Wow! Very nice set. I have a an APC 40 laying on my table collecting dust. I'm not even know how to navigate through Ableton. I do my mixes with my pioneer system, but I would like to evolve into PC and software djing. I also got Trakor Pro 2, but never used it either.
Very nice work, I use the APC 40 for both laser and music producing as well, it's real cool stuff. Maybe I'll buy the APC40 mk2 for music and the older one for working with beyond laserNET. Thanks for sharing.
@t1mTV I'm not mixing together different tracks but different loops that I've created or sampled. Then I trigger in or trigger out the different loops when I want plus i may add the effects when I want and how much i want. Since I do all this live on stage, I'm performing live. I like to call it "live composition" or "live composing". Dj'ing typically involves mixing other people's already completed musical works by usually fading one track out into another track and so on.
@t1mTV YOU can improvise. if you can improvise than you're performing live... When a band play someone else tunes, they are not do any live creation... and even if YOU have created the piece, you rarely improvising and you play the piece after a lot of practice (ok, some do improvise like in Jazz or blues).... so in fact, Ableton live + the APC40 give you the freedom to improvise, adapt, create something in a specific place and time and it'll be different every time.
thx for a very visually clear tutorial! you mentioned in the beginning of that tutorial how you used APC40 for live performance rather than djing. I understand it now from your video. However can you use the APC40 for a djing tool as well? Passing from one track to another smoothly whilst at the same time benefiting from those live clips you can launch to spice up/remix a track? I keep looking for answers about it on the net before deciding whether I should buy it or not, but can't seem to find any. I am currently djing with traktor S2 which is fun but I feel I want to evolve to the next level and the apc40 seems great to do so. My only concern is as to whether I will be able to do both on an APC40 table ie performance and mixing. Hope I made myself clear. I am kind of novice to the world of production & djing. Thx for your answers!
@warchild1976 adjust buffer size 256 works for me.. and the most important that helped me was.. going to prefrences then click on cpu and then make sure multicoremultiproccesor support is set to OFF ! ... and plug-in buffer size to As Audio Buffer ... hope it helps ;)
thanks man. My friend has been wanting to get one over a mixer. Cool to see someone actually explain a bit I didn't know! Can you still DJ on these? I know you could set up tracks with markers rather than loops, then launch the same way using returns with audio effects still right? Or would you recommend a mixer for djing? Ahhhh so many options _
People are just jealous the cant afford macs with high end DAW's, screw it dude I own an APC40, I do my stuff without getting any complaints. Im also a musician with 15 years experience, playing drums , keys and guitar. as long as u love what u do do it, who cares about anybody's comments. get out, get paid, screw everyone!
what up man. thanks for the vid! dope set up. whats your take on changing tempos live? bunch of my beats are different tempos and sometimes time signature (12/8). just wondering if its possible or really hard since ableton is more loop based.
Hackintosh doesn't mean pirated. You can pay for the software and legally, as long as you aren't installing OS X in order to sell the computer you haven't done anything wrong.
Can you introduce analog instruments into the software through live recording? In other words, can you record "live" into the software like as if i was using it as an 8-track or 16-track analog recording studio. Thereby, take those recordings and manipulate them so that they can be sampled or used in the tracks? How did you obtain those voice samples? Or for this matter, how many samples are native to the software, and where do you get samples in the public domain, or do you produce your own?
os x I'm pretty sure runs Unix, not Linux. The idea is that the simpler something is the better it runs, with a unix based operating system you run much more efficiently and the coding is much more straight forward. Less chance of something going wrong. All I know is that my CPU is at like 2-5% on an old macbook pro in ableton with a full track, whereas any PC I see running ableton has it's CPU up at 70 or higher. That is why mac is useful for production.
That was awesome! Thanks for sharing. One question: how do you get the yellow perimeter box in ableton live that seems to control which 8x5 grid of clips your apc40 pads are midi-mapped to? (I have an Akai MPK249 and would like to try and set something similar up with my pads)
nice vid dude! i have a question... do you have something on the master?? because the loops in ableton need master... and in a live set you cant do it!
Thanks for this video! I have a question: What happend if I have tracks with different tempos, should I do a different session? or can I include them all?
does the apc20 work in similar ways to the apc40? cause i just got it and ableton suite and it seems like i cant figure out what the sends do and i was gonna try to do step sequencing but cant figure it out? if you can help me out id appreciate it...sorry so new to music....never got into anything till i got the apc20
(is it just me?), or all the ableton demos seem to be one loop, one groove, repeating, with improvised effects, all in the same key. Are there any demos of someone improvising with an actual song? ie with separate intro, verse chorus etc
Where did you get the first drum track (1st channel beat)? It sounds identical to one of the baseline elements from LSG's In Too Deep (Medway remix) - a song I love but was unable to get on vinyl back in the day. Any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.
