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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by rbro » Thu May 07, 2009 9:10 pm

hoffman2k wrote:Given that the universe is infinite... Would you like some waffles?
If you're waiting for someone to ask whether or not there will be an educational discount for the waffles, don't look at me.
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by eusebio » Fri May 08, 2009 2:08 pm

from the Akai professional website:
# Comes with Ableton Live Akai Professional APC40 Edition software
What are the functionalities of this piece of software? Is it a bare-bone edition of Live?
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by Sarrova-Q » Sat May 09, 2009 10:03 am

Jesse wrote:Hi Guys,
You will be able to upgrade from Live 7 Akai Professional APC Edition to Live 8 or Live 8 Suite at the same pricing as any Live LE to Full or Live Lite to Full upgrades.
Best,
Jesse
Thanks Jesse!

@ eusebio:
I read somewhere Ableton Live Akai will only have 8 tracks to work with (+ some other limitations on the fx like aux channels etc).
I'm not 100% sure of this info.
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by TITBAG » Sat May 09, 2009 11:40 am

Sarrova-Q wrote:
Jesse wrote:Hi Guys,
You will be able to upgrade from Live 7 Akai Professional APC Edition to Live 8 or Live 8 Suite at the same pricing as any Live LE to Full or Live Lite to Full upgrades.
Best,
Jesse
Thanks Jesse!

@ eusebio:
I read somewhere Ableton Live Akai will only have 8 tracks to work with (+ some other limitations on the fx like aux channels etc).
I'm not 100% sure of this info.
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by kingpixel » Sat May 09, 2009 11:32 pm

Hi, don't know if this question has been asked already but i honestly don't want to go through all the 30 pages.

I was wondering if there will be a gig bag for this. If so, it would be great if it had a poket to fit the laptop too like the novation bag
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by G-force » Sun May 10, 2009 9:19 pm

kingpixel wrote:Hi, don't know if this question has been asked already but i honestly don't want to go through all the 30 pages.

I was wondering if there will be a gig bag for this. If so, it would be great if it had a poket to fit the laptop too like the novation bag
There is one. And there is a pic of it---but, sorry, you will have search for it--that's what the search is for/ or check the Abe's shop.
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Post by kingpixel » Sun May 10, 2009 10:06 pm

G-force wrote:
kingpixel wrote:Hi, don't know if this question has been asked already but i honestly don't want to go through all the 30 pages.

I was wondering if there will be a gig bag for this. If so, it would be great if it had a poket to fit the laptop too like the novation bag
There is one. And there is a pic of it---but, sorry, you will have search for it--that's what the search is for/ or check the Abe's shop.

If this is the one you meant http://www.ableton.com/pages/shop/more_ ... to_cart_ri then i don't think is gonna fit since the size of the bag is W37,0 H30,0 D12,0 cm, and the apc40 is W42,9cm H6,7cm D33,4cm slightly bigger than the bage...

There's no other bag on the abe's shop and doing a little search here i didn't find anything...
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by G-force » Sun May 10, 2009 11:25 pm

kingpixel wrote: There's no other bag on the abe's shop and doing a little search here i didn't find anything...

No, it's this (sorry, don't have the actual link,but it's made by ableton--maybe it's not available yet) :

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Post by kingpixel » Sun May 10, 2009 11:28 pm

G-force wrote:
kingpixel wrote: There's no other bag on the abe's shop and doing a little search here i didn't find anything...

No, it's this (sorry, don't have the actual link,but it's made by ableton--maybe it's not available yet) :

Image
This looks pretty awesome!! Thanks G-Force!!
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by davidjez » Mon May 11, 2009 12:54 am

Can the APC40 control plugins like Stylus RMX or Omnisphere???
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by G-force » Mon May 11, 2009 1:43 am

kingpixel wrote:This looks pretty awesome!! Thanks G-Force!!

No, prob---that backpack does look pretty stealth. :lol:
davidjez wrote:Can the APC40 control plugins like Stylus RMX or Omnisphere???
I believe you may be able to--all knobs can be remapped via Live's Midi learn function in Ableton--I haven't used those particular plugins, but if you are using them in Live, I'm assuming it should be pretty easy. I believe you can control up to 64 parameters via the knobs ( 8 knobs x 8 banks)

Also, From the Akai Pro FAQ:

Can I use the APC40 with other programs?

The APC40 was designed to be a controller for Ableton Live. That said, you can use it in other programs but you will have to manually map it out in the other programs. Akai Pro will not be issuing any MIDI control templates for other DAWs and programs. If you do manually map things, a DAW with the learn feature in MIDI mapping mode will be easier to map than one without. You cannot change the MIDI note numbers and CC numbers that the APC40 is assigned to.
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by glitchrock-buddha » Mon May 11, 2009 9:34 pm

The best way to control plug-ins with the APC40 will be to configure the plug-in parameters in the order you want and then use the device control section of the APC40.
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by jonjonfunkphenomenon » Mon May 11, 2009 10:03 pm

http://www.planetdj.com/i--STASHPACK

but most of the UDG bags will work too...

i have this for serato...but will use it for the touch too...

http://www.udggear.com/shop/product.asp ... 77&pid=324
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by glitchrock-buddha » Mon May 11, 2009 10:18 pm

jonjonfunkphenomenon wrote:http://www.planetdj.com/i--STASHPACK

but most of the UDG bags will work too...

i have this for serato...but will use it for the touch too...

http://www.udggear.com/shop/product.asp ... 77&pid=324
Is that the same model as the ableton one they used to be selling? If not, anyone know what model of backpack that was. I'd like to get one but I guess they are no longer selling the ableton one.
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Re: APC 40 FAQs, features and questions

Post by acidman » Mon May 11, 2009 10:49 pm

regarding the weired apc40 us/eu pricing differences go here:

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=114883 :!:
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