Give me some neat APC 40 + Reason 6 mapping ideas!

sftd · 29th October 2011

Well, the title sums it up!

Give me some cool ideas mapping wise for the APC inside of Reason 6!

Right now I'm using it for plain-jane mixer/transport/random knob assignments, but man, there sure are a lot of controls being unused!

Surely you guys can help me think of something neat to do with all those buttons!

I own other controllers, and if there was a controller that I truly wanted, I'd buy it, so with that in mind the only ideas I won't be testing are the replacement of the unit for something more suitable.

This is meant to be an interactive/fun thinking exercise!

Thanks in advance for any and all ideas!

EDIT: Is there any kind of midi yoking software that can be used to convert midi to (combinations of) keystrokes?? If so, all those little squares would be neat with these:

SushiConQueso · 8th December 2011

I would say it'd come down to combinator's 4 buttons and the insert effect button on and off because those buttons are really just good for on off messages unless the midi spec changed. Any reason you're not using it in Ableton with Reason rewired?

sftd · 9th December 2011

No, no particular reason for not rewiring. I still do all of my live work entirely through Ableton and subsequently the APC, I was just bored and wanted to experiment with it in a nonconvential setting after I found my personal joy in using Reason.

Really I just need to get off my ass and research all the MIDI-yoking/translating options and find something neat to do with it. Beyond that, it's t-minus 4 weeks and counting till Reactable time so anything I find for anti-boredom prior to then will instantly be worthless until I'm bored of the RT.

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29th October 2011	#1
sftd Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma City/San Diego Posts: 2,195 Thread Starter	Give me some neat APC 40 + Reason 6 mapping ideas! Well, the title sums it up! Give me some cool ideas mapping wise for the APC inside of Reason 6! Right now I'm using it for plain-jane mixer/transport/random knob assignments, but man, there sure are a lot of controls being unused! Surely you guys can help me think of something neat to do with all those buttons! I own other controllers, and if there was a controller that I truly wanted, I'd buy it, so with that in mind the only ideas I won't be testing are the replacement of the unit for something more suitable. This is meant to be an interactive/fun thinking exercise! Thanks in advance for any and all ideas! EDIT: Is there any kind of midi yoking software that can be used to convert midi to (combinations of) keystrokes?? If so, all those little squares would be neat with these: __________________ our music: pillowcase sleep assist. -------------------------------------- "IMO VST's cannot also be VA's." --- dankelly "We are gentle and dont point with the finger at it.. one in a while.. no big deal.. And the kids can use them all the time.. no problem.. in the kindergarden.. not on the street of cause.." --- 3phase

8th December 2011	#2
SushiConQueso Gear nut Joined: Feb 2005 Location: OC/LA Posts: 99	I would say it'd come down to combinator's 4 buttons and the insert effect button on and off because those buttons are really just good for on off messages unless the midi spec changed. Any reason you're not using it in Ableton with Reason rewired? __________________ no music, no life www.myspace.com/goodmusicproject

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9th December 2011	#3
sftd Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma City/San Diego Posts: 2,195 Thread Starter	No, no particular reason for not rewiring. I still do all of my live work entirely through Ableton and subsequently the APC, I was just bored and wanted to experiment with it in a nonconvential setting after I found my personal joy in using Reason. Really I just need to get off my ass and research all the MIDI-yoking/translating options and find something neat to do with it. Beyond that, it's t-minus 4 weeks and counting till Reactable time so anything I find for anti-boredom prior to then will instantly be worthless until I'm bored of the RT. Sent from my PC36100 using Gearslutz.com