It’s hard to find good controllers for Ableton Live. The APC40 from Akai Pro could (and probably will) change that. The controller talks to Live and vice verse so you get feedback on the led rings around the knobs. That allows you to see the state of each function that is controlled. That is way too cool because setting up a midi controller with Live usually makes me have a heart attack. The modulation matrix is another great thing here. It allows you to see the state of your clips, what’s being played and recorded. Way to go Akai, I want this thing so bad!
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Ivan Beres
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January 15, 2009
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That looks cool. I want.
I agree. This one is cool.
oh yea! when does it ship and … how much.
Looks very nice… wonder what the street price will be
can’t you type Clements?
Sorry guys, no word on price yet.
i’ve confirmed with an online store salesperson that the apc40 will sell for $399. i just pre-ordered mine.
Thanks jeff. I expected something like 600$. 400$ is a bargain if it works the way it should.
yes, that looks like I want one tomorrow. add MaxP and ableton goes up a whole lot in my life.
that is what im talking about. finally. ive been waiting for years for someone to get it right.. i guess well see , but from the looks of it… its on!!
Tell me where you can buy it please or preorder it…
There’s no mention if the faders are motorized. They really need to be unless you never touch levels.
If they’re not then this is an important shortcoming: When changing blocks of channels the levels will either change when switching block or “jump” suddenly when touching the fader.
If they are motorized then this is really a great product.
The Faders are not motorized. The typical options are either the 1) level won’t change until you pass through the old level or 2) the level jumps to the new setting as soon as you move the fader. Motorized faders would bring the cost up a bunch. Option 1 is a decent compromise. The thing that I don’t get is that the box is not a audio interface too. There are plenty of low cost, multi channel interfaces out there – it would not have cost much to integrate that into the box. Hope your laptop has enough free USB ports…