Jan 19

Akai APC 40

Category: i want,music,ramblings

Akai and Ableton have teamed up and released the APC 40 controller for Ableton Live.  Damn that thing looks schweeeeeeeet.  It’s pretty much the controller everyone has ever wanted when it comes to using Live.  It’s intuitive and has all the functionality you could ever need when creating new tracks or entire live sets to be performed.  Not to mention crazy easy to switch between clips and play what’s needed.  Follow actions might not really be needed much by me anymore.

With that said, Ableton also released Live version 8.  Damn it has quite a few things that I’ve wanted.  Hopefully Ernie can keep me focused long enough to collaborate on a track or two this year, and see what comes of that.  I really shouldn’t be thinking about spending money, but I can’t help it.  Some things just give you that gear lust and there’s no going back.

2 comments
  • http://www.ryptide.com ryptide

    I hear the pricepoint on the APC40 is $400, which is not bad at all.

    Re:music want to bounce me something or should I start?

    • nate

      Why don’t you start with some pads, and maybe some other things. I can work on some percussion and rhythm. I’m probably going to upgrade to 8 when it’s available just for the sharing feature.

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