The Akai apc40 midi controller is a dedicated equipment for the Ableton Live software. It was developed through a collaboration of Akai and Ableton and it bears both companies’ logo. It is smaller than other midi controllers with a replaceable cross-fader module that can be bolted in from the bottom of the machine. It connects to your host computer through USB and has two useful footswitch inputs, one that is defaulted to trigger the preferred Scene and the other to launch or punch-in the preferred Clip slot.
When the APC controller is hooked up to the Ableton Live interface you will see a red rectangle in your session view. The Clip slots are controlled through and 8x5 control grid on the APC. If you press a pad on the grid, it launches the Clip in Live. You can also a trigger an empty slot on a loaded track and start a new Clip recording. You will see different colours of buttons lighting up to show the status of the controlled slot. Orange indicates that there is a Clip, green shows a playing Clip, red indicates that a Clip is being recorded, and if you do not see any light, this means that the slot is empty.
You will also find a row of buttons below the grid which you will use to stop playback on every track. At the right side of the grid is a column of buttons for the Scene Launch that will trigger rows of Clips, including a “Stop All Clips” button. This will also appear on the Master Track in the Live software. There is more to the APC than its 8x5 control grid, five scenes, and eight tracks. There are Bank Select buttons on the right side of the grid that moves the grid around your Live Session View a row and a track one at a time. The bank keys may be a bit hard and clicky, and may not be too great for fast clicking.
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