AKAI Professional APC64

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AKAI Professional APC64

AKAI Professional

APC64

4.7 Expert Rating

Product Info

Article Number: 574852
Model: APC64
Price: $306.90

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The APC64 is a seriously focused Ableton Live controller. It’s a fantastic way to get hands-on with your tracks, especially for producers who love clip-based performance and sequencing. If you're deeply embedded in the Ableton ecosystem, this is a no-brainer for expanding your creative control and live performance capabilities.

Product Description

  • AKAI Professional APC64
  • Ableton Controller
  • With sequencer and touch strips
  • 64 Velocity and pressure sensitive RGB pads
  • 8x8 Pad matrix for launching clips
  • entering notes
  • drum mode and sequencer programming
  • Internal 8-track sequencer with 32 steps
  • Chord mode and dynamic note and scale modes
  • 8 Touch strips for controlling level
  • panorama
  • aux sends
  • Ableton effects and instruments
  • Software editor and freely programmable custom mode
  • Buttons for transport control
  • direct track selection and record/mute/solo status
  • Tap-Tempo
  • OLED-Anzeige und Encoder
  • 8 CV outputs: 3.5 mm mini jack - for controlling analogue synthesizers and modular systems (range: 0-5 V)
  • MIDI In/Out/Thru: 3.5 mm mini jack
  • USB-C Port
  • Dimensions (B x T x H): 372 x 269 x 35 mm
  • Weight: 1.6 kg
  • Includes USB-C cable
  • USB-C to USB-A cable
  • 3 x MIDI adapter (5-pin DIN to 3.5 mm mini jack)
PROS
  • • Excellent Ableton Live integration, streamlining workflow significantly.
  • • The 8x8 pad matrix offers intuitive clip launching and sequencing.
  • • Touch strips provide tactile control over key Ableton parameters.
  • • Integrated 8-track sequencer expands creative possibilities beyond Live.
CONS
  • • Limited compatibility outside of Ableton Live; less versatile for other DAWs.
  • • Plastic build feels somewhat budget-oriented, though structurally sound.
  • • Smaller pad size might be challenging for some users' fingers.

Product Video

Key Features

Faders 8 Touch Strips
Knobs OLED Display and Encoders
Pads 64 Velocity/Pressure Sensitive RGB
Motorized No
Connections USB-C, MIDI In/Out/Thru (3.5mm), 8 CV Outputs (3.5mm)
Weight 1.6 kg

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Frequently Asked Questions

While it technically supports MIDI, its integration with Ableton Live's features is deeply ingrained, so functionality will be significantly reduced in other DAWs.
The pads are quite responsive to velocity and pressure, but the plastic construction does give them a less premium feel compared to some higher-end controllers – it’s functional, but not luxurious.
The CV outputs range from 0-5V, allowing connection to a wide variety of analog synthesizers and Eurorack modules that accept standard control voltage signals.

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