Make APC Mini mkII BRIGHTER with Resolume | VJ Quick Tip

This is how you can make your APC Mini Mk2 Buttons LED Backlight brighter when using it with Resolume or other programs like Beyond - basically anything that isn't Ableton.
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[@STVinMotion]

Thanks for brightening things up for us, Sean! 🤘

[@SeanBowes]

😎

[@matteglossymedia]

Thanks so much, this makes me so happy I got this little beauty!

[@SeanBowes]

Glad I could help!

[@oasis563]

Thank you!!

[@ResolumeVJSoftware]

Great Tutorial Sean!

[@SeanBowes]

Thanks!

[@WarpVisuals]

Thanks Sean! ❤ Brilliant!

[@SeanBowes]

Thanks! Hope it helps.

[@ErikPelyukhno]

Thanks for the useful tip!

[@SeanBowes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ZunayedSabbirAhmed]

This is sweet!

[@SeanBowes]

Thanks!

[@JorgeGisbertSoler]

just last weekend I was doing a performance at a techno club and it was the first time I was performing with the akai mini apc mk2. I only had 2 days to port part of my set to this new midi controller, luckily I already knew the problems with brightness and its solution using drum mode. However, I like to know about channel 10, I will try other channels, to see if I can access the blink mode of the status of the button. Thank you very much for your information and for your outreach!

[@SeanBowes]

Yeah they are a little more difficult to access right now. I think you could use something like Bome midi translator to work using those channels, but I'm not 100% sure how well it works. I know resolume is looking into how to integrate this controller better, so hopefully some day there is an update that makes it simple to use all of the options.

[@ederrodriguez5144]

Thanks for this. I thought I was going crazy I would change the channels within the shortcuts to make it brighter but the mapping would not work This makes sense

[@SeanBowes]

That’s what I thought at first too. Might still be a solution using bome midi translator to access those other channel values but this is definitely easier

[@MinecraftfreakLP]

If you map the Buttons you can Set the Chanel manual to Chanel 7 in resolume this is the Brightest setting 1 throug 7 are Intensity if you not using drum Mode if you go Chanel 8 and above the Button will blink in difrent speeds Normal midi map, in resolume its 1thru16 Chanel 0-10% Chanel 1-25% Chanel 2-50% Chanel 3-65% Chanel 4-75% Chanel 5-90% Chanel 6-100% Chanel 7-pulsing 1/16 Chanel 8-pulsing 1/8 Chanel 9-pulsing 1/4 Chanel 10-pulsing 1/2 Chanel 11-blink 1/24 Chanel 12-blink 1/16 Chanel 13-blink 1/8 Chanel 14-blink 1/4 Chanel 15-blink 1/2 Color mapping basics White -3 Red -5 Green-122 Blue -79 Cyan -36 Magenta -53 Yellow - 13 Orange -96 Took me aome time to get all this

[@djdosile]

Have you worked out how to change the color of the buttons on the controller? I cannot get the color change to work on mine...

[@MinecraftfreakLP]

@@djdosile sorry i went to dmx controlling resolume via a layoutview from ma3

[@VJzihao]

I want to see the scene of VJ in foreign bars and learn😊

[@guus010]

Anyone knows how to fix this for ableton? Thanks!

[@urbannpa]

I NEED THIS QUESTION ANSWERED: When you plug in the APC mini (No Ableton running) will the unit light up? Is there a status flash or something?

[@SeanBowes]

No there are no lights unless you have a software open to send it feedback

[@Streamliner2024]

Thanks for the brightness tip! I got one for my studio and hope to use it in my podcasts. As a broadcast DJ/production director/newsman and voice actor for over 50 years, I had a small suggestion: The word is BUT-TON, not BUT-UN. Hopefully, this will not be viewed as a diss, but constructive criticism? ( I direct voice talent of all kinds and notice little stuff.). Great job and good luck!

[@SeanBowes]

That's just how people where I'm from speak. its ok

[@alanbargas1929]

gracias sean , tenes idea como asignar el color ?

[@SeanBowes]

yes, select a color using the Velocity value in the Midi settings. Use this chart as a reference, resolume.com/gfx/resolume/211fe4f6a055a8307ae348bec13b69306d1a2021.jpg

[@alanbargas1929]

@@SeanBowes MUCHAS GRACIAS CRACK !!!

[@vitalisgreatest]

I have a question can one laptop n one processor be used for a huge screen that's divided(split)

[@SeanBowes]

Yes, if your processor is capable of ouputting to that many pixels then you can use one processor, and if your computer can output to that many pixels, you can use one computer and one (or two or three) processors. That is what Advanced Output in resolume helps with, sending content to multiple screen sections with one computer.

[@krupeshparker4288]

HI, big fan of you i watch all of ur videos. just wanted a small help. I recently updated my Resolume Arena 7 (licensed) and after updation now there is some issue with the audio output. i changed settings in preferences=Audio to speakers and still no audio is going out even on my laptop speakers. can u pls help.

[@SeanBowes]

Interesting, I'm not sure, I have not seen that issue before. Check View>Show Audio Controls and make sure your Audio sliders are up. Also make sure your windows audio settings have the correct device selected and volume up. Also try restarting the computer just in case.

[@madskillz848]

I have a brightness issue but on my main output, for some reason I cant get my output to be that bright? I have tried everything changing the settings on the projector and main opacity and even advanced setting in resolume its just not as bright as my preview window 🤔

[@SeanBowes]

What projector are you using? Do you have the same issue if you plug in another computer monitor as an output instead of the projector?

