AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller

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AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Product no: V-APC40 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Akai and Ableton have teamed up and have produced the Akai APC-40 MIDI controller. Akai, the producer of the MPC series of audio samplers and sequencers, has become immensely popular in the world of hip-hop. Akai has designed a fantastic live MIDI controller which is perfectly attuned for staunch Ableton Live users. If you own an Ableton, throw away your mouse and keyboard and buy this APC 40.

The APC 40 is a plug-and-play device that can be connected to your computer via USB. No further drivers are needed. Subsequently, you can assign the APC 40 and link every button, knob and fader to a virtual function in Ableton. This MIDI controller is also compatible with other software.

This Akai APC 40 is different from most MIDI controllers because of its raster of 8 x 5 buttons (left corner), that match the Ableton Live’s unique raster sequence analysis software. Various colours represent the support of several on/off states.

If you love making music with Ableton Live but get tired of having to click constantly, the APC 40 is the solution.

Specifications

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 3,8 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 53,5 x 40,0 x 14,0 cm

Product specifications

- live controller for Ableton
- including USB cable
- including adapter
- clip matrix
- 40 trigger points
- 8 track control buttons
- 8 device control buttons
- bi-directional communication
- tap tempo switch
- crossfader
- 8 faders
- 1 master fader
- USB port
- for PC as well as MAC
- including Ableton Live Lite

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AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
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Je l'utilise avec ableton et fl studio, facile a prendre en main. Permet le live comme le mastering ! En conclusion, c'est un très bon produit !
AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Je l'utilise avec ableton et fl studio, facile a prendre en main. Permet le live comme le mastering ! En conclusion, c'est un très bon produit !
AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
topproduct , maakt het live recorden in ableton leuker en gemakkelijker
is zijn geld zeker waard. en danzij bax-shop heb je het rap in huis
AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
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Voor de mensen die graag gebruik willen maken van deze controller maar Ableton Live niet hebben;

FL Studio v 10.5, een van de nieuwere versies, heeft een Performance-mode.
Met deze performance mode kan je FL studio net als Ableton Live gebruiken. Deze controller wordt zelf door Image-Line gebruikt om de demo's van FL 10.5 in Performance Mode te demonstreren.
AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
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Het is moeilijk om negatief over de APC 40 te zijn. De controller is extreem stevig, prettig van formaat en heerlijk om mee te werken. Met Ableton kun je direct aan de slag, geen ingewikkelde midi mapping, gewoon gaan. En dat is het prettigste. Met macro's wordt ook de instrument set aan draaiknoppen snel bruikbaar. Ik vind soms de deadzones wat onprettig, dat voelt daardoor niet heel precies, de cross fader is ook erg licht in bediening, maar dat is geen ramp. Het is geen Ableton Push (ook eigenlijk van Akai), die is toch een stap verder door bijv. de sequencer er in (al moet die natuurlijk nog echt uitkomen), maar het is een verademing om mee te werken.

Voor iemand die veel met ableton zonder een goede controller werkte was het echt een nieuwe dimensie. Veel meer het gevoel bezig met de muziek te zijn ipv de computer.
AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Uitstekende ableton controller!
De beste op de markt!

Ik werk er al een tijdje mee en ik moet zeggen dat hij zeer handig is.
Je kan de draaiknoppen ook programmeren zodat ze voor alles kunnen gebruikt worden. (parameters, filters,...)

kortom: een geslaagd product.
AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
gewoon WOW inpluggen en beats maken dit ding is geweldig
AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
@ Floris Verstegen Floris heb je ook filmpje of liedje van je mashup?

mvg,

thijs
AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Zeer handige midicontroller voor zowel dj als produceer-gebruik! Knoppen te over om je eigen lay-out te maken en hij is zelfs te gebruiken als drum-computer in combinatie met Ableton Live. De aansluitting met Ableton Live is naadloos en werkt uitstekend.

Nog geen enkel probleem mee gehad vandaar een dikke 5
AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Wrote the following about AKAI APC 40 Ableton MIDI Controller
Super ding!

Gebruik het in combinatie met lasersturing Phoenix!

Ideaal voor tijdens de show verschillende dingen direct op de muziek toe te passen!

Goed materiaal en lekker stevig en mooi verpakt!

Super betrouwbaar, wat je kan verwachten van dit ding!

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