AKAI Professional APC Key 25 – USB MIDI Keyboard Controller featuring 25 Piano Style Keys, 40 Buttons and 8 Assignable Encoders, for Ableton Live
Produce, Perform, Create
Designed for the performing musician or conventional composer, the APC Key 25 unites the power of an APC clip-launching panel with a keyboard interface, fusing real-time control of Ableton Live, traditional composition tools and USB plug-and-play connectivity. Create melodies, compose bass lines, and play chords with 25 synth-action mini keys. Dedicated buttons for Octave Up, Octave Down and Sustain expand the expressive capabilities of the keyboard to tap into the full melodic range and perform with classic piano-style sustain.
The Power of Clips
APC Key 25 features a 5×8 multicolour clip-launching perfect for arranging tracks on-the-fly, triggering loops, one-shot samples and more. Teri-colour lighting provides visual feedback and displays three clip statusesâloaded, playing, and recordingâso you can intelligently perform without looking at your computer. For expanded creative possibilities, APC Key 25 features a dedicated Shift button and directional arrows to manipulate the scope of the 5×8 grid.
Total Control
APC Key 25 is equipped with everything you need to produce some serious musical creations. With 8 conveniently located, fully assignable control knobs, take command of your instrument/effect racks, virtual instruments, mixer parameters and much more using tactile, hands-on control. As standard, APC Key 25 auto-maps to volume, pan, sends and device control, selectable using 4 dedicated KNOB CTRL buttons: fade clips in and out of the mix; pan instruments to the left, right or centre; raise the level of reverb or other effects to create fluid transitions; open and close filters for lush sweeps; and much more.
Seamless Integration
APC Key 25 comes pre-mapped to Live for an instant performance and production setup. When APC Key 25 is plugged into your computer, its hardware controls correspond 1 to 1 with Ableton Liveâs interfaceâno additional configuring is required. Seeking a customised control layout? All of APC Key 25âs controls can be re-assigned on the fly for personalised setups that change with your performance or production style. Plus, APC Key 25 can also be used as a general MIDI controller to manipulate other software applications such as virtual instruments, plugins and DAWs.
All The Tools You Need
The Power of Clips
Total Control
Seamless Integration
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Ableton Live LiteAbleton Live Lite delivers much of the functionality of Ableton Live and lets you spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instrumentsâas well as your digital audio recordings and MIDI sequencesâtogether in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use. | Hybrid 3.0 and Sonivox TwistHybrid 3.0 is a high-definition virtual synthesiser combining the coveted warmth of analogue synths with a full range of futuristic digital manipulation capabilities. SONiVOX Twist is a spectral morphing synthesis virtual instrument. Comprised of a dynamic interface, an advanced pattern generator, and onboard effects, Twist lets you create serious sounds using simple controls. | Toolroom Artist Launch PacksToolroom Records artist launch packs bring you the coveted sounds of electronic music with a premium collection of sample packs, produced exclusively for Akai Professional from one of the worldâs leading dance record labels. Including expertly curated instrumental loops, drumkits and one-shot samples. | VIP 3.1Experience expanded control of your VST instrument and effect collection with APC Key 25 and VIP3.1. VIP3.1 provides you with unparalleled access to your virtual instrument and effect collection, seamlessly integrating the hardware / software experience. |
Weight: | 839 g |
Dimensions: | 19.41 x 31.19 x 4.29 cm; 839.15 Grams |
Model: | akai2055 |
Colour: | Black |
Colour: | Black |
Origin: | China |
Muy bueno para su precio. Unica pega que eb fl studio solo funciona como teclado y los scrolls si los asignas. En abbleton funcionan perfectamente todos los controladores
It’s pretty decent. Only if you’re into launching clips though. Could be useful if you’re on the road a lot.
Tasti ovviamente non granch; ma a questo prezzo e con la possibilita di usarla con Ableton in maniera splendida e totalmente trasparente, 4 stelle pi che meritate.
Downsizing my set up to make it more portable. Having always had issues in the past with Ableton recognising (and/or retaining) the set up of my previous controller, I felt going to a dedicated controller was the way to go. This has proven to be the right decision as this was a doddle to set up and works flawlessly BUT PLEASE NOTE, only after I upgraded my Ableton set up to Live 10. This controller is not supported on anything before Live 9. I suppose I did not research this enough before buying (I have stayed with Live 8 Intro as is unlimited in terms of track count unlike 9 and 10) so is my mistake, but at the same time it could be made a lot clearer in ads or by Akai. So have ended up coughing up another 50 for Live 10 Intro just to be able to use this controller properly (the included Live10 Light is worthless). Even 10 intro is limited to 16 tracks so in some ways not as good as my old Live 8, but 16 tracks is usually enough for me and includes lots of additional good features not in 8 (Drumrack for example). Sorry this has ended up more like a review of Ableton that the Akai. The former is frustrating in that it’s upgrade path for those of use who cannot justify +400 is a pain. The latter is an exceptionally good wee box of tricks that is a joy to use.
