AKAI Professional APC40MKII - USB MIDI Controller for Ableton Live with Clip Launch Matrix, Knobs & Faders, Plug & Play Setup for Mac / PC and Pro Software Suite Included

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The pads aren’t velocity sensitive, so even if Akai did offer a Note Mode, as found on the APC20, you wouldn’t be able to be very expressive with them. The Mini loses the right–hand side, and all the knobs, leaving just the clip launch grid and mini faders. For live performance and arrangement, in addition to the essential clip and scene launching, you now have a dedicated A/B button on each track for routing to the crossfader. The Apc 40 Mk2 offers a complimentary copy of Ableton Live Lite, but its features are limited in comparison to Ableton Live Standard or Suite. The question now is whether Akai’s take on what makes an Ableton Performance Controller stand up against the alternatives that have come since.

The contents of this article are subject to worldwide copyright protection and reproduction in whole or part, whether mechanical or electronic, is expressly forbidden without the prior written consent of the Publishers. Ableton Live Lite enables musicians and producers to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise, and edit musical ideas in a fluid audio/MIDI environment.If you're looking to get the most out of your Apc 40 Mk2, our Ableton Midi Script Creator tool ' Control Surface Studio' is exactly what you need! Also included is the Puremagnetik Effect Racks, a collection of over 200 sophisticated audio effects engineered for instant sound sculpting. This collection comes packed with an endless variety of channel strips, DJ and live sound effects, glitch racks, amp racks, modulators, filters, beat processors, and noise boxes. Ableton Live Lite enables musicians and producers to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise, and edit musical ideas in a fluid audio / MIDI environment.

A one-to-one MIDI mapping indicates that each control on your Apc 40 Mk2 is capable of controlling only one parameter in Ableton Live. The Akai APC40 MKII improves on almost every aspect of the APC40 MKI, packing everything you need for next level Ableton performances into a controller you can fit in your backpack. Akai Professional and Sample Tools by Cr2 are back with another limited-time promotion for new and existing users of the iconic APC Series.The bulky bevelled surround is gone, and the launch pads are now slim rectangles instead of squares, trimming the size in all dimensions.