Reply to Anyone else have issues with APC40 mapping on Traktor?
Anyone else have issues with APC40 mapping on Traktor? I am trying to give the software/hardware combo the benefit of the doubt as I am very new to mixing and have not tried every angle possible to make things work but here is what I am encountering. I recently purchased an Akai APC40 and Audio 2. I have Ableton and the Audio 2 came with Traktor. What I have found is Traktor has a much more user friendly layout for mixing, but Ableton pairs so nicely with the APC 40. I tried mapping to Traktor myself but it was very basic and some controls had the same mapping location ie: my cue button and one of the eq knobs resulting in my headphones quickly switching on and off when I try to adjust the eq. The location of the button and knob in Traktor were the same so this was not avoidable. I'm probably not explaining this very well but I can't believe of any other way of putting it. So I went to plan B and downloaded a pre made map. This was great as it had functioning LEDs and what not but I found that when you push a button for the first time, the LED turns off and never turns back on. Also found other glitches I can't recall at the moment. Is this just a matter of the APC40 not working well with Traktor or are there good maps out there that don't have these issues? The mapping in Ableton works like a dream. It makes perfect sense and there have been no glitches so far. My only issue there is Ableton seems to be a lot more complicated for conventional mixing and since I am just learning, I don't want to limit myself with pre-making my mixes as a crutch. I want to learn to mix on the fly one way or another. I have heard great things about both programs and the APC 40 so I'm sure I can get the results I want, I'm just still very new and in need of some guidance. Any help is greatly appreciated. Cheers, Brian | |
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