Pratique, de quoi piloter Live, lancer les enregistrements, passer les scnes, sans toucher le PC.
Le clavier dpanne, mais reste agrable.
De la taille d’un gros PC portable, transport facile.
Pour le prix, c’est complet et bien fait.
Awsome product
The only flaw … You can’t remap the midi button so you gotta make it work as is
You just plug it in and it will give you external pads for the Kronos, although I’m still wondering what the advantage is over just using the keys. The buttonss are a bit small for drum kits, but they will work. I haven’t got the sliders doing anything, but the Kronos has its own sliders.
Ho acquistato questo APC Mini come controller MIDI da accoppiare a MyDMX 3.0, software di gestione Luci professionali.
Il prodotto robusto, l’ho utilizzato per tutta l’estate, rimanendo svariate ore all’aperto ed stato esposto spesso a umidit notturna, anche abbondante, polvere e anche (purtroppo) a qualche scroscio di pioggia inattesa. Nonostante ci non ha mai fatto una piega, n sui bottoni n sui fader.
L’accoppiamento inesistente su MacOS, nel senso che basta collegare il cavo usb (da tipo B a tipo A, incluso e sufficientemente lungo per utilizzi classici) e in pochi secondi viene rilevato dal sistema.
Il feeling dei tasti buono, si sa sempre se un tasto stato premuto oppure no anche senza guardare.
I fader hanno una discreta resistenza, non sono troppo morbidi da essere mossi accidentalmente e inviano un segnale preciso.
I LED di retroilluminazione dei pulsanti non sono brillantissimi ma comunque abbastanza luminosi da essere visibili in condizioni di media illuminazione diretta del dispositivo. Non sono RGB ma solo selezionabili tra Verde/Arancio/Rosso, sia fissi che lampeggianti (bassa frequenza, mai fastidiosi).
I piedini sotto al dispositivo gli forniscono una buona stabilit su tutte le superfici, raramente mi si mosso durante l’utilizzo e solo per eccessiva “foga” nella pressione di un pulsante o di movimento di un fader.
Unica pecca per ora riscontrata, il connettore usb lo avrei messo sul lato, o sdoppiato per dare possibilit di scelta, visto che un controller creato per occupare meno spazio possibile.
Does everything I need to assist my digital music productio
Es un controlador magnfico, rpido, seguro, no se bloquea, plugNplay, muy efectivo.
La nica pega que le saco es la poca configuracin con otros softwares, es decir, funciona con Qlab, resolume, Logic… con todos, pero ojo, no se ilumina, eso solo lo hace con ableton, lo cual es una pena, dado que para lanzar en directo vdeos, o para disparar algunos elementos estando en el Show, sera mejor poder ver claramente todo.
Los faders son muy sensibles, aviso que son muy pequeos, si miras la medidas totales del producto descubrirs que los faders son realmente “cortos de recorrido”, no es un problema porque son muy precisos, pero tenlo en cuenta, sobre todo para directo.
Un saludo.
Bell’oggetto perfettamente funzionente e dalle varie funzioni, molto immediato, solo la tastiera lascia un po’ a desiderare, e molto piccola ed ha una sensibilit strana, nulla a che fare con una vera tastiera
I bought it to my 12 years old son as birthday present and seems that he has enjoyed it very much !
for 99 bucks cant go wrong. akai makes good quality products
Fr mein Ableton Live brauchte ich eine platzsparende Lsung. Und das kleine Akai APC Key 25 war da genau richtig. Akai hat bisher immer gepunktet in Usability und Qualitt. Wobei es auch von Roland mega schne Controller gibt, aber nicht fr dieses Preis/Leistungsverhltnis.
Le funzionalita’ sono quelle promesse.
Il canale Midi mi risulta uscire sul 2 fisso.
La tastiera non da performance, in quanto robusta, ma dura, anche se sensibile al tocco.
Compatibile con il suo costo, comunque.
ist ein Midi teil mit tasten alles andere macht eure Software …Verarbeitung gut …achja hier wird ber anschlag dynamic gemeckert die stellt ihr ber die Software ein…das teil ist nur so gut wie die leute die davor sitzen…aller anfang ist nicht immer schwer die Software geht auch …aber erst nach Registrierung das teil arbeitet auch mit MAGIX und anderer Software zusamme
Je pense que c’est l’un des meilleurs produits de sa catgorie car il est accessible tous tant donner le prix peu cher… Trs bonne qualit par rapport au prix… Merci encore.
Cordialement, Nekros
Strumento ottimo per il prezzo. E’ un controller completissimo per cominciare su Ableton Live, forse il pi indicato in assoluto a mio avviso. Integra una tastiera ad 1ottava + i pad per lanciare le clip, ricalcando il layout di Live. I tasti non sono di livello incredibile ovviamente, ma i potenziometri sono validi. Per 100 cosa voler di pi?!
Estoy muy contento con este controlador MIDI.