[@madskillz848]

@@SeanBowes a epson EB-L200SW I tried a monitor as well and its still a lil dim

[@Ziaddkhaledd]

Hey man, is there a tutorial for connecting the f1 to resolume ?

[@SeanBowes]

There’s an app that comes with it that you use to program the controllers colors and stuff, from what I know you need to have that open for it to work properly. I don’t have one so I don’t know specifics but that’s what I’ve been told

[@Ziaddkhaledd]

@@SeanBowes oh I figured it out and watched a tutorial in Italian language haha, but yeah thanks for the heads up

[@jaelgavino3654]

The problem is that the apc mini comes by default on channel 1, it would only be a matter of changing it to channel 6, where the brightness is at maximum but I don't know how to change the channels on this midi controller :( there are other controllers that let you change the channel that comes by default, if you find a solution let me know, while i use battery mode and work with it, i will also find a way to change the channels of the apc mini

[@SeanBowes]

Yes I wish it was easier to do. Drum mode is the solution for now. Resolume is working on an update that works better with the default settings so watch out for that soon

[@user-jf8yy7dz5x]

im getting pulsating buttons when i plug in with no function, when I click shift+drum the color of the buttons goes away and still no function

[@SeanBowes]

If you look in the midi monitor, what do you see? You do still need to map the buttons after switching to drum mode and you can change the colors at that point. They should have a default value once mapped though.

[@shravankumar-gg4gt]

resolume arena Advance output if you make multi screen then how to play it in single out ?????

[@SeanBowes]

Watch my LED mapping video. Use multiple Slices for screen sections, and use a single Screen per output.

[@shravankumar-gg4gt]

Slice no sir screen multiple design

[@user-ef6gc9jm9x]

hello all right mk2 in my resolume does not appear color option does it have any magic?

[@SeanBowes]

The color is set by the velocity in the properties of each midi shortcut. When you assign a shortcut, the properties appear at the bottom of the screen, and you can change the velocity to change the color. I reference a color chart in the description so you can see what color each value is. Sometimes they dont light up until after you have closed the midi mapping screen and it updates.

[@user-ef6gc9jm9x]

@@SeanBowes I understood, I did some more tests and everything went well, but it could be a little better as you say in the video, and congratulations for the videos, it always helps at some point

[@mediabrain7763]

❤

[@andreaskugel8575]

Thanks for the video - but colors are still to dark when using it open air on daylight and in bright rooms. Is the APC 40 much brighter than the APC. mini?

[@SeanBowes]

The sun is bright! Its hard to compete with it. Most midi controllers are a bit dim in full sunlight, but should be bright enough indoors or in shade. The APC40 may be a bit brighter but I think they are pretty similar after switching to Drum Mode on the mini.

[@louismccoy9066]

doesnt work for me for some reason, just turns the lights on or off, any tips?

[@SeanBowes]

If you had mapped the controller before trying this, you will need to remap the controller since the buttons are sending different midi messages now. When you remap it and reset your colors, they will be brighter than before

[@louismccoy9066]

Hey Sean, so Now for some reason the colors won’t turn on at all unless it’s in note mode. I started a new comp with a new midi mapp and tried to map it after pressing shift drum to get to channel ten. Lookin for help and appreciate it

[@Gio2581]

Pls help, I got this controller and set it up correctly in ableton preferences, but there's no automatic mapping for me and any of the buttons will turn on. The controller works like any other and it allows me to midi map manually, but that's not the point of it is it? Pls help 😔

[@SeanBowes]

I do not use ableton unfortunately. Reach out to akai support or ableton support for help with that

[@TheCelestialGarden]

kron how to my birtday was today it may 26 i have akai mini i dont i

[@SeanBowes]

happy birthday

[@worldofpatangauravprajapat1100]

Akai apc64 setup

[@SeanBowes]

I dont have one yet. Are you having a specific issue you need help with?

[@marcosamarilla4787]

Mastodon!!!!

[@SeanBowes]

🤘

[@VJzihao]

Want to see your own synthetic special effects? Do you have any special effects to share? Author? Hee hee❤❤

[@SeanBowes]

Good question, I will make a video about my favorite effects and presets in the future

[@VJzihao]

@@SeanBowes Thank you very much

[@andysday0155]

No me funciono 😢

[@SeanBowes]

What isnt working?

[@glyndwr15]

I can't even get this thing to work at all with Live 11. The buttons don't light up at all except when I hit shift and the "note" button. If you hit shift, it sends note data to Ableton. Turn off tracking, and it stops doing that, but the APC's buttons still don't light up or respond when you create tracks and clips. Click remote, doesn't work. Click tracking, doesn't work. Click remote and tracking, still doesn't work. There's nothing in the manual and apparently nobody else has this problem since Google searches don't turn up any solutions. I give up. I'm just going to return it. What a waste of time.

[@SeanBowes]

Have you tried selecting it as a control surface in the midi preferences? Twirl the drop-down that says None above the section where track and remote are and pick APC Mini mk II?

[@glyndwr15]

@@SeanBowes Yeah, I had it selected. Whatever lol. I returned it and exchanged it for a Novation Launchpad.

[@SeanBowes]

Weird. I wish I could offer more help, but I am not super well-versed in using it with Abelton. I assumed it would be pretty plug and play since they are specifially made for ableton. Maybe AKAI support could have figured it out or offered a warranty replacement if its a hardware issue. But the launchpad is dope too! I'm sure you'll have plenty of fun with that

[@glyndwr15]

@@SeanBowes Yeah, it's awesome. And it worked as intended right when I plugged it in, no issues. Not sure why the Akai didn't work, but it's all good. Totally happy with the Novation.

[@lucky-mk7bc]

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