Electronic Music 411 - another ripoff Ableton Novation Launchpad -

10/01/09 + sohcahtoa

Whoa $199 is pretty cheap.

Oct 01* + breakscience

Yeah, I saw that. I just bought an APC40 recently, but I like the tiny size of this guy...and 8x8 instead of 8x5!

10/01/09 + sohcahtoa

If anyone wants to sell their APC40 to fund the purchase of one these, give me a shout!

10/01/09 + bbwax

i like that you can chain these things. wonder if you could set up a nice 16 (or even 32) button step sequencer?

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10/01/09 + breakscience

sohcahtoa said: "If anyone wants to sell their APC40 to fund the purchase of one these, give me a shout!

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I wouldn't go that far...Those encoders rock!

10/01/09 + sohcahtoa

Heh can't blame me for trying. (APC's STILL not available in Canada).

10/01/09 + Ochre

I wouldn't be upset after buying a Monome kit -- it's sure to be built better than these things. Plasticky.

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10/01/09 + Ochre

Fuck me that video is loud.

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10/01/09 + cbit

There's some seriously flaky timing happening with the snares sometimes. Bizarre that either company would be happy with this as a promo video imo. Makes me wonder about the robustness of the communication between machines.

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10/01/09 + madeofoak

i feel like i just watched robot porn. eew.

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Oct 01* + pierlu

@cbit? when? i only noticed bad timing on drums fingering, but it's adjusted by quantization right away it seems to me

i bet they will sell a lot of them... it's blinky, it's cheap, and the video makes one think that it's actually easy to play in that manner... there's also live included! it's a good marketing video imho.

I think they came up with a good product, given that up to now that kind of thing was only for a "restricted" circle of people. I'm not saying i'd like to have it tho

10/01/09 + bbwax

yeah, i still think the apc40 is for me - encoders are key. i just wish someone would put out a damn 16 button horizontal setup (for easy classic step-sequencing). i am thinking if akai is happy with apc40 sales, they'll put out a larger grid version soon.

Recent blogs: Why is my FREE music on iTunes?, nice apc40 video, op-1 portable synth/sequencer/craziness

Oct 01* + license

cbit said: "There's some seriously flaky timing happening with the snares sometimes. Bizarre that either company would be happy with this as a promo video imo. Makes me wonder about the robustness of the communication between machines."

yeah either that or the guy's got sloppy chops.
the thing sure is pretty though!

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10/01/09 + mulletballet

but... requires Ableton Live -- too bad it won't work with other software... I don't use Ableton.

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10/01/09 + sohcahtoa

mulletballet - from the Novation site:

Automap ControlLaunchpad can also be control other DAWs and plug-ins using Novation's Automap control software. Automap can assign controls to software parameters on VST/AU/RTAS/TDM plug-ins by simply clicking on them, and touching a controller!