Estaba dudando entre este o el MPK Mini y definitivamente me quedo con este por las perillas de control y porque tiene muchos ms PADs para poder usar en tu DAW. Yo lo uso con Ableton (que por cierto te viene con el controlador la versin Lite) y estoy muy contento. Akai nunca falla.
Los pads funcionan como deberan, y es muy intuitivo el uso con Ableton Live. El teclado siento que est muy duro, y para usarlo al grabar hay que utilizar un compresor midi (que es fcil de considerar, pero ms CPU).
Works great! No setup required for ableton. I plugged it in and it worked and was mapped perfectly
Good product. It’s a mix combination of midi keyboard and launchpad.
Perfekt zu programmieren mit Ableton, welches auch in der Lite Version mitgeliefert wird. 8 Spuren sind zu je 5 verschiedenen Sequenzen programmierbar. Lautstrke etc. ist direkt mit den Drehreglern regulierbar. Das Keyboard ist gut verarbeitet und perfekt fr das Home Studio.
Aunque me est costando cogerle el punto a la presin de las teclas, al usar ableton live, puedo modificarlos en el track. Muy manejable y como he dicho divertido.
Fantastic value for money. Simple plug and play – no configuration needed and is a great addition to any home studio where space is at a premium and also for gig use due to its highly portable size.
Excelente 🙂 lo he mappeado con ableton, traktor y resolume para visuales. Es muy verstil y bueno para principiantes. Recomendado
Brilliant device, I bought this as my first-step towards producing my own music after djing for a few years, came with loads of software which can be used to make full songs without having to purchase any additional software, also came with a three month trial of a music tuition programme which I found invaluable. I would advise this product to anyone; I have made quite a few songs now and have been playing them in my dj sets.
If you do purchase this product, I would also advise searching online for free samples of the genre of music you wish to produce; although they can’t be used as your own material they are great for learning how to use the APC Key 25 to construct and play songs.
The version of Ableton Live Lite that this device controls is excellent, it obviously doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of the full version but it is more than capable of fulfilling it’s purpose, the software can be used to both produce pieces of music which are then loaded to the launch keys for playing as part of a song. The software itself is intuitive and easy to use, and there are plenty of videos available online to help when you get stuck!
This also comes with a few plug-in applications which are used in the Ableton software, these are immense and can turn a basic melody into a behemoth of a noise easily, I have used the Hybrid application in every song I have made so far and have found it to be excellent, it has hundreds of preset effects already loaded and you can quickly and easily make your own effects (again, a quick browse through some online tuition is advisable here to get a feel for what to do to get the type of effect you desire).
I would highly recommend this product to anyone thinking of making their own music, it has been a brilliant addition to my set-up and I am considering using it to play live songs as part of my sets instead of recording them at home and playing them through my dj controller. Quite possibly the best 70 I have ever spent, it really is that good. Kudos to Akai, this product is fantastic.
Tuve oportunidad de elegirlo entre varios productos. Es muy cmodo recibirlo en casa. El envo es gratis y eso es muy bueno
Awesome bit of kit. While I wish there were separate dedicated buttons for some of the functions, such as record-arm, I can understand that doing that would hurt sales of Akai’s other equipment such as the APC40 MkII. However, for the money, it’s superb – I was particularly impressed to discover that the keys are velocity sensitive, which at this price point I thought was maybe a bit of an ask.
Love this thing. I use it to launch clip in Ableton and it work just fine. Small and solid build + The launch buttons feel great. No problem recommending it!
HO REGALATO A NATALE LA TASTIERA A MIO FIGLIO. IL RISCONTRO E’ STATO: PAPY E’ MAGNIFICA POSSO IMITARE QUALSIASI STRUMENTO. PIENA MIA SODDISFAZIONE, E COMPLIMENTI AD AMAZON PER LA CELERITA’ E LA CONFEZIONE
Mio figlio vive a berlino -Dovr chiedere a lui se ha gli altoparlanti
Controller works great ( I think ). Still learning to use it but not being helped by the user manual. It’s written for someone who understands a lot about these machines but it’s obviously priced at entry level ( for beginners like me ) so, most of the time I’m resorting to you-tube for tutorials to learn. Think Akai should do an introduction for beginners and then a more advanced course as you progress.
works well with my setup but took a little longer to ge
Remplit parfaitement bien son rle. Bonne qualit. Le toucher est lourd mais pour le prix c’est tout fait normal.
Excellent outil pour dbutants en MAO. Je recommande sans hsiter.
Me result excelente.
Tiene una interface muy intuitiva si ya controlas Ableton. Las luces ayudan bastante.
Se pueden personalizar las funciones con el MIDI Map. Incluso las de las perillas.
El teclado es mini, del tamao de las meldicas aprox. Es cmodo para ritmos y melodas, puede quedar chico para hacer muchos cambios armnicos en vivo, en ese caso puede ser mejor contar tambin con un teclado MIDI grande.
Parece resistente.
