Resolume MIDI Mapping Tutorial --- AKAI APC40 MKII 

I'm about half way through the video with some good quality rum.... Something regretable has happened...

No worries Gee, very happy that is was helpful for ya! Yea init same, it took me agees to find a solid mapping for the controller too hahaha!

Legend Cheers man!! Yeah I thought it were about time that there was a good mapping video on RU-vid hahahaha!!

@@JHOVisualz too right! This has been super helpful. Really appreciate it 🙏

Cheers man! Yeah I thought there was a lack of good mapping videos for the APC40MKII; so thought I'd make one : D Oh awesome, I'm glad this video is useful for ya mate! Yeah without a video like this it'll take ageeeees to work out a good mapping on your own ! ( I know, I've been there hahahaha) Don't be afraid to experiment around with your mappings aswell, this one is a great starter, but when you're feeling comfortable definitely have a go at creating a custom one too : D Glad this was useful for you, got so much more content planned for the future so stay chooned my dood ; ) Cheers for the sub!!! : D

AHahaha my guy!! Cheers pal!! Yeah I'm out fresh to the RU-vid game; it seemed there was a serious lack of helpful VJ content hahaha not on my watch LooL; Hahaha init I don't like any dilly dallying when I watch RU-vid videos either; it does my nut in : D

No worries!! More than happy to be of help! I thought the VJ community was very in need of this tutorial hahaha : D

Cheers my DooD! I shure will!! Got no intentions on stopping hahahah : D !

Thanks mate!! I appreciate that : D !! I do pride myself on my MIDI Mapping skills hahaha!! My man, I'm so glad this video was useful for you bro! I might make some more mapping videos in the future; I've got a lot more skills to impart about the world in mapping hahahaha!!

@@JHOVisualz Ill gladly accept the knowledge given. Question? Do you happen to have the save file for that midi mapping layout?

@@laezvibevisuals7059 Yea so I'm planning to add a whole bunch of different mapping layouts all to my Patreon in the near future!! It's definitely towards the top of my to-do list !! So stay chooned for that : D

My Geeee! Glad it was useful to you pal : D

My Guy!!! Plenty more on the way, don't you worry! ; )

Ahhhhhhhh my guy legend thank you pal !! Yeah it's not too bad is it ; ) Think a lot of us were all cluckin' for a decent mapping tutorial hahahah!

Awesome nae worries! Glad it was useful for ya! : D

Hahahahaha my guy!! Glad you enjoyed it mate ; ) UK greetings right back at you dude! !

No way hahaha awesome -- Cheers Guys !!!

No worries, glad it was helpful for you to learn from! Yeah the mapping of this controller really does vary from software to software, I personally think that VJ's have one of the harder times using this controller, especially when comapared with things like Ableton, which it just works with beautifully; so as a VJ I had to get a bit creative to build something that works - one day, I pray for native support hahahahha

Cheers Geco! Yeah it is a bit of a belter of a controller to be fair - still got a few other videos revolved around this controller on the hit list to make too !

@@JHOVisualz that's a really good news bro. Will wait for any more tutorials. Keep doing great content. And yeah mk2 is really solid, compact. proper belter 🔥 🍻

My Guy!! Yeah I worked hard to corroborate all that info together; many hundreds of hours of MIDI mappings hahahaha - very glad it was useful to you mate : D

My man JedHo!!! A fellow JHO hahahahah

Cheers man! Oh nice!! Yeah I'd love to take the time to learn Ableton some point; looks right up my street - maybe one day haha

@@JHOVisualz you’ll probably fall down rabbit 🐇 hole 2 lol, especially once you setup your audio/video and triggering from same controller, protocols, etc…in fact I think you can use one APC and map both simultaneously…which would make sense in Lives session view, which is essentially same thing as Resolume view in your video. I’d try it but can’t drop the 💰 for all the Resolume gear just yet so party on mate 🖤😎🙌🐇

Literally my VJ philosophy hahahahah

Ahhh nice one thanks matey, good to know! : D Yeah they're only slight little changes, but it really does make a world of difference hahaha

@@JHOVisualz Cheers mate! Just a small contribution compared to your brilliant content.. keep up the good work 🍻

Legend cheers pal : D! Yeah so I'm planning to share all of my XML. files on my Patreon Page!! :) Plannin' to release it within the week !! : )

My Gee!! Always gassed to see a fellow enthuastic Resolume user in the comments ; ) Oh wat no way 3 APC20s sounds sick man; that's a pretty gnarly setup that!!! I'd defo still reccomend getting the ARC Plugin I talk about at the end of the video, turning the 1 controller into 16 of itself!!! And for only like 50quid is really is a steal!! Combine that with your current 3 APC20s, and you'll have a truly unstoppable setup !!! : D

I'd say that as a VJ; it feels in many ways like the 'must have' controller. To quote from the Resolume manual itself 'The AKAI APC40 Mk2. End of story. ' ------- Oh really; I haven't had any experience in using the Nanokontrol2 so I can't comment, but having LED indicators is certainly extremely useful! I'd say if you've got the spare money; it is definietly worth having a solid look at getting yourself an APC40MkII !

