Got another Launchpad (actually 2 – long story).  Fun unit.  Clunky, does not have a long life in my world- getting the 2 year Guitar Center serious abuse plan.

Did you know that many manufacturers warranties do not cover professional abuse?

Way to take care of the pros right…?

So when you swap that item you broke at the gig do wipe off the beer and tell them you were working in your basement alone.

As for automap – still a piece of shit, but I am adapting.  Bottom line – when I drop Automap inline I can feel the added lag.  Not a joke, just a low performance item.

I am in the process of forming the Denver area Ableton user group.

The site is pending – for now I have MySpace and Facebook running for the project.  I perfer Facebook.

If you want to help of have questions drop a comment on this post or email me at :

ableton_denver [at] falsealert [dot] com

Until the site is dialed in I will center updates on this post.

Before I drop $100 for a dev account I wanted to outline my need and see if anything comes through the wire.

App Description:

Provide reasonably accurate BPM calculations based on file size, bit depth, and type.

Details:

Example (not real math here) 245.98 kb file in stereo @ 16bit in .wav format = 95.78 bpm.

I am totally aware that this type of math is not totally stable, but preliminary calculations on the files are coming through just fine.

If you know of this app OR want to colaborate on building it contact me (commets are fine!).

Purpose: If you use Ableton you will appreciate this need.

I was just listening to a new mix I made on Ableton. I am recording a lot of these sets / mixes to listen for sonic clarity, arranging, sound levels, errors, highlights, etc. I have made a few hours of mixes in the past few days having set up my best “Set” so far.

I can feel my sound developing as I build my effects controllers, get my routing squared away, find my samples, and arrange my material.  I admit that I have been slow to move to Ableton. The release of the APC40 was the jumping in point I required.  This changed the whole game because I was not having the time (or ambition) to sit down and build / program a controller for Ableton.

So, what I am thinking? Well here’s the fast notes…
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