Akai APC-40 Midi Controller Live Pro, Beyond

Brand: Akai

Model: APC-40
Type: Midi Controller

Description:

Ableton Live is a powerful software for creating and playing music. This kind of software requires an equally unique controller. Akai Professional and Ableton are proud to present the APC40. In combination with Ableton Live, this controller transform your experience of composing tracks with a computer in instantly creating music with the most appropriate instrument.

APC40 is the link between man and computer as perfectly balances analytical parameter control with creative expression. Whether you're an artist in the electronic music scene and live performance is your operating model, DJ, using Live to mix or remix tracks, or a traditional musician using Live on stage or in the studio, you will find in the APC40 an intuitive, powerful tool that directly connects your inspiration with Ableton Live.

Direct Design

Because Akai Professional and Ableton are created APC40 specifically for Ableton Live, it is not necessary to map the controls of the device with the software. Simply connect your laptop to the APC40 via USB and you're ready to create magic. APC40 is "plug and play" and do not need to install drivers. The initial setup is literally three steps: load Ableton Live, plug your APC40, and select the APC40 as a controller for Ableton Live. It is! No additional mapping settings and headaches.

APC40 comes configured for immediate use with Ableton Live software, so if you are a beginner, you control with APC40 adopted very easily and quickly. And if you have experience working with Live, you will be pleased to notice that you can make adjustments in your choice of each individual knob or fader of APC40, to coordinate control completely to your needs.

APC40 communicate directly with Ableton Live and Live communicate directly with the APC40. This bidirectional communication makes the APC40 an advanced controller, which can receive feedback from the software and display it on its matrix with 40 Trigger and LED rings Cotto hug each button. Clip matrix gives you instant view the status of each clip: what's loaded, what goes in and what they recorded. Each state is displayed on the matrix in a different color, so you can get a quick overview of the state of clips. You can shift the focus of your clip and get a comprehensive picture of the clips you loaded your set. APC40 has 16 keys, each surrounded by a ring of LED. These rings support the recognition of your settings in the dark as indicate the values ​​of the selected parameters.

 Ableton choose Akai Professional as its partner in developing the APC40, because leadership Akai Pro in producing comfortable to use, robust and accurate controllers. The legendary series MPC, which change the way of doing music to industry standard MPD and MPK controllers, Akai Professional is revered by musicians, DJ's and producers around the world, as it creates a feeling that enhances their creativity. APC40 is built with a metal chassis and rubber parts, preventing slip. All buttons and faders are solid and precise for accurate performance. Features high-quality replaceable crossfader to transition between clips and loops assigned to the "A" or "B".

Creative control

APC40 comes with Ableton Live Akai Professional APC40 software that is completely functional for production and live performance. Owners of separate editions of Ableton Live 7 or 8 can also work seamlessly with the APC40. Live 7 with the latest update has full support for the APC40 and all versions of Live 8.

APC40 has two banks of eight knobs. First Bank controls global parameters so that you always have instant access to your main pads and etc. Second Bank with 6 buttons dynamically reallocated to the track you choose. You can control 8 parameters of the track at the same time and when changing channels knobs follow your focus. For example, you can work with the Beat Decoder on track 2. When you switch on track 4, the 8 buttons, which until now have controlled the Beat Decoder, begin to control Flangeverb Track 4. You will even notice that the settings are loaded buttons on light rings, so immediately you can identify the status of each button.

APC40 also features a view of the special conditions clip and feedback that only the matrix of the APC40 can show. It is not limited to only 40 clips. You can scroll through and change the clip receiving access control and unlimited performance.

APC40 has a wide range of controls. The 8 main buttons control up to four banks of controls. The 8 track control buttons 9 different parameters. This gives you 72 control that you can dynamically overwrite every time you switch the track. Channel faders, bus faders and crossfader give you smooth control of key value. You have even more control with specially added controls its own, including Tap Tempo, Tempo Nudge, solo / cues, recording two programmable "footswitch" entrance.

Designed in partnership with Ableton, APC40 is the most advanced Live controller for the most advanced performari.

Application: DJ, laser control