Cool set man. How long did it take you to make this whole set ? I got asked to play my first gig this weekend, (i have ableton and the apc40) However, I'm not really sure how to create my set with my songs (i have about 5 or 6)
Hey, how do you use 4 sends? There are only 3 to switch between. Is it possible to control more than 3 sends with the Apc40? How do one switch between more than 3 sends? Thanks In Lak'ech
whats there maximum channel limit, or is there 1? if not is there a way u can load another saved project whilst the current 1 plays? (seporate window thats sinked in or sum shit?)
Hi man, im Matias from Argentina, and i use live as you, but i do a little of mush up, but the same tips of work you do live. My question is how can you get a dramatic moment, or an "explosion", or cut at the same time several channels.......because in the apc 40 only can see 8 clips. So if you are in the vocals clips (as the video) and you have to cut off the beats clips......its get really difficult. Do you have any advise, or ideas? Saludos amigo !
I have a really hard time performing in ableton live, because I like to mix my songs that have different bpms, and then when I do my fx sections like beat repeat and delay that rely on bpm get thrown off. any suggestions?
Is the APC40 only used with the session view for performing?? I just got one but I've only been using arrangement view in Ableton for writing songs. :/
It works with both session and arrangement, so really it's up to you. Experiment with both, they both have their strengths and weakness. Also you can swap to either quickly by hitting the tab key on your computer.
Hey I have a question! So I'm a keyboardist for a metal band and ive been trying to get a software that will allow me to use my keyboard and easily switch to different sounds and stuff while playing live. Would Ableton Live be a good program for me to use?
Ableton Live supports all MIDI inputs that I've tried..so, yes....try it out from Ableton.com They have demo versions...and if you're ambitious enough, you can find a copy "somewhere".
Ableton is an amazing tool, but if you're just looking to warp/change/play with the sounds, I recommend Reason. Cheaper by far and pretty great for fun sound design and sound sets.
+Ariana Dawson Hey, I am a Keyboarder for a Metal Band. Hopefully you already have found a soloution for your Problem, but i only use Ableton vor live keyboarding. If you have backing trackst, and you have to play witch click, you can also program the Sound changes, so you can full concentrate on your performance
+Ariana Dawson Hey, I am a Keyboarder for a Metal Band. Hopefully you already have found a soloution for your Problem, but i only use Ableton vor live keyboarding. If you have backing trackst, and you have to play witch click, you can also program the Sound changes, so you can full concentrate on your performance
It really worked for me after I look and try some tutorials, yours is the one that worked. Owe you a lot.
Dude this is how i do it not exactly the same set up but all the same shit ..im glad someone else is taking a different approach
Thanks for the knowledge/jams. Wishing ya a great yr!
I use the same exact skin! Matched my Alpha Juno 2 and NanoKontrol. Good set up in this video too.
Wow! Very nice set. I have a an APC 40 laying on my table collecting dust. I'm not even know how to navigate through Ableton. I do my mixes with my pioneer system, but I would like to evolve into PC and software djing. I also got Trakor Pro 2, but never used it either.
woah thats some nice music and tight sounds, man, i love it
How about a 30 min set with this cam set up to explain "track" mixing? like if you where to change the tone as if you where mixing tracks.
Very nice work, I use the APC 40 for both laser and music producing as well, it's real cool stuff. Maybe I'll buy the APC40 mk2 for music and the older one for working with beyond laserNET. Thanks for sharing.
what i was looking for! THANKS SO MUCH MATE!!!! cheers!
That vocoded male acapella is smooth.
thanks a lot!!! so nice reverb
Excellent job on that demotrack man, I was really feeling that.
@t1mTV I'm not mixing together different tracks but different loops that I've created or sampled. Then I trigger in or trigger out the different loops when I want plus i may add the effects when I want and how much i want. Since I do all this live on stage, I'm performing live. I like to call it "live composition" or "live composing".
Dj'ing typically involves mixing other people's already completed musical works by usually fading one track out into another track and so on.
damn that was a crunchy choon man! great stuff
;) glad you liked it!!
8u can try having different tracks in differnts decks (a and b, under the mixer) then use the crossfader, hope it helps, cheers
Loved the beat man!
@t1mTV YOU can improvise. if you can improvise than you're performing live... When a band play someone else tunes, they are not do any live creation... and even if YOU have created the piece, you rarely improvising and you play the piece after a lot of practice (ok, some do improvise like in Jazz or blues).... so in fact, Ableton live + the APC40 give you the freedom to improvise, adapt, create something in a specific place and time and it'll be different every time.