Ottimo prodotto. Compatibile con tutti i software di produzione musicale, ma per lo pi con l’utilizzo di ableton 9 e superiori.
Piccolo, portatile, ottimo il touch e il push dei vari tasti
well, these things are all down to taste at the end of the day, there is so much variety out there that you can pick the features you want on a midi device, I enjoy having the clip launcher, keys, and pots, all on the same device, my workflow is easily managed live, and thats why its worth the investment, my only wish is that it was bigger, im a fan of akai kit, it works, is well designed, and you know it will pair with Live and vst’s without any hassle, worth the buy if your looking to be able to launch clips and run synths at the same time.
acquistata per curiosit e per poter smanettare un pochino al pc con un nuovo strumento musicale.
Per le mie necessit stata ottima, sono rimasto molto soddisfatto e divertito.
La consiglio sopratutto per chi agli inizi con questa tipologia di strumenti .
First one didn’t work got a replacement in 2 days and my grandson loves it told me it was the best thing he ever had thank you
Super handlich, via USB ohne weitere Stromzufuhr gut fr unterwegs geeignet!
Funktioniert super mit Ableton! Achtung Ableton Live Lite ist nicht im Paket und muss extra auf Ableton (4free) geladen werden. Macht richtig Spa Kontrolle ber so viele verschiedene Track Kombinationen zu haben! 🙂
Allerdings arbeite ich lieber mit Reason. Hier gilt: Es gibt keinen Treiber fr Reason der mit der LED Beleuchtung des Pads klar kommt! (Ggf gibt es Bastellsungen fr die, die sich mit Python Programmierung auskennen im Net.) Ansonsten aber gilt: Alle Regler lassen sich zuweisen wenn man im Reason dem Pad 2 Midi Controller zuweist, halt komplett ohne beleuchtete Pads. Ich habe: LPD8 fr die Pads und dann einen standard Midi Controler fr die Schieberegler genommen. Und schon kann man ordentlich live performen mit Matrix pattern Seq. Auswahlfeldern oder Dr. Rex. Man muss allerdings alles manuell einrichten whrend das bei Ableton schon direkt geht.. ist halt an die Ableton Seq-Programmstruktur angepasst, whrend Reason da wohl zu variabel ist.
Fazit: Wenn man doch nur die LEDs zum Laufen kriegen knnte auch ohne extra Treiber und Applikationsrckmeldung, dann wre das Teil perfekt. So, aber dennoch gut zu gebrauchen und die vielfltigen Matrix Kombinationsmglichkeiten machen Spa! 🙂
(AKAI: Bitte macht noch einen Reason Treiber fr die LEDs!!!)
Powerful tool for any type of music producer. Build quality isn’t great but the actual cost is around $100. If you order from India you will end up paying double for the same.
Transportable ; pour dbuter c’est vraiment le top, bien entendu ce n’est plus suffisant au bout d’un certain tempsmais peut toujours tre utile pour s’amuser, fonctionne parfaitement avec Ableton, je recommande, de plus le prix reste assez raisonnable 🙂
bonjour ,
j’utilise ce contrleur USB depuis plus d un an maintenant , il est trs sympa pour ce faire la main en musique lectronique via Ableton(version gratuite fournie ) , les touches et les squences sont entirement paramtrable …Vous pouvez l’utiliser aussi en Mode DJ et programmer vos morceaux sur les touches et ainsi animer vos soires !
pour complter votre cration il existe une multitude de VST ( instrument de musique synthtique) contrlable avec APC KEy 25 et en tlchargement libre et gratuit ..
je conseil ce produit pour une bonne initiation Ableton !
This was a present for my Grandson and he is thrilled to bits with it.
good controller for Ableton, nice to have the trigger buttons and other controls to break away from the mouse a bit. Reduced one star because the buttons are a bit cheap and rubbery and there’s a knack to triggering accurately with them, you kind of have to anticipate slightly and press them slightly earlier than you’d expect. This messes up your connection to the beat somewhat, at least initially. Note that it is not as well suited to use with other software as it is specifically adapted for Ableton. Also there is no mod or pitch wheel. i dislike the little keys more than I expected but that’s on me, It is what it is.
Amazing product fro the price. Includes lots of otherwise premium software with i
offert a mon chri logiciel offert avec le clavier au top son niquel
bien lire la notice pour les fonction et besoin d’un petit temps d adaptation pour faire bien fonctionne le logiciel mais des lors on s’amuse et fais des sons extra
is compact and have the necessary for make what i want, i really love it (:
Great device I use the mute/solo functions and the faders for mixing, best used as a studio tool, got it to hold me over till I can afford the apc 40 mk2 , very good quality build , Bargin for the price for the amount of functionality it delivers
Tamao prctico, sin latencia, totalmente hecho para Ableton Live, puede usarse de inmediato sin configuracin previa y sin instalar drivers. El peso de las teclas es bueno, en lo personal no me gustaban las teclas mini pero por su comodidad me ha convencido. Me encantaron los sintetizadores vst que se incluyen adems de la licencia de ableton live lite. Estoy muy contento con esta compra.
