Using the Akai APC40 primarily with Traktor Pro

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Originally Posted by Tekki

Mappings aren't finished, as they aren't available at the moment(as far as I know).

Also normal/regular MIDI. :D

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i meant wheter you guys made like a picture of a mapping or something. i think custom mappings are totally necessary for this!

Ofcourse.

First I want to see if I want 4 decks, or just two decks... still not too sure on either way. ;)

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Originally Posted by Tekki

LE is based on Live 7, but, it also comes with a universal upgrade for Ableton Live 7 and 8 as to unlock some extras for the APC.

Are we already confusing you? :D

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nah .. i understand all of that. to me the question really just boils down to if the APC live version is sort of like living in the live 7 past or if its a live 8 under the hood and if i eventually upgrade to live 8 proper it will be natural.

For example, it does seem to support the Max/MSP extension, however does it also include the sharing features and other Live 8 goodies. the sharing is not listed in the comparison chart, since it compares to Live 7, which makes me think its based on Live 7. if its based on live 7 .. its not really all that interesting, just means it safes you 100 bucks when upgrading to live 8.

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Originally Posted by Duttylectric

i am waiting for the apc40 to use with traktor just like you guys. any mapping finished yet? i actually would love two apc40's ;D

is it regular midi btw.? would make mapping easier than with HDI or whatever.

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Hay hay check out this TSI map for TAKTOR PRO and the apc40!
its the best working one i have seen. I think it has some pretty intelligent design, with lighting buttons and such.

he also made a really useful PDF diagraming all the buttons and how they are used.

http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12831

Thank you dave!:D

why do you dig up old threads from the grave?

Brings them up cause sometimes people dont think about stuff till they see it/ i am completely debating between kontrol s4 and the apc40/ I have the Kontrol ordered/ but i keep thinking like the apc40 is gonna be the direction of the classic "DJ"/ Maybe a step higher then kontrol in terms of performance capabilities?

was merely trying to be helpful

i believe the apc40 is an amazing controller and translates into Traktor very nicely. i would go to say it would give you more control than the kontrol.

plus, the kontrol wont compare in ableton! if you do use ableton that is.

the s4 is sweet tho! admittedly, i want one :b

I think it was Padi that had an awesome looking mapping for the APC40. Even had 8 unused buttons that could be mapped to sampledecks