Ah I'm using Prime from the Resolume Store my guy! -- Here's the link check it out! resolume.com/footage/prime

@@JHOVisualz brilliant, thanks!

Yea completely agree, I always really love to look at how other VJ's have their mappings setup! Unfortunately, it is usually very diffucult information to find hahahaha! Oh yes very interesting, yea I mean if you can get good at doing it then that's still an effective and most importantly cost effective method for VJ'ing! I personally am of the philosophy that, if it can be mapped, then I absolutely want to be mapping it hahahahah! I always find that for me personally, relying on a mouse and keyboard is too limiting because of the lack of physical space you sometimes find in front of house or a gig. If I'm using a MIDI controller, then it just guarntees that I won't be struggling trying to wiggle a mouse in a tiny bit of room hahahaha! That's awesome tho if that's your primary go to setup, you're a braver person that I hahaha - very interesting to hear that : D !!

Hello mate, check out the video on my channel on where to find free VJ loops, should point you in the right directon! : D

Cheers man! Ooo umm okay, first off I am using version Resolume 7, so I can only speak for Resolume 7 here. Okay, so make sure you've definitely created a brand new mapping file, so that you're working on a blank mapping canvas. Make sure that you are mapping the clip box itself, and not the bottom of the clip where the text is. Mapping the text will only preview the clip and not properly select it. -- If it's giving you 2 options then you'd want ' clip connect ' . Can't think of the top of my head why else that wouldn't be working? If not maybe try unintall and re-install Resolume in case there was something corrupted on the download --- let me know how that goes for you pal !

Hahahaha if only this product had affiliate links

Hello mate, check out my video on Loop packs for beginners mate, it's on there with a little review of it for ya : D !

Oooeerrrr that's a big question pal , I'd reccomend posting on the forums with that one, it could be any number of things !! I would say right off the bat however to make sure that the clips you are using are in the DXV codec, as Resolume can struggle with other codecs ! : )

Ah yes, great question! So, using the base APC40 it's not really possible --- annoying I know , for this I'd use the ARC plugin, so you can fully access 16 channels of MIDI! With this you can use channel 1 for say clip triggers, and then use channel 9 as your previews ; then you can simply change between MIDI channels and have both clip trigges, and clip previews : D Hope this helps mate theapc40extender.co.uk/

@@JHOVisualz Hello, thank you for responding so quickly. but I don't have the apc40, mine is the apc mini mk2. I don't know if arc is compatible in this situation?

@@TonyTiritrin Ah yes I meant the MKII ! Yea the plugin is for the MKII, I use it for everything I do, and had a hand in helping the development! : ) It'll definitely solve the preview and clip trigger issue you have : D

I've got the setup file over on my Patreon page matey, if you wanted to take a look : )

Hello There! Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yeah! The mapping file for this tutorial is avaliable on my Patreon if you were interested : D

20:20 light toggle button

Ahahahah Good lad !

Ahhh yes with the MK1 yeah you only get the 3 colours unfortunately, but combined with the blinking is technially 6, you can still do some major mapping with 6 ; ) Great controller the MK1 !

@VJHO 😅 aw I figured. Yeah, definitely don't want a million blinking lights. I got everything mapped out great now. Bit want the mk2 for colors and portability. Mk1 is...she thiqq

@VJHO 😅 aw I figured. Yeah, definitely don't want a million blinking lights. I got everything mapped out great now. Bit want the mk2 for colors and portability. Mk1 is...she thiqq

Yes there is, but it would involve manually going and mapping the clip dashboard for every single clip on your composition --- I wouldn't neccisiraly advise this as your mappings can start getting really messy --- it is dooable, but the better approach is just to be organised as you are playing, and remember to reset a clip dashboard when it's done : ) An effective way to do this would be that when you are done with a clip, very quickly preview that clip in the preview monitor so that Resolume selects it, and then press your reset button! Hope this helps : )

@@JHOVisualz thanks!

Hello my friend! Check out my video on where to find VJ Loops which will point you in the right direction : D ! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LvUJ2ZzOkjM.html

Hello matey!! Gassed you found the video useful! :D I've lit just launched my Patreon; and I'll be uploading all of my .XML files onto there!! - check it out my guy! : D

What kind of files ypu after buddy? The Mapping file for this tutorial is avaliable on my Patreon : ) !

Yeah would love to!! : D Saw you guys play a festival last year and thought you guys were great!!

Thanks for the heads up matey!! Noo the project is still alive, and kicking strong !! We had a minor glitch with the wesbite but it's back online and ready to go ! Check it out my guy hope you enjoy : D

Check out my loop packs video! It's all on there : )

free

If you wish to buy the mapping my friend, it is avaliable on my Patreon!! : ) www.patreon.com/vjho

Feel free to message me on Instagram gee; soon I'll have a Patreon discord for all those juicy technical questions ; )

@@JHOVisualz Sweet. Tried searching for VJHO. but couldnt find you?!

@@robertmagnusson9315 It should be on my RU-vid profile my gee there should be a link; if not, then try @vjhovisualz ! : )

Hello mate, the file is avaliable for download on my Patreon page! I'm giving it a big update soon; so stay chooned ; )