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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] new flashy controllers - nice lights

From: fdoddy@aol.com
Date: 2010-04-18

50% of my work is done in LIVE. It is just wonderful.

Looking forward to getting an APC40 or 20 as an input/controller device.


fritz



-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, Apr 18, 2010 4:06 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] new flashy controllers - nice lights

 
I've got the APC40 by Akai. It's a really clever device set up as a
hardware duplicate to the LIVE screen. You can trigger sequences and loops
or use it as a surface controller. I don't think that it's the controllers
faultt- most music sucks and they are trying to market to the mainstream.

> I think Ableton Live is a great composition and recording tool but the new
> controller pads like Monoe and Launchpad seem to make shitty music.
> All of the demos on YouTube suck! They all sound like low budget porn
> movie soundtracks.
>
> http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=WyT7f1H0JqA& NR=1
> The drums sound like shit.
>
> http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=cJwxbTKwONc& feature=related
> How annoying is that?
>
> Does anyone know of any real music made with one of these instruments?
>
>