APC40 Midi Mapping Documentation and Resource
APC40 Midi Mapping Documentation and Resource Posted on: 17.10.2011 by Noelia Martig Hope this will help. I will be creating a Youtube walkthrough series on how to map different type of LED adn Rings.Type of LED Functions. 0=off, 1=green, 2=green blink, 3=red, 4=red blink, 5=yellow, 6=yellow blink, 7-127=green, Type of LED Ring Functions 0=off, 1=Single, 2=Volume Style, 3=Pan Style, 4-127=Single Ring LED Just add + 8 to the current CC#. ex. So for Chanel 1 | CC48 | in Traktor use Channel 1 | CC55 | Note: To my understanding there is 3 versions of the APC40 MIDI. The version I have is US_Version.JPG | |
| Lilliana Perris 18.05.2012 |
Originally Posted by defektedtoy
I believe everyone suffers from that first round purchase when they decide to go digital. I know I got the VCI100 and love it, but soon found i was kinda locked in. Then I got the APC40...and WOW....it was sick. Got the 20 a bit later and make the APC80. I am confident that while the companies bring out a new controller every couple months, my APC will still be good enough and versatile enough for me to keep using it for a few more years. If I get bored of it, i remap it. As it is, I have about 6 maps for differing situations and scenario's. Really is a awesome device if you not into jog wheels. |
| Kayce Mesia 20.10.2011 |
Originally Posted by zestoi
Got that information from this PDF here. Also contains some information regarding the three different modes of the APC40 (Generic, Ableton, and "Dumb"). |
| Chasidy Heckenbach 19.10.2011 |
Originally Posted by sarasin
edit: my own mappings in midimasher have been pretty traktor-centric tho it just sends/receives midi so can be used for any app. i will be experimenting more with ableton tho soon - esp as i only have live5 which doesn't have native support for the launchpad or scripting (?) so i need to add the support i need in via midimasher. muffintop has been using midimasher with ableton tho. |
| Lilliana Perris 19.10.2011 |
Originally Posted by zestoi
midimasher .....this for Live or Traktor? **Edit**...found your link. |
| Noelia Martig 17.10.2011 | Hope this will help. I will be creating a Youtube walkthrough series on how to map different type of LED adn Rings. Type of LED Functions. 0=off, 1=green, 2=green blink, 3=red, 4=red blink, 5=yellow, 6=yellow blink, 7-127=green, Type of LED Ring Functions 0=off, 1=Single, 2=Volume Style, 3=Pan Style, 4-127=Single Ring LED Just add + 8 to the current CC#. ex. So for Chanel 1 | CC48 | in Traktor use Channel 1 | CC55 | Note: To my understanding there is 3 versions of the APC40 MIDI. The version I have is US_Version.JPG |
| Lilliana Perris 18.05.2012 |
Originally Posted by defektedtoy
I believe everyone suffers from that first round purchase when they decide to go digital. I know I got the VCI100 and love it, but soon found i was kinda locked in. Then I got the APC40...and WOW....it was sick. Got the 20 a bit later and make the APC80. I am confident that while the companies bring out a new controller every couple months, my APC will still be good enough and versatile enough for me to keep using it for a few more years. If I get bored of it, i remap it. As it is, I have about 6 maps for differing situations and scenario's. Really is a awesome device if you not into jog wheels. |
| Burl Lykins 17.05.2012 | Hi, This is my first post here-I have perhaps a strange question... Is it possible to have the APC change the color of the LED based on the color of the clip? IE, could I have white clips in Ableton light the yellow LEDs? I ask because I have dummy clips that I'd like to have as a different color on my APC to quickly know where I am... |
| Noelia Martig 16.04.2012 | Goona revisit this post and add some stuff to it. |
| Elvina Zwally 19.12.2011 | I just sent a community
user a message on how he did some pretty neat stuff with his APC40 which I will share once I get the info. I will answer any questions to the best of my knowledge, but I am in no way a guru The APC40 really is (in my opinion) one of the most versatile, reliable, and just plain useful pieces of gear I have had my hands on. It's a fantastic compliment to any musicians arsenal. |
| Noelia Martig 19.12.2011 | Thank you guys for appreciating the work to build this resource and submissions. I hope to see all your APC Mappings on the boards. If you find anything new or something I may not have covered please post it. This post has helped people from making the same mistakes we made while learning MIDI and specifictly APC MIdi Mapping. |
| Sherilyn Lacinski 16.12.2011 | This is an invaluable resource for APC40 owners! I will say though that I feel dumb mode is easier for mapping purposes, no need to add send monitor state commands trims some fat from your mapping, not to mention you get an extra row of 9 buttons to map! I used them for some fun instant press beatmashing/lfo values... (ala the midifighter) Who really needs more than 17 encoders anyways? (Especially for those who mix externally) My mapping with 2 decks and 4 fx units works perfectly without the need for additional banks |
