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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Now fully RGB capable, they allow proper colour feedback of all the myriad assignable colours within Live itself.

I get the feeling Ableton doesn't want people to use Ableton for straight up DJing haha which is fair, they want people to create! The MkI was built like a piece of traditional pro-DJ equipment, with a tough metal enclosure and replaceable crossfader module.Moving the physical control on your Apc 40 Mk2 will now move the position of the corresponding parameter in Ableton.

The main things one might look for in a controller dedicated to Ableton Live, which aren’t found in the APC40 Mk2, are all related to MIDI creation, really. As before, cursor buttons move the grid around the Session View in single row/column steps, or whole banks with the Shift key. Eight Device Control knobs make it easy to tweak device parameters and light up to provide visual feedback of each parameter. This collection is brimming with Bass Hits to throw into a sampler, warm Bass Loops to chop up, punchy Drum Hits (including kicks, snares, claps, hats and percs), as well as groovy Drum Loops that will get the vibe going instantly.

Whether you’re on stage, in the studio, or on the move, our cover delivers reliable protection, preserving the pristine condition of your MIDI controller. On the original, the knobs could only be switched between Pan and Sends A–C; now a single Sends button gives access to up to eight Sends. A grid of 40 RGB-lit buttons for clip launching plus faders and encoders for controlling eight channels and the master give you complete control over your arrangement and mix. In the time it took you to read this, you could have created your own custom Ableton Script for that controller sitting in front of you! In 2009, Akai Professional collaborated with the creators of Ableton Live, a powerful music performance and production software environment, and introduced the original Ableton Performance Controller-APC40.