APC 40 vs VCM 600 Controller choice help!
APC 40 vs VCM 600 Controller choice help! Posted on: 29.04.2011 by Domenic Kappauf Thinking of an upgrade but considering which would offer more value in terms of ease-of-use and quality. Since both have been out for a while already I believe now would be a good time to compare/contrast the two. VCM600 looks pretty huge but I like that it's bus powered. Tell me which one you prefer and give reasons why you chose that controller and help me make a better choice! Thanks. | |
| Lena Schirado 30.04.2011 |
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| Domenic Kappauf 29.04.2011 | Thinking of an upgrade but considering which would offer more value in terms of ease-of-use and quality. Since both have been out for a while already I believe now would be a good time to compare/contrast the two. VCM600 looks pretty huge but I like that it's bus powered. Tell me which one you prefer and give reasons why you chose that controller and help me make a better choice! Thanks. |
| Lena Schirado 30.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by Patch
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| Brunilda Kora 30.04.2011 | If you're using the APC40 with Live, you'd be MAD not to check out S4racen's mappings over at ALDJ (and here...) The videos are awesome. |
| Lena Schirado 30.04.2011 | Yeah! I'm glad that I got it cuz I was believeing the same thing as the OP and I ended up going APC 40 because I knew there were more people using it so I get more tech support lol. It's also quite flexible cuz I can also use TPro with it. |
| Lilliana Perris 30.04.2011 | ENJOY! There are a load of maps for it on here....lots of passion for this device! So support...and getting it going will be easy! |
| Lena Schirado 28.04.2011 | Ok awesome. Got an APC 40 off ebay! Was believeing the same thing now I don't have to worry about it. |
| Dorcas Bassignani 28.04.2011 | apc, tbh i believe it's more flexible than the vcm... |
| Tatum Ansaldo 28.04.2011 | I'm sure it'd do just fine for both, but it looks like you'd have more control with the VCM. As I said, not great for live shows though. |
| Domenic Kappauf 28.04.2011 | Thanks guys. Would you say the APC can be used for production too? Or would it help more if I added a BCR 2000 for production? I plan to use the APC for both live performance and possibly production with the faders and knobs etc but I don't know if it will be a hassle switching between "production mode" and "live mode" or am I just overbelieveing it? |
| Tatum Ansaldo 28.04.2011 | Both look pretty awesome (never used a VCM 600). From a purely layout POV, and assuming this is for ableton, it depends what you want to do. If it's for production, go for the VCM with its more comprehensive channel control layout, but if it's for live performance go for the APC because it has a better clip launch panel. |
| Cammy Clegg 28.04.2011 | VCM looks nice but its heavy. And i havent really seen many use it cause theres really not many buttons for clips. |
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