Don’t know anything about it it was a present for my son he seems pleased with it however arrived in good time thankyou, mark
Todo muy bien, lleg en excelentes condiciones y rpido,un buen teclado para iniciar a producir lo sper recomiendo, trabaja muy bien con ableto
Considerando tutte le potenzialit del mezzo in questione (APC Key 25) ed il prezzo a cui ve la portate via questa tastiera midi una delle migliori sul mercato.
La usiamo per suonare live: basi, arrangiamenti e djset. Tutto praticamente possibile. Abbiamo, diciamo, fondato il gruppo su di “lei” tanto da acquistarne due.
Il divertimento assicurato.
Da integrare con Ableton Live
Resistente, funcional, ligero y fcil de transportar, cabe en una mochila para laptop con todo y caja, la oferta del software es verdaderamente til, facilita enormemente la produccin, no te quedes sin el tuyo.
Muy buen producto me eh sorprendido simplemente mas de lo que esperaba con cierta sencilles, simplemente es un producto que recomiendo
gracias . estoy contento, el preducto llego bien y antes de lo planeado, ninguna queja! muchas gracias
super contento de tener mi akai apc key 25
Very good machine!!… I have compiled Many Eletronic tracks n music!!.. I thought I’d give this small machine a go to see what it can do?? And yeah it’s Cool does what it says on the tin n more!!.. Well worth the money definitely is!!.. I have quite a few of my tracks out on
SOUNDCLOUD so if anyone fancies a listen feel free!.. Check them out!! Under
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Thank you P J LENNON
Great unit. Software works like a charm on my Mac.
J’adore ce petit clavier, je l’utilise pour dbuter avec Ableton Live et je dois dire que je ne suis pas du.
Clavier touches sensibles, le tout est de bonne qualit et le prix est trs raisonnable.
Je l’ai depuis plus d’un mois et je l’utilise tous les soirs.
This is a great little product. I have an unusual application for it as physical tabs for a Virtual Pipe Organ (Hauptwerk). I have three of them totally, and they do the job really well.
So I can’t comment on the function with Ableton, although I’m sure it’s great. But happy to recommend the build quality and the great value for money.
Das Gert hatte ich fr meinen Sohn gekauft, der erst einmal ausprobieren will, was man mit ableton alles machen kann. Und dafr ist es optimal. Schn klein, ordentlich verarbeitet, funktioniert sofort. Fr Menschen mit breiteren Fingern ist es nicht geeignet, die Tasten sind schon recht schmal. Ableton lief sofort, die andere “beigelegte” Software haben wir nicht zum Laufen bekommen.
In Kombination mit der Ableton Software zu empfehlen, wenn man fr den Anfang nicht mehrere 100 ausgeben mchte.
Die Software erkennt das Gert automatisch und die Belegung ist auch vorkonfiguriert.
Die Tasten knnen aber auch individuell den Wnschen angepasst werden, die die sich auskenne, wissen wie es geht.
Sehr zu empfehle
Mi primera experiencia con un controlador y estoy realmente contento. Muy intuitivo y con muchas posibilidades, a penas he empezado ha sacarle partido. Se sincronizo con Ableton si necesidad de hacer nada. Lo recomiendo para personas que como yo se inician en este mundillo. No se si ser suficiente para satisfacer a todo el mundo, pero por este precio no se puede pedir ms. Gran compra.
The APC Mini is a versatile machine. Launches clips and sessions quickly in Ableton. But truthfully it does a little more, if you custom map it with Ableton.
If you are seeking to simply harvest the controller functions, and map them to your Traktor or DAW, then you are fine. The buttons cannot be used as drum triggers, as the only MIDI message the buttons send is 0 OR 127. Each button is a MIDI note (Like A#3 or C3 etc.). So the buttons are merely note ON/OFF controllers. Even the round buttons are merely MIDI notes ON/OFF. Only bummer for Traktor, is no knobs. You can map the faders as knobs, nevertheless.
For Ableton tweakers:
What I do is use columns 1-7 for clip launch, the top right button for tap tempo (mapped) the 8th fader to control the Send A channel fader (Reverb for example, but I have a delay plugged into it instead). Turn up all Send A on channels 1-7. Use the mapped 8th fader to bring in Delay (but this affects the delay tail if you have to turn it down to mute it suddenly, that’s the only bummer). Finally, Column 8 I map the next 7 buttons down after the first one to turn on and off the chopper effect placed on each track (column) associated with a button in column 8 (button on rows 2-8) except for the tap tempo button on the top right.
My point is, that this thing is very versatile if you are not afraid to map midi.
Even without mapping, it is still very workable.
But I only use this to launch and mix songs for event DJing (if you want to call that being a dj)
Sono molto soddisfatto, il prodotto, solo per il prezzo supera nella qualit e praticit molti altri prodotti di questo tipo.
