Akai APC40 demo for Skratchworx

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We gave you PR info’s and videos already , but now here is a pretty detailed video demo from the Skratchworx ‘s NAMM 2009 collection. Eric McGregor from Akai demos the new Akai APC40 Ableton controller.
Your pants will be wet by the end of the vid.

Simon Iddol on January 31, 2009 at 16:20 in toys | Permalink |

Tags: Ableton, Akai, APC40, controller, demo, Skratchworx, video

9 Responses to “Akai APC40 demo for Skratchworx”

1. Kipp Wieland says:

   February 1, 2009 at 10:03

   It has everything necessary to run Ableton externally except for an X-Y controller for that effects circle. It could use an X-Y contoller and a few more faders. Why only eight tracks? Why not 16? This is the best controller I he seen offered so far (next to our weird-ass system, of course).

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2. Simon Iddol says:

   February 1, 2009 at 11:51

   yes I agree about the best controller part
   what is REALLY bothering me the lack of EQ knobs for each track
   come one AKAI how can you target DJ’s without EQ knobs???

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3. dj moron says:

   February 1, 2009 at 13:49

   dj’s take it or leave it, this controller is way more versatile than targeted just for one user-group. If dj’s find it so hard to use the 8-band Eq that live offers they might just look at Zero8 in all their dj-conservatism…sometimes dj’s are musicmakers.

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4. Simon Iddol says:

   February 1, 2009 at 14:09

   I’m an AKAI user DJ and I really love APC40
   :D

   but I still think the few extra EQ knobs (3 for each track) would make it perfect

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5. dj moron says:

   February 2, 2009 at 21:30

   fo sho! there are always improvements left to be made, I think they left out the classic track-knob-set for layout reasons, it would have made it look like any controller around, we’ll just have to wait and see what mr Ableton meant by his famous qoute by now…”controllers”.

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6. john green says:

   August 1, 2009 at 13:22

   No eq nobs? Akai have shot themselves in the foot with what would otherwise have been an amazing product. Have they not heard of market research? EVERY dj uses eqs.

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7. jan van Ibiza says:

   January 10, 2010 at 00:42

   I put an EQ or better the ext line input utility from Ableton and map the on/of button of the device to the rec arm or activator buttons.

   Then put the bass EQ on -24db, and set the rest if the device as you like…

   Then by switching the device off in one channel and switching it on at the same time on in the other… you get the instant Bass/mix every dj needs…… with the light in these buttons indicating that the EQ is on or off

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8. jan van Ibiza says:

   January 10, 2010 at 00:44

   Sorry.. forgot something…

   I put an EQ or better the ext line input utility from Ableton on each channel !! and map the on/of button of the device to the rec arm or activator buttons.

   Then put the bass EQ on -24db, and set the rest if the device as you like…

   Then by switching the device off in one channel and switching it on at the same time on in the other… you get the instant Bass/mix every dj needs…… with the light in these buttons indicating that the EQ is on or off

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   • Simon Iddol says:

     January 10, 2010 at 01:40

     I know what you mean and I’m an AKAI user as well
     and I love it
     but
     I prefer to have EQ buttons like Vestax VMC 600 has them

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