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    Tech Guru deevey's Avatar
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    Default I'm a VERY happy APC puppy !! But no-one else understands

    Just picked up a steal of a deal on an unused APC40 for a whole $20 more than a APC20 !!

    No one else understands how much of a deal I got .. so, yeah

    Now the question is: Ableton or Traktor from here on in ?

    The Traktor mappings I've seen (and tried) aren't great & waiting on live to update to try the marshall mapping for Ableton.
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    Did I mention its even got that new controller smell (the GF noticed!)
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    If you need to do things quickly and last second, Traktor, if you want to be prepared and only play what you intended, Ableton. Then again, Ableton has a much larger learning curve, so be ready to spend ridiculous amounts of time getting down a few things in Ableton if you want an original setup. I'd vote Ableton (traktor is weird with the apc40 anyways).

    Nice deal dude!
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    Try both, I loved mapping/using the APC with Traktor.

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    The APC40 is the SHIIIIZZZZZ!!

    I build the APC80 already....but when i just used the APC40....it was JUST as fun!

    The HouseQ mapping is the best for me.
    But check the mappings section, there are a few!

    ENJOY!!!!!!!

    BTW....I also got both the 20 and 40 for a BARGAIN....at different times....so yeah....I understand!

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    Doing a mapping at the moment for it. I tried the houseQ, and the Red mapping neither twisted my biscuit though, just didnt "feel right".

    One thing I gotta ask though is there any way to display the encoder rings in "Bar mode" rather than single led mode ?

    Gods theres ALOT of LED's to map !!

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    HAHAHAHA

    I am not sure myself....but ask the question in the mappings section. I am sure someone with help.

    There is definitely a way....as I have both in my mapping.
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    Here is one of my old apc40 tsi's you can check out. has 2 separate pages for loop/cuepoint, 4 decks, full effects and multiple modifiers.. Moved on to a different setup for my apc20+apc40 so I have not updated it for TSP2 but check it out as i think its a good starting point

    http://cl.ly/5nez

    also ill try and put together an image with what the mappings are for everything this week. didn't plant to post this till i updated it

    Stop All Clips=change pad functions from loop to cue (visual feedback on everything)
    the rest is pretty easy to figure out
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    sweet deal

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    @ Kinetik

    Just a heads up, there isn't LED feedback on the encoders .. not crackers on that layout either but cheers ..

    Cant for the life of me figure how to set the encoders to bar mode hrrrmmmm

    Guess I'm more of a channel strip kinda guy :P

    I like my controllers to be "stupid proof" for those JD & Coke moments

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    Quote Originally Posted by deevey View Post
    twisted my biscuit though
    love it!!

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