Dedicato solo per Abletonisti….per altri software occorre rimappare tutto.
La piccola tastiera a parer mio fantastica,
Sembra di suonare sul velluto….con un’ottima risposta dinamica.
Ottimo prodotto semplice e immediato.
Ciao.
Lorenzo.
This is basically an extension of your Ableton screen. Super easy to use. I’m pretty new to Ableton but had no trouble getting around this keyboard. Light, fun, easy, playful.
Partiamo innanzitutto con fare i complimenti al servizio Amazon che me l’ha recapitata il giorno dopo! (con Prime)
Per quanto riguarda il controller, beh che dire, per me QUASI perfetto. Perch quasi? Perch purtroppo integrata alla perfezione con Ableton ed gia configurata con quest’ultimo (dipende anche dalla versione di software che state utilizzando, con le prime dovrete scaricare la configurazione da internet e aggiungerla manualmente) mentre con FL Studio non proprio il massimo. Io utilizzo principalmente quest’ultimo, e se gi un p una rottura il doversi configurare tasto per tasto, c’ da dire che ad esempio l’illuminazione dei 40 pad clip non funzioner in nessun modo, quella solo con Ableton a quanto pare…E poi le varie funzioni con il tasto Shift (controllo del pan, volume ecc) ad esempio non potrete controllarle, cosa invece possibile in Ableton (che comunque anche qui pecca perch sar possibile controllare solo una funzione per volta con le varie manopole…)
E allora perch do 5 stelle?
Perch per 80 euro, non c’ controller migliore che integri comunque sia tastiera, sia pad clip che manopole.
Perch la qualit costruttiva sebbene sia in plastica, sembra davvero molto molto buona.
Perch i tasti della tastiera (scusate il gioco di parole) sono a pressione
Perch compreso nel prezzo, una volta registrato il prodotto sul loro sito, avrete un bel pack di suoni da scaricarvi gratuitamente e in pi Ableton Live Lite
E perch spero che venga integrata in un secondo momento con Fl Studio cosi come hanno fatto con le altre Akai…
Quindi sinceramente consiglio l’acquisto, se utilizzate FL Studio pensateci due volte (io se tornassi indietro comunque la riacquisterei) consci comunque dei “limiti”, a questo prezzo difficilmente troverete qualcosa di meglio!
im new to this type of board but so far it is ok with tons of features for me and nice keys feel but the clip launch is a bit cheap but still ok
Good and simple to use! A good product to initial music production!
Love this thing, haven’t stopped using it since I got it. For me personally, I bought this as an add on to my DJ setup, which is Virtual DJ and a mixtrack 3 controller. I wanted a large bank of samples to be able to fire off at will and keep my controller doing the loops and hot cues etc. Was very easy to set up. VDJ automatically recognises the device and maps it. There are also some spare buttons which are not used by VDJ so I have mapped these to things that I wanted. All works great. Its well built and looks good consider how cheap it is. I don’t use ambleton so cant comment on how good it is for that, though I would imagine its every bit as good.
Keys give a lot less tactile feedback than I’d prefer, but everything works as advertised.
Ho acquistato per conto di mio figlio la tastiera: mi dice che perfetta per ci che intende fare. Dal canto mio sottolineo l’arrivo in anticipo del prodotto e l’imballo che ha consentito l’arrivo in perfette condizioni. Non lo potr usare, ma ho trovato anche un bonus di 15 euro su un acquisto successivo di almeno 100 euro. Quindi, sono rimasto pi che soddisfatto.
have been using this live this summer – a very cool device – intuitive, easy to learn – gives a feeling of real control over a live production, enabling improvised drops in a live context. great value, very reliable.
Works perfectly. Although pre mapping only works with ableton live 9 and not 8.
Must be manually mapped for live 8
Hlt was es verspricht, einzige Einschrnkung ist, dass es zwar nach viel aussieht, aber eigentlich immer nur 8 Kanle spielt.
Sehr gut verarbeitet, mehr als der Preis erwarten lsst. PC findet das Ding anstandslos und es kann mit praktisch jedem Musikprogramm als Miditastatur verwendet werden. Viele Vst. lassen es auch zu, dass man einige Funktionen auch ansprechen kann, somit ist es nicht nur fr Ableton-Nutzer interessant….
Exactly what I needed – compact, good quality faders and buttons, all the features I need – great value for money!
For the price of this you can’t go wrong. Looked at reviews of similar products before buying and this read well especially for the price. Instantly links with ableton and once you get the hang of the triggers it make life so much easier.
Das erste mal das ich eine Rezension schreibe, aber macht ja nichts.
Ich wollte schon lngere Zeit eigenst ein wenig Musik produzieren und ein bisschen rumspielen. Da ich schon am Handy einige Apps ausprobiert habe wollte ich das ganze in gro am Laptop mal ausprobieren. Das Akai APC KEY 25 schien mir dafr passend, auch dank seiner grozgigen Matrix.
