AKAI PROFESSIONAL APC Key 25 MK2
Product information "AKAI PROFESSIONAL APC Key 25 MK2"
Ultra‑Portable All‑In‑One Ableton Live Controller
The new APC Key 25 Mk2 is a versatile and compact MIDI keyboard controller that lets you make and create music anywhere, offering the perfect combination of clip‑launching and composing in
Ableton Live. Bring your own melodies, chord progressions and ideas for rich harmonies to life with APC Key 25.
40 brilliant RGB backlit pads
APC Key 25 Mk2 features 40 new RGB backlit pads for brilliant and precise playback of your Ableton Live session clips. Whether in the studio or on stage, the scrolling, RGB‑capable pad matrix impresses with its presence. At the crucial moments of your creativity you can effortlessly trigger loops, instruments, vocals and more.
An immersive experience for music creators
APC Key 25 lets you trigger single loops, samples and melodies as well as entire scenes for an original and inspiring music‑creation performance. Forty RGB backlit pads in a configurable 5x8 grid accurately represent the clips from your Ableton Live session and are always within reach for the ultimate navigation experience, even with large sessions.
Your melodic performance
The APC Key 25 authentically brings your melodic ideas to the fore. Use Ableton’s powerful instruments and express your music in your own way. Create your own basslines with Hybrid 3 from AIR Technology and craft layered, dynamic piano sounds with the virtual instrument Mini Grand. In combination with the proven Ableton workflow for scenes and clip launching, APC Key 25 lets you add your own performance to your tracks.
Gen 2 keybed — performance and feel
APC Key 25 features 25 keys with the responsive Gen 2 keybed for melodic and harmonic music creation. Play your own chords, arpeggios, solos and soundscapes with these incredibly versatile keys. Use the octave up/down buttons for an extended range. The dedicated sustain button gives your playing space and dimension, ensuring the APC Key 25 is ready for any musical moment.
An even more powerful Ableton experience
Tactile control provides an impressively creative Ableton Live experience. APC Key 25 features eight 360° assignable endless encoders for adjusting volume, panning, insert effect sends and more, offering elegant, intuitive control of your sessions. Tweak reverbs and filter sweeps or write automation to bring your music to life. Shape your sounds on the fly with the assignable 360° endless encoders.
Precise intuitive control
Effortlessly create your own distinctive sounds. In Device Mode the APC Key 25 encoders are automatically assigned to the eight macro controls of the device selected by Ableton Live. Control multiple parameters with a single encoder to generate truly innovative sounds. Soft Keys give you even more control, for quick access to Solo, Mute, Stop and Record‑Arm functions.
Includes Ableton Live Lite
APC Key 25 includes Ableton Live Lite software. Start making and creating music with this powerful clip‑launching DAW that provides plenty of instruments, mixing effects, samples and the ability to record and mix audio and MIDI. Ableton Live Lite gives you all the tools to turn your musical ideas into igniting songs and performances.
Take your sound to the next level with AIR
Take your sound to the next level with the included suite of virtual instruments from award‑winning sound design company AIR Music Technology. In addition to Ableton Live Lite, APC Key 25 also includes several world‑class plugin instruments, including Hybrid 3 — a powerful polyphonic analogue synthesizer, Mini Grand — an acoustic piano instrument, and Velvet — an electric vintage piano instrument.
- 5x8 pad grid matrix with 40 RGB backlit pads
- dynamic 25‑key Gen 2 keybed
- 8 assignable 360° endless encoders
- dedicated Scene Launch buttons
- 4 arrow keys for navigating the clip matrix
- includes Ableton Live Lite music production software (Mac/PC)
- Color/ Finish: Red / Black
- Connections: USB-B
- Includes: Ableton Live Lite Akai Edition, USB cable
- Keyboard type: Dynamic 25-key Gen 2 keyboard
- Keys: 25
- Number of Encoders: 8
- Number of Pads: 40
- Power supply: USB
- USB: Yes
- Weight: 315 x 193 x 47 mm
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AKAI PROFESSIONAL
The music division of AKAI PROFESSIONAL became known for its S/Z series samplers. Some will recognise the rack samplers S612, S900 through to S6000, Z4 and Z8. More decisive and influential for generations, however, were the models of the MPC series – originally called the MIDI Production Center.
MPC – the birth of a legend
Today MPC stands for Music Production Center. The concept of these workstations has endured: an instrument that combines sampling with a sequencer. American designer Roger Linn developed the MPC-60 with AKAI PROFESSIONAL. The model was released on 8 December 1988 and cost $5,000. Further developments followed with the MPC-60 MKII and the MPC-3000 in 1994. Producers and DJs swore by the unmistakable sound and the unique MPC groove. The units became mythical. Roger Linn ended his collaboration with AKAI PROFESSIONAL. In 1997 the MPC-2000 (XL) hit the market, followed by the MPC-1000, the 2500 and the flagship MPC-4000. To provide a similar workflow for computer-based music production, AKAI PROFESSIONAL expanded their product range with controllers such as the MPD16, MPD24, MPK49, APC40, and MPD218 MPD232.
The Music Production Center today
The current MPC models go by names like Touch, Studio Black, One, Live and X. What they all share are the legendary 16 pads for inputting beats and melodies. The units now also feature touch-sensitive displays. Slicing and editing becomes child’s play! The standalone units offer variable core sounds and different control options as well as a variety of connections depending on the size.
What products does AKAI PROFESSIONAL offer?
Besides the famous MPC models, AKAI PROFESSIONAL offers numerous MIDI controllers as master keyboards or pad versions. Whether in mini or full-size key formats, there is a large selection of keyboard controllers. If the supplied sound selection isn't enough, countless expansion packs can provide additional ideas. Not into hardware? With software solutions for PC and mobile devices, AKAI PROFESSIONAL leaves nothing to be desired and offers everyone a suitable tool for producing. In the area of electronic wind instruments, AKAI PROFESSIONAL offers the EWI series from their own range. Even though this product group is far from the core assortment, it demonstrates the company's inventiveness and innovative capability.
AKAI PROFESSIONAL Software 2 as a complete DAW solution
With MPC Software 2, AKAI PROFESSIONAL takes their heavyweight production hub to a new level. As the ultimate platform for creative freedom, the DAW software offers all the standard features of common digital audio workstations – in the familiar MPC look! From seamless integration of all 3rd-party MIDI controllers, external sound equipment and interfaces, through reliable MIDI routing to multitrack recording, MPC 2 becomes the new heart of every music studio.
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