Switching modes on the APC40 (into user mode)

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Sat, 12/19/2009 - 11:59
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Switching modes on the APC40 (into user mode)

 For the last few days I have been experimenting with switching modes on the APC40. 

Basically, I want to be able to use the default mode that is defined out of the box with the APC40 and a user defined mode. Because there are no user mode buttons as there are on the launchpad, I had to be a little creative...

I decided to create a function that allows you to double click the shift button in order to switch modes. The function works pretty well... However, I found that the APC40, "Session_Control" does not seem to be able to be disabled the same way as on the Launchpad. The attached patch show you how it would work in theory, but does not actually switch off the Session Mode.

This patch is a good example of a method you could use to accomplish the task.

Mike

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Sat, 12/19/2009 - 14:41
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Good start though. I saw in another post you asking if any one would be interested in this. YES, most definitely!!!

If by double clicking the Shift to go into a user style mode where all controls could be mapped independently of the default mode, I would be in AWE to say the least.

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Sat, 12/19/2009 - 15:30
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That's the idea... I am working on it. I will have to take another look at the CS Step Sequencer and see how they switched modes.

Mike

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Sun, 12/20/2009 - 07:01
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I'll pray and beg for this "user mode" option in APC40. The easy, intuitive and analogue feel when mapping in Live almost crave a user mode function of this sort. I build on the fly "Instruments" with mapping every session in Live and then throw it all away. This keeps
me alert and my sessions experimental. A dedicated user mode or "page" function should
turn APC40 to an "all in one box" solution in my case. Wildly appreciated idée and a humble wish from my part.

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Sat, 12/26/2009 - 17:42
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I was playing with this a bit and it appears that it works fine except with how the SHIFT interacts with the Session_Control and Session_Overview components. You can switch it off (manually via the plugin) but when you push the SHIFT button, it switches to the Session_Overview and sets the Session_Control back to enabled. You get the same behavior with the CS Step Sequencer. It uses the Metronome to turn the sequencer on/off but the SHIFT still works and will reset it to the Session_Control and enable it. Seems like a rather lame feature if you ask me.

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Wed, 02/10/2010 - 14:31
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hi
no way to disable nudge_down and nudge_up buttons
anyone can confirm this?
thx

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Wed, 02/17/2010 - 07:29
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You would have to look at the components and see if anything sounds close. Unfortunately the control surfaces are not very well documented. I will look if i get chance. Lots going on around these parts right now. Time is always an issue for me. :-(

Mike

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Wed, 06/09/2010 - 11:36
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Hello,

To disable the nudge buttons, its :

"call set_nudge_buttons id 0 id 0"

We simply had to double the id's.

"They" could have tell it...

EDIT: Oops...

And to get them back it's

"call set_nudge_buttons id [Nudge_Up] id [Nudge_Down]"

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