality for that specific set, forcing me to make a new one, which makes this thing a mildly amusing toy at best for me.
I'm hurting!!
Can anyone just point me in a direction towards a solution or an understanding of what's happening?
Cheers and thanks!