Command/Note/Controller – indicates the particular system command, particular note, or particular controllerĤ. Destination Channel – the destination channel indicates what type of command is being sent (system = -1, note channel = 0-15, controller absolute = 16-31, controller relative = 32-47), and dictates what values are necessary and/or permitted with the following two parameters.ģ. The 40 pads in the 8×5 portion of the device are programmable, as are the 8 stop clip buttons on the row below the 8×5 grid. The custom scripts consist of 6 values for each command line:ġ. You’ll need notepad or some other text editor (like Notepad++) to edit and create custom scripts. Accordingly, you can create your own custom script and have it be the first page, the last page, or somewhere in between based on your preferences. You can simply rename the Page#.scr files (where the # represents a number), to reorder the scripts according to your preference and/or delete ones you don’t find useful. scr files in your FL Studio directly associated with the Launchpad (the file path should be like this from the main program folder – …\FL Studio 11\System\Hardware specific\Akai APC\). In order to create a custom layout for the APC40/APC20 in use with FL Studio, you need to locate the. The Image-Line forum has some decent reference on how to do the custom scripts, but it could be improved to further explain how to use them. Also, the preset scripts don’t take advantage of all of the available system commands in an efficient manner.
The preset scripts are pretty useful, but there are only 4 preset scripts for the APC40/APC20 and one of them is a fader control that seems silly given the physical faders on the APC at the bottom (why use the buttons when the physical faders are much more precise and intuitive).
If you only have an APC40 or APC20 and no other controllers – you’ll find that you may want to minimize your mouse activity in the program to improve yourworkflow. This new version of FL Studio has some preset scripts for the APC40 and the ability to create your own. I’ve been experimenting with the use of the APC40 and Launchpad in controlling the recently released FL Studio 11.
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