Thanks buddy, you're a legend!
Great tutorial, thank you very much
good stuff man! thanks a bunch
Nice work...
Thnx 4 a good video, mate!
Love the Beat!
nice track, very helpful
excellent video
thx for a very visually clear tutorial! you mentioned in the beginning of that tutorial how you used APC40 for live performance rather than djing. I understand it now from your video. However can you use the APC40 for a djing tool as well? Passing from one track to another smoothly whilst at the same time benefiting from those live clips you can launch to spice up/remix a track? I keep looking for answers about it on the net before deciding whether I should buy it or not, but can't seem to find any. I am currently djing with traktor S2 which is fun but I feel I want to evolve to the next level and the apc40 seems great to do so. My only concern is as to whether I will be able to do both on an APC40 table ie performance and mixing. Hope I made myself clear. I am kind of novice to the world of production & djing. Thx for your answers!
4sho..nice setup bro.
This is so cool!
1 hell of a beat, m8!
Thanks for the great video. What are the hihat samples you have on track 3? They sound wonderful!
Nice work
nice tune man
Chillouttttt, nice
thanks for new inspiration
@warchild1976 adjust buffer size 256 works for me.. and the most important that helped me was.. going to prefrences then click on cpu and then make sure multicoremultiproccesor support is set to OFF ! ... and plug-in buffer size to As Audio Buffer ... hope it helps ;)
how did u get that black screen i like that
Is it difficult to star working with Ableton?. Im a FL Studio user but I would love to play Live!!
Awesome man thanx!!!!
it would be super sweet if you could provide the project file for this with all the samples ^^
thanks man. My friend has been wanting to get one over a mixer. Cool to see someone actually explain a bit I didn't know! Can you still DJ on these? I know you could set up tracks with markers rather than loops, then launch the same way using returns with audio effects still right? Or would you recommend a mixer for djing? Ahhhh so many options _
nice tune!! :)
People are just jealous the cant afford macs with high end DAW's, screw it dude I own an APC40, I do my stuff without getting any complaints. Im also a musician with 15 years experience, playing drums , keys and guitar. as long as u love what u do do it, who cares about anybody's comments. get out, get paid, screw everyone!
what up man. thanks for the vid! dope set up. whats your take on changing tempos live? bunch of my beats are different tempos and sometimes time signature (12/8). just wondering if its possible or really hard since ableton is more loop based.
is there any way to switch to a new track smoothly like a dj using this method?
I am a beginner. I wanted to know how to set up the border around the audio tracks
Hackintosh doesn't mean pirated. You can pay for the software and legally, as long as you aren't installing OS X in order to sell the computer you haven't done anything wrong.
where did you got that awesome ableton skkin?
Can you introduce analog instruments into the software through live recording? In other words, can you record "live" into the software like as if i was using it as an 8-track or 16-track analog recording studio. Thereby, take those recordings and manipulate them so that they can be sampled or used in the tracks? How did you obtain those voice samples? Or for this matter, how many samples are native to the software, and where do you get samples in the public domain, or do you produce your own?
thank you
@0riginalistic just because you are triggering loops instead of whole tracks does not mean you are performing live.
“Klinikal Ninja” you can find it through searching Google with that name, along with a bunch of other variations. Sorry for the delayed response!
cool plane sample at 1:45, where can i download it?
os x I'm pretty sure runs Unix, not Linux. The idea is that the simpler something is the better it runs, with a unix based operating system you run much more efficiently and the coding is much more straight forward. Less chance of something going wrong. All I know is that my CPU is at like 2-5% on an old macbook pro in ableton with a full track, whereas any PC I see running ableton has it's CPU up at 70 or higher. That is why mac is useful for production.
@edrinamartinez keep it all in one project, just as this video shows.
That was awesome! Thanks for sharing. One question: how do you get the yellow perimeter box in ableton live that seems to control which 8x5 grid of clips your apc40 pads are midi-mapped to? (I have an Akai MPK249 and would like to try and set something similar up with my pads)
nice man! I also like that skin/theme, may I know where you got it?
in settings, "disco" theme
disco is different
I have it
nice vid dude! i have a question... do you have something on the master?? because the loops in ableton need master... and in a live set you cant do it!
Thanks for this video! I have a question: What happend if I have tracks with different tempos, should I do a different session? or can I include them all?