Ich bin ein absolut blutiger Anfnger und manche wrden meinen, man sollte sich daher vielleicht eher einen kleineren MIDI Controller kaufen. Meine Meinung dazu ist, wer Lust darauf hat, lernt auch schnell.
Zum APC KEY 25, es ist fr mich persnlich ein hammer Gert um ein bisschen mit Sounds herum zu experimentieren. Man versteht schnell die Logik hinter allen Knpfen und ist ist top verarbeitet. Wer auch schnelleres drcken von den Pad Tasten abfhrt sollte sich aber vielleicht doch berlegen einen anderen Controller zu kaufen, da man doch eher “fest” auf die Pads drcken muss wie bei manch anderen die ich schon ausprobieren durfte. Mir persnlich gefallen auch sehr die kleinen extra Buttons wie “Sustain” und die Oktaven Verstellung. Damit kann man noch vielfltiger sein.
Mein einzig negativer Punkt ist, dass der Lizenz Code bei mir anscheinend schon vergeben ist. Wollte meine Ableton Lite Version autorisieren und dann kam eben diese Fehlermeldung, dass angeblich schon ein anderer User diese verwendet.
Ansonsten fr diesen Preis und fr Einsteiger ein Top Gert!
Really enjoying the flexibility of the APC 25, looking forward to my continuing work.
Excellent product for the price! Intuitive UI and is ready to go out of box. As a beginner in producing electronic music, this has been a tool that has helped me vastly expand my skill set. The auto mapping knobs can control devices which is awesome to tweak sounds in real time. Comes with Ableton Live Lite!
fun item – not so easy to learn but keep with it and you will get it.
Fast shipping! I bought this to go along with the Abelton Standard program for my someday to be son in law – wish I had read the includes better, as it comes with Abelton Light – could have just upgraded the software and saved some $$$
Ho acquistato questa tastiera in quanto appassionato un po di musica, volevo utilizzarla col software ABLETON LIVE 9. La tastiera si e’ rivelata ottima, i tasti rispondono bene. e testato col software in questione OK. Premetto che la tastiera funziona anche con qualsiasi software musicale, oltre che con Ableton Live 9, meglio se ha il supporto per i Pads. Vi allego alcune foto. Tra l’altro la tastiera e’ di facile portabilita’. Acquisto consigliato. Spedizione Amazon buona, come al solito.
Its pretty amazing especially for the cost, having a midi key board really aids in making your music production more organic and this is perfect for your entry level musician who’s trying to up his game. Id definitely recommend to anyone who is serious about taking it to the next step. It integrates seamlessly with ableton and as soon as your plugged in your good to go
quando ero ragazzo ho fatto il dj, all’epoca avevamo due technics 1200mkII, un mixer preamplificato, il finale e due casse che pompavano a 1000. Oggi c’ ableton live e tutti i dj del mondo lo usano con il push. Io sono vecchio… ma ho sempre sognato di comporre brani e fare qualcosa di nuovo, ma volevo la tastiera. Con questo strumento potete coniugare la potenza di push (in alto a sx) e due ottave di tastiera. Da un mese mi sto divertendo come un pazzo!!!
The product is beautiful, some of the keys run a little late, but not always. The software sucks though. Would recommend using it with reFX Nexus, rather than stock VST.
Picture is deceiving as this is a 3 color device not as multi colored as it looks. But it works well, integrates very nicely with the free version of Abelton.
I’m a complete beginner to making electronic music so was a bit anxious about buying something since I really didn’t know what I was looking for. Well I got a new job and decided to treat myself to this. Amazing for the price – has everything you need to get up and running out of the box (obvs you need a computer too…). But it has software, a couple of synths (the Hybrid sounds really nice), and of course the hardware. I’ve found it great helping me get to grips with Ableton using the dedicated pads. The keyboard isn’t the best but it is touch sensitive (the harder you kit the keys the louder the sound) and good enough to get down some melodies. And plenty of knobs to mess about with. The interface is a little complicated but once you understand the various shift functions it’s fine. I disagree with one of the reviewers here and find it MUCH easier to control Ableton using this device than a mouse (in part because my laptop doesn’t have a huge screen so I need to keep scrolling around which is a pain – you can move through your clips and scenes easily using the controls on the APC).
Just a fantastic bit of kit if you want to get started – has finally got me making the music I have been thinking about over the last year. It’s not professional standard equipment but it’s cheap and it does what it says on the tin.
Having spent thousands in the past on hardware synths i had to call it a day, and i tell you what im glad i did, this little box has me making tracks better than any hardware synthesizer could possibly manage. Hardware hipsters just admit defeat, ableton live IS THE BEST you can get when it comes to music production nothing else comes close.
This little controller is an absolute joy to use, and yes its better than a launchpad, akai were the pioneers of these controllers and it shows, its half the price of a launchpad and does twice as much AND is smaller, lighter and much better to use.
