Akai APC40 Controller

[Jaz]

Im looking into it, probs wont buy 1 for a while if i do decide to get 1 as ill be broke after i get new CDJ's

anyone used 1? anyone own 1? review? thoughts?

cheers

[CapFive]

THE GOOD: Excellent build quality includes a metal chassis, hard rubber siding, solid faders and encoders, and rugged rubber buttons. All in all, theses are tough, road-worthy units. Well thought-out, plug-and-play integration with Ableton Live makes these controllers a joy to use, especially when performing or recording in Live’s clip-oriented Session view. All controls are re-mappable. Outstanding return on investment.

THE BAD: The large number of backlit buttons necessitates an included AC adapter, rather than USB bus power. Although the APCs can be mapped to other software, Akai has no intentions of releasing MIDI templates for any software but Ableton Live.

THE BOTTOM LINE: The APC units are affordable enough for beginners, yet powerful and sturdy enough for professionals. With the included Akai Pro APC Edition of Ableton Live, these controllers provide an accessible point of entry into the most exciting and popular live electronic music performance software. For those with expansive needs, up to six APC units can be used simultaneously on a Live Set, which would probably be overkill, but it’s a nice sentiment. The APCs’ combination of seamless Ableton Live integration, rock-solid build, numerous hardware controls and affordability make them hard to beat.

P.S this was read on DJ Tech Tools

[Jaz]

yeh ive read stuff like that, just wanted to see if anyone on the forum actually has used 1

cheers anyway though

[yizzle]

if you do get one Jaz, post a review cause i had my beedy little eye on an APC for awhile now. And i always come across kinda reviews by people that seem to all sound the same. i want to hear what they are like, used, abused and possibly broken

[Jaz]

will do man, yeh i want to hear the same as you, i wanna here a review from someone i know...

[wazza]

I will be getting a apc 20 or 40 in 2 weeks

so I will let you know now it is

[Jaz]

cheers man

[djarmed]

i've got one and use it frequently, to put it quite simply.........once you have one you wont ever want to get rid of it.....best investment i have made second to my cdj's.

versatility is a good thing about the unit

[LabRat]

I wouldn't think it would be too worth it unless you were using abelton. There isn't anything stopping you from mapping it with something else if that's what you want to do

[Jaz]

yeh still considering 1, they aint cheap though

[djarmed]

yeh still considering 1, they aint cheap though

you could always get it from the states....its not the consumers of Australia that are at fault because our prices are ridiculously high.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Akai-APC40-APC-40-A ... 861wt_1159

[Jaz]

yeh i considered them but it would be cheaper to get a used 1 for $300 from AUS, spesh cause the postage it $90 from the states haha

thanks though

[djarmed]

fair enough, when i bought mine it was when they were first released so they were fair expensive, getting it from the states saved me about $500.

Nothing beats that new feeling....knowing no one has spooged all over your equipment, keep that in mind afetr you have played with it the first time. Wash your hands before you eat hahahaha

[Jaz]

yeh they were around $1k when they were released werent they?

like $500 new from any store now lol