Guest arbee Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Lately, I've been pissed off at cracked software so I'm thinking of actually buying Ableton Live 8. There is always some kind of limitation (see: bugs) with those cracked softwares and I just want the whole stable thing. I don't really see myself using something else than Live for the next few years so the purchase would be worth it. I'm also very interested with the Akai APC40 controller for Live. Do some of you guys have it ? how is it ? buggy ? well-made ? cheap-plastic ? there are not so much reviews on the net yet and I'd like to know what watmm has to say. and what about Live 8, is it stable yet or should I wait a few months for some updates/patches/whatever. thanks. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosca Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 for what it is, it's too expensive. wait a while till they drop the price. or buy a couple of padkontrols and a uc33e Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide mosca's signature Hide all signatures Touch my bum... Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1086742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlestickmaker Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 it's cheaper in the states than europe... here it's around 450 euros and i've seen it on zzounds.com and musiciansfriend.com around 400$. from what i know it works good with cracked ableton too, so i'm gonna get one hehe Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide candlestickmaker's signature Hide all signatures soundcloud.com/wearefjord soundcloud.com/mountain-1 soundcloud.com/candlestickmaker Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1086769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
acid1 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 $400 for an AKAI controller I think is well worth it. It has a great build quality and seems very rugged (the sides and the corners are almost like rubber so I'm pretty sure I could throw this thing against a wall and it would survive). With the monomulator you can run monome apps which makes it 100 bucks cheaper then a 64 monome, but also includes all the sliders and knobs. I find myself reaching for it more then I thought I would. I set it up to the left of me keeping my synth infront of me still. I've had an occasional problem with it where it would just stop responding altogether, but this would only happen if I left my studio and came back hours later. This has only happened twice in the past month that I've used it every day. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1086838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alban Arthuan Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 im thinking about one of these too, im waiting for the price drop tho Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1086900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcinsu Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I love mine. Haven't found a single bug. Its very well made, I think the (US) price, is totally fair. I have no hesitation to recommend this to anyone using Live. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1086977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegecow Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Its a great piece of equipment. Extremely well integrated into live, very customizable (especially with 3rd party software such as bome's midi translator). It turns the live interface into a very intuitive and tactile environment. If you like producing or performing your songs live with clips you will find it extremely useful. If you mostly produce songs with keyboard and mouse only and have little use for the live control of several functions, you will probably find it less useful (as you probably would most midi devices). One thing you might take note of, is that the pads are not velocity sensitive, so if you want to drum out tracks, you should use another device. On the other hand with some editing in bomes, you can set up a nice drum rack matrix for laying down some basic beats. Its also worth adding that when maxforlive comes out, the uses for this device will increase dramatically. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Siegecow's signature Hide all signatures On 3/16/2011 at 8:14 PM, troon said: fuck off! Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1086986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arbee Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 On 7/17/2009 at 4:37 PM, candlestickmaker said: it's cheaper in the states than europe... here it's around 450 euros and i've seen it on zzounds.com and musiciansfriend.com around 400$. from what i know it works good with cracked ableton too, so i'm gonna get one hehe you're right it certain works with cracked versions of Live. though you gotta be sure that you have AT LEAST the version 7.0.15. I'm on mac and it takes forever to have a new torrent with a more recent version. BTW, thanks to everyone who said some comments about this APC40 thing. I don't think the price is that ridiculous, maybe a bit expensive but oh well... I find myself dreaming of setup Ableton Live 8 + APC40 and one of those new little controller: this little thing would just complete the "key aspect" of ableton live. whatever. MORE COMMENTS / THOUGHTS / REVIEWS ARE WELCOME. thanks again. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1086987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
enki Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 On 7/17/2009 at 6:37 PM, acid1 said: $400 for an ALESIS controller I think is well worth it. Fixt.. or did Akai NOT go kaput some time ago? Who knows who actually designed this thing... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1087334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbrmyofr Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 The Akai company was bought by the same people that own Alesis and Numark in 2004. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Rbrmyofr's signature Hide all signatures https://splitradix.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1087361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I had the joy of fiddling with Kcinsu's some time ago and it's pretty awesome. Once you have all of your loops together, it's completely intuitive and fun to use. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Braintree's signature Hide all signatures colindyer.bandcamp.com williamsbraintree.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1087858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blicero Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 On 7/17/2009 at 3:07 PM, mosca said: for what it is, it's too expensive. wait a while till they drop the price. or buy a couple of padkontrols and a uc33e 2 x padKontrols ($200 ea) + uc33e ($260 ea) = $660 APC40 = $400 WTF? I think your maths is broken. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1088614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcinsu Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 On 7/20/2009 at 12:42 AM, Braintree said: I had the joy of fiddling with Kcinsu some time ago and it was pretty awesome. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1088623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 On 7/21/2009 at 10:47 PM, Kcinsu said: On 7/20/2009 at 12:42 AM, Braintree said: I had the joy of fiddling with Kcinsu some time ago and it was pretty awesome. Don't worry, you were asleep, so it doesn't really count. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Braintree's signature Hide all signatures colindyer.bandcamp.com williamsbraintree.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47441-akai-apc40-thoughts-reviews/#findComment-1088717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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