As long as Hog lets you use
midi to control faders then there are ways to make this work. I have used APC controllers through bome for a variety of things that are no Ableton. I thought hog PC worked with
midi control, but only for the playback
screen that was currently displayed. That could be completly wrong as I have not used Hog in years, but I think it came up in a conversation recently, If I was understanding it correctly.
I have an APC mini, and it is okay but feels pretty cheap. Short and flimsy faders. Its okay for what it is and for the price, but look at the The MPD 232. It is much more robust. The buttons are firmer, almost like light drum pads. Over all the
build quality especially the faders are much better than the mini.