Can I control a hardware synth or drum machine with the APC40?
The APC40 was designed to be a controller for Ableton Live software. If you wanted to control a hardware synth or drum machine you would have to have a computer and software in the middle between the APC40 and the hardware device. The MIDI note numbers, channels and CC numbers cannot be edited on the APC40 (unless you use Max for Live), so you would have to edit the hardware device to conform to the APC40. • Does the APC40 have traditional multi-pin MIDI ports? No. The APC40 sends MIDI via USB. • Can it be bus powered? No, it has too many LEDs (around 380) to be bus powered. The 12V (2.0A pin-positive) power supply is included. • Does the APC40 lock out the mouse? The APC40 does not lock out the mouse. • Can I use a Monome + BCR as an APC? Because of the unique handshake between the APC40 and the software, only the APC40 with work with its preset in Live. • Does the APC40 simply send out MIDI messages or is there a special type of communication between the APC40 and Live? The APC40 sen
