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
Ling Zambada
14.10.2010		My APC20 just got here, now it's time to get dirty I'm so excited!!!

Leonarda Javorek
14.10.2010		holy shit that is awesome... i need to get my hands on an apc40 for gods sake...

14.10.2010
Originally Posted by crayz5200
Yo dawg I heard you like Ableton, so I put an APC in yo APC so you can play live while you play Live
brilliant!!
Laronda Hemmen
12.10.2010		Yo dawg I heard you like Ableton, so I put an APC in yo APC so you can play live while you play Live


... sorry, couldn't help myself. This is awesome beyond belief
Adolf Hit
10.07.2010		Super dope!

10.07.2010
Originally Posted by photojojo
You blaspheme!!
no, I just don't want to make promises I can't keep. I like my surprises pleasant, you know
Leeanna Ayla
10.07.2010
Originally Posted by ctrld
the rocket science is not in the controller, it just looks badass
You blaspheme!!

10.07.2010
Originally Posted by Citizen_Insane
Back on topic: 12" motorized platters eh? very nice.
turntables are the best kind of jogwheel after all

Originally Posted by Citizen_Insane
Can't wait to hear some of the crazyness you can likely create with that beast.
well, it's a controller with buttons, knobs and faders. there's nothing you can do with it that you couldn't do with a cheap-ass korg piece of plastic. the clip matrix is awesome because it lets you know where you are in your set (well, kinda - because if your 16 tracks are full of clips you still have to look at the screen), but in the end I'm just triggering and tweaking stuff just like any other guy. the rocket science is not in the controller, it just looks badass
Danae Dumler
10.07.2010
Originally Posted by Citizen_Insane
Back on topic: 12" motorized platters eh? very nice.
Can't wait to hear some of the crazyness you can likely create with that beast.
Yeah that sounds really hot - I bet those controllers will really take off. It would be especially cool if it had some kind of mechanical interface with the platter so you could just move a sort of joystick, an "arm" if you will, and place it in different spots on the track.
Marguerite Salsedo
09.07.2010
Originally Posted by fleater
"Merda taurorum animas conturbit"
Lmfaoooo.
Catapultam habeo. Nisi taurorum mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.

Back on topic: 12" motorized platters eh? very nice.
Can't wait to hear some of the crazyness you can likely create with that beast.

09.07.2010
Originally Posted by fleater
"Merda taurorum animas conturbit"
well, my zodiac sign is taurus.
Brittaney Maxedon
09.07.2010
Originally Posted by ctrld
as someone who only remembers a number of quotes that make him sound smarter than he really is, that makes me happy too
"Merda taurorum animas conturbit"

08.07.2010
Originally Posted by Citizen_Insane
As someone who studies latin that quote makes me happy lol.
as someone who only remembers a number of quotes that make him sound smarter than he really is, that makes me happy too

Originally Posted by Citizen_Insane
if only the clip launching grids could be replaced with jog wheels a la VCI 100... That would then be the perfect controller
oh but it has jogwheels... a pair of motorized 12" ones
Marguerite Salsedo
08.07.2010
Originally Posted by ctrld
exegi monumentum aere perennius.
-horatius
As someone who studies latin that quote makes me happy lol.

Great mod!
Now if only the clip launching grids could be replaced with jog wheels a la VCI 100... That would then be the perfect controller
Lynetta Piacentino
08.07.2010		I still cannot believe that this picture isn't just photoshopped

Awesome! And nice remark about 'wetting yourself'

07.07.2010
Originally Posted by fleater
Why not just try to work on the remote script so that the coloured box is large enough to cover all 80 clips?
it's already been done - live 8.1.4 went from beta to rc today
Armando Chrystal
07.07.2010		this makes want to learn ableton to its full extent... wow this is awesome!
Brittaney Maxedon
07.07.2010
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
Why not just try to work on the remote script so that the coloured box is large enough to cover all 80 clips?


EDIT I nearly wet myself when I saw this pic :O
Irwin Ney
22.06.2010		Gorgeous
Keli Vandenbergh
22.06.2010		...

Your mod is GREAT! sure!



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Gilma Marchini
21.06.2010		HOLY S***! Epic!

21.06.2010
Originally Posted by Kemotherapy
you should give it a matte paint finish, it'd look so cool in matte black or white.
I'll be geting a one-off custom apc80 faceplate from djs face

thanks for all the positive feedback guys! I'll have it with me at tresor...
Mirian Gaura
22.06.2010		Seriously... thats mega!! Looks so sick!
Lillia Doc
19.06.2010		haha midi can control everything if you have the script knowledge to control it But it isn't as versatile as the osc messages that platforms such as the Monome sends.
Christine Gettinger
19.06.2010
Originally Posted by Kemotherapy
would that be possible?
Yes. Im pretty sure it would.
Trudi Mayerchak
19.06.2010
Originally Posted by Dups
I will admit that when i saw the thread title:



I thought someone had gone mad with an arduino and an APC80 and hooked up some explosives to midi for controlling a demolition. 0_o

would that be possible?
Christine Gettinger
19.06.2010		I will admit that when i saw the thread title:



I thought someone had gone mad with an arduino and an APC80 and hooked up some explosives to midi for controlling a demolition. 0_o

Then i saw what it actually was and got even more exited.

Nice one!
Trudi Mayerchak
19.06.2010		you should give it a matte paint finish, it'd look so cool in matte black or white.

im believeing of getting an apc40 pretty soon and after looking at this i might pick up the 20 later in the year and do a mod similar to this. good job bro!
Random X
19.06.2010		Such a sweet modification bro'! Loving it!
Danae Dumler
19.06.2010		seriously badass. Nice work! You might want to swap that crossfader out though, with this setup I imagine it'll be getting a lot more use...

19.06.2010
Originally Posted by S4racen
I have it on good authority that they are working on the support materials for the control_surfaces elements as we speak, this should make things easier...
wicked, thanks for the input. now I won't need to bother them for a while
Laurice Migneco
19.06.2010
Originally Posted by ctrld
maybe... but maybe I just need to get my sh*t together and make one myself
I have it on good authority that they are working on the support materials for the control_surfaces elements as we speak, this should make things easier...

Cheers
D

19.06.2010
Originally Posted by Patch
You need to speak to S4racen about a custom Isotonik template for this badboy.
maybe... but maybe I just need to get my sh*t together and make one myself
Brunilda Kora
19.06.2010		You need to speak to S4racen about a custom Isotonik template for this badboy.
Leeanna Ayla
18.06.2010		Now get back to work!!
Leeanna Ayla
18.06.2010		I'll do it for ya ctrld. Hate to see a man deprived of seeing something this awesome.
Irwin Ney
19.06.2010		I want to see it!!
Can you edit your main post and upload the picture?
The proxy of my job blocks all image sharing sites
Keli Vandenbergh
19.06.2010		...

maxforlive special patch and you are a SERIOUS winner!



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Joan Kollmorgen
18.06.2010		Wow that looks sweet
Brunilda Kora
18.06.2010		Love it - this is the coolest mod I've ever seen. You could have 2 instances of MLR running on 2 separate Ableton live tracks! How awesome would that be?

My god - using this like 2 TTs would be awesome. 2 instances of MLR would be absolutely amazing...

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