If I purchase the apc40 controller does it also come with abletonclive 8 software?
does the apc20 work in similar ways to the apc40? cause i just got it and ableton suite and it seems like i cant figure out what the sends do and i was gonna try to do step sequencing but cant figure it out? if you can help me out id appreciate it...sorry so new to music....never got into anything till i got the apc20
(is it just me?), or all the ableton demos seem to be one loop, one groove, repeating, with improvised effects, all in the same key. Are there any demos of someone improvising with an actual song? ie with separate intro, verse chorus etc
Where did you get the first drum track (1st channel beat)? It sounds identical to one of the baseline elements from LSG's In Too Deep (Medway remix) - a song I love but was unable to get on vinyl back in the day. Any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.
Cool set man. How long did it take you to make this whole set ? I got asked to play my first gig this weekend, (i have ableton and the apc40) However, I'm not really sure how to create my set with my songs (i have about 5 or 6)
Hey, how do you use 4 sends? There are only 3 to switch between. Is it possible to control more than 3 sends with the Apc40? How do one switch between more than 3 sends? Thanks In Lak'ech
group your tracks man, keeps it all organized
whats there maximum channel limit, or is there 1? if not is there a way u can load another saved project whilst the current 1 plays? (seporate window thats sinked in or sum shit?)
Hi man, im Matias from Argentina, and i use live as you, but i do a little of mush up, but the same tips of work you do live. My question is how can you get a dramatic moment, or an "explosion", or cut at the same time several channels.......because in the apc 40 only can see 8 clips. So if you are in the vocals clips (as the video) and you have to cut off the beats clips......its get really difficult. Do you have any advise, or ideas?
Saludos amigo !
Would really love to know where to get this skin!?
lol the airplane in this video was mad buggin sounding like i was in ur room
I LIKE THE SKIN, WHERE I GET IT?
how do you set up that yellow grid? And if you move it, does it change the mapping of your controller accordingly?
This shows up automatically when you hook up the apc40, the yellow box lines up with the pads on the apc40
Hey man how to add 4 fx return channel ? I think 4 fx not enough and add 4 fx total 8 fx return channel how to check in apc 40 is it possible
top!!!
I have a really hard time performing in ableton live, because I like to mix my songs that have different bpms, and then when I do my fx sections like beat repeat and delay that rely on bpm get thrown off. any suggestions?
You're missing out. Software, songs? Movies? Albums?
where do i get more color schemes for ableton?
Is the APC40 only used with the session view for performing?? I just got one but I've only been using arrangement view in Ableton for writing songs. :/
It works with both session and arrangement, so really it's up to you. Experiment with both, they both have their strengths and weakness. Also you can swap to either quickly by hitting the tab key on your computer.
you mean the yellow thing around the 5 tracks?
how do you change songs when performing live?
Is your home on a runway?
do you offer a download for the ALS mapping?
sic dude
play more please!
Please im ready in this world, need some of theese samples. please please
Did you have to make all your audio clips? or does ableton have them built-in?
Hey how do I go out and then meet you for a lesson
Do you think i can root it on my mpd 32 ?
Ableton Live and *an******** APC40 lol that was driving me crazy. good video though bro lol
Easy On the Eyes I have the same one lol.
Hi Sean! How do you perform more than one track this way? Is it possible to have up to 10 tracks lined up this way and just keep scrolling down?
Hey I have a question! So I'm a keyboardist for a metal band and ive been trying to get a software that will allow me to use my keyboard and easily switch to different sounds and stuff while playing live. Would Ableton Live be a good program for me to use?
Ableton Live supports all MIDI inputs that I've tried..so, yes....try it out from Ableton.com They have demo versions...and if you're ambitious enough, you can find a copy "somewhere".
Ableton is an amazing tool, but if you're just looking to warp/change/play with the sounds, I recommend Reason. Cheaper by far and pretty great for fun sound design and sound sets.
thank you so much! :D i was looking into Reason as well! I'll keep researching! thanks a bunch!
+Ariana Dawson Hey, I am a Keyboarder for a Metal Band. Hopefully you already have found a soloution for your Problem, but i only use Ableton vor live keyboarding. If you have backing trackst, and you have to play witch click, you can also program the Sound changes, so you can full concentrate on your performance
+Ariana Dawson Hey, I am a Keyboarder for a Metal Band. Hopefully you already have found a soloution for your Problem, but i only use Ableton vor live keyboarding. If you have backing trackst, and you have to play witch click, you can also program the Sound changes, so you can full concentrate on your performance
this is just the normal functionality of both Live's Session View and the APC 40
can i have your apc 40 for a bit cheaper? its like my dream controller right now
where dd you get the samples from ?
[sic] dude
I heard my name, what shall I mute?
To the uploader: what's the synth sample you used at 4.05
pro
can i use every ableton live with this controller?
no mate
@@MrSwisstoful sad...
He made the skin himself. Click his handle to find the video he made that shows how to make the skin.