Changing the way the APC40 faders work
Today I changed the mode of the APC40 in Live’s midi/synch preferences from ‘pickup’ mode to ‘value scaling’.
For anyone using an APC40 with a dislike for how the faders work in pickup mode, you should give it a try. While not perfect, it certainly makes a big difference, and helps avoid the potential volume spikes when it snatches the level in pickup mode when you change fader banks.
hard to explain how it works, but essentially it means that when you change banks of faders, say from 1-8 to 9-16, it scales the existing position of the fader for the new channel. So for example, if I was controlling track 1, set the fader to half way up, then changed banks so the fader controlled track 9 which was at the top of the fader on the screen, it would scale the fader on the APC40 so that when I slid it down it would act like the fader level was at the top and bring it down…..
Like I said, it’s difficult to explain, but by trying it out you will instantly understand how much more useful it is.
It’s far from perfect, and there are instances where it can get a bit confusing, but it’s a much better option than pickup mode in my opinion.