Im happy knowing now that i only need 2 controllers to make meaningful music, this and the akai Lpk25
Granted my computer wasn’t cheap neither was ableton live but i wont need to buy another bit of gear ever again as these controllers do the lot, and better.
I can fit this and the other akai lpk25 in the space where my pc keyboard was on my desk without filling the whole room with hardware synths that never got used, and i certainly dont miss meters and meters of cables everywhere, i dont care if you own 50 synthesizers, you wont come anywhere near to the sheer power of ableton live it does the lot, from recording/sequencing to vst synths you are only limited by you imagination.
I bought mine from Juno in london, this is the best piece of gear i’ve ever bought for getting the job done, its rock solid in every way and its faders are awsome to work with especially for track levels. now im on the subject of faders, you wont need a seperate mixer now with this!
A fantastic tool for making mash-ups aswell, you can do the lot basically computers have no boundaries.
Grab one and youl see how good they are.
Excellent value for money. Included with Ableton Lite 9 and Hybrid VST softsynth, what a great deal for a little over 50. First saw this on the Sonic State review by Gaz Williams. Check out the youtube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOLH0HM-5xc
This thing is great! I use it with Ableton live and it is REALLY intuitive for something so complex. It’s also cheap, light, and really fun. Be warned though it does feel like more of a “toy” than a musical instrument. But that’s what I was looking for anyway…
Me parece un controlador muy bueno y con muchas opciones de personalizacin, sin embargo, las teclas son casi intocables y esto limita controlar la velocidad o “Velocitiy” dentro del MIDI. Definitivamente entiendo que por el precio no se puede pedir ms.
a bit on the bulky side but well built and keys are sensitive. all in all a good buy for the price.
Macht Spa das kleine Ding. Die Knobs gehen in Ordnung und die beleuchteten Taster sind mit Ableton wunderbar zu bedienen. Wrde ich wieder kaufen.
Faders went faulty quite quickly, but the pads are great. Some weird mapping caveats compared to a regular apc. Good tool for the price.
Great little midi device. Used mainly with the default setting in ableton which picks up everything automatically without any extra programming on my macbook pro. Have also used elements within it to trigger both in ableton live and Mainstage at the same time. The lights make it really clear what patches are loaded up. Only slight downside as a keyboard player wanting to trigger live within easy reach of my hands is that it’s slightly too big to comfortably sit on top of my keyboard like my AKAI smaller midi trigger but I’m thinking of putting some velcro on the reverse and then on my keyboard to make it hold and work better placed on my keyboard. Another great affordable product from AKAI.
Perfect. Just some bugs when you reset it sometimes it wont reset!
work brillant on ablenton 9 live suite but i wouldnt post your tunes on sound cloud there taking them down at the mome
It was easy to set up and mapped automatically to Ableton Live. I thought it would be great using it to sequence scenes in session view or twist the knobs for automation, but in reality I find it easier using a mouse, so I went back to my simpler LPK 25 Akai keyboard. Would be good if you DJ with Live and don’t like people to see you use a mouse.
I have used the first APC40 mk1 for almost a year now which cost almost $300 after tax at my local music store. This new device has 90% of the functionality while only taking up about 1/3rd of the space of the APC40 on my workstation. I barely use the old APC40 now.
The sleek design looks great with my setup and the backlights for the pads are much brighter and full than the APC40 mk1. No need for a power cable, just plug right into any usb. The faders feel sturdy and have good resistance when being moved, plus they’re indented in which helps if you need to keep this APC Mini on the go. Just pop it in the same bag with your laptop. The pads feel great and are a good size, plus the 8×8 grid on the $99 APC Mini is larger than the $399 APC40 MkII’s 8×5 grid. It baffles my mind that Akai didn’t upgrade the grid on the new APC40…
If you’re worried about the shift button being a nuisance or hindrance to your creative flow, don’t fret. Just like anyone that used the APC20, it becomes second nature navigating Ableton with this new controller, plus the small size makes it soo much easier to control even with one hand when using the Shift button to fly around Ableton Live. Many times I play guitar while controlling Live with the APC Mini and the convenient small size helps so much for quick changes during a performance.
There are a few simple draw backs compared to the apc40, but for 1/4th of the price of the new APC40 MkII (when it was released / when this review was written) there is no need to complain. The APC Mini only works with Live 9.1.3, any earlier version and you’re just SOL. You will need to remember where faders were located when shifting back and forth between volume and device control (the same issue was with the APC20). Though a good thing is the device doesn’t change the volume level in Ableton when you switch back from controlling a device until you move the fader a good amount. Also it’s just a three color grid like the old APCs, unlike the new multi-colored grid on the Mk II. Another drawback is that the arrow keys only move by a single track, but give the Ableton faithful a few months to get their hands on this device and custom scripts will be available for the APC Mini and APC Key 25 just like the first APC40 and APC20 has now. Also the pads are not velocity sensitive, but no APC has that functionality.
I combine the APC Mini with a Korg NanoKontrol2 and I have all the functionality I need.