| Josette Hees 01.12.2011 | Just got an APC40 and I know I'm late to the party but just wanted to say thanks for all the info/tips hrtbrkd! |
| Noelia Martig 15.11.2011 | http://www.djranking s.com/community /sho...766#post379766 APC40 Questions asked and My TSI for the APC40 link. |
| Noelia Martig 15.11.2011 | http://www.djranking s.com/community /sho...t=19556&page=2 another tutorial with pictures. |
| Noelia Martig 15.11.2011 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW4p6lSHy0g No Dumb mode Fix,Track selection light should always be on "Master Track" and your mapping will be stable. NO Dumb Mode allows you to map 7 additional banks. In dumb mode you only get to map 1 bank. |
| Noelia Martig 15.11.2011 | Origional Poster "defektedtoy" Tech Wizard How to create VU meters For those of you wanting to do this as well, I couldn't get the scene launch buttons to be any color other than green so i made a dual channel VU meter in channels 3 and 6 of my apc40. HOW TO: You can create either a left and right master out VU, or just one overall meter. to do this click: file> controller manager> add out> output> master level (or master level right/left) Instead of being able to use the "learn" function to map which button you want to light up, with outputs you have to select it manually. Everyone has different ways of doing this, i just do a quick: add in> modifier> modifier #8> learn to figure out what the midi map is for each key then write them down then delete the new "in modifier #8" i just made. The controller range is like the level at which the LED will turn on. For instance with a range of [min .2 max 1] my bottom most LED will light up faster, and with lower volume than my top most LED which has a range of [min .98 max 1] which takes a higher volume to light up. The midi range determines what color the LED is and how it behaves (blinking, color switching etc). There are quite a few guides on dealing with the LED's on the apc40, but I'll just explain what I have used here. 0 = off 1 = green 5 = amber and 3 = red. From topmost LED to bottom mine looks like this essentially Code: COLOR Controller range [min 0 max 3] RED [min .98 max 1] [min 0 max 5] AMBER [min .8 max 1] [min 0 max 1] GREEN [min .6 max 1] [min 0 max 1] GREEN [min .4 max 1] [min 0 max 1] GREEN [min .2 max 1]So here you can see that when there is no volume, no LED's are lit up, (min 0) very low volume lights the bottom LED a value of .2 until that volume is surpassed (it's minimum controller range number), making it solid (it's maximum controller range number) and continues on like that, in this case up the tree. You can play around with the ranges and colors to find something you like. I just wanted to have a nice flashy visual cue for my clipping levels. I hope this helps people, I will try to answer any questions you guys ask, although be forewarned, I just started messing with this stuff so I'm not exactly a guru or anything, but with the help of a few other community members I was able to figure this stuff out. |
| Kayce Mesia 20.10.2011 |
Originally Posted by zestoi
Got that information from this PDF here. Also contains some information regarding the three different modes of the APC40 (Generic, Ableton, and "Dumb"). |
| Chasidy Heckenbach 19.10.2011 |
Originally Posted by sarasin
edit: my own mappings in midimasher have been pretty traktor-centric tho it just sends/receives midi so can be used for any app. i will be experimenting more with ableton tho soon - esp as i only have live5 which doesn't have native support for the launchpad or scripting (?) so i need to add the support i need in via midimasher. muffintop has been using midimasher with ableton tho. |
| Lilliana Perris 19.10.2011 |
Originally Posted by zestoi
midimasher .....this for Live or Traktor? **Edit**...found your link. |
| Chasidy Heckenbach 17.10.2011 | to go with that.... here's an apc40 device file for midimasher that Onimode created: midimasher.djism.com/lua/devices/apc40.lua edit: thought u had some there that were missing in the mm config, but seems i didn't read it properly Code:
-- clip launch grid LED colors apc40.clip_off = 0 apc40.clip_green = 1 apc40.clip_red = 3 apc40.clip_yellow = 5 apc40.clip_greenflash = 2 apc40.clip_redflash = 4 apc40.clip_yellowflash = 6 -- generic button LEDs ---- blink only applies to CLIP STOP and SCENE LAUNCH buttons ---- all other buttons use on/off (incl. ACTIVATOR, SOLO, and ARM) apc40.button_off = 0 apc40.button_on = 1 apc40.button_blink = 2 -- knob LED ring types ---- applies to both track and device knobs apc40.knob_off = 0 apc40.knob_single = 1 apc40.knob_volume = 2 apc40.knob_pan = 3 |
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