APC80 Controlled Demolition Edition

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APC80 Controlled Demolition Edition
Posted on: 17.06.2010 by
exegi monumentum aere perennius.
-horatius



no rocket science, just made a big tank out of two small tanks. they're connected internally (4 small screws, 2 fat ones) and externally (bottom steel plate), seamless and sturdy as hell. at the moment each unit runs off a separate power supply and they're connected via a passive usb hub (no better solution for that I guess), but it works - and I'm currently digging through the awesome possibilities within maxforlive and looks like I'll be getting a one-off faceplate from djs face

02.02.2011
Originally Posted by fleater
Where is it?
there, as promised.

@admins: do you mind closing this one down?
Brittaney Maxedon
02.02.2011
Originally Posted by ctrld
true.

however, I've just talked to Carlos and we're expecting to go live with both parts of the video by wednesday; this time for sure. there will also be a PDF with a sketch of the backplate (for drilling) joy!
Originally Posted by ctrld
confirmed! going live tomorrow
Where is it?
Earlean Kuhnke
01.02.2011
Originally Posted by ctrld
confirmed! going live tomorrow
Is there a way to separate the midi messages coming from the apc20 and apc40 when using remote midi control in ableton...

if i hard map a fader for instance on the 20, the respective fader on the 40 transmits the same message...and does the same thing..

30.01.2011
Originally Posted by Tekki
Ah man, that's the biggest shite part idd.
true.

however, I've just talked to Carlos and we're expecting to go live with both parts of the video by wednesday; this time for sure. there will also be a PDF with a sketch of the backplate (for drilling) joy!

21.01.2011
Originally Posted by safefire
One question though, wouldn't putting the 20 on the left side of the 40 make more sense? Give you a bigger clip-view.
it looks more badass this way, almost symmetrical - there's never too much distance between the clip matrix and the encoders (which is important when you work fast). also, I believe having a set of scene launch buttons in the middle would probably get hella confusing in mid-performance. but the choice is yours - it's a mod. there are no rules!

02.02.2011
Originally Posted by fleater
Where is it?
there, as promised.

@admins: do you mind closing this one down?
Brittaney Maxedon
02.02.2011
Originally Posted by ctrld
true.

however, I've just talked to Carlos and we're expecting to go live with both parts of the video by wednesday; this time for sure. there will also be a PDF with a sketch of the backplate (for drilling) joy!
Originally Posted by ctrld
confirmed! going live tomorrow
Where is it?
Stephan Denigris
01.02.2011		damn that thing looks crazy!

01.02.2011		that's covered in the 2nd part of the video
Earlean Kuhnke
01.02.2011
Originally Posted by ctrld
confirmed! going live tomorrow
Is there a way to separate the midi messages coming from the apc20 and apc40 when using remote midi control in ableton...

if i hard map a fader for instance on the 20, the respective fader on the 40 transmits the same message...and does the same thing..

01.02.2011		confirmed! going live tomorrow

30.01.2011
Originally Posted by Tekki
Ah man, that's the biggest shite part idd.
true.

however, I've just talked to Carlos and we're expecting to go live with both parts of the video by wednesday; this time for sure. there will also be a PDF with a sketch of the backplate (for drilling) joy!
Random X
30.01.2011		Ah man, that's the biggest shite part idd.

30.01.2011		in case you haven't noticed, I'm waiting for the video just like everyone else and I'm not happy either
Frances Halbleib
28.01.2011		1st april soon..
Rocco Hunger
23.01.2011		Nice Job. Quality work. Can't wait to see the vids.

--Lod

21.01.2011
Originally Posted by safefire
One question though, wouldn't putting the 20 on the left side of the 40 make more sense? Give you a bigger clip-view.
it looks more badass this way, almost symmetrical - there's never too much distance between the clip matrix and the encoders (which is important when you work fast). also, I believe having a set of scene launch buttons in the middle would probably get hella confusing in mid-performance. but the choice is yours - it's a mod. there are no rules!
Fe Kuchma
21.01.2011		looking forward to this video.. considering buying an APC 40 and maybe an APC 20 depending!
Lewis Stumpf
21.01.2011		Damn, I just re-read this thread.
Now I want to built one myself, too. I just have like, five controllers I want to build first
I need more money, and more time, and another job.

One question though, wouldn't putting the 20 on the left side of the 40 make more sense? Give you a bigger clip-view.

21.01.2011
Originally Posted by sarasin
Fuck load of screws!!
true dat! lol
Lilliana Perris
20.01.2011		Took my APC40 apart the other day to clean my faders.

Was kinda surprised that they are attached to the mobo.

Fuck load of screws!!



BUT.....I now know what I need to do in order to do this mod.

Eyeing our local gumtree site for the APC20....

Lisa Lochotzki
19.01.2011		No stress, it's just a piece (great) of gear, users will survive. Wish him speedy recovery!

20.01.2011		update: just talked to Carlos (the guy who runs delamar) - apparently he's been sick in bed for the last couple of days. can't really blame him with all the content he had to work on during NAMM. I'm told the APC80 video is next, so this time I'm pretty confident we can expect it next week - which would go really well with the relaunch of my website

again, apologies for the delay!
Earlean Kuhnke
10.01.2011		sounds good

10.01.2011		relax, they're almost done. I'm not in the position to push delamar - and my video won't make much sense without its delamar counterpart.

Originally Posted by 3LAU
if dj face could make a custom plate that would be optimal.
we've talked about that. possible, but expensive (I'm talking about as much as an APC40 itself and that's just stupid) unless many people want one. also, the faceplate won't fit perfectly unless you made absolutely no mistake assembling the unit. but even that's hard to predict - remember that "dj's face" don't have an APC80 themselves so they can't make absolutely sure it's gonna fit. one millimiter can make a difference.

suggestion: it's already expensive and a faceplate is not gonna make it work better. drop it, at least for now.
Earlean Kuhnke
09.01.2011		videos???!!
Earlean Kuhnke
04.01.2011		Almost done with mine! An xacto knife worked for me, took some time but I was able to be really precise. Now i'm looking to skin it, although if dj face could make a custom plate that would be optimal.
Lisa Lochotzki
04.01.2011
Originally Posted by ctrld
exegi monumentum aere perennius.
-horatius



no rocket science, just made a big tank out of two small tanks. they're connected internally (4 small screws, 2 fat ones) and externally (bottom steel plate), seamless and sturdy as hell. at the moment each unit runs off a separate power supply and they're connected via a passive usb hub (no better solution for that I guess), but it works - and I'm currently digging through the awesome possibilities within maxforlive and looks like I'll be getting a one-off faceplate from djs face
OH NO! Why have I see this post... I need it now... out to grab it

04.01.2011
Originally Posted by Steve Em
Just joined DJTT and this is one of the first posts I read. Your controller is EPIC! I would have never even dreamed of adding an APC20 to my APC40! WOW!! Amazing!!
posts like this inspire me to do more weird shit (which I will, given the time!)... thank you very much
Wynell Henzel
03.01.2011		Just joined DJTT and this is one of the first posts I read. Your controller is EPIC! I would have never even dreamed of adding an APC20 to my APC40! WOW!! Amazing!!

03.01.2011
Originally Posted by chrisw
Ctrld i messaged you a while back on soundcloud never got a response. Just wondering if you ever got the msg.
oh crap, perhaps I should check my SC inbox more often sorry 'bout that man, will look into it when I get home (my day job is fun but keeps me busy).
Cammy Clegg
03.01.2011
Originally Posted by ctrld
yes; cut them off I used a progknife and a blowtorch. goes through the plastic like butter.

btw, the videos should be up this week.
Ctrld i messaged you a while back on soundcloud never got a response. Just wondering if you ever got the msg.

03.01.2011		yes; cut them off I used a progknife and a blowtorch. goes through the plastic like butter.

btw, the videos should be up this week.
Earlean Kuhnke
02.01.2011		Just took my APC40 apart, took a little while, but yea I see what you mean about the excess plastic...that certainly caught me off guard. Any immediate solutions?
Lynetta Piacentino
30.12.2010		a reference is no problem of course, didn,t even believe about that. i'll add some reference to the community and the de-website!

31.12.2010		@timmio: nice work. a little reference on youtube would be nice though...

the APC80 build vid is still being worked on by the folks at delamar (it's that annoying time of year, you know). for now I can tell you that there will be two videos - the one I did with delamar will cover the hardware part, the one I'm working on myself will give an introduction to the software part. we're expecting to launch both videos simultaneously in the first week of january.
Lynetta Piacentino
29.12.2010		I don't know what happened, but I didn't use strange codes, just added youtube (added it to the bottom now, looks ok now )
Donovan Mandy
29.12.2010		You broke the page!
Lynetta Piacentino
29.12.2010		Can't wait to see that movie. I unscrewed my APC20 to check out how it could fit to the APC40, seems doable. But I noticed that I have to cut off some plastic to make it fit neatly (like you already said 'it cannot be done without losing guarantee and making modifications').

I'm now changing my APC40 TSI (as stated in my sig) into a more APC80 version. Meaning that I'll still mainly use 2 decks, but add 2 'sample' decks to have an ultimate freedom on sampling within songs! It will be like having the Native Instruments S4 Traktor Controller , while still using Traktor Pro . I tested a first test-tsi and damn I can't wait to see those lights blinking in the new TSI's..

(meanwhile also waiting for your vid to get convinced of continue the modification of my APC's )

For now I just 'use' my APC's as they are one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hViy1mynLok
Earlean Kuhnke
26.12.2010
Originally Posted by djproben
I don't believe the end of year sale applies unless you get the Block along with the Code.
It worked for me. Added it to cart, proceeded to check out and 150 was deducted from the total.

For whatever reason the screen shot didn't work... so here's the link that shows the discount

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