User manual AKAI APC20 QUICKSTART GUIDE

[. . . ] APC20 can also be used in "generic mode" as a controller with other virtual DJ applications that use MIDI protocol. If you already own Ableton Live, make sure to download the latest Ableton Live update for full APC20 support at www. To install the Akai Profesisonal APC Edition of Ableton Live, simply insert the included CD into your computer, then follow the on-screen instructions. [. . . ] ) Note on MIDI Mapping: We have already mapped APC20's controls to some of Ableton Live's most useful functions, but if you would like to change your MIDI mappings, you can do so by clicking the "MIDI" button in the upper right-hand corner of the software window. From here you can create new mappings as you could with any other controller. Refer to Ableton Live's manual or lessons for more information on how to do this. CLIP LAUNCH / SESSION OVERVIEW ­ While in Clip Launch View (the default), this 8x5 grid of buttons is used to launch clips in Ableton Live. The 8 vertical columns represent 8 tracks in the software while the 5 horizontal rows represent 5 clip slots in each track. In this view, the button LED colors 1 3 represent the following: OFF ­ empty AMBER ­ clip present, not playing GREEN ­ clip present, playing RED ­ clip present, recording 4 2 When the SHIFT button is held, this grid will change to Session Overview. In 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 this view, each button represents an entire 8x5 grid of clip slots in the 6 software (that is, each button represents a different Clip Launch 9 7 View). selecting one will change the 8 Clip Launch View. This allows you to access and use more than the 5 rows and 8 tracks represented by just one Clip Launch View. While in Session 5 Overview, the button LED colors represent the following: OFF ­ no clips are present in this 8x5 grid AMBER ­ clips are present in this 8x5 grid, which is currently selected Note: In the software, a red GREEN ­ clips are present in this 8x5 grid, which rectangle around an 8x5 grid of contains clip slots that are currently playing clips represents APC20's current RED ­ clip are present in this 8x5 grid, but no clip slots Clip Launch View. You can are currently playing change/shift the Clip Launch View Examples: If you have 16 tracks with 20 clips in each track, with APC20's controls (e. If you hold SHIFT and press the second button in the first row, Note: If the current Clip Launch after releasing SHIFT the Clip Launch View will represent Clips View is "between" two 8x5 grids in 1-5 of Tracks 9-16. Buttons the software, both If you hold SHIFT and press the first button in the second row, representing those two grids will after releasing SHIFT the Clip Launch View will represent Clips light. SHIFT ­ Holding this button down lets you access extra controller features (printed in amber on the control surface), such as Session Overview or a track available in the NAVIGATION / TRACK SELECTION section. You can change the mode of the TRACK CONTROL FADERS by holding shift and pressing one of the RECORD ARM / FADER MODE buttons. SCENE LAUNCH ­ These buttons triggers an entire row of clips, called a "scene. " All clips in that scene will be triggered, including those not represented in that Clip Launch View. CLIP STOP ­ These buttons stops all clips playing in the corresponding track, including those not represented in that Clip Launch View. [. . . ] Moving left-to-right and bottom-to-top within the left half of the grid, the buttons ascend chromatically (C1, C#1, D1, D#1, etc. (This is ideal for using with Drum Rack, but it can also be used to play melodic lines with any MIDI device. USB CONNECTION ­ Plug a standard USB cable into this outlet and into the USB port of your computer. [. . . ]