Is APC40 more for producing, or performing?

[NotSoSiniSter]

This is what I did with an APC40. Used it as a performance tool:

[Sn0wday]

That's a completely separate question……were you looking for a studio piece or a DJ piece?

Nononono haha, now that i don't NEED an APC40 for production (thought a controller for production was 100% needed), I can put that money towards something more of use to me in terms of DJing.

[mostapha]

Ahh…

I'd still approach it the same way. Use whatever you have, and when you reach limits, figure out what you want to do and how to do it and then start looking at products.

Then again, if more people did it that way, I don't think the MidiFighter would exist.

[keeb]

I've found that by and large I just use my mouse anyway for production... Then I can see exactly what I'm adjusting. There are some sick paid mappings out there for it using Bomes though. I'd say it's pretty ideal for live use though, though I haven't used Ableton to perform live - I used it with Traktor.

[Lineypirate]

Start learning with the mouse, and when you find something you want to do differently…think about how you want to be able to do it, and then start looking at products that fill the void. And keep an open mind.

This. I got my APC40 purely because I like adjusting levels and parameters with knobs and sliders. To echo what's already been said, it's good practise to get to know a piece of software first, to find if it's right for you then buy kit around what suits your workflow. Not just because everybody else is using it.

[Sn0wday]

This is what I did with an APC40. Used it as a performance tool:

Holy. Definitely makes me wanna learn now haha..

so, you did that in Ableton or Traktor? Like all those effects.