Comments on: Livid’s Ohm64 vs. Akai APC 40 http://enigmafon.com/2009/06/05/livid%e2%80%99s-ohm64-vs-akai-apc-40/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://enigmafon.com/2009/06/05/livid%e2%80%99s-ohm64-vs-akai-apc-40/comment-page-1/#comment-113 admin Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:21:01 +0000 http://enigmafon.com/?p=722#comment-113 Thanks for your comments Peter. The APC 40 is still available from a few dealers on Ebay, right now, some going for the "normal" $399 price. Sam Ash has the APC 40 in stock, as far as i can tell. Anyway, i will wait for more on-depth reviews of both units before making a purchase decision. On paper, the Ohm 64 looks like the winner to me, despite the price difference. I just wish they'd open source the drivers. Thanks for your comments Peter.
The APC 40 is still available from a few dealers on Ebay, right now, some going for the “normal” $399 price.
Sam Ash has the APC 40 in stock, as far as i can tell.

Anyway, i will wait for more on-depth reviews of both units before making a purchase decision.
On paper, the Ohm 64 looks like the winner to me, despite the price difference.
I just wish they’d open source the drivers.

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://enigmafon.com/2009/06/05/livid%e2%80%99s-ohm64-vs-akai-apc-40/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Peter Kirn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:38:04 +0000 http://enigmafon.com/?p=722#comment-112 Some details here: The APC40 can indeed be used with other software. You just can't remap MIDI assignments, some of the integration you can do with Live isn't possible, and since it has no MIDI I/O, you can't use hardware. On availability, I think you'll find the APC40 is not any more available than the Ohm64 right now. It seems largely sold out. That counts as a tie to me. The APC itself is not programmable. It just responds to MIDI. You don't necessarily have to use Max to do that. I think you're referring to the mentioned Max for Live integration -- but that's all on the Max side. You could use another tool, and likewise you could use a different controller. Some details here:
The APC40 can indeed be used with other software. You just can’t remap MIDI assignments, some of the integration you can do with Live isn’t possible, and since it has no MIDI I/O, you can’t use hardware.

On availability, I think you’ll find the APC40 is not any more available than the Ohm64 right now. It seems largely sold out. That counts as a tie to me.

The APC itself is not programmable. It just responds to MIDI. You don’t necessarily have to use Max to do that. I think you’re referring to the mentioned Max for Live integration — but that’s all on the Max side. You could use another tool, and likewise you could use a different controller.

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