{"product_id":"akai-apc-mini-mk2","title":"AKAI APC Mini MK2","description":"The AKAI Pro APC Mini MKII is a compact USB MIDI controller featuring a 64-pad backlit LED matrix for managing clips and scenes in Ableton Live's Session View. It stands out with three additional configuration modes: Note, Smart Scale, and Drum, which allow you to play your virtual instruments during live performances or in the studio. The 9 faders, 8 for selected channels and one for the master, enable physical control over various mixer and device parameters (instruments and effects). Play loops, samples, and recordings in real-time and play virtual instruments in Ableton Live, allowing you to even forget the mouse. Compared to the previous version, the APC Mini MKII offers three pad configuration modes that let you play the virtual instrument selected in the software. An efficient controller that automatically adapts to Control Surface mode with the Ableton Live project, thanks to new LEDs capable of visually representing hundreds of different colors, to better match those assigned to clips. No longer just the three colors available in the previous model. The Ableton Performance Controller (APC) series from AKAI Professional was the first line of hardware specifically designed for seamless interaction with Ableton Live software. Controllers in this series offer immediate Control Surface setup, allowing the pad matrix to dynamically adapt to clips in your musical project's Session View. Other physical controls, such as faders, are also automatically reassigned based on what is selected in the project or hardware: from controlling devices (audio effects loaded as inserts on tracks or virtual instrument parameters) to controlling volumes in the mixer, from managing pan to sends to effects. 64 newly designed pads to better manage clips and scenes in Ableton Live's Session View, with RGB LED backlighting for a perfect representation of the colors assigned to the software's clips. Thanks to 4 dedicated buttons, you can comfortably move horizontally or vertically in your project to select tracks and their clips to manage. From playback to recording, from individual clips to entire scenes: play, activate, and reproduce audio samples, loops, and MIDI clips. Four buttons allow you to select what you want to control from the instrument's faders: volume, pan, send, or the parameters of the selected device. Control filters, reverbs, and delays, write and record automations to add that something extra to your live performances and musical productions. In Device mode, the physical rotary controls are automatically assigned to the macro mapping of the effect or instrument selected in Ableton Live. Through various buttons, you can also manage essential transport functions such as Solo, Mute, track arming, etc. Drum mode provides perfect integration with Ableton's Drum Rack, dedicating a 4x4 quadrant (16 pads) of the APC Mini to controlling the Drum Rack device, while the other pads can be used and assigned as desired. This allows for the creation of custom pad layouts and even more creative performances, not achievable with other controllers in the APC series. The Smart Scale View provides immediate visual feedback as you change key and scale type. In this mode, the currently selected musical scale is also visible through the pads. Note mode offers a new workflow for performances, allowing you to play perfect musical parts with Ableton Live without the risk of playing wrong notes. By registering your AKAI APCmini MKII controller on AkaiPro.com, you will have access to the free software provided for promotional purposes. You will find the code to unlock a Lite version of Ableton Live software and three free licenses for three virtual instruments from Air Music Tech: the Hybrid 3 virtual analog synthesizer (perfect for EDM, trap, house, techno, and electronic genres in general), the Mini Grand acoustic piano, and the Velvet electric piano. Key Features • Ableton Performance Controller • Class Compliant USB MIDI Controller • 8x8 Pad Matrix with 64 RGB backlit pads • 9 Assignable Faders • Smart Scale View mode • Note and Drum modes for playing directly from the pads • Dedicated scene control buttons • 4 buttons for navigating the Clip matrix • USB-B port for Mac and PC • USB powered • 1-meter USB-B to USB-A cable included in the package • Dimensions: 240 x 210 x 32mm • Weight: 0.81kg Included Software • Ableton Live Lite • Air Music Hybrid 3: virtual analog synth • Air Music Mini Grand: acoustic piano • Air Music Velvet: electric piano","brand":"Akai Professional","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53994459922765,"sku":"APCMINI2","price":89.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/0643\/6173\/files\/222100-large_default.jpg?v=1779956856","url":"https:\/\/musicdelivery.net\/en\/products\/akai-apc-mini-mk2","provider":